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Linguistic and Cultural Studies

Linguistic and Cultural Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 987 research works in it since 1951. 7.2% 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 plant names, ethnobotany, and botanical history. It includes discussions on common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and the etymology of plant names. The cluster also explores the cultural significance of plants, their use in traditional medicine, and the conservation of biodiversity linked to traditional knowledge.

  • Plant Names
  • Ethnobotany
  • Eponyms
  • Synonyms
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Cultural Practices
  • Botanical History
  • Taxonomy
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Traditional Knowledge
Research works
987
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
71
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Linguistic and Cultural Studies research?

By volume, Poland and Russia publish the most (128 and 20 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 128 works
  2. 2 Russia 20 works
  3. 3 Germany 18 works
  4. 4 United States 16 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 8 works
  6. 6 Czechia 8 works
  7. 7 Ukraine 7 works
  8. 8 Italy 6 works
  9. 9 Armenia 5 works
  10. 10 Slovakia 5 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.

Poland: 57.4%Russia: 9.1%Germany: 8.0%United States: 7.4%6 others listed: 18.1%57%largest
Poland128 · 57.4%Russia20 · 9.1%Germany18 · 8.0%United States16 · 7.4%6 others listed40 · 18.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Linguistic and Cultural Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jagiellonian University publishes the most Linguistic and Cultural Studies research, followed by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and University of Łódź.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 11 works
  2. 2 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 11 works
  3. 3 University of ŁódźPoland 9 works
  4. 4 University of WarsawPoland 9 works
  5. 5 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 7 works
  6. 6 University of GdańskPoland 5 works
  7. 7 Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowiePoland 5 works
  8. 8 University of Silesia in KatowicePoland 4 works
  9. 9 The Institute of the Polish Language of the Polish Academy of SciencesPoland 4 works
  10. 10 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 4 works

Where is Linguistic and Cultural Studies research done?

The largest centres of Linguistic and Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 are Krakow (Poland), Warsaw (Poland), Poznań (Poland) and Lublin (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Krakow and Warsaw.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Krakow Poland 26 works
  2. 2 Warsaw Poland 25 works
  3. 3 Poznań Poland 12 works
  4. 4 Lublin Poland 10 works
  5. 5 Łódź Poland 10 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 7 works
  7. 7 Katowice Poland 6 works
  8. 8 Gdańsk Poland 6 works
  9. 9 Toruń Poland 5 works
  10. 10 Wrocław Poland 5 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KrakowPL · 26.2 works56×
  2. WarsawPL · 24.6 works29×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Linguistic and Cultural Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Linguistic and Cultural Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Łódź and Jagiellonian 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.

0%2.5%5%7.5%mean 2.9%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 11, 3.0%University of Łódź: 9, 7.1%Jagiellonian University: 11, 1.5%University of Warsaw: 9, 0.0%University of ŁódźAdam Mickiewicz Univ…Jagiellonian Univers…University of Warsaw
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 45.53.0%98.2×11 +166.7%
2 University of ŁódźPoland 40.47.1%117.2×9 —
3 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 35.81.5%60.5×11 +90.8%
4 University of WarsawPoland 25.00.0%61.3×9 +188.0%

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 Linguistic and Cultural Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Linguistic and Cultural Studies.

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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.