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National Identity and Symbolism

National Identity and Symbolism is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 1.8k research works in it since 1950. 10.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of national symbols, such as postage stamps, banknotes, and national anthems, in the construction of national identity. It delves into the use of iconography and political imagery on currency, as well as the symbolic constructions embedded in these national symbols.

  • National Symbols
  • Identity Construction
  • Postage Stamps
  • Banknotes
  • National Anthems
  • Iconography
  • National Identity
  • Political Imagery
  • Currency Design
  • Symbolic Constructions
Research works
1.8k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
192
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+17%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
36% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
National Identity and Symbolism

Which countries lead National Identity and Symbolism research?

By volume, the United States and Russia publish the most (84 and 25 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 84 works
  2. 2 Russia 25 works
  3. 3 Türkiye 21 works
  4. 4 Ukraine 21 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 21 works
  6. 6 Germany 17 works
  7. 7 China 16 works
  8. 8 Spain 11 works
  9. 9 South Africa 8 works
  10. 10 Australia 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.

United States: 36.2%Russia: 10.8%Türkiye: 9.3%Ukraine: 9.0%6 others listed: 34.8%36%largest
United States84 · 36.2%Russia25 · 10.8%Türkiye21 · 9.3%Ukraine21 · 9.0%6 others listed80 · 34.8%

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

Which institutions lead National Identity and Symbolism research?

By volume in 2022-now, Weatherford College publishes the most National Identity and Symbolism research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and University of the Visual & Performing Arts.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 4 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 4 works
  3. 3 University of the Visual & Performing ArtsSri Lanka 3 works
  4. 4 University of KentuckyUnited States 3 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 3 works
  6. 6 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 2 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 2 works
  8. 8 Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine 2 works
  9. 9 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 2 works
  10. 10 Universidad San JorgeSpain 2 works

Who are the leading researchers in National Identity and Symbolism?

The most-cited researchers publishing on National Identity and Symbolism include ‪Damià Barceló.

  1. 1 ‪Damià Barceló Spain 132k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in National Identity and Symbolism?

The most cited paper in National Identity and Symbolism is "Preface to the Second Edition" (Jes Olesen, 2004), with 2,059 citations. Next come "A critical look at Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’: the rise of a meme" (520) and "Hot, banal and everyday nationalism: Bilingual road signs in Wales" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Preface to the Second Edition Jes Olesen · Cephalalgia Open access May 2004 2,059
2 A critical look at Chinese ‘debt-trap diplomacy’: the rise of a meme Deborah Bräutigam · Area Development and Policy 6 Dec 2019 520
3 Hot, banal and everyday nationalism: Bilingual road signs in Wales Rhys A. Jones, Peter Merriman · Political Geography Mar 2009 238
4 Visualizing finland: postage stamps as political messengers Pauliina Raento, Stanley D. Brunn · Geografiska Annaler Series B Human Geography Jun 2005 138
5 Encyclopedia of Life Science Helen S. Ashton · Reference Reviews 15 Jun 2010 133
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Where is National Identity and Symbolism research done?

The largest centres of National Identity and Symbolism research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Beijing (China) and Tokyo (Japan).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 9 works
  2. 2 KyivUkraine 7 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 5 works
  4. 4 TokyoJapan 4 works
  5. 5 LondonUnited Kingdom 4 works
  6. 6 Saint PetersburgRussia 4 works
  7. 7 WeatherfordUnited States 4 works
  8. 8 Washington D.C.United States 4 works
  9. 9 New YorkUnited States 4 works
  10. 10 BudapestHungary 4 works
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Is National Identity and Symbolism research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are National Identity and Symbolism.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Identity and Symbolism as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

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Fractional works of National Identity and Symbolism over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

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