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Media Discourse and Social Analysis

Media Discourse and Social Analysis is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 3.8k research works in it since 1954. 11.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of media discourse, social movements, and cultural representation, with a particular emphasis on topics such as Islamophobia, digital media, globalization, and identity construction. It encompasses critical discourse analysis and sociological perspectives to understand the role of media in shaping public opinion and representing various social phenomena.

  • Media Discourse
  • Social Movements
  • Islamophobia
  • Digital Media
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • New Media
  • Globalization
  • Sociological Analysis
  • Cultural Representation
  • Identity Construction
Research works
3.8k
fractional, since 1954
In the world top 10%
433
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+190%
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Which countries lead Media Discourse and Social Analysis research?

By volume, Türkiye and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 49 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Türkiye 1.5k works
  2. 2 United States 49 works
  3. 3 ?? 39 works
  4. 4 Azerbaijan 29 works
  5. 5 Kazakhstan 21 works
  6. 6 Iraq 16 works
  7. 7 India 13 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 9 works
  9. 9 Cyprus 8 works
  10. 10 Russia 8 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.

Türkiye: 88.4%United States: 3.0%??: 2.3%Azerbaijan: 1.7%6 others listed: 4.5%88%largest
Türkiye1,461 · 88.4%United States49 · 3.0%??39 · 2.3%Azerbaijan29 · 1.7%6 others listed75 · 4.5%

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

Which institutions lead Media Discourse and Social Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi publishes the most Media Discourse and Social Analysis research, followed by Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University and Atatürk University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 53 works
  2. 2 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityTürkiye 44 works
  3. 3 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 34 works
  4. 4 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 31 works
  5. 5 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 29 works
  6. 6 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 28 works
  7. 7 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 27 works
  8. 8 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye 25 works
  9. 9 Inonu UniversityTürkiye 24 works
  10. 10 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 24 works

Where is Media Discourse and Social Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Media Discourse and Social Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye), Konya (Türkiye) and Izmir (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Malatya.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Istanbul Türkiye 238 works
  2. 2 Ankara Türkiye 229 works
  3. 3 Konya Türkiye 52 works
  4. 4 Izmir Türkiye 48 works
  5. 5 Eskişehir Türkiye 40 works
  6. 6 Erzurum Türkiye 37 works
  7. 7 Sivas Türkiye 28 works
  8. 8 Samsun Türkiye 26 works
  9. 9 Çanakkale Türkiye 26 works
  10. 10 Malatya Türkiye 24 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MalatyaTR · 24.2 works72×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Media Discourse and Social Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Media Discourse and Social Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Atatürk University, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi and Inonu University 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 13.51%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Atatürk University: 34, 14.3%Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi: 53, 9.5%Inonu University: 24, 14.8%Anadolu University: 24, 15.0%Selçuk University: 27, 13.0%Hacettepe University: 23, 13.5%Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi: 11, 17.7%Ankara University: 29, 9.2%Akdeniz University: 14, 16.8%Sakarya University: 24, 11.3%Anadolu UniversityInonu UniversityAtatürk UniversityAnkara Sosyal Biliml…
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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 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 72.714.3%57.8×34 +330.6%
2 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 71.29.5%196.8×53 +825.7%
3 Inonu UniversityTürkiye 69.614.8%78.0×24 +630.6%
4 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 69.615.0%114.5×24 +852.6%
5 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 68.613.0%52.3×27 +289.2%
6 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 68.513.5%28.6×23 +380.6%
7 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 68.317.7%12.4×11 +190.9%
8 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 67.09.2%40.0×29 +419.6%
9 Akdeniz UniversityTürkiye 66.516.8%41.6×14 +306.4%
10 Sakarya UniversityTürkiye 66.411.3%52.0×24 +316.3%

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 Media Discourse and Social Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 190% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Media Discourse and Social Analysis.

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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.