Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
Polish Historical and Cultural Studies is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 6.7% 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 the history, politics, and cultural dynamics of Poland, including the post-World War II period, political transformations, nationalism, Soviet influence, ethnic relations, and religious dynamics. It also delves into the Polish minority, Eastern European context, and the cultural discourse surrounding these themes.
- Polish history
- Polish minority
- Eastern Europe
- Post-World War II
- Political transformations
- Nationalism
- Soviet Union
- Cultural discourse
- Religious dynamics
- Ethnic relations
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research?
By volume, Poland and Ukraine publish the most (4.7k and 223 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Poland 4.7k works
- 2 Ukraine 223 works
- 3 United States 222 works
- 4 Russia 100 works
- 5 Czechia 91 works
- 6 Germany 71 works
- 7 United Kingdom 67 works
- 8 Romania 44 works
- 9 Lithuania 40 works
- 10 France 37 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.
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Which institutions lead Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jagiellonian University publishes the most Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research, followed by University of Warsaw and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 399 works
- 2 University of WarsawPoland 353 works
- 3 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 345 works
- 4 University of ŁódźPoland 241 works
- 5 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 194 works
- 6 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 171 works
- 7 University of WrocławPoland 155 works
- 8 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 137 works
- 9 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPoland 129 works
- 10 University of GdańskPoland 125 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polish Historical and Cultural Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polish Historical and Cultural Studies include John C. Campbell.
- 1 John C. Campbell United States 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research done?
The largest centres of Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Lublin (Poland) and Poznań (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kalisz, Słupsk and Opava.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KaliszPL · 21.8 works309×
- SłupskPL · 29.3 works208×
- OpavaCZ · 28.0 works131×
- SiedlcePL · 26.8 works128×
- ToruńPL · 155.4 works107×
- OpolePL · 72.5 works96×
- LublinPL · 411.5 works94×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polish Historical and Cultural Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polish Historical and Cultural Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Silesian University in Opava, University of Warsaw and Maria Curie-Skłodowska 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silesian University in OpavaCzechia | 68.1 | 14.2% | 136.1× | 25 | +278.9% |
| 2 | University of WarsawPoland | 66.5 | 7.7% | 122.6× | 353 | +86.8% |
| 3 | Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland | 66.0 | 6.5% | 158.0× | 172 | +224.9% |
| 4 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 63.9 | 5.7% | 151.4× | 345 | +108.0% |
| 5 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 63.4 | 5.8% | 106.5× | 399 | +66.4% |
| 6 | University of Silesia in KatowicePoland | 63.4 | 7.1% | 84.5× | 99 | +147.3% |
| 7 | John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland | 63.2 | 4.6% | 207.5× | 194 | +232.1% |
| 8 | Uniwersytet SWPSPoland | 63.0 | 14.8% | 60.1× | 21 | +127.1% |
| 9 | University of WrocławPoland | 61.6 | 5.0% | 134.0× | 155 | +139.5% |
| 10 | University of ŁódźPoland | 60.8 | 7.3% | 150.5× | 240 | +58.7% |
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 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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