Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Topic · Geography, Planning and Development

Nationalism and Cultural Identity

Nationalism and Cultural Identity is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 3.1k research works in it since 1955. 8.5% 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 regional development, national identity, and sustainable tourism. It includes discussions on territorial governance, community empowerment, cultural heritage, and environmental governance. The papers also explore innovation in education and the role of bibliometric review in understanding these areas.

  • Regional Development
  • National Identity
  • Tourism
  • Territorial Governance
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Community Empowerment
  • Sustainable Development
  • Bibliometric Review
  • Innovation in Education
  • Environmental Governance
Research works
3.1k
fractional, since 1955
In the world top 10%
260
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Nationalism and Cultural Identity research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (224 and 121 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 224 works
  2. 2 Mexico 121 works
  3. 3 Ecuador 45 works
  4. 4 Colombia 34 works
  5. 5 United States 31 works
  6. 6 Argentina 29 works
  7. 7 Peru 28 works
  8. 8 Chile 24 works
  9. 9 France 20 works
  10. 10 Costa Rica 19 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.

Spain: 38.9%Mexico: 21.1%Ecuador: 7.8%Colombia: 5.9%6 others listed: 26.2%39%largest
Spain224 · 38.9%Mexico121 · 21.1%Ecuador45 · 7.8%Colombia34 · 5.9%6 others listed150 · 26.2%

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

Which institutions lead Nationalism and Cultural Identity research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Nationalism and Cultural Identity research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universitat de Barcelona.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 14 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 10 works
  3. 3 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 9 works
  4. 4 University of AlicanteSpain 9 works
  5. 5 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 9 works
  6. 6 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 8 works
  7. 7 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 8 works
  8. 8 University of the Basque CountrySpain 8 works
  9. 9 Universidad de SevillaSpain 7 works
  10. 10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 7 works

Where is Nationalism and Cultural Identity research done?

The largest centres of Nationalism and Cultural Identity research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Barcelona (Spain) and San José (Costa Rica).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 50 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 30 works
  3. 3 Barcelona Spain 17 works
  4. 4 San José Costa Rica 13 works
  5. 5 Lima Peru 13 works
  6. 6 Buenos Aires Argentina 12 works
  7. 7 Seville Spain 11 works
  8. 8 Valencia Spain 9 works
  9. 9 Bogotá Colombia 9 works
  10. 10 Alicante Spain 9 works
See Nationalism and Cultural Identity on the map

Where is the best place to study Nationalism and Cultural Identity?

Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat de València and Universidad de Costa Rica 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 9.78333%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universitat de Barcelona: 9, 7.6%Universitat de València: 8, 17.4%Universidad de Costa Rica: 9, 7.7%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 10, 12.5%University of Alicante: 9, 10.3%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 14, 3.2%Universitat de Valèn…Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Costa…Universitat de Barce…
above the meannear itbelow it

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 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 38.37.6%25.6×9 +84.5%
2 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 38.317.4%24.8×8 +38.4%
3 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 28.37.7%71.2×9 +77.0%
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 27.812.5%15.5×10 +18.9%
5 University of AlicanteSpain 27.610.3%53.5×9 +49.2%
6 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 25.43.2%28.1×14 +42.7%

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 Nationalism and Cultural Identity research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nationalism and Cultural Identity.

19801990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.