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Diverse Cultural and Social Studies

Diverse Cultural and Social Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 2.9k research works in it since 1975. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to semiotics, cultural studies, propaganda, media, art, ethnography, communication, sociology, language, and identity. It explores the use of signs and symbols in various cultural contexts, the impact of media on society, and the representation of identity through different forms of communication.

  • Semiotics
  • Cultural Studies
  • Propaganda
  • Media
  • Art
  • Ethnography
  • Communication
  • Sociology
  • Language
  • Identity
Research works
2.9k
fractional, since 1975
In the world top 10%
420
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+155%
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Which countries lead Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research?

By volume, Türkiye and Germany publish the most (990 and 33 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Türkiye 990 works
  2. 2 Germany 33 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 30 works
  4. 4 ?? 27 works
  5. 5 United States 26 works
  6. 6 Azerbaijan 24 works
  7. 7 India 18 works
  8. 8 Uzbekistan 18 works
  9. 9 Kazakhstan 13 works
  10. 10 Malaysia 9 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.

Türkiye: 83.4%Germany: 2.8%Indonesia: 2.5%??: 2.3%6 others listed: 9.0%83%largest
Türkiye990 · 83.4%Germany33 · 2.8%Indonesia30 · 2.5%??27 · 2.3%6 others listed106 · 9.0%

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

Which institutions lead Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University publishes the most Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research, followed by Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi and Hacettepe University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityTürkiye 40 works
  2. 2 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 26 works
  3. 3 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 23 works
  4. 4 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 21 works
  5. 5 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 21 works
  6. 6 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 19 works
  7. 7 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 19 works
  8. 8 Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityTürkiye 18 works
  9. 9 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 17 works
  10. 10 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye 17 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diverse Cultural and Social Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diverse Cultural and Social Studies include Aeilko H. Zwinderman.

  1. 1 Aeilko H. Zwinderman Netherlands 1.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research done?

The largest centres of Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye), Izmir (Türkiye) and Konya (Türkiye).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Istanbul Türkiye 172 works
  2. 2 Ankara Türkiye 145 works
  3. 3 Izmir Türkiye 49 works
  4. 4 Konya Türkiye 34 works
  5. 5 Eskişehir Türkiye 28 works
  6. 6 Erzurum Türkiye 21 works
  7. 7 Sivas Türkiye 21 works
  8. 8 Samsun Türkiye 21 works
  9. 9 Baku Azerbaijan 18 works
  10. 10 Çanakkale Türkiye 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Diverse Cultural and Social Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Selçuk University, Anadolu University and Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi 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%20%40%mean 19.99%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Selçuk University: 21, 30.1%Anadolu University: 17, 26.8%Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi: 26, 15.7%Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi: 21, 26.2%Marmara University: 18, 12.6%Hacettepe University: 23, 13.8%Sakarya University: 14, 15.3%Ankara University: 14, 14.5%Atatürk University: 19, 20.1%Inonu University: 12, 24.8%Selçuk UniversityAnadolu UniversitySivas Cumhuriyet Üni…Ankara Sosyal Biliml…
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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
1 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 58.830.1%54.8×21 +388.1%
2 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 52.826.8%108.9×17 +502.5%
3 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 45.615.7%129.2×26 +635.2%
4 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 45.326.2%67.1×21 —
5 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 39.512.6%42.9×18 +474.2%
6 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 39.213.8%37.5×23 +126.2%
7 Sakarya UniversityTürkiye 39.115.3%40.9×14 +444.0%
8 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 39.114.5%25.7×14 +344.1%
9 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 38.520.1%43.8×19 —
10 Inonu UniversityTürkiye 37.024.8%49.6×12 —

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 Diverse Cultural and Social Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Diverse Cultural and Social 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.