Question 1

Which countries lead General Arts and Humanities research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Italy, the United States and Spain rank highest in General Arts and Humanities. By volume, Brazil and Italy publish the most (1.4k and 1.3k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead General Arts and Humanities research?

Accepted Answer

Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) ranks first in General Arts and Humanities on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Bologna and University of Florence.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in General Arts and Humanities?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in General Arts and Humanities, Mircéa Éliade, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Peter Bondanella have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is General Arts and Humanities research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of General Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Rome (Italy), Madrid (Spain) and Milan (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice, Siena and Florence.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study General Arts and Humanities?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and University of Turin 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 General Arts and Humanities research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corporeality, Perception, and Education, Cultural and Mythological Studies and Schopenhauer and Stefan Zweig.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in General Arts and Humanities?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in General Arts and Humanities is "The Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of the Phenomenological Method as a Qualitative Research Procedure" (Amedeo Giorgi, 1997), with 2,263 citations. Next come "On the Social Development of the Intellect" (785) and "A study in language and cognition." (781).