Computational and Text Analysis Methods
Computational and Text Analysis Methods is a research topic within General Social Sciences. Science Explorer counts 9.3k research works in it since 1950. 30.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of computational text analysis methods, such as topic modeling, machine learning, and natural language processing, in social science research. It explores the use of these methods for quantitative analysis of textual data, automated content classification, and uncovering patterns and trends in large text corpora.
- Computational Text Analysis
- Topic Modeling
- Machine Learning
- Social Science Research
- Text Data Methods
- Quantitative Analysis
- Content Analysis
- Natural Language Processing
- Big Data
- Automated Text Classification
- Research works
- 9.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +164% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Computational and Text Analysis Methods research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (820 and 738 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 820 works
- 2 China 738 works
- 3 Germany 253 works
- 4 India 250 works
- 5 United Kingdom 206 works
- 6 Indonesia 153 works
- 7 South Korea 126 works
- 8 Japan 112 works
- 9 Canada 104 works
- 10 Russia 86 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Computational and Text Analysis Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Chicago publishes the most Computational and Text Analysis Methods research, followed by Telkom University and University of Amsterdam.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Chicago United States 21 works
- 2 Telkom University Indonesia 17 works
- 3 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 14 works
- 4 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 13 works
- 5 University of California, Los Angeles United States 13 works
- 6 Stanford University United States 12 works
- 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 12 works
- 8 Binus University Indonesia 12 works
- 9 University of Zurich Switzerland 12 works
- 10 University of Oxford United Kingdom 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Computational and Text Analysis Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Computational and Text Analysis Methods include Maosong Sun.
- 1 Maosong Sun 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Computational and Text Analysis Methods research done?
The largest centres of Computational and Text Analysis Methods research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Amsterdam and Zurich.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AmsterdamNL · 24.2 works3.5×
- ZurichCH · 22.3 works3.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Computational and Text Analysis Methods than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Computational and Text Analysis Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, Stanford University and University of Vienna 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Amsterdam Netherlands | 71.5 | 57.6% | 6.8× | 14 | +257.4% |
| 2 | Stanford University United States | 61.3 | 74.0% | 2.5× | 12 | +202.4% |
| 3 | University of Vienna Austria | 52.1 | 62.8% | 5.1× | 10 | — |
| 4 | Telkom University Indonesia | 51.2 | 27.3% | 8.1× | 17 | — |
| 5 | University of Chicago United States | 48.9 | 19.0% | 6.5× | 21 | — |
| 6 | University of Zurich Switzerland | 48.8 | 44.0% | 5.4× | 12 | — |
| 7 | Utrecht University Netherlands | 48.2 | 42.1% | 4.3× | 9 | +255.7% |
| 8 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany | 45.3 | 38.0% | 5.0× | 13 | — |
| 9 | University of California, Los Angeles United States | 44.2 | 51.1% | 3.3× | 12 | — |
| 10 | National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia | 43.9 | 20.4% | 6.3× | 11 | +222.2% |
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 Computational and Text Analysis Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 164% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Computational and Text Analysis Methods.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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