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Literature and Culture Studies

Literature and Culture Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 7.3k research works in it since 1950. 8.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of the flâneur in nineteenth-century urban culture, examining its manifestations in literature, sociology, gender studies, and the construction of public space and cultural identity. It delves into the role of the flâneur as a symbol of modernity and its implications for social history and literary journalism.

  • Flâneur
  • Urban Culture
  • Nineteenth-Century
  • Literature
  • Sociology
  • Gender
  • Public Space
  • Cultural Identity
  • Literary Journalism
  • Social History
Research works
7.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
596
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Literature and Culture Studies research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (810 and 111 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 810 works
  2. 2 United States 111 works
  3. 3 Canada 92 works
  4. 4 ?? 53 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 52 works
  6. 6 Belgium 47 works
  7. 7 Germany 33 works
  8. 8 Italy 25 works
  9. 9 Brazil 24 works
  10. 10 Spain 21 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.

France: 63.8%United States: 8.7%Canada: 7.3%??: 4.2%6 others listed: 16.0%64%largest
France810 · 63.8%United States111 · 8.7%Canada92 · 7.3%??53 · 4.2%6 others listed203 · 16.0%

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Which institutions lead Literature and Culture Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Rennes 2 publishes the most Literature and Culture Studies research, followed by Université Paris Nanterre and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Rennes 2France 27 works
  2. 2 Université Paris NanterreFrance 25 works
  3. 3 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 22 works
  4. 4 Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance 21 works
  5. 5 Université Clermont AuvergneFrance 17 works
  6. 6 Université Bordeaux MontaigneFrance 17 works
  7. 7 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 16 works
  8. 8 Université de LorraineFrance 15 works
  9. 9 Directorate-General for InterpretationBelgium 15 works
  10. 10 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 15 works

Where is Literature and Culture Studies research done?

The largest centres of Literature and Culture Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Rennes (France) and Toulouse (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nanterre and Rennes.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 228 works
  2. 2 Lyon France 51 works
  3. 3 Rennes France 40 works
  4. 4 Toulouse France 37 works
  5. 5 Montreal Canada 34 works
  6. 6 Nanterre France 27 works
  7. 7 Strasbourg France 26 works
  8. 8 Brussels Belgium 23 works
  9. 9 Nantes France 23 works
  10. 10 Bordeaux France 22 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NanterreFR · 26.8 works64×
  2. RennesFR · 40.0 works46×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Literature and Culture Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Literature and Culture Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Rennes 2, Sorbonne Université and Université de Lorraine 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%10%20%30%mean 13.49%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Rennes 2: 27, 18.3%Sorbonne Université: 16, 11.6%Université de Lorraine: 15, 14.3%University of Lausanne: 8, 13.2%Université Paris Nanterre: 25, 10.1%Université de Poitiers: 10, 24.0%Université Bordeaux Montaigne: 17, 12.8%Université Clermont Auvergne: 17, 3.5%Aix-Marseille Université: 11, 17.6%Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: 22, 9.5%Université Rennes 2Université de LorraineUniversity of LausanneSorbonne Université
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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 Université Rennes 2France 73.818.3%221.1×27 +45.2%
2 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 69.211.6%23.6×16 +116.6%
3 Université de LorraineFrance 68.614.3%42.2×15 +101.9%
4 University of LausanneSwitzerland 64.213.2%17.3×8 +184.8%
5 Université Paris NanterreFrance 62.010.1%85.3×25 +38.4%
6 Université de PoitiersFrance 61.124.0%56.4×10 -25.0%
7 Université Bordeaux MontaigneFrance 60.712.8%189.7×17 +69.9%
8 Université Clermont AuvergneFrance 60.03.5%104.2×17 +162.4%
9 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 59.317.6%27.5×11 -11.0%
10 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 58.69.5%132.3×22 +20.1%

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 Literature and Culture Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Literature and Culture Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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