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Cultural Identity and Representation

Cultural Identity and Representation is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 2k research works in it since 1966. 16.5% 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%
330
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+51%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cultural Identity and Representation research?

By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (292 and 39 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 292 works
  2. 2 United States 39 works
  3. 3 India 20 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 15 works
  5. 5 Philippines 15 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 14 works
  7. 7 Malaysia 12 works
  8. 8 Germany 11 works
  9. 9 Denmark 9 works
  10. 10 China 9 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: 67.0%United States: 9.0%India: 4.5%Türkiye: 3.5%6 others listed: 16.0%67%largest
Indonesia292 · 67.0%United States39 · 9.0%India20 · 4.5%Türkiye15 · 3.5%6 others listed70 · 16.0%

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

Which institutions lead Cultural Identity and Representation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Mulawarman University publishes the most Cultural Identity and Representation research, followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada and Yogyakarta State University.

Where is Cultural Identity and Representation research done?

The largest centres of Cultural Identity and Representation research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Bandung (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, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 32 works
  2. 2 Yogyakarta Indonesia 27 works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 23 works
  4. 4 Bandung Indonesia 21 works
  5. 5 Medan Indonesia 20 works
  6. 6 Samarinda Indonesia 17 works
  7. 7 Semarang Indonesia 15 works
  8. 8 Surakarta Indonesia 12 works
  9. 9 Makassar Indonesia 9 works
  10. 10 Malang Indonesia 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. YogyakartaID · 27.0 works12×
  2. MedanID · 20.3 works8.5×
  3. SurabayaID · 22.7 works8.3×
  4. BandungID · 21.5 works7.1×
  5. JakartaID · 32.0 works6.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural Identity and Representation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Cultural Identity and Representation?

Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Gadjah Mada and Mulawarman University 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 40.010.7%18.5×9 +156.8%
2 Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia 26.04.0%73.0×17

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 Representation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Identity and Representation.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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