Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis is a research topic within History and Philosophy of Science. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1950. 9.6% 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 history of science and technology, including scientific institutions, technological development, innovation, intellectual exchange, and the cultural impact of scientific advancements. It explores historical narratives, cross-disciplinary studies, and the transmission of knowledge on a global scale.
- Scientific History
- Technological Development
- Innovation
- Intellectual Exchange
- Cultural Impact
- Global Perspectives
- Scientific Institutions
- Historical Narratives
- Cross-disciplinary Studies
- Knowledge Transmission
- Research works
- 56k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (3.5k and 2.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 3.5k works
- 2 United States 2.2k works
- 3 United Kingdom 802 works
- 4 Canada 613 works
- 5 Germany 233 works
- 6 Italy 187 works
- 7 ?? 180 works
- 8 Switzerland 153 works
- 9 Belgium 142 works
- 10 Russia 134 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne publishes the most Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research, followed by École des hautes études en sciences sociales and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne France 99 works
- 2 École des hautes études en sciences sociales France 98 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 95 works
- 4 Université Paris Nanterre France 86 works
- 5 Sorbonne Université France 85 works
- 6 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 59 works
- 7 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle France 58 works
- 8 Université de Lille France 56 works
- 9 Aix-Marseille Université France 55 works
- 10 Territoires France 55 works
Who are the leading researchers in Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis include Jonathan Krause, D. G. Charlton and Charles Tilly.
- 1 Jonathan Krause 9.6k citations
- 2 D. G. Charlton 7.2k citations
- 3 Charles Tilly 3.7k citations
- 4 Stanley Hoffmann 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), London (United Kingdom) and Montreal (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Aubervilliers and Nancy.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Mont-Saint-Aignan21.8 works143×
- AubervilliersFR · 58.5 works110×
- Nancy30.0 works67×
- AubièreFR · 56.2 works56×
- ArrasFR · 22.3 works42×
- NanterreFR · 111.0 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne 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 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy | 68.3 | 15.5% | 11.0× | 24 | +220.0% |
| 2 | Sorbonne Université France | 64.0 | 5.6% | 19.6× | 86 | +73.4% |
| 3 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne France | 63.5 | 7.2% | 68.7× | 99 | +71.2% |
| 4 | University of Warwick United Kingdom | 63.5 | 27.2% | 5.7× | 23 | +58.2% |
| 5 | University of Geneva Switzerland | 61.8 | 13.9% | 8.9× | 26 | +86.6% |
| 6 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 61.3 | 14.2% | 6.1× | 59 | +100.4% |
| 7 | Université Paris Cité France | 60.7 | 7.9% | 14.4× | 54 | +47.3% |
| 8 | Durham University United Kingdom | 60.4 | 5.0% | 10.1× | 32 | +177.2% |
| 9 | University of St Andrews United Kingdom | 58.7 | 6.8% | 12.3× | 24 | +163.9% |
| 10 | Université Paris Nanterre France | 58.6 | 5.7% | 46.5× | 86 | +58.7% |
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 Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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