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Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies

Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies is a research topic within History and Philosophy of Science. Science Explorer counts 2k research works in it since 1950. 7.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of interdisciplinary studies, including the intersection of arts and sciences, cultural identity, history, literature, ethics, environmental conservation, gender studies, education, and human rights. The papers reflect a diverse exploration of topics that bridge multiple disciplines and perspectives.

  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Art and Science
  • Cultural Identity
  • Education
  • History
  • Literature
  • Ethics
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Gender Studies
  • Human Rights
Research works
2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
151
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research?

By volume, France and Brazil publish the most (160 and 58 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 160 works
  2. 2 Brazil 58 works
  3. 3 Spain 27 works
  4. 4 United States 26 works
  5. 5 Romania 26 works
  6. 6 ?? 15 works
  7. 7 Belgium 12 works
  8. 8 Italy 12 works
  9. 9 Canada 10 works
  10. 10 Switzerland 9 works

How concentrated that is

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France: 45.0%Brazil: 16.3%Spain: 7.7%United States: 7.4%6 others listed: 23.5%45%largest
France160 · 45.0%Brazil58 · 16.3%Spain27 · 7.7%United States26 · 7.4%6 others listed83 · 23.5%

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

Which institutions lead Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Rennes 2 publishes the most Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research, followed by Université Clermont Auvergne and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Rennes 2France 11 works
  2. 2 Université Clermont AuvergneFrance 6 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 6 works
  4. 4 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 5 works
  5. 5 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 5 works
  6. 6 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 5 works
  7. 7 University of Arts from Târgu-MureșRomania 4 works
  8. 8 European Theoretical Spectroscopy FacilityBelgium 4 works
  9. 9 Université de LorraineFrance 3 works
  10. 10 Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies include Bruno François.

  1. 1 Bruno François France 315 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research done?

The largest centres of Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Rennes (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and Lyon (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paris.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 42 works
  2. 2 Rennes France 14 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 12 works
  4. 4 Lyon France 9 works
  5. 5 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7 works
  6. 6 Toulouse France 6 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 6 works
  8. 8 Clermont-Ferrand France 6 works
  9. 9 Nantes France 6 works
  10. 10 Bucharest Romania 5 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ParisFR · 42.2 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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

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Where is the best place to study Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Rennes 2 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Université Rennes 2France 0.022.3%277.3×11 -61.1%

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 Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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