Arts, Culture, and Music Studies
Arts, Culture, and Music Studies is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 3.8k research works in it since 1950. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of cultural policy, innovation in education, and the impact of theater, science, and gender on society. It also delves into sustainability, tourism, and the challenges posed by globalization. The papers cover a wide range of topics including audience development, interdisciplinary research, and the role of art in addressing global challenges.
- Cultural Policy
- Innovation
- Education
- Theater
- Science
- Gender
- Sustainability
- Tourism
- Interdisciplinarity
- Global Challenges
- Research works
- 3.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 409 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +66% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (601 and 92 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 601 works
- 2 Austria 92 works
- 3 United States 73 works
- 4 Switzerland 50 works
- 5 Russia 37 works
- 6 United Kingdom 30 works
- 7 France 23 works
- 8 Ukraine 14 works
- 9 Denmark 13 works
- 10 Italy 11 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 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna publishes the most Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research, followed by University of Cologne and University of Hildesheim.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaAustria 37 works
- 2 University of CologneGermany 16 works
- 3 University of HildesheimGermany 16 works
- 4 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 15 works
- 5 Universität HamburgGermany 14 works
- 6 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 14 works
- 7 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 14 works
- 8 University of FreiburgGermany 12 works
- 9 University of MünsterGermany 11 works
- 10 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Arts, Culture, and Music Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Arts, Culture, and Music Studies include Gerhard Kramer and Friedrich Schneider.
- 1 Gerhard Kramer Germany 1.2k citations
- 2 Friedrich Schneider Austria 1.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research done?
The largest centres of Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Cologne (Germany) and Hamburg (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vienna and Cologne.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Berlin Germany 69 works
- 2 Vienna Austria 64 works
- 3 Cologne Germany 30 works
- 4 Hamburg Germany 30 works
- 5 Munich Germany 30 works
- 6 Frankfurt am Main Germany 19 works
- 7 Freiburg Germany 19 works
- 8 Hanover Germany 18 works
- 9 Zurich Switzerland 17 works
- 10 Hildesheim Germany 16 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ViennaAT · 63.9 works29×
- CologneDE · 30.4 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Arts, Culture, and Music Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Arts, Culture, and Music Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, University of Vienna and University of Münster 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 table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaAustria | 61.0 | 11.6% | 1632.1× | 37 | +620.0% |
| 2 | University of ViennaAustria | 51.9 | 12.1% | 18.0× | 9 | +243.4% |
| 3 | University of MünsterGermany | 41.8 | 8.2% | 31.4× | 11 | +457.4% |
| 4 | University of FreiburgGermany | 37.1 | 5.7% | 33.0× | 12 | +170.0% |
| 5 | Leibniz University HannoverGermany | 35.9 | 13.4% | 27.8× | 8 | -5.0% |
| 6 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany | 35.2 | 2.3% | 22.6× | 14 | +219.5% |
| 7 | University of CologneGermany | 34.7 | 2.0% | 50.2× | 16 | +489.2% |
| 8 | Freie Universität BerlinGermany | 26.3 | 0.0% | 38.6× | 15 | +156.7% |
| 9 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany | 23.9 | 4.7% | 29.4× | 11 | +16.2% |
| 10 | University of BayreuthGermany | 21.0 | 4.0% | 49.0× | 8 | — |
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 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 66% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Arts, Culture, and Music Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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