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European Linguistics and Anthropology

European Linguistics and Anthropology is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 3.3k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% 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 in the field of ethnology and regional studies, including cultural diversity, language studies, historical narratives, folklore, identity formation, migration, and social sciences. The papers explore the complexities of different cultures and societies, shedding light on the rich tapestry of human experiences across various regions.

  • Ethnology
  • Regionalism
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Language Studies
  • Historical Narratives
  • Folklore
  • Identity Formation
  • Migration
  • Social Sciences
  • Literary Analysis
Research works
3.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
299
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+50%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead European Linguistics and Anthropology research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (156 and 128 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 156 works
  2. 2 United States 128 works
  3. 3 France 86 works
  4. 4 Ukraine 49 works
  5. 5 Latvia 42 works
  6. 6 Czechia 40 works
  7. 7 Hungary 34 works
  8. 8 Lithuania 32 works
  9. 9 Estonia 27 works
  10. 10 Germany 26 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.

Russia: 25.2%United States: 20.7%France: 13.9%Ukraine: 7.9%6 others listed: 32.4%25%largest
Russia156 · 25.2%United States128 · 20.7%France86 · 13.9%Ukraine49 · 7.9%6 others listed201 · 32.4%

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

Which institutions lead European Linguistics and Anthropology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Weatherford College publishes the most European Linguistics and Anthropology research, followed by University of Latvia and Human Growth Foundation.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 60 works
  2. 2 University of LatviaLatvia 22 works
  3. 3 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 15 works
  4. 4 University of TartuEstonia 13 works
  5. 5 Bio-Medical Science (South Korea)South Korea 11 works
  6. 6 Institute of the Lithuanian LanguageLithuania 11 works
  7. 7 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 9 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 8 works
  9. 9 Vilnius UniversityLithuania 7 works
  10. 10 Russian State University for the HumanitiesRussia 7 works

Where is European Linguistics and Anthropology research done?

The largest centres of European Linguistics and Anthropology research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Weatherford (United States), Riga (Latvia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Riga, Weatherford and Vilnius.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 70 works
  2. 2 Weatherford United States 60 works
  3. 3 Riga Latvia 39 works
  4. 4 Paris France 27 works
  5. 5 Vilnius Lithuania 26 works
  6. 6 Kyiv Ukraine 25 works
  7. 7 Prague Czechia 21 works
  8. 8 Budapest Hungary 21 works
  9. 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 20 works
  10. 10 New York United States 19 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RigaLV · 39.2 works86×
  2. WeatherfordUS · 59.8 works51×
  3. VilniusLT · 25.8 works51×
  4. BudapestHU · 20.6 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in European Linguistics and Anthropology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study European Linguistics and Anthropology?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Latvia, University of Tartu and Weatherford College 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 15.075%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Latvia: 22, 18.9%University of Tartu: 13, 20.3%Weatherford College: 60, 7.7%National Research University Higher School of Economics: 9, 13.4%University of TartuUniversity of LatviaNational Research Un…Weatherford College
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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 University of LatviaLatvia 57.518.9%189.9×22 +293.8%
2 University of TartuEstonia 45.920.3%77.7×13 +93.4%
3 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 34.17.7%51.3×60 +104.6%
4 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 21.913.4%24.4×9 +77.1%

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 European Linguistics and Anthropology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are European Linguistics and Anthropology.

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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.

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.