American Sports and Literature
American Sports and Literature is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 7.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Baseball
- American Culture
- Societal Influence
- Race Relations
- Literature
- Religion
- History
- Globalization
- Compliance
- Ethnobotany
- Research works
- 7.1k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 741 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead American Sports and Literature research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (332 and 55 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 332 works
- 2 United Kingdom 55 works
- 3 Canada 30 works
- 4 China 23 works
- 5 India 19 works
- 6 Australia 15 works
- 7 Germany 13 works
- 8 Japan 12 works
- 9 France 10 works
- 10 Indonesia 8 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead American Sports and Literature research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most American Sports and Literature research, followed by Pennsylvania State University and George Mason University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Film IndependentUnited States 10 works
- 2 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 8 works
- 3 George Mason UniversityUnited States 4 works
- 4 Cornell UniversityUnited States 3 works
- 5 Science OxfordUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 6 University of South CarolinaUnited States 3 works
- 7 University of IowaUnited States 3 works
- 8 University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States 3 works
- 9 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 3 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 3 works
Where is American Sports and Literature research done?
The largest centres of American Sports and Literature research in 2022–2025 are Los Angeles (United States), New York (United States), State College (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Los Angeles United States 16 works
- 2 New York United States 13 works
- 3 State College United States 8 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 8 works
- 5 London United Kingdom 7 works
- 6 Beijing China 6 works
- 7 Chicago United States 6 works
- 8 Toronto Canada 6 works
- 9 Oxford United Kingdom 6 works
- 10 Tokyo Japan 5 works
Where is the best place to study American Sports and Literature?
Among universities, judged by research, Pennsylvania State University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States | 10.0 | 8.3% | 14.1× | 8 | -60.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is American Sports and Literature research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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