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Cultural Studies and Postmodernism

Cultural Studies and Postmodernism is a research topic within Communication. Science Explorer counts 814 research works in it since 1954. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of media, technology, and society in the modern age, encompassing topics such as hyperreality, surveillance, artificial intelligence, big data, virtual reality, and the impact of global culture. It delves into the influence of media on cultural politics and the challenges posed by technological advancements in shaping contemporary society.

  • Media
  • Technology
  • Society
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cultural Politics
  • Hyperreality
  • Surveillance
  • Big Data
  • Virtual Reality
  • Global Culture
Research works
814
fractional, since 1954
In the world top 10%
97
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research?

By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (28 and 15 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 28 works
  2. 2 Türkiye 15 works
  3. 3 Russia 13 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 11 works
  5. 5 Poland 10 works
  6. 6 India 9 works
  7. 7 China 9 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 7 works
  9. 9 Germany 6 works
  10. 10 France 6 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.

United States: 24.1%Türkiye: 13.1%Russia: 11.5%United Kingdom: 9.3%6 others listed: 42.0%24%largest
United States28 · 24.1%Türkiye15 · 13.1%Russia13 · 11.5%United Kingdom11 · 9.3%6 others listed48 · 42.0%

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

Which institutions lead Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research?

By volume in 2022–2025, St Petersburg University publishes the most Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research, followed by V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and University of Warsaw.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 2 works
  2. 2 V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUkraine 1 works
  3. 3 University of WarsawPoland 1 works
  4. 4 Constantine the Philosopher University in NitraSlovakia 1 works
  5. 5 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 1 works
  6. 6 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 1 works
  7. 7 Università Iuav di VeneziaItaly 1 works
  8. 8 University of SzegedHungary 1 works
  9. 9 Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania 1 works
  10. 10 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 1 works

Where is Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research done?

The largest centres of Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 4 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 4 works
  3. 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 4 works
  4. 4 Istanbul Türkiye 3 works
  5. 5 Warsaw Poland 3 works
  6. 6 New York United States 3 works
  7. 7 São Paulo Brazil 2 works
  8. 8 Eskişehir Türkiye 2 works
  9. 9 Paris France 2 works
  10. 10 Kharkiv Ukraine 2 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LondonGB · 23.0 works2.1×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural Studies and Postmodernism than the world average.

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Is Cultural Studies and Postmodernism research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Studies and Postmodernism.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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