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American Literature and Culture

American Literature and Culture is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1950. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the cultural, social, and environmental impact of the Great Depression in America. It delves into topics such as migration, labor politics, racial discrimination, and the portrayal of poverty in American literature. Additionally, it examines the intersection of environmental history and cultural identity during this tumultuous period.

  • Great Depression
  • American literature
  • Migration
  • Social inequality
  • Cultural identity
  • Labor politics
  • Environmental history
  • Racial discrimination
  • Sociology of poverty
  • Literary criticism
Research works
3.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
381
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+4%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead American Literature and Culture research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (129 and 27 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 129 works
  2. 2 China 27 works
  3. 3 India 25 works
  4. 4 France 21 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 21 works
  6. 6 Canada 16 works
  7. 7 Brazil 11 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 10 works
  9. 9 Italy 10 works
  10. 10 Iraq 9 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 46.6%China: 9.7%India: 8.9%France: 7.4%6 others listed: 27.4%47%largest
United States129 · 46.6%China27 · 9.7%India25 · 8.9%France21 · 7.4%6 others listed76 · 27.4%

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Which institutions lead American Literature and Culture research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Victoria publishes the most American Literature and Culture research, followed by Film Independent and Tribhuvan University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of VictoriaCanada 4 works
  2. 2 Film IndependentUnited States 3 works
  3. 3 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 3 works
  4. 4 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 3 works
  5. 5 Georgia Southern UniversityUnited States 3 works
  6. 6 Roma Tre UniversityItaly 3 works
  7. 7 Les Afriques dans le MondeFrance 2 works
  8. 8 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 2 works
  9. 9 University of TikritIraq 2 works
  10. 10 Institute for LiteratureBulgaria 2 works

Where is American Literature and Culture research done?

The largest centres of American Literature and Culture research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Los Angeles (United States), Rome (Italy) and London (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New York United States 6 works
  2. 2 Los Angeles United States 5 works
  3. 3 Rome Italy 5 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 5 works
  5. 5 Victoria Canada 4 works
  6. 6 Paris France 4 works
  7. 7 Beijing China 4 works
  8. 8 Chennai India 3 works
  9. 9 Kathmandu Nepal 3 works
  10. 10 Chicago United States 3 works
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Is American Literature and Culture research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are American Literature and Culture.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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