Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies is a research topic within Museology. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 12.0% 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 Turkish folklore, including mythology, rituals, traditional beliefs, storytelling, and cultural heritage. It explores the digitization and virtualization of folklore, as well as the biological activities of specific plants in folklore. The papers also delve into the social dynamics and gender roles within Turkish culture.
- Folklore
- Turkish Culture
- Rituals
- Mythology
- Traditional Beliefs
- Ancestral Customs
- Storytelling
- Cultural Heritage
- Symbolism
- Ethnography
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +208% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies research?
By volume, Türkiye and the United States publish the most (5.8k and 197 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Türkiye 5.8k works
- 2 United States 197 works
- 3 Azerbaijan 193 works
- 4 Kazakhstan 131 works
- 5 ?? 110 works
- 6 Uzbekistan 94 works
- 7 Russia 93 works
- 8 Iraq 69 works
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 49 works
- 10 India 49 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi publishes the most Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies research, followed by Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University and Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m Bakanliği.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 181 works
- 2 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityTürkiye 157 works
- 3 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 121 works
- 4 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 117 works
- 5 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 111 works
- 6 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 108 works
- 7 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 104 works
- 8 Istanbul UniversityTürkiye 91 works
- 9 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 90 works
- 10 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye 85 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies include Mustafa Şahin.
- 1 Mustafa Şahin United States 494 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Ankara (Türkiye), Istanbul (Türkiye), Konya (Türkiye) and Izmir (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wellfleet, Ardahan and Nevşehir.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WellfleetUS · 23.3 works177×
- ArdahanTR · 36.4 works133×
- NevşehirTR · 77.6 works125×
- MardinTR · 66.0 works109×
- TurkestanKZ · 25.3 works95×
- BitlisTR · 35.3 works82×
- KastamonuTR · 73.7 works71×
- BatmanTR · 37.2 works69×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Selçuk University, Mardin Artuklu University and Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi 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 | Selçuk UniversityTürkiye | 80.4 | 22.0% | 49.3× | 108 | +355.6% |
| 2 | Mardin Artuklu UniversityTürkiye | 76.1 | 21.2% | 109.5× | 66 | +1316.7% |
| 3 | Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 75.5 | 14.4% | 158.7× | 181 | +570.8% |
| 4 | Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye | 75.5 | 16.9% | 32.4× | 111 | +352.2% |
| 5 | Ege UniversityTürkiye | 75.3 | 19.6% | 29.5× | 68 | +283.8% |
| 6 | Cukurova UniversityTürkiye | 74.5 | 22.7% | 22.3× | 38 | +781.0% |
| 7 | Çankırı Karatekin UniversityTürkiye | 73.2 | 21.7% | 57.8× | 38 | +787.5% |
| 8 | Eskişehir Osmangazi UniversityTürkiye | 72.9 | 18.9% | 44.6× | 56 | +330.5% |
| 9 | Izmir Kâtip Çelebi UniversityTürkiye | 72.6 | 24.3% | 21.8× | 22 | +588.9% |
| 10 | Aksaray UniversityTürkiye | 72.5 | 20.4% | 51.3× | 44 | +543.6% |
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 Sociopolitical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 208% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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