Historical and Literary Studies
Historical and Literary Studies is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 8.7% 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 related to the economy and society in ancient Rome, including living standards, urban workshops, artisan clusters, production technology, and the use of encyclopedias. It also delves into the archaeological exploration of Pompeii and its relevance to understanding Roman lifestyles. The papers provide insights into various aspects of economic activities, social structures, and material culture in ancient Rome.
- Roman Economy
- Urban Workshops
- Pompeii
- Archaeology
- Living Standards
- Artisans
- Lifestyles
- Production Technology
- Encyclopedism
- Social Progress
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Historical and Literary Studies research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (2.2k and 474 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 2.2k works
- 2 United States 474 works
- 3 United Kingdom 249 works
- 4 Italy 200 works
- 5 Canada 198 works
- 6 Russia 123 works
- 7 Germany 118 works
- 8 Spain 116 works
- 9 ?? 115 works
- 10 Belgium 102 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 Historical and Literary Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sorbonne Université publishes the most Historical and Literary Studies research, followed by Université Paris Nanterre and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 68 works
- 2 Université Paris NanterreFrance 62 works
- 3 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 59 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 54 works
- 5 Université de LilleFrance 53 works
- 6 Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance 52 works
- 7 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 46 works
- 8 École Normale Supérieure de LyonFrance 41 works
- 9 Institut d'Histoire des Représentations et des Idées dans les ModernitésFrance 39 works
- 10 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in Historical and Literary Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical and Literary Studies include Pierre Bourdıeu and Gilles Deleuze.
- 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 10k citations
- 2 Gilles Deleuze France 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Historical and Literary Studies research done?
The largest centres of Historical and Literary Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Toulouse (France) and Nanterre (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nanterre, Amiens and Lyon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NanterreFR · 77.9 works57×
- AmiensFR · 39.6 works44×
- LyonFR · 186.9 works44×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical and Literary Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical and Literary Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Sorbonne Université 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 | Université Libre de BruxellesBelgium | 66.4 | 18.1% | 10.3× | 12 | +58.6% |
| 2 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance | 60.7 | 7.7% | 52.0× | 38 | +72.7% |
| 3 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance | 59.8 | 3.2% | 31.1× | 68 | +17.8% |
| 4 | Université de LilleFrance | 59.8 | 3.5% | 36.5× | 53 | +87.5% |
| 5 | Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly | 59.8 | 4.1% | 34.2× | 37 | +154.3% |
| 6 | University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom | 59.6 | 21.5% | 9.1× | 9 | -13.8% |
| 7 | Université Jean MonnetFrance | 58.1 | 16.0% | 50.7× | 14 | -5.9% |
| 8 | Université Paris NanterreFrance | 58.0 | 5.2% | 66.7× | 62 | +34.0% |
| 9 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 57.6 | 13.0% | 5.4× | 31 | +111.2% |
| 10 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance | 57.1 | 5.7% | 109.5× | 59 | +9.4% |
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 Historical and Literary Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Literary Studies.
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.