Photography and Visual Culture
Photography and Visual Culture is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 7.6k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the history, cultural impact, and evolving implications of photography, encompassing topics such as digital images, social media, visual culture, artistic collaboration, ethics of representation, memory and identity, documentary practices, and global influence.
- Photography
- Digital Images
- Cultural History
- Social Media
- Visual Culture
- Artistic Collaboration
- Ethics of Representation
- Memory and Identity
- Documentary Practices
- Global Influence
- Research works
- 7.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Photography and Visual Culture research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (328 and 159 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 328 works
- 2 United Kingdom 159 works
- 3 France 101 works
- 4 Brazil 86 works
- 5 Germany 61 works
- 6 Australia 52 works
- 7 Canada 52 works
- 8 Türkiye 46 works
- 9 Italy 43 works
- 10 Spain 38 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Photography and Visual Culture research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most Photography and Visual Culture research, followed by The University of Melbourne and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Film IndependentUnited States 9 works
- 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 8 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 7 works
- 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 7 works
- 5 University of the Arts LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 6 works
- 7 York UniversityCanada 6 works
- 8 University of ChicagoUnited States 5 works
- 9 University of KurdistanIran 5 works
- 10 New York UniversityUnited States 5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Photography and Visual Culture?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Photography and Visual Culture include Ian S. McLean.
- 1 Ian S. McLean United States 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Photography and Visual Culture research done?
The largest centres of Photography and Visual Culture research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and São Paulo (Brazil).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Paris France 38 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 36 works
- 3 New York United States 24 works
- 4 São Paulo Brazil 20 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 17 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 16 works
- 7 Los Angeles United States 16 works
- 8 Sydney Australia 12 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 12 works
- 10 Madrid Spain 12 works
Is Photography and Visual Culture research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Photography and Visual Culture.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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