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Cybernetics and Technology in Society

Cybernetics and Technology in Society is a research topic within History and Philosophy of Science. Science Explorer counts 3.9k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of cultural techniques within the intersection of media theory and neuroscience, encompassing topics such as cybernetics, artificial intelligence, philosophy of mind, human-computer interaction, and the history of science. It delves into the technological reproducibility of art, embodiment, and the impact of media on human cognition and behavior.

  • Cultural Techniques
  • Media Theory
  • Neuroscience
  • Cybernetics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • History of Science
  • Technological Reproducibility
  • Embodiment
Research works
3.9k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
661
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+41%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cybernetics and Technology in Society research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (253 and 165 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 253 works
  2. 2 United States 165 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 68 works
  4. 4 Canada 27 works
  5. 5 Austria 25 works
  6. 6 Italy 24 works
  7. 7 Switzerland 23 works
  8. 8 China 19 works
  9. 9 Australia 18 works
  10. 10 Netherlands 15 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.

Germany: 39.7%United States: 25.9%United Kingdom: 10.6%Canada: 4.3%6 others listed: 19.4%40%largest
Germany253 · 39.7%United States165 · 25.9%United Kingdom68 · 10.6%Canada27 · 4.3%6 others listed124 · 19.4%

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

Which institutions lead Cybernetics and Technology in Society research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Siegen publishes the most Cybernetics and Technology in Society research, followed by Ruhr University Bochum and Folkwang University of the Arts.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Siegen Germany 12 works
  2. 2 Ruhr University Bochum Germany 11 works
  3. 3 Folkwang University of the Arts Germany 10 works
  4. 4 Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Germany 10 works
  5. 5 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany 9 works
  6. 6 University of Cologne Germany 7 works
  7. 7 University of Vienna Austria 7 works
  8. 8 University of Erfurt Germany 6 works
  9. 9 University of Bonn Germany 6 works
  10. 10 Leuphana University of Lüneburg Germany 5 works

Where is Cybernetics and Technology in Society research done?

The largest centres of Cybernetics and Technology in Society research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Vienna (Austria) and Essen (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Berlin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 27 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 19 works
  3. 3 Vienna Austria 15 works
  4. 4 Essen Germany 12 works
  5. 5 Siegen Germany 12 works
  6. 6 Bochum Germany 11 works
  7. 7 Munich Germany 11 works
  8. 8 Cologne Germany 10 works
  9. 9 Halle Germany 10 works
  10. 10 New York United States 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BerlinDE · 26.5 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cybernetics and Technology in Society than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Cybernetics and Technology in Society?

Among universities, judged by research, Ruhr University Bochum, University of Siegen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 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.

0%10%20%mean 8.54%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ruhr University Bochum: 11, 15.7%University of Siegen: 12, 4.3%Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 9, 16.1%Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg: 10, 3.4%Folkwang University of the Arts: 10, 3.2%Humboldt-Universität…Ruhr University BochumUniversity of SiegenMartin Luther Univer…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Ruhr University Bochum Germany 55.615.7%34.8×11 +137.5%
2University of Siegen Germany 41.14.3%111.0×12 +336.1%
3Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany 40.016.1%33.5×9 +56.7%
4Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Germany 18.83.4%73.3×10 —
5Folkwang University of the Arts Germany 15.23.2%355.7×10 —

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 Cybernetics and Technology in Society research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Cybernetics and Technology in Society.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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.