Byzantine Studies and History
Byzantine Studies and History is a research topic within Classics. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% 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 Byzantine and Eastern Mediterranean studies, including intellectual culture, religious identity, historical texts, and cultural exchange. It explores the development of Byzantine philosophy, the spread of Christianity in the region, and the dynamics of Mediterranean trade during the medieval period.
- Byzantium
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Medieval Christianity
- Intellectual Culture
- Cultural Exchange
- Religious Identity
- Byzantine Philosophy
- Historical Texts
- Christian Orthodoxy
- Mediterranean Trade
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Byzantine Studies and History research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (605 and 363 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 605 works
- 2 United Kingdom 363 works
- 3 Russia 357 works
- 4 Türkiye 312 works
- 5 France 304 works
- 6 Italy 300 works
- 7 Germany 225 works
- 8 Poland 201 works
- 9 Greece 118 works
- 10 Spain 99 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.
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Which institutions lead Byzantine Studies and History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Edinburgh publishes the most Byzantine Studies and History research, followed by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 51 works
- 2 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 42 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 41 works
- 4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 34 works
- 5 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 34 works
- 6 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 7 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 26 works
- 8 University of St. Thomas - MinnesotaUnited States 26 works
- 9 Institute of World HistoryRussia 24 works
- 10 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Byzantine Studies and History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Byzantine Studies and History include Michel Foucault and Stuart Hall.
- 1 Michel Foucault Poland 4.6k citations
- 2 Stuart Hall United Kingdom 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Byzantine Studies and History research done?
The largest centres of Byzantine Studies and History research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Athens (Greece) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Saint Paul, Venice and Tbilisi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Saint PaulUS · 27.8 works35×
- VeniceIT · 43.8 works33×
- TbilisiGE · 38.1 works24×
- YerevanAM · 41.3 works23×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Byzantine Studies and History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Byzantine Studies and History?
Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Indiana University and University of Edinburgh 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 | Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly | 62.8 | 8.5% | 44.2× | 42 | +936.4% |
| 2 | Indiana UniversityUnited States | 59.7 | 78.8% | 20.0× | 11 | -51.1% |
| 3 | University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 57.4 | 6.9% | 17.1× | 51 | +53.0% |
| 4 | National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece | 55.6 | 10.8% | 17.3× | 34 | +86.1% |
| 5 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 55.1 | 10.4% | 12.9× | 21 | +193.3% |
| 6 | University of ViennaAustria | 53.3 | 14.4% | 9.9× | 19 | +114.7% |
| 7 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 52.7 | 7.1% | 8.2× | 41 | +91.5% |
| 8 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 52.7 | 15.3% | 9.8× | 26 | +82.9% |
| 9 | St.Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityRussia | 51.9 | 21.4% | 318.2× | 11 | +397.2% |
| 10 | University of BelgradeSerbia | 51.8 | 16.9% | 7.8× | 19 | +316.9% |
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 Byzantine Studies and History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Byzantine Studies and History.
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.