Question 1

Which countries lead Cultural Studies research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany rank highest in Cultural Studies. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (28k and 11k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Cultural Studies research?

Accepted Answer

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) ranks first in Cultural Studies on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Studies?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Cultural Studies, Katharine A. Phillips, Simon Kirby and Sabine Wilhelm have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Cultural Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Cultural Studies research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia) and Surabaya (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangpanjang, Bantul and Palangkaraya.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Cultural Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Cultural Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research, Education, Sociology, Communication Studies and History and Cultural Heritage.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Cultural Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Cultural Studies is "Finding Structure in Time" (Jeffrey L. Elman, 1990), with 11,110 citations. Next come "Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Comes to Matter" (7,005) and "Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants" (5,779).