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Cultural and Social Studies

Cultural and Social Studies is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 762 research works in it since 1970. 13.1% 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 within cultural studies and social sciences, including cultural identity, education, globalization, sustainability, media industry, traditional culture, social sustainability, language policy, feminism, and vernacular architecture.

  • Cultural Identity
  • Education
  • Globalization
  • Sustainability
  • Media Industry
  • Traditional Culture
  • Social Sustainability
  • Language Policy
  • Feminism
  • Vernacular Architecture
Research works
762
fractional, since 1970
In the world top 10%
100
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+50%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cultural and Social Studies research?

By volume, Indonesia and Brazil publish the most (209 and 24 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 209 works
  2. 2 Brazil 24 works
  3. 3 France 15 works
  4. 4 United States 8 works
  5. 5 China 6 works
  6. 6 Germany 5 works
  7. 7 ?? 5 works
  8. 8 Philippines 4 works
  9. 9 Romania 3 works
  10. 10 South Africa 3 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.

Indonesia: 73.9%Brazil: 8.5%France: 5.4%United States: 2.7%6 others listed: 9.5%74%largest
Indonesia209 · 73.9%Brazil24 · 8.5%France15 · 5.4%United States8 · 2.7%6 others listed27 · 9.5%

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

Which institutions lead Cultural and Social Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia University of Education publishes the most Cultural and Social Studies research, followed by Universitas Sumatera Utara and State University of Semarang.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 6 works
  2. 2 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 6 works
  3. 3 State University of SemarangIndonesia 5 works
  4. 4 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 5 works
  5. 5 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 5 works
  6. 6 State University of MakassarIndonesia 5 works
  7. 7 State University of PadangIndonesia 5 works
  8. 8 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 4 works
  9. 9 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 4 works
  10. 10 Institut Seni Indonesia SurakartaIndonesia 4 works

Where is Cultural and Social Studies research done?

The largest centres of Cultural and Social Studies research in 2022–2025 are Bandung (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bandung Indonesia 18 works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 16 works
  3. 3 Yogyakarta Indonesia 15 works
  4. 4 Medan Indonesia 13 works
  5. 5 Semarang Indonesia 12 works
  6. 6 Surabaya Indonesia 11 works
  7. 7 Makassar Indonesia 10 works
  8. 8 Surakarta Indonesia 10 works
  9. 9 Malang Indonesia 7 works
  10. 10 Padang Indonesia 7 works
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Is Cultural and Social Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural and Social 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.