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Architecture and Cultural Influences

Architecture and Cultural Influences is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of culture, society, and architecture, with a focus on Islamic architecture, traditional houses, urban planning, and the social impact of design. It delves into topics such as cultural heritage, community development, vernacular architecture, art and design, privacy and hospitality in housing, and sustainability in architectural practices.

  • Islamic Architecture
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Traditional Houses
  • Urban Planning
  • Social Impact
  • Community Development
  • Vernacular Architecture
  • Art and Design
  • Privacy and Hospitality
  • Sustainability
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+85%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Architecture and Cultural Influences research?

By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (884 and 369 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 884 works
  2. 2 Malaysia 369 works
  3. 3 Egypt 199 works
  4. 4 Iran 193 works
  5. 5 Iraq 173 works
  6. 6 India 164 works
  7. 7 United States 164 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 158 works
  9. 9 Saudi Arabia 82 works
  10. 10 China 81 works

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.

Indonesia: 35.9%Malaysia: 14.9%Egypt: 8.1%Iran: 7.8%6 others listed: 33.3%36%largest
Indonesia884 · 35.9%Malaysia369 · 14.9%Egypt199 · 8.1%Iran193 · 7.8%6 others listed821 · 33.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Architecture and Cultural Influences research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Architecture and Cultural Influences research, followed by University of Baghdad and National University of Malaysia.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 98 works
  2. 2 University of BaghdadIraq 41 works
  3. 3 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 33 works
  4. 4 Helwan UniversityEgypt 27 works
  5. 5 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 26 works
  6. 6 Binus UniversityIndonesia 25 works
  7. 7 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 24 works
  8. 8 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 24 works
  9. 9 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 23 works
  10. 10 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 22 works

Where is Architecture and Cultural Influences research done?

The largest centres of Architecture and Cultural Influences research in 2022–2025 are Bandung (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Shah Alam (Malaysia) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Shah Alam.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bandung Indonesia 113 works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 110 works
  3. 3 Shah Alam Malaysia 106 works
  4. 4 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 90 works
  5. 5 Cairo Egypt 90 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 89 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 81 works
  8. 8 Baghdad Iraq 80 works
  9. 9 Medan Indonesia 62 works
  10. 10 Istanbul Türkiye 58 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Shah AlamMY · 106.4 works36×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Architecture and Cultural Influences than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Architecture and Cultural Influences?

Among universities, judged by research, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Prince Sultan University and University of Technology Malaysia 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.

0%20%40%mean 26.56%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universiti Teknologi MARA: 98, 18.7%Prince Sultan University: 10, 37.2%University of Technology Malaysia: 24, 25.5%International Islamic University Malaysia: 17, 24.9%Universiti Sains Malaysia: 26, 23.3%University of Malaya: 16, 28.3%Bandung Institute of Technology: 23, 22.7%Effat University: 8, 31.6%National University of Malaysia: 33, 20.1%Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia: 9, 33.3%Prince Sultan Univer…University of Techno…International Islami…Universiti Teknologi…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 78.018.7%39.4×98 +268.9%
2 Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia 72.837.2%28.2×10 —
3 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 70.425.5%15.5×24 +133.1%
4 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia 69.824.9%20.0×17 +419.2%
5 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 68.823.3%14.2×26 +128.5%
6 University of MalayaMalaysia 65.428.3%9.4×16 +92.2%
7 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 65.122.7%10.5×23 +152.7%
8 Effat UniversitySaudi Arabia 63.231.6%112.8×8 —
9 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 62.620.1%16.5×33 +58.0%
10 Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaMalaysia 62.133.3%15.2×9 +28.2%

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 Architecture and Cultural Influences research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Architecture and Cultural Influences.

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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.