Art History and Market Analysis
Art History and Market Analysis is a research topic within Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Science Explorer counts 9k research works in it since 1950. 10.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of art as an investment, including the behavior of art markets, price determinants, financial returns, risk, and the role of collecting and reputation. It also delves into the concept of art as a financial asset and its potential for portfolio diversification. The cluster investigates market inefficiencies, auction effects, and the impact of factors such as age, location, and historical context on art prices.
- Art Market
- Investment
- Auctions
- Price Determinants
- Financial Returns
- Collecting
- Reputation
- Risk
- Portfolio Diversification
- Market Inefficiency
- Research works
- 9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 934 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +12% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
32% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Art History and Market Analysis research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (376 and 149 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
376 works
- 2
United Kingdom
149 works
- 3
China
139 works
- 4
Italy
98 works
- 5
France
98 works
- 6
Germany
85 works
- 7
India
76 works
- 8
Poland
58 works
- 9
Spain
53 works
- 10
Australia
47 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Art History and Market Analysis research?
By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Art History and Market Analysis research, followed by Erasmus University Rotterdam and Film Independent.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
21 works
- 2
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Netherlands
10 works
- 3
Film IndependentUnited States
9 works
- 4
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
8 works
- 5
University of WarsawPoland
7 works
- 6
University of ChicagoUnited States
7 works
- 7
University of AmsterdamNetherlands
7 works
- 8
Indiana UniversityUnited States
7 works
- 9
Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain
6 works
- 10
Australian National UniversityAustralia
6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Art History and Market Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Art History and Market Analysis include Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási and Paul DiMaggio.
- 1
Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási
United States
223k citations
- 2
Paul DiMaggio
United States
120k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Art History and Market Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Art History and Market Analysis research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Milan.
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
LondonUnited Kingdom
46 works
- 2
ParisFrance
42 works
- 3
New YorkUnited States
34 works
- 4
BeijingChina
34 works
- 5
Moscow
Russia
22 works
- 6
MilanItaly
21 works
- 7
WarsawPoland
18 works
- 8
RomeItaly
16 works
- 9
Los AngelesUnited States
16 works
- 10
MadridSpain
16 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MilanIT · 21.2 works4.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Art History and Market Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Art History and Market Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Erasmus University Rotterdam score highest, combining citation 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 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands |
10.0 | 21.7% | 12.7× | 10 | +30.3% |
Universities only. The score blends citation 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 Art History and Market Analysis, country by countryIs Art History and Market Analysis research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Art History and Market Analysis.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Art History and Market Analysis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0075% in 2024.
Fractional works of Art History and Market Analysis 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.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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