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Literature: history, themes, analysis

Literature: history, themes, analysis is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of postcolonialism, race, gender, literature, and history within the context of power dynamics, identity formation, and the public sphere. It delves into critical theories related to colonialism, society, and the impact of historical events on contemporary cultural studies.

  • Postcolonialism
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Literature
  • History
  • Identity
  • Power
  • Colonialism
  • Society
  • Public Sphere
Research works
8.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+9%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Literature: history, themes, analysis research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (490 and 281 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 490 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 281 works
  3. 3 Canada 72 works
  4. 4 China 33 works
  5. 5 India 32 works
  6. 6 Australia 31 works
  7. 7 Germany 27 works
  8. 8 France 26 works
  9. 9 Italy 25 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 24 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.

United States: 47.1%United Kingdom: 27.0%Canada: 6.9%China: 3.2%6 others listed: 15.8%47%largest
United States490 · 47.1%United Kingdom281 · 27.0%Canada72 · 6.9%China33 · 3.2%6 others listed164 · 15.8%

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

Which institutions lead Literature: history, themes, analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Cambridge publishes the most Literature: history, themes, analysis research, followed by University of Oxford and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 20 works
  2. 2 University of Oxford United Kingdom 18 works
  3. 3 Film Independent United States 17 works
  4. 4 University College London United Kingdom 10 works
  5. 5 University of York United Kingdom 9 works
  6. 6 Princeton University United States 9 works
  7. 7 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 9 works
  8. 8 University of Toronto Canada 8 works
  9. 9 University of Exeter United Kingdom 8 works
  10. 10 University of Nottingham United Kingdom 7 works

Where is Literature: history, themes, analysis research done?

The largest centres of Literature: history, themes, analysis research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Cambridge (United Kingdom) and Los Angeles (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cambridge.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 46 works
  2. 2 New York United States 30 works
  3. 3 Cambridge United Kingdom 23 works
  4. 4 Los Angeles United States 21 works
  5. 5 Oxford United Kingdom 21 works
  6. 6 Birmingham United Kingdom 15 works
  7. 7 Toronto Canada 13 works
  8. 8 York United Kingdom 11 works
  9. 9 Washington D.C. United States 11 works
  10. 10 Nottingham United Kingdom 10 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. CambridgeGB · 23.2 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Literature: history, themes, analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Literature: history, themes, analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Princeton University, University of Birmingham and University of Cambridge 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%mean 6.75714%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Princeton University: 9, 15.1%University of Birmingham: 8, 11.8%University of Cambridge: 20, 4.5%University of Oxford: 18, 3.7%University of York: 9, 0.0%University of Toronto: 8, 12.2%University College London: 10, 0.0%Princeton UniversityUniversity of Birmin…University of Cambri…University of Oxford
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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
1Princeton University United States 76.515.1%17.1×9 +169.1%
2University of Birmingham United Kingdom 67.911.8%12.5×8 +108.4%
3University of Cambridge United Kingdom 66.54.5%15.6×20 +19.2%
4University of Oxford United Kingdom 58.93.7%11.9×18 -26.1%
5University of York United Kingdom 38.30.0%24.4×9 +34.1%
6University of Toronto Canada 33.012.2%4.9×8 -10.0%
7University College London United Kingdom 19.20.0%5.9×10 -18.3%

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: history, themes, analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis.

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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.