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Decadence, Literature, and Society

Decadence, Literature, and Society is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 2.2k research works in it since 1950. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of criminology, cultural representations of crime, and the history of museums, with a focus on topics such as decadence, criminal anthropology, visual representation, biological determinism, ethical dimensions of quantification, and the role of department stores and colonial expositions in shaping perceptions of crime. The papers delve into the historical context and evolution of criminological thought, examining how it has been influenced by cultural, social, and scientific factors.

  • Criminological Museums
  • Decadence
  • Criminal Anthropology
  • Visual Representation
  • Biological Determinism
  • History of Criminology
  • Ethical Dimensions
  • Moral Insanity
  • Department Stores
  • Colonial Expositions
Research works
2.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
280
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+23%
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Which countries lead Decadence, Literature, and Society research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (100 and 68 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 100 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 68 works
  3. 3 France 58 works
  4. 4 Germany 43 works
  5. 5 Italy 43 works
  6. 6 Canada 15 works
  7. 7 Spain 14 works
  8. 8 Belgium 13 works
  9. 9 Australia 13 works
  10. 10 Russia 13 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: 26.4%United Kingdom: 17.9%France: 15.2%Germany: 11.2%6 others listed: 29.3%26%largest
United States100 · 26.4%United Kingdom68 · 17.9%France58 · 15.2%Germany43 · 11.2%6 others listed111 · 29.3%

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Which institutions lead Decadence, Literature, and Society research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Decadence, Literature, and Society research, followed by Ghent University and University of Manchester.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 5 works
  2. 2 Ghent UniversityBelgium 4 works
  3. 3 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 4 works
  4. 4 University of PaduaItaly 4 works
  5. 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 4 works
  6. 6 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom 4 works
  7. 7 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 3 works
  8. 8 The University of AdelaideAustralia 3 works
  9. 9 Reed CollegeUnited States 3 works
  10. 10 University of FlorenceItaly 3 works

Where is Decadence, Literature, and Society research done?

The largest centres of Decadence, Literature, and Society research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Milan (Italy).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 18 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 11 works
  3. 3 New York United States 8 works
  4. 4 Milan Italy 7 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 6 works
  6. 6 Rome Italy 6 works
  7. 7 Oxford United Kingdom 6 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 5 works
  9. 9 Cambridge United Kingdom 5 works
  10. 10 Ghent Belgium 5 works
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Is Decadence, Literature, and Society research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Decadence, Literature, and Society.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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