Cultural Identity and Heritage
Cultural Identity and Heritage is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 10.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex interplay between cultural heritage, identity formation, and the politics of memory. It delves into topics such as the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, the impact of tourism on heritage sites, the construction of national identities, and the legacy of colonialism. The papers also discuss the role of ethnology in understanding cultural heritage and the challenges posed by globalization to traditional notions of heritage.
- Heritage
- Identity
- Tourism
- Memory
- Culture
- Politics
- Ethnology
- Nationalism
- Colonialism
- Globalization
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural Identity and Heritage research?
By volume, France and Canada publish the most (2.2k and 153 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 2.2k works
- 2 Canada 153 works
- 3 United States 145 works
- 4 ?? 125 works
- 5 United Kingdom 74 works
- 6 Switzerland 69 works
- 7 Spain 65 works
- 8 Belgium 64 works
- 9 Algeria 63 works
- 10 Brazil 43 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Cultural Identity and Heritage research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Cultural Identity and Heritage research, followed by Ministère de la Culture and École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 57 works
- 2 Ministère de la CultureAlgeria 45 works
- 3 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 41 works
- 4 Université Paris NanterreFrance 40 works
- 5 Université Rennes 2France 37 works
- 6 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 37 works
- 7 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 35 works
- 8 Université de LilleFrance 33 works
- 9 Université Paris 8France 32 works
- 10 Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesFrance 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Identity and Heritage?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural Identity and Heritage include Pierre Bourdıeu and Howard S. Becker.
- 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 10k citations
- 2 Howard S. Becker United States 915 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural Identity and Heritage research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Identity and Heritage research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Toulouse (France) and Rennes (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Metz and Aubervilliers.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MetzFR · 29.3 works132×
- AubervilliersFR · 20.8 works108×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural Identity and Heritage than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cultural Identity and Heritage?
Among universities, judged by research, Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, Université Bordeaux Montaigne and Université de Poitiers 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 | Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance | 70.9 | 9.6% | 52.2× | 22 | +197.7% |
| 2 | Université Bordeaux MontaigneFrance | 68.6 | 10.8% | 133.1× | 28 | +103.3% |
| 3 | Université de PoitiersFrance | 66.0 | 9.6% | 53.7× | 22 | +98.0% |
| 4 | Université de Picardie Jules VerneFrance | 64.5 | 9.1% | 48.1× | 15 | +132.5% |
| 5 | Université de ToursFrance | 63.8 | 14.3% | 31.4× | 10 | +22.2% |
| 6 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance | 63.6 | 4.9% | 16.6× | 26 | +97.4% |
| 7 | Université de BourgogneFrance | 63.5 | 15.9% | 27.5× | 8 | -7.1% |
| 8 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance | 62.1 | 7.2% | 90.0× | 35 | +49.4% |
| 9 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance | 61.5 | 5.9% | 70.5× | 37 | +47.3% |
| 10 | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1France | 61.5 | 9.4% | 14.7× | 14 | +30.8% |
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 Identity and Heritage research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Identity and Heritage.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.