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Diversity and Impact of Dance

Diversity and Impact of Dance is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 9.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the biomechanics and psychology of dance performance, including topics such as injury patterns in ballet dancers, the effects of dance movement therapy on emotional responses, the role of neuroscience in dance therapy, and the impact of somatic practices on dancers' well-being and performance. It also explores the relationship between physical fitness and psychological outcomes in dancers.

  • Dance Movement Therapy
  • Injury Patterns
  • Ballet Dancers
  • Emotional Responses
  • Neuroscience
  • Empathy Enhancement
  • Somatic Practices
  • Physical Fitness
  • Psychological Outcomes
  • Body Composition
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+24%
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Which countries lead Diversity and Impact of Dance research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (648 and 323 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 648 works
  2. 2 China 323 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 283 works
  4. 4 India 140 works
  5. 5 Brazil 133 works
  6. 6 Canada 120 works
  7. 7 Australia 98 works
  8. 8 France 82 works
  9. 9 Russia 68 works
  10. 10 Germany 60 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: 33.1%China: 16.5%United Kingdom: 14.5%India: 7.1%6 others listed: 28.7%33%largest
United States648 · 33.1%China323 · 16.5%United Kingdom283 · 14.5%India140 · 7.1%6 others listed561 · 28.7%

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

Which institutions lead Diversity and Impact of Dance research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most Diversity and Impact of Dance research, followed by The University of Melbourne and Independent Dance.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Film IndependentUnited States 28 works
  2. 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 19 works
  3. 3 Independent DanceUnited Kingdom 17 works
  4. 4 Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia 13 works
  5. 5 Coventry UniversityUnited Kingdom 13 works
  6. 6 York UniversityCanada 11 works
  7. 7 University of RoehamptonUnited Kingdom 11 works
  8. 8 Emory UniversityUnited States 10 works
  9. 9 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 10 works
  10. 10 University of AucklandNew Zealand 10 works

Where is Diversity and Impact of Dance research done?

The largest centres of Diversity and Impact of Dance research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Los Angeles (United States) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Los Angeles.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 87 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 53 works
  3. 3 Los Angeles United States 48 works
  4. 4 New York United States 42 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 34 works
  6. 6 Melbourne Australia 29 works
  7. 7 Budapest Hungary 27 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 26 works
  9. 9 Toronto Canada 26 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 26 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Los AngelesUS · 47.7 works5.5×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Diversity and Impact of Dance than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Diversity and Impact of Dance?

Among universities, judged by research, York University, University of Calgary and The University of Melbourne 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 8.98%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →York University: 11, 10.7%University of Calgary: 10, 17.5%The University of Melbourne: 19, 8.1%Coventry University: 13, 1.3%University of Roehampton: 11, 7.8%Sultan Idris Education University: 13, 1.5%University of Auckland: 10, 8.6%University of Toronto: 9, 15.1%University of Alberta: 9, 12.5%University of Malaya: 8, 6.7%University of CalgaryYork UniversityThe University of Me…Coventry University
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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 York UniversityCanada 66.910.7%10.5×11 +196.7%
2 University of CalgaryCanada 64.917.5%5.2×10 +197.0%
3 The University of MelbourneAustralia 63.68.1%6.7×19 +551.1%
4 Coventry UniversityUnited Kingdom 54.41.3%36.3×13 +164.4%
5 University of RoehamptonUnited Kingdom 54.37.8%91.5×11 +110.9%
6 Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia 43.21.5%21.9×13 —
7 University of AucklandNew Zealand 40.98.6%6.5×10 +48.1%
8 University of TorontoCanada 36.915.1%2.1×9 +43.4%
9 University of AlbertaCanada 36.412.5%3.6×9 +33.7%
10 University of MalayaMalaysia 34.86.7%5.2×8 —

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 Diversity and Impact of Dance research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diversity and Impact of Dance.

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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.