Cultural Industries and Urban Development
Cultural Industries and Urban Development is a research topic within Urban Studies. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 26.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of creative industries on urban development, emphasizing the role of cultural policy, entrepreneurship, and social capital. It delves into the dynamics of workforce in the creative economy, the formation of cultural clusters, and the economic impact of arts and culture. The papers also discuss the relationship between education, creativity, and economic performance in the context of urban environments.
- Creative Economy
- Urban Development
- Cultural Policy
- Arts and Culture
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Capital
- Cultural Clusters
- Workforce Dynamics
- Regional Growth
- Economic Impact
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
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Which countries lead Cultural Industries and Urban Development research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (836 and 807 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 836 works
- 2 China 807 works
- 3 United Kingdom 749 works
- 4 Australia 358 works
- 5 Brazil 350 works
- 6 France 307 works
- 7 Italy 282 works
- 8 Indonesia 268 works
- 9 Spain 248 works
- 10 Germany 186 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural Industries and Urban Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Melbourne publishes the most Cultural Industries and Urban Development research, followed by Politecnico di Milano and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of MelbourneAustralia 40 works
- 2 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 36 works
- 3 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 28 works
- 4 RMIT UniversityAustralia 26 works
- 5 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 26 works
- 6 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 26 works
- 7 The University of SydneyAustralia 24 works
- 8 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 23 works
- 9 University of LisbonPortugal 23 works
- 10 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Industries and Urban Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural Industries and Urban Development include Pierre Bourdıeu, David B. Audretsch and William J. Baumöl.
- 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 10k citations
- 2 David B. Audretsch United States 3.7k citations
- 3 William J. Baumöl United States 3.6k citations
- 4 Paul DiMaggio United States 3.2k citations
- 5 Edward L. Glaeser United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural Industries and Urban Development research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Industries and Urban Development research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Melbourne (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Cultural Industries and Urban Development?
Among universities, judged by research, Erasmus University Rotterdam, RMIT University and University of South Australia 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 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 74.8 | 46.2% | 13.6× | 28 | +30.6% |
| 2 | RMIT UniversityAustralia | 70.5 | 32.7% | 10.1× | 26 | +68.9% |
| 3 | University of South AustraliaAustralia | 69.2 | 50.7% | 11.0× | 18 | +1.0% |
| 4 | Latvian Academy of CultureLatvia | 67.5 | 26.3% | 239.8× | 21 | +425.0% |
| 5 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 65.4 | 35.6% | 7.0× | 36 | +73.6% |
| 6 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 64.7 | 51.5% | 4.3× | 23 | +108.4% |
| 7 | University of the Arts LondonUnited Kingdom | 64.1 | 25.6% | 67.9× | 19 | +161.2% |
| 8 | Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom | 63.6 | 51.9% | 6.6× | 20 | +26.1% |
| 9 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUnited Kingdom | 63.0 | 38.2% | 10.0× | 12 | +86.3% |
| 10 | City, University of LondonUnited Kingdom | 61.4 | 35.1% | 12.2× | 9 | +144.2% |
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 Industries and Urban Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Industries and Urban Development.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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