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Cultural and Mythological Studies

Cultural and Mythological Studies is a research topic within General Arts and Humanities. Science Explorer counts 5.6k research works in it since 1950. 7.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of interdisciplinary topics in humanities and social sciences, including history, culture, religion, art, society, education, anthropology, music, literature, and philosophy. The papers explore various aspects of human civilization and its development, providing insights into different cultural, social, and historical phenomena.

  • History
  • Culture
  • Religion
  • Art
  • Society
  • Education
  • Anthropology
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
Research works
5.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
440
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cultural and Mythological Studies research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (390 and 115 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 390 works
  2. 2 Mexico 115 works
  3. 3 Argentina 112 works
  4. 4 Brazil 57 works
  5. 5 Colombia 56 works
  6. 6 United States 49 works
  7. 7 Chile 45 works
  8. 8 Peru 33 works
  9. 9 France 32 works
  10. 10 Italy 20 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.

Spain: 42.9%Mexico: 12.7%Argentina: 12.3%Brazil: 6.3%6 others listed: 25.8%43%largest
Spain390 · 42.9%Mexico115 · 12.7%Argentina112 · 12.3%Brazil57 · 6.3%6 others listed235 · 25.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Cultural and Mythological Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Cultural and Mythological Studies research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 35 works
  2. 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 32 works
  3. 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26 works
  4. 4 Universidad de GranadaSpain 20 works
  5. 5 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 19 works
  6. 6 Universidad de SevillaSpain 18 works
  7. 7 Universidad de MurciaSpain 15 works
  8. 8 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 14 works
  9. 9 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 14 works
  10. 10 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 13 works

Where is Cultural and Mythological Studies research done?

The largest centres of Cultural and Mythological Studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 112 works
  2. 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 56 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 46 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 25 works
  5. 5 Santiago Chile 24 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 22 works
  7. 7 Granada Spain 22 works
  8. 8 Barcelona Spain 21 works
  9. 9 Valencia Spain 21 works
  10. 10 Seville Spain 21 works
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Where is the best place to study Cultural and Mythological Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of the Basque Country, Universidad de Valladolid and Universidad de Sevilla 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.

0%10%20%mean 10.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of the Basque Country: 11, 16.4%Universidad de Valladolid: 14, 12.9%Universidad de Sevilla: 18, 13.1%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 26, 11.5%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 19, 9.6%Universidad de Granada: 20, 6.8%Universidad de Zaragoza: 13, 10.4%Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: 10, 12.4%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 35, 6.1%Universitat de Barcelona: 13, 9.2%University of the Ba…Universidad de SevillaUniversidad de Valla…Universidad Nacional…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of the Basque CountrySpain 48.516.4%25.7×11 +116.7%
2 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 47.712.9%58.3×14 +177.8%
3 Universidad de SevillaSpain 44.713.1%34.1×18 +39.0%
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 42.611.5%27.4×26 +5.7%
5 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 40.19.6%50.9×19 +4.9%
6 Universidad de GranadaSpain 38.56.8%37.5×20 +65.8%
7 Universidad de ZaragozaSpain 37.710.4%34.9×13 +91.3%
8 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 34.712.4%23.7×10 -44.6%
9 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 34.06.1%46.9×35 -16.2%
10 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 33.59.2%23.4×13 -28.3%

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 Cultural and Mythological Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural and Mythological 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.