Linguistics and language evolution
Linguistics and language evolution is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to the linguistic, etymological, and cultural aspects of the Indo-European language family. It includes studies on historical phonology, ancient languages, lexicography, language evolution, and comparative philology, providing insights into the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the Indo-European peoples.
- Indo-European
- Linguistics
- Etymology
- Historical Phonology
- Cultural History
- Language Evolution
- Proto-Indo-European
- Lexicography
- Ancient Languages
- Comparative Philology
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Linguistics and language evolution research?
By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (706 and 433 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 706 works
- 2 United States 433 works
- 3 Germany 333 works
- 4 France 330 works
- 5 Italy 224 works
- 6 United Kingdom 221 works
- 7 Poland 205 works
- 8 Croatia 177 works
- 9 Slovenia 158 works
- 10 Spain 113 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 Linguistics and language evolution research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institut za filozofiju publishes the most Linguistics and language evolution research, followed by University of Ljubljana and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institut za filozofiju Croatia 54 works
- 2 University of Ljubljana Slovenia 46 works
- 3 Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy 45 works
- 4 Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen age France 44 works
- 5 University of Maribor Slovenia 42 works
- 6 Weatherford College United States 38 works
- 7 Jagiellonian University Poland 36 works
- 8 University of Oxford United Kingdom 33 works
- 9 University of Helsinki Finland 32 works
- 10 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Linguistics and language evolution?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Linguistics and language evolution include C. Schmitt and A. De Angelis.
- 1 C. Schmitt 6.8k citations
- 2 A. De Angelis 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Linguistics and language evolution research done?
The largest centres of Linguistics and language evolution research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Zagreb (Croatia) and Saint Petersburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Postojna, Ljubljana and Donji grad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PostojnaSI · 29.4 works473×
- Ljubljana25.3 works380×
- Donji gradHR · 34.0 works70×
- PessacFR · 44.3 works61×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Linguistics and language evolution than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Linguistics and language evolution?
Among universities, judged by research, Moscow State University, University of Helsinki and Ca' Foscari University of Venice 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 | Moscow State University Tajikistan | 71.8 | 11.2% | 16.9× | 20 | +294.7% |
| 2 | University of Helsinki Finland | 71.1 | 17.0% | 12.5× | 32 | +113.7% |
| 3 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy | 67.9 | 7.7% | 41.8× | 45 | +822.9% |
| 4 | University of Verona Italy | 67.5 | 26.4% | 8.4× | 9 | +260.6% |
| 5 | University of Oslo Norway | 67.2 | 25.2% | 8.5× | 18 | +61.7% |
| 6 | University of Göttingen Germany | 60.9 | 21.2% | 9.4× | 12 | +75.4% |
| 7 | University of Ljubljana Slovenia | 60.7 | 5.0% | 24.8× | 46 | +105.6% |
| 8 | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland | 60.6 | 14.0% | 17.6× | 32 | +35.2% |
| 9 | Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia | 60.5 | 9.1% | 7.7× | 30 | +214.2% |
| 10 | Tbilisi State University Georgia | 60.3 | 6.8% | 64.0× | 29 | +174.5% |
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 Linguistics and language evolution research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Linguistics and language evolution.
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.