Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies
Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the interconnected topics of societal collapse, sustainable development, permaculture, climate change, environmental policy, agroecology, resource management, biodiversity conservation, global warming, and resilience. The papers discuss historical collapses of civilizations, strategies for sustainable agriculture and resource use, the impact of climate change on societies, and the importance of biodiversity conservation for long-term sustainability.
- Collapse
- Sustainability
- Permaculture
- Climate Change
- Environmental Policy
- Agroecology
- Resource Management
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Global Warming
- Resilience
- Research works
- 3.2k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 473 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (129 and 52 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 129 works
- 2 United Kingdom 52 works
- 3 India 33 works
- 4 Australia 31 works
- 5 France 25 works
- 6 Canada 24 works
- 7 China 22 works
- 8 Germany 21 works
- 9 Italy 19 works
- 10 Russia 12 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University College London publishes the most Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research, followed by University of Oxford and Colorado State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 3 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 3 works
- 4 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 5 Zagreb School of Economics and ManagementCroatia 3 works
- 6 University of LausanneSwitzerland 3 works
- 7 Utah State UniversityUnited States 3 works
- 8 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 2 works
- 9 Universidad Torcuato Di TellaArgentina 2 works
- 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 2 works
Where is Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research done?
The largest centres of Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Is Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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