Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the pervasiveness and persistence of fairy tales in culture, focusing on their impact on gender roles, children's literature, and the transmission of cultural values. It delves into the social history, mythology, and feminist perspectives related to fairy tales and folklore, highlighting their significance as a form of oral tradition and literary analysis.
- Fairy Tales
- Folklore
- Children's Literature
- Gender Roles
- Cultural Transmission
- Mythology
- Social History
- Literary Analysis
- Feminism
- Oral Tradition
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research?
By volume, the United States and Russia publish the most (550 and 363 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 550 works
- 2 Russia 363 works
- 3 United Kingdom 279 works
- 4 China 199 works
- 5 France 127 works
- 6 Indonesia 120 works
- 7 India 104 works
- 8 Canada 90 works
- 9 Poland 80 works
- 10 Türkiye 78 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research, followed by Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore and North-Eastern Federal University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Film IndependentUnited States 26 works
- 2 Institute of Lithuanian Literature and FolkloreLithuania 18 works
- 3 North-Eastern Federal UniversityRussia 17 works
- 4 University of HelsinkiFinland 17 works
- 5 University of TartuEstonia 15 works
- 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 15 works
- 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 13 works
- 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 13 works
- 10 Estonian Literary MuseumEstonia 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies include Hans Christian Andersen.
- 1 Hans Christian Andersen United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research done?
The largest centres of Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yakutsk, Tartu and Vilnius.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 103 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 49 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 42 works
- 4 Paris France 41 works
- 5 Budapest Hungary 40 works
- 6 Beijing China 38 works
- 7 Los Angeles United States 35 works
- 8 Vilnius Lithuania 33 works
- 9 Tartu Estonia 30 works
- 10 Yakutsk Russia 29 works
Where it is the local speciality
- YakutskRU · 29.1 works66×
- TartuEE · 29.7 works39×
- VilniusLT · 33.4 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Helsinki, St Petersburg University and North-Eastern Federal 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 72.9 | 22.8% | 9.2× | 17 | +83.3% |
| 2 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 65.2 | 23.3% | 7.0× | 10 | +569.7% |
| 3 | North-Eastern Federal UniversityRussia | 63.8 | 15.1% | 68.1× | 17 | — |
| 4 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 63.8 | 17.3% | 10.3× | 9 | — |
| 5 | Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary | 63.7 | 24.1% | 9.5× | 8 | +105.6% |
| 6 | University of LjubljanaSlovenia | 59.7 | 19.3% | 8.0× | 10 | +134.5% |
| 7 | University of TartuEstonia | 55.6 | 12.6% | 25.6× | 15 | +4.2% |
| 8 | University of WarsawPoland | 47.5 | 21.2% | 5.4× | 9 | +106.8% |
| 9 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 44.7 | 18.3% | 3.0× | 8 | +341.7% |
| 10 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 42.1 | 14.0% | 3.7× | 14 | +77.6% |
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 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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