Gender, Feminism, and Media
Gender, Feminism, and Media is a research topic within Gender Studies. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 27.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of neoliberalism, feminism, and postfeminist culture, with a focus on the influence of celebrity, social media, and digital activism. It delves into topics such as self-branding, sexting, gender dynamics, and the portrayal of femininity in contemporary media. The papers critically examine the impact of neoliberal ideologies on feminist movements and the evolving landscape of gender representation in the digital age.
- Neoliberalism
- Feminism
- Postfeminism
- Celebrity Culture
- Social Media
- Sexting
- Gender
- Digital Activism
- Self-Branding
- Media Culture
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +50% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Gender, Feminism, and Media research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.8k and 850 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 United Kingdom 850 works
- 3 Australia 457 works
- 4 Canada 307 works
- 5 Spain 288 works
- 6 China 277 works
- 7 Germany 255 works
- 8 Indonesia 227 works
- 9 India 209 works
- 10 Türkiye 152 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.
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Which institutions lead Gender, Feminism, and Media research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Melbourne publishes the most Gender, Feminism, and Media research, followed by The University of Sydney and Deakin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of MelbourneAustralia 40 works
- 2 The University of SydneyAustralia 34 works
- 3 Deakin UniversityAustralia 29 works
- 4 Monash UniversityAustralia 28 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 27 works
- 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 27 works
- 7 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 26 works
- 8 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 26 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 26 works
- 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gender, Feminism, and Media?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gender, Feminism, and Media include Judith Butler and Mark D. Griffiths.
- 1 Judith Butler United States 6.7k citations
- 2 Mark D. Griffiths United Kingdom 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gender, Feminism, and Media research done?
The largest centres of Gender, Feminism, and Media research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Sydney (Australia) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Burwood.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BurwoodAU · 29.2 works9.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gender, Feminism, and Media than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gender, Feminism, and Media?
Among universities, judged by research, RMIT University, Deakin University and Dublin City 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RMIT UniversityAustralia | 74.5 | 40.3% | 9.5× | 22 | +171.5% |
| 2 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 68.1 | 39.2% | 9.8× | 29 | +44.8% |
| 3 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 67.6 | 40.8% | 10.3× | 11 | +693.8% |
| 4 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 66.8 | 49.7% | 7.6× | 26 | +43.8% |
| 5 | University of TurkuFinland | 64.8 | 22.5% | 10.2× | 19 | +315.6% |
| 6 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 63.8 | 21.1% | 6.4× | 40 | +283.0% |
| 7 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 63.7 | 48.5% | 5.2× | 28 | +90.8% |
| 8 | Örebro UniversitySweden | 63.1 | 48.6% | 13.5× | 8 | +128.6% |
| 9 | Indiana University BloomingtonUnited States | 62.5 | 46.8% | 7.3× | 14 | +173.3% |
| 10 | Goldsmiths University of LondonUnited Kingdom | 62.1 | 47.6% | 35.5× | 14 | +38.8% |
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 Gender, Feminism, and Media research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gender, Feminism, and Media.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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