Architecture, Modernity, and Design
Architecture, Modernity, and Design is a research topic within Architecture. Science Explorer counts 5.9k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to architecture and urbanism, including modernism, sustainability, design, landscape, history, culture, and social aspects. It explores the intersection of architecture with urban development, cultural influences on design, and the evolution of architectural theory and practice. The papers also delve into the impact of architecture on society and the environment.
- Architecture
- Urbanism
- Modernism
- Sustainability
- Design
- Landscape
- History
- Culture
- Space
- Social
- Research works
- 5.9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 601 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +21% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
22% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Architecture, Modernity, and Design research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (212 and 179 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
212 works
- 2
Brazil
179 works
- 3
Spain
127 works
- 4
Italy
96 works
- 5
United Kingdom
86 works
- 6
Türkiye
78 works
- 7
China
50 works
- 8
Indonesia
49 works
- 9
France
48 works
- 10
Portugal
46 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Architecture, Modernity, and Design research?
By volume in 2022-now, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul publishes the most Architecture, Modernity, and Design research, followed by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Politecnico di Milano.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil
31 works
- 2
Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain
23 works
- 3
Politecnico di MilanoItaly
19 works
- 4
Universidade de São PauloBrazil
17 works
- 5
Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain
13 works
- 6
Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieBrazil
12 works
- 7
Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil
11 works
- 8
Universidad de SevillaSpain
11 works
- 9
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Iran
11 works
- 10
University of FlorenceItaly
10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Architecture, Modernity, and Design?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Architecture, Modernity, and Design include Anselm L. Strauss.
- 1
Anselm L. Strauss
United States
205k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Architecture, Modernity, and Design research done?
The largest centres of Architecture, Modernity, and Design research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Madrid (Spain), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Porto Alegre and Lisbon.
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
São PauloBrazil
48 works
- 2
MadridSpain
37 works
- 3
Porto AlegreBrazil
32 works
- 4
LondonUnited Kingdom
30 works
- 5
IstanbulTürkiye
28 works
- 6
ParisFrance
26 works
- 7
LisbonPortugal
26 works
- 8
Rio de JaneiroBrazil
20 works
- 9
MilanItaly
20 works
- 10
New YorkUnited States
16 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Porto AlegreBR · 31.7 works19×
- LisbonPT · 25.7 works7.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Architecture, Modernity, and Design than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Architecture, Modernity, and Design?
Among universities, judged by research, University College London, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom |
60.0 | 40.6% | 3.8× | 8 | +69.4% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil |
52.3 | 5.3% | 29.0× | 31 | +128.6% |
| 3 | Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain |
50.4 | 4.9% | 53.6× | 23 | +124.5% |
| 4 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands |
46.0 | 21.8% | 10.3× | 10 | -2.0% |
| 5 | Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain |
44.4 | 11.4% | 26.6× | 13 | +37.2% |
| 6 | Universidad de SevillaSpain |
42.7 | 11.5% | 14.1× | 11 | +21.1% |
| 7 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly |
39.0 | 4.0% | 18.9× | 19 | -2.4% |
| 8 | Universidade do PortoPortugal |
38.4 | 15.4% | 10.5× | 10 | +12.7% |
| 9 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil |
34.3 | 1.6% | 6.1× | 17 | +38.6% |
| 10 | The University of Melbourne Australia |
32.0 | 7.4% | 5.9× | 9 | +32.0% |
| 11 | University of FlorenceItaly |
28.3 | 5.5% | 12.5× | 10 | - |
| 12 | Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieBrazil |
21.0 | 3.3% | 88.9× | 12 | -8.9% |
| 13 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil |
19.6 | 7.1% | 10.5× | 11 | -37.1% |
| 14 | Islamic Azad University, TehranIran |
19.5 | 2.2% | 4.7× | 11 | +427.3% |
| 15 | Universidad de ValladolidSpain |
15.2 | 6.0% | 20.6× | 8 | -20.0% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Architecture, Modernity, and Design, country by countryIs Architecture, Modernity, and Design research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Architecture, Modernity, and Design as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0049% in 2024.
Fractional works of Architecture, Modernity, and Design over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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