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Visual Arts and Performing Arts research in United States

Film Independent ranks first in United States for Visual Arts and Performing Arts research in 2022–2025 (#5 worldwide), followed by New York University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 35 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
15.3%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Visual Arts and Performing Arts in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Film IndependentLos Angeles #555.414.3%151
2New York UniversityNew York #939.216.9%66

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Visual Arts and Performing Arts researchers in United States?

Norman K. Denzin, Sigmund Freud and Howard Gardner rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Norman K. Denzin#16 worldwide overall8.6k citations · 5 works
  2. 2Sigmund Freud#25 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 4 works
  3. 3Howard Gardner#205 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 5 works
  4. 4Mihály Csíkszentmihályi#346 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Richard Schechner#1,792 worldwide overall537 citations · 22 works
  6. 6Morris B. Holbrook#1,889 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 4 works
  7. 7Walter D. Mignolo#2,207 worldwide overall581 citations · 4 works
  8. 8Edward W. Said#2,266 worldwide overall528 citations · 4 works
  9. 9Ian S. McLean#3,775 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 9 works
  10. 10A. L. Kroeber#3,778 worldwide overall689 citations · 5 works
  11. 11Cass R. Sunstein#4,061 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 4 works
  12. 12Jean Baudrillard#4,102 worldwide overall477 citations · 5 works
  13. 13Rudolf Arnheim#4,386 worldwide overall489 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Neil Smith#5,300 worldwide overall766 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Dipesh Chakrabarty#5,469 worldwide overall746 citations · 4 works

How United States compares with other countries in Visual Arts and Performing Arts