Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the metaphorical representation of time in language and cognition, investigating the influence of language on conceptualizations of time, the role of embodiment and spatial metaphors in understanding time, and the neural basis of understanding metaphoric expressions related to time. It also delves into cross-cultural differences in mental representations of time and the impact of metaphor on reasoning and communication.
- Metaphor
- Time
- Language
- Cognition
- Embodiment
- Spatial Metaphors
- Conceptual Blending
- Cognitive Science
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Neural Basis
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 1,000 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 1,000 works
- 3 United Kingdom 509 works
- 4 Russia 443 works
- 5 Germany 388 works
- 6 Indonesia 334 works
- 7 Spain 321 works
- 8 France 304 works
- 9 Italy 248 works
- 10 Ukraine 216 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 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies publishes the most Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research, followed by Peking University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesChina 45 works
- 2 Peking UniversityChina 37 works
- 3 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 31 works
- 4 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 31 works
- 5 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 30 works
- 6 Lancaster UniversityUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 8 University of HelsinkiFinland 28 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 27 works
- 10 Shanghai International Studies UniversityChina 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Language, Metaphor, and Cognition?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Language, Metaphor, and Cognition include Emanuel A. Schegloff, Howard Gardner and Noam Chomsky.
- 1 Emanuel A. Schegloff United States 3.9k citations
- 2 Howard Gardner United States 3.7k citations
- 3 Noam Chomsky United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research done?
The largest centres of Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Shanghai (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lancaster.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LancasterGB · 29.0 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Language, Metaphor, and Cognition than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Language, Metaphor, and Cognition?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Potsdam, University of Jordan and Radboud University Nijmegen 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 | University of PotsdamGermany | 67.7 | 36.8% | 8.5× | 16 | +182.8% |
| 2 | University of JordanJordan | 64.6 | 19.3% | 9.5× | 20 | +322.7% |
| 3 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 63.2 | 32.3% | 8.3× | 30 | +23.9% |
| 4 | Lancaster UniversityUnited Kingdom | 63.2 | 25.2% | 12.7× | 29 | +33.3% |
| 5 | University of NeuchâtelSwitzerland | 62.2 | 42.5% | 20.6× | 11 | +20.0% |
| 6 | University of MacauMacau | 61.0 | 34.3% | 5.2× | 14 | +304.5% |
| 7 | Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRussia | 59.2 | 30.2% | 6.4× | 18 | +616.7% |
| 8 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 56.7 | 33.9% | 5.6× | 28 | +41.8% |
| 9 | Universitat Jaume ISpain | 56.6 | 37.3% | 7.8× | 10 | +121.1% |
| 10 | Moscow State Linguistic UniversityRussia | 56.2 | 9.1% | 53.0× | 20 | +840.5% |
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 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Language, Metaphor, and Cognition.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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