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Cultural, Social, and Media Studies

Cultural, Social, and Media Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 467 research works in it since 1956. 11.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the complex interplay between media, society, and culture, with a focus on identity, communication, postmodernism, technology, education, representation, and globalization. It delves into the influence of media on societal dynamics and the evolving nature of cultural expressions in a digital age.

  • Media
  • Society
  • Culture
  • Identity
  • Communication
  • Postmodernism
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Representation
  • Globalization
Research works
467
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
52
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-6%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research?

By volume, Brazil and France publish the most (48 and 10 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 48 works
  2. 2 France 10 works
  3. 3 Italy 8 works
  4. 4 Portugal 7 works
  5. 5 United States 6 works
  6. 6 Belgium 4 works
  7. 7 Romania 3 works
  8. 8 Spain 2 works
  9. 9 Argentina 2 works
  10. 10 China 2 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.

Brazil: 53.0%France: 10.6%Italy: 8.4%Portugal: 7.6%6 others listed: 20.4%53%largest
Brazil48 · 53.0%France10 · 10.6%Italy8 · 8.4%Portugal7 · 7.6%6 others listed19 · 20.4%

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

Which institutions lead Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) publishes the most Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal Fluminense.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 3 works
  2. 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 3 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 2 works
  4. 4 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 2 works
  5. 5 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 2 works
  6. 6 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 2 works
  7. 7 Escola Superior de Propaganda e MarketingBrazil 2 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaBrazil 1 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 1 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 1 works

Where is Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research done?

The largest centres of Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Paris (France), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Lisbon (Portugal).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 10 works
  2. 2 Paris France 5 works
  3. 3 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3 works
  4. 4 Lisbon Portugal 3 works
  5. 5 Niterói Brazil 2 works
  6. 6 Florianópolis Brazil 2 works
  7. 7 Campinas Brazil 2 works
  8. 8 Buenos Aires Argentina 2 works
  9. 9 Brasília Brazil 2 works
  10. 10 Juiz de Fora Brazil 1 works
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Is Cultural, Social, and Media Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural, Social, and Media Studies.

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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.