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Autobiographical and Biographical Writing

Autobiographical and Biographical Writing is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the study of life writing, correspondence, and autobiographical practices, including diaries, letters, and digital forms of self-narration. It explores the intersection of identity, narrative methods, and feminist practice within the context of autotheory and ethnography.

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Autotheory
  • Epistolary
  • Narrative Methods
  • Self-narration
  • Identity
  • Feminist Practice
  • Ethnography
  • Memoirs
Research works
3.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
486
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+22%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (171 and 97 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 171 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 97 works
  3. 3 Germany 61 works
  4. 4 Canada 29 works
  5. 5 Australia 29 works
  6. 6 Poland 25 works
  7. 7 France 24 works
  8. 8 India 20 works
  9. 9 China 14 works
  10. 10 Brazil 13 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 35.4%United Kingdom: 20.2%Germany: 12.6%Canada: 6.0%6 others listed: 25.9%35%largest
United States171 · 35.4%United Kingdom97 · 20.2%Germany61 · 12.6%Canada29 · 6.0%6 others listed125 · 25.9%

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Which institutions lead Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sheffield Hallam University publishes the most Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research, followed by University of Cambridge and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sheffield Hallam UniversityUnited Kingdom 7 works
  2. 2 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 5 works
  3. 3 Film IndependentUnited States 5 works
  4. 4 University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom 4 works
  5. 5 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 4 works
  6. 6 University of Minnesota MorrisUnited States 3 works
  7. 7 University of FreiburgGermany 3 works
  8. 8 University of WarsawPoland 3 works
  9. 9 University of ViennaAustria 3 works
  10. 10 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 3 works

Where is Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research done?

The largest centres of Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Paris (France) and Berlin (Germany).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 17 works
  2. 2 New York United States 11 works
  3. 3 Paris France 10 works
  4. 4 Berlin Germany 9 works
  5. 5 Sheffield United Kingdom 7 works
  6. 6 Melbourne Australia 7 works
  7. 7 Toronto Canada 7 works
  8. 8 Sydney Australia 6 works
  9. 9 Warsaw Poland 6 works
  10. 10 Cambridge United Kingdom 6 works
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Is Autobiographical and Biographical Writing research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Autobiographical and Biographical Writing.

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