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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. 14.2% 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%
839
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
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Which countries lead Architecture, Modernity, and Design research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (145 and 107 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 145 works
  2. 2 Brazil 107 works
  3. 3 Spain 95 works
  4. 4 Italy 71 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 70 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 58 works
  7. 7 France 44 works
  8. 8 Portugal 38 works
  9. 9 Poland 36 works
  10. 10 China 34 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.

United States: 20.8%Brazil: 15.3%Spain: 13.6%Italy: 10.1%6 others listed: 40.2%21%largest
United States145 · 20.8%Brazil107 · 15.3%Spain95 · 13.6%Italy71 · 10.1%6 others listed280 · 40.2%

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

Which institutions lead Architecture, Modernity, and Design research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid publishes the most Architecture, Modernity, and Design research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Politecnico di Milano.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain 20 works
  2. 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 15 works
  3. 3 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 14 works
  4. 4 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 11 works
  5. 5 University of FlorenceItaly 9 works
  6. 6 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 9 works
  7. 7 Universidade do PortoPortugal 9 works
  8. 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 8 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 8 works
  10. 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works

Where is Architecture, Modernity, and Design research done?

The largest centres of Architecture, Modernity, and Design research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Madrid (Spain), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lisbon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 35 works
  2. 2 Madrid Spain 29 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 26 works
  4. 4 Paris France 24 works
  5. 5 Lisbon Portugal 20 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 20 works
  7. 7 Milan Italy 14 works
  8. 8 New York United States 13 works
  9. 9 Copenhagen Denmark 12 works
  10. 10 Valencia Spain 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LisbonPT · 20.4 works7.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Architecture, Modernity, and Design than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Architecture, Modernity, and Design?

Among universities, judged by research, Universitat Politècnica de València, Politecnico di Milano 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.

0%10%20%mean 9.32222%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universitat Politècnica de València: 11, 23.3%Politecnico di Milano: 14, 14.7%Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: 20, 8.3%Delft University of Technology: 9, 16.3%University of Florence: 9, 14.4%Universidade do Porto: 9, 1.2%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: 8, 2.1%Universidade de São Paulo: 15, 2.2%The University of Melbourne: 8, 1.4%Universitat Politècn…Delft University of …Politecnico di MilanoUniversidad Politécn…
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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 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 74.523.3%25.8×11 +85.0%
2 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 74.314.7%16.8×14 +299.3%
3 Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain 65.98.3%55.4×20 +45.8%
4 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 62.616.3%12.0×9 +19.8%
5 University of FlorenceItaly 55.514.4%15.6×9 —
6 Universidade do PortoPortugal 40.81.2%13.9×9 +45.6%
7 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 23.42.1%9.6×8 -38.5%
8 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 19.92.2%7.5×15 -47.2%
9 The University of MelbourneAustralia 19.01.4%7.3×8 +128.9%

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, Modernity, and Design research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design.

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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.