Central European Literary Studies
Central European Literary Studies is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1959. 6.7% 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 including anthropology, development, social change, memory studies, literature, migration, education, national identity, historiography, and cultural heritage. The papers explore the intersection of these areas and their impact on contemporary societies.
- Anthropology
- Development
- Social Change
- Memory Studies
- Literature
- Migration
- Education
- National Identity
- Historiography
- Cultural Heritage
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1959
- In the world top 10%
- 833 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Central European Literary Studies research?
By volume, Poland and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 104 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Poland 2.5k works
- 2 United States 104 works
- 3 Ukraine 89 works
- 4 Czechia 62 works
- 5 Germany 32 works
- 6 Russia 29 works
- 7 Lithuania 25 works
- 8 United Kingdom 20 works
- 9 France 14 works
- 10 Italy 11 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Central European Literary Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jagiellonian University publishes the most Central European Literary Studies research, followed by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and University of Warsaw.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 270 works
- 2 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 233 works
- 3 University of WarsawPoland 230 works
- 4 University of ŁódźPoland 139 works
- 5 University of Silesia in KatowicePoland 102 works
- 6 University of WrocławPoland 99 works
- 7 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 96 works
- 8 University of GdańskPoland 90 works
- 9 Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowiePoland 78 works
- 10 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 77 works
Who are the leading researchers in Central European Literary Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Central European Literary Studies include George Gömöri.
- 1 George Gömöri United States 649 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Central European Literary Studies research done?
The largest centres of Central European Literary Studies research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Poznań (Poland) and Lublin (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Katowice, Bydgoszcz and Krakow.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KatowicePL · 168.0 works107×
- BydgoszczPL · 46.6 works101×
- KrakowPL · 459.0 works94×
- ToruńPL · 67.5 works90×
- Zielona GóraPL · 21.4 works89×
- PoznańPL · 251.0 works87×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Central European Literary Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Central European Literary Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Silesian University in Opava, Uniwersytet Pomorski w Słupsku and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 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 | Silesian University in OpavaCzechia | 67.7 | 15.3% | 186.9× | 18 | +335.4% |
| 2 | Uniwersytet Pomorski w SłupskuPoland | 67.2 | 24.2% | 113.4× | 8 | +127.4% |
| 3 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 65.9 | 7.2% | 196.9× | 233 | +130.3% |
| 4 | John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland | 65.9 | 9.9% | 157.8× | 76 | +469.7% |
| 5 | University of WrocławPoland | 65.4 | 7.7% | 164.5× | 99 | +172.6% |
| 6 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 64.3 | 5.9% | 138.9× | 270 | +101.9% |
| 7 | University of WarsawPoland | 63.8 | 5.1% | 154.3× | 230 | +120.8% |
| 8 | Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland | 63.2 | 5.8% | 171.6× | 96 | +320.2% |
| 9 | University of GdańskPoland | 63.2 | 4.6% | 144.4× | 90 | +232.1% |
| 10 | University of Silesia in KatowicePoland | 61.4 | 5.9% | 167.9× | 102 | +131.3% |
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 Central European Literary Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Central European Literary Studies.
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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.