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. 10.8% 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%
- 424 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +27% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Germany
33% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Cybernetics and Technology in Society research?
By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (287 and 257 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Germany
287 works
- 2
United States
257 works
- 3
United Kingdom
95 works
- 4
Italy
38 works
- 5
Switzerland
38 works
- 6
China
36 works
- 7
Canada
35 works
- 8
Austria
31 works
- 9
Australia
26 works
- 10
France
23 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Cybernetics and Technology in Society research?
By volume in 2022-now, Ruhr University Bochum publishes the most Cybernetics and Technology in Society research, followed by University of Siegen and Folkwang University of the Arts.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Ruhr University BochumGermany
12 works
- 2
University of SiegenGermany
12 works
- 3
Folkwang University of the ArtsGermany
11 works
- 4
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergGermany
10 works
- 5
Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany
9 works
- 6
University of ViennaAustria
8 works
- 7
University of CologneGermany
8 works
- 8
University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom
7 works
- 9
Leuphana University of LüneburgGermany
7 works
- 10
University of BonnGermany
7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cybernetics and Technology in Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cybernetics and Technology in Society include Michael I. Jordan and Herbert A. Simon.
- 1
Michael I. Jordan
United States
182k citations
- 2
Herbert A. Simon
United States
179k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cybernetics and Technology in Society research done?
The largest centres of Cybernetics and Technology in Society research in 2022-now are Berlin (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Vienna (Austria) and Zurich (Switzerland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Berlin.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- BerlinDE · 28.3 works8.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cybernetics and Technology in Society than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cybernetics and Technology in Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Ruhr University Bochum and Folkwang University of the Arts score highest, combining citation 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany |
60.0 | 11.5% | 27.1× | 9 | +74.1% |
| 2 | Ruhr University BochumGermany |
59.1 | 2.3% | 31.3× | 12 | +39.2% |
| 3 | Folkwang University of the ArtsGermany |
55.0 | 9.7% | 297.2× | 10 | +322.7% |
| 4 | University of SiegenGermany |
51.2 | 2.1% | 92.6× | 12 | +159.6% |
| 5 | Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergGermany |
16.2 | 0.0% | 51.1× | 10 | - |
Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Cybernetics and Technology in Society, country by countryIs Cybernetics and Technology in Society research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Cybernetics and Technology in Society.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cybernetics and Technology in Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.
Fractional works of Cybernetics and Technology in Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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