Architectural and Urban Studies
Architectural and Urban Studies is a research topic within Conservation. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1959. 11.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of urban design, cultural heritage conservation, and sustainable development, focusing on topics such as traditional architecture, community resilience, public expenditure, environmental sustainability, space utilization, and ethnic identity. It delves into the role of local wisdom in shaping urban spaces and addresses the challenges of preserving cultural heritage in the context of rapid urbanization.
- Urban Design
- Cultural Heritage
- Traditional Architecture
- Community Resilience
- Sustainable Development
- Local Wisdom
- Public Expenditure
- Environmental Sustainability
- Space Utilization
- Ethnic Identity
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1959
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +178% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Architectural and Urban Studies research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (6.2k and 139 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Architectural and Urban Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tarumanagara University publishes the most Architectural and Urban Studies research, followed by University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur and Universitas Gadjah Mada.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 261 works
- 2 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 157 works
- 3 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 117 works
- 4 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 115 works
- 5 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 113 works
- 6 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 102 works
- 7 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 100 works
- 8 Institut Seni Indonesia DenpasarIndonesia 90 works
- 9 Parahyangan Catholic UniversityIndonesia 86 works
- 10 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 86 works
Where is Architectural and Urban Studies research done?
The largest centres of Architectural and Urban Studies research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Semarang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangpanjang, Bantul and Balikpapan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 913 works
- 2 Bandung Indonesia 600 works
- 3 Surabaya Indonesia 559 works
- 4 Semarang Indonesia 363 works
- 5 Yogyakarta Indonesia 319 works
- 6 Medan Indonesia 281 works
- 7 Denpasar Indonesia 278 works
- 8 Makassar Indonesia 262 works
- 9 Malang Indonesia 222 works
- 10 Surakarta Indonesia 210 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PadangpanjangID · 27.2 works88×
- BantulID · 34.5 works82×
- BalikpapanID · 36.0 works30×
- GorontaloID · 97.5 works29×
- DenpasarID · 277.8 works27×
- ReuleuetID · 46.1 works25×
- Yogyakarta22.8 works23×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Architectural and Urban Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Architectural and Urban Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universiti Teknologi MARA and Universitas Syiah Kuala 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 67.5 | 10.1% | 19.2× | 118 | +351.1% |
| 2 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 66.1 | 28.1% | 5.7× | 29 | +210.9% |
| 3 | Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia | 65.3 | 10.6% | 28.2× | 82 | +528.1% |
| 4 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 64.2 | 11.8% | 9.4× | 74 | +628.9% |
| 5 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia | 62.1 | 8.9% | 21.2× | 113 | +147.3% |
| 6 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 62.1 | 8.8% | 21.6× | 62 | +548.6% |
| 7 | Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia | 61.7 | 1.5% | 74.7× | 262 | +2125.4% |
| 8 | Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia | 61.1 | 6.6% | 19.4× | 86 | +3762.5% |
| 9 | Telkom UniversityIndonesia | 61.1 | 7.0% | 22.6× | 79 | +8008.9% |
| 10 | Udayana UniversityIndonesia | 60.8 | 6.8% | 16.4× | 80 | +429.6% |
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 Architectural and Urban Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 178% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Architectural and Urban Studies.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.