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Artistic and Creative Research

Artistic and Creative Research is a research topic within Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Science Explorer counts 7.3k research works in it since 1950. 21.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers encompasses an interdisciplinary exploration of creative research, focusing on practice-based research in arts, writing, and design. It delves into the pedagogical aspects of creative writing, the role of screenwriting as a mode of research, and the integration of art and design with academic legitimacy. The cluster also addresses the experiential knowledge derived from artistic practice and the cultural implications of creative research.

  • Creative Writing
  • Practice-Based Research
  • Artistic Practice
  • Screenwriting
  • Pedagogy
  • Poetry
  • Experiential Knowledge
  • Art and Design
  • Academic Legitimacy
  • Cultural Studies
Research works
7.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+20%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Artistic and Creative Research research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (303 and 225 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 303 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 225 works
  3. 3 Australia 119 works
  4. 4 Canada 87 works
  5. 5 China 71 works
  6. 6 France 52 works
  7. 7 Germany 52 works
  8. 8 Spain 49 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 47 works
  10. 10 Brazil 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.

United States: 28.8%United Kingdom: 21.4%Australia: 11.4%Canada: 8.3%6 others listed: 30.2%29%largest
United States303 · 28.8%United Kingdom225 · 21.4%Australia119 · 11.4%Canada87 · 8.3%6 others listed317 · 30.2%

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

Which institutions lead Artistic and Creative Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Auckland University of Technology publishes the most Artistic and Creative Research research, followed by The University of Melbourne and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Auckland University of TechnologyNew Zealand 16 works
  2. 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 12 works
  3. 3 Film IndependentUnited States 12 works
  4. 4 University of TorontoCanada 8 works
  5. 5 RMIT UniversityAustralia 8 works
  6. 6 Griffith UniversityAustralia 8 works
  7. 7 Deakin UniversityAustralia 7 works
  8. 8 Queen's UniversityCanada 7 works
  9. 9 Aalto UniversityFinland 7 works
  10. 10 University of South AustraliaAustralia 7 works

Where is Artistic and Creative Research research done?

The largest centres of Artistic and Creative Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Sydney (Australia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 55 works
  2. 2 Melbourne Australia 32 works
  3. 3 New York United States 21 works
  4. 4 Sydney Australia 21 works
  5. 5 Toronto Canada 20 works
  6. 6 Auckland New Zealand 20 works
  7. 7 Paris France 19 works
  8. 8 Los Angeles United States 16 works
  9. 9 Edinburgh United Kingdom 14 works
  10. 10 Dublin Ireland 14 works
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Where is the best place to study Artistic and Creative Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Auckland University of Technology and The University of Melbourne 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Auckland University of TechnologyNew Zealand 85.015.9%57.2×16 +203.0%
2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 33.014.7%8.3×12 +223.6%

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 Artistic and Creative Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Artistic and Creative Research.

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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.