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Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research

Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 4.8k research works in it since 1951. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the fashion trends and consumer behavior of Generation Z, focusing on topics such as ethical fashion, metaverse platforms, virtual reality, and social media analysis. It delves into the characteristics and lifestyle of Generation Z, their perception of fashion items, and the impact of technology on their consumption habits.

  • Generation Z
  • Fashion
  • Metaverse
  • Text Mining
  • Social Media
  • Big Data Analysis
  • Virtual Reality
  • Ethical Consumption
  • Consumer Perception
  • Lifestyle
Research works
4.8k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
492
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+180%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
South Korea
26% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research

Which countries lead Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research?

By volume, South Korea and China publish the most (468 and 436 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 South Korea 468 works
  2. 2 China 436 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 278 works
  4. 4 India 179 works
  5. 5 United States 142 works
  6. 6 Japan 105 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 61 works
  8. 8 Malaysia 58 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 39 works
  10. 10 Thailand 36 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.

South Korea: 26.0%China: 24.2%Indonesia: 15.4%India: 9.9%6 others listed: 24.5%26%largest
South Korea468 · 26.0%China436 · 24.2%Indonesia278 · 15.4%India179 · 9.9%6 others listed441 · 24.5%

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

Which institutions lead Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research?

By volume in 2022-now, Binus University publishes the most Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research, followed by Seokyeong University and Pukyong National University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Binus UniversityIndonesia 38 works
  2. 2 Seokyeong UniversitySouth Korea 17 works
  3. 3 Pukyong National UniversitySouth Korea 14 works
  4. 4 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 14 works
  5. 5 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 13 works
  6. 6 Kwangju Women's UniversitySouth Korea 12 works
  7. 7 Hanyang UniversitySouth Korea 11 works
  8. 8 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 11 works
  9. 9 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 11 works
  10. 10 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 10 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research include Daniel J Kim, Richard P. Bagozzi and S. W. Lee.

  1. 1 Daniel J Kim United States 171k citations
  2. 2 Richard P. Bagozzi United States 148k citations
  3. 3 S. W. Lee Germany 131k citations
  4. 4 Ki‐Hyun Kim South Korea 108k citations
  5. 5 Dusit Tao Niyato Singapore 98k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research?

The most cited paper in Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research is "Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations" (Bokyung Kye, Nara Han, Eunji Kim et al., 2021), with 1,077 citations. Next come "Spatial Data Analysis by Example" (924) and "Measuring Leisure Motivation: A Meta-Analysis of the Recreation Experience Preference Scales" (641).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations Bokyung Kye, Nara Han, Eunji Kim et al. · Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Open access 12 Dec 2021 1,077
2 Spatial Data Analysis by Example Timothy C. Coburn · Technometrics Feb 1991 924
3 Measuring Leisure Motivation: A Meta-Analysis of the Recreation Experience Preference Scales Michael J. Manfredo, B. L. Driver, Michael A. Tarrant · Journal of Leisure Research Review Sep 1996 641
4 The metaverse in the hospitality and tourism industry: An overview of current trends and future research directions Doğan Gürsoy, Suresh Malodia, Amandeep Dhir · Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management 3 May 2022 607
5 A meta-analysis of mobile commerce adoption and the moderating effect of culture Liyi Zhang, Jing Zhu, Qihua Liu · Computers in Human Behavior Review Jun 2012 541
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Where is Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research done?

The largest centres of Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research in 2022-now are Seoul (South Korea), Jakarta (Indonesia), Beijing (China) and Busan (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Busan, Gwangju and Seoul.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 SeoulSouth Korea 200 works
  2. 2 JakartaIndonesia 73 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 71 works
  4. 4 BusanSouth Korea 55 works
  5. 5 TokyoJapan 36 works
  6. 6 BandungIndonesia 36 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 35 works
  8. 8 DaejeonSouth Korea 26 works
  9. 9 GuangzhouChina 24 works
  10. 10 GwangjuSouth Korea 22 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BusanKR · 54.7 works28×
  2. GwangjuKR · 21.9 works19×
  3. SeoulKR · 199.9 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Kyung Hee University, Hanyang University and Dongguk University 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 11.01%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Dongguk UniversityKyung Hee UniversityYonsei UniversityHanyang University
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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.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 70.717.8%13.9×11 +57.0%
2Hanyang UniversitySouth Korea 67.815.8%13.3×11 +105.9%
3Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea 66.621.9%22.4×8 +40.8%
4Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 64.116.1%7.3×13 +14.2%
5Binus UniversityIndonesia 55.62.9%35.9×38 +2531.2%
6Kookmin UniversitySouth Korea 54.115.7%49.5×9 +251.6%
7Pukyong National UniversitySouth Korea 49.25.1%45.4×14 +104.7%
8Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 44.56.5%6.2×14 +2.6%
9Hongik UniversitySouth Korea 40.27.9%67.5×9 -
10Seokyeong UniversitySouth Korea 35.70.4%890.3×17 +361.1%

Universities only. The score blends 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 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research, country by country

Is Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 180% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research0.011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research 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.

still counting5%10%15%Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research11.0% in 202520102020

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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