Literary and Cultural Studies
Literary and Cultural Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 5.1% 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 discourse analysis, communication, rhetoric, and social change. It includes studies on cultural studies, qualitative research, media, identity, community, and power dynamics in various contexts.
- Discourse Analysis
- Social Change
- Communication
- Rhetoric
- Cultural Studies
- Qualitative Research
- Media
- Identity
- Community
- Power
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 692 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Literary and Cultural Studies research?
By volume, Spain and Argentina publish the most (607 and 275 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Literary and Cultural Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Literary and Cultural Studies research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 73 works
- 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 63 works
- 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 52 works
- 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 35 works
- 5 National University of San MarcosPeru 35 works
- 6 Universidad de SevillaSpain 30 works
- 7 Universidad de GranadaSpain 30 works
- 8 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 27 works
- 9 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 26 works
- 10 Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Literary and Cultural Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Literary and Cultural Studies include Noam Chomsky.
- 1 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 Literary and Cultural Studies research done?
The largest centres of Literary and Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Mexico City (Mexico) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Caracas, La Plata and Valladolid.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 200 works
- 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 135 works
- 3 Mexico City Mexico 106 works
- 4 Lima Peru 86 works
- 5 Bogotá Colombia 80 works
- 6 Santiago Chile 75 works
- 7 Medellín Colombia 43 works
- 8 Seville Spain 38 works
- 9 Granada Spain 31 works
- 10 Salamanca Spain 29 works
Where it is the local speciality
- CaracasVE · 23.2 works51×
- La PlataAR · 24.3 works44×
- ValladolidES · 27.2 works39×
- SalamancaES · 28.9 works37×
- MedellínCO · 43.2 works35×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Literary and Cultural Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Literary and Cultural Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Salamanca, University of Chile and Universidad de la República de Uruguay 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de SalamancaSpain | 47.3 | 11.1% | 43.1× | 27 | +187.9% |
| 2 | University of ChileChile | 44.5 | 10.1% | 34.1× | 23 | +151.0% |
| 3 | Universidad de la República de UruguayUruguay | 42.9 | 18.2% | 20.0× | 9 | +7.1% |
| 4 | University of AlicanteSpain | 42.6 | 15.5% | 28.3× | 15 | +80.8% |
| 5 | Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain | 39.1 | 10.3% | 33.1× | 26 | +48.6% |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain | 37.6 | 10.6% | 62.4× | 24 | +85.3% |
| 7 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 35.3 | 5.0% | 47.8× | 73 | +23.9% |
| 8 | Universidad de SevillaSpain | 34.6 | 6.6% | 28.2× | 30 | +72.6% |
| 9 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 33.3 | 2.8% | 79.2× | 63 | +61.2% |
| 10 | Universidad de AlcaláSpain | 31.3 | 8.3% | 21.8× | 8 | +159.7% |
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 Literary and Cultural Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Literary and Cultural Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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