Cultural Identity and Representation
Cultural Identity and Representation is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 2k research works in it since 1966. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of cultural studies, identity, globalization, and societal values. It delves into topics such as ethnicity, gender, social justice, media representation, diversity, and postcolonialism. The papers critically examine the impact of globalization on cultural identities and address issues related to power dynamics, ethical dilemmas, and the construction of individual and collective identities.
- Cultural Studies
- Identity
- Globalization
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Social Justice
- Media Representation
- Diversity
- Postcolonialism
- Societal Values
- Research works
- 2k fractional, since 1966
- In the world top 10%
- 203 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +48% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Indonesia
64% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Cultural Identity and Representation research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (353 and 55 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Indonesia
353 works
- 2
United States
55 works
- 3
India
33 works
- 4
Philippines
21 works
- 5
United Kingdom
18 works
- 6
Türkiye
16 works
- 7
Malaysia
15 works
- 8
Germany
14 works
- 9
Denmark
14 works
- 10
China
14 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.
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Which institutions lead Cultural Identity and Representation research?
By volume in 2022-now, Mulawarman University publishes the most Cultural Identity and Representation research, followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada and Yogyakarta State University.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia
18 works
- 2
Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia
11 works
- 3
Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia
8 works
- 4
State University of MedanIndonesia
8 works
- 5
Universitas Muhammadiyah SidoarjoIndonesia
8 works
- 6
Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia
8 works
- 7
University of IndonesiaIndonesia
7 works
- 8
State University of SemarangIndonesia
7 works
- 9
Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia
7 works
- 10
Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia
6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Identity and Representation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural Identity and Representation include Clifford Geertz.
- 1
Clifford Geertz
United States
72k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural Identity and Representation research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Identity and Representation research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yogyakarta, Medan and Surabaya.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- YogyakartaID · 32.1 works12×
- MedanID · 27.1 works9.3×
- SurabayaID · 30.2 works9.0×
- SemarangID · 20.2 works8.1×
- BandungID · 25.5 works6.9×
- JakartaID · 35.9 works6.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural Identity and Representation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cultural Identity and Representation?
Among universities, judged by research, Yogyakarta State University, Mulawarman University and Universitas Gadjah Mada 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia |
47.2 | 16.2% | 23.7× | 8 | -4.4% |
| 2 | Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia |
40.0 | 0.6% | 70.8× | 18 | +122.2% |
| 3 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia |
37.2 | 2.4% | 18.2× | 11 | +111.2% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Cultural Identity and Representation, country by countryIs Cultural Identity and Representation research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Identity and Representation.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cultural Identity and Representation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.
Fractional works of Cultural Identity and Representation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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