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Renaissance Literature and Culture

Renaissance Literature and Culture is a research topic within Classics. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 7.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of interdisciplinary studies focused on the Renaissance period, including literature, art, history, gender, culture, religion, philosophy, science, and society. The topics covered include the works of prominent figures such as Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne, and Rabelais, as well as broader themes related to the intellectual and cultural developments of the era.

  • Renaissance
  • Literature
  • Art
  • History
  • Gender
  • Culture
  • Religion
  • Philosophy
  • Science
  • Society
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
854
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+20%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Renaissance Literature and Culture research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (450 and 231 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 450 works
  2. 2 United States 231 works
  3. 3 Italy 219 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 124 works
  5. 5 Poland 78 works
  6. 6 Spain 61 works
  7. 7 Canada 53 works
  8. 8 Russia 49 works
  9. 9 Germany 34 works
  10. 10 ?? 31 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.

France: 33.8%United States: 17.4%Italy: 16.4%United Kingdom: 9.3%6 others listed: 23.0%34%largest
France450 · 33.8%United States231 · 17.4%Italy219 · 16.4%United Kingdom124 · 9.3%6 others listed306 · 23.0%

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

Which institutions lead Renaissance Literature and Culture research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ca' Foscari University of Venice publishes the most Renaissance Literature and Culture research, followed by University of Milan and Université Paris Nanterre.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 26 works
  2. 2 University of MilanItaly 20 works
  3. 3 Université Paris NanterreFrance 17 works
  4. 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 16 works
  5. 5 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 15 works
  6. 6 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 15 works
  7. 7 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 14 works
  8. 8 Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de la RenaissanceFrance 13 works
  9. 9 University of FlorenceItaly 13 works
  10. 10 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 13 works

Where is Renaissance Literature and Culture research done?

The largest centres of Renaissance Literature and Culture research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Rome (Italy), Lyon (France) and Venice (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tours, Venice and Lyon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 132 works
  2. 2 Rome Italy 33 works
  3. 3 Lyon France 32 works
  4. 4 Venice Italy 27 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 26 works
  6. 6 Warsaw Poland 26 works
  7. 7 Milan Italy 24 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 24 works
  9. 9 Krakow Poland 21 works
  10. 10 Tours France 20 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ToursFR · 20.4 works62×
  2. VeniceIT · 27.3 works54×
  3. LyonFR · 32.0 works22×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Renaissance Literature and Culture than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Renaissance Literature and Culture?

Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Université Rennes 2 and University of Warsaw 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%30%mean 7.9%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ca' Foscari University of Venice: 26, 1.9%Université Rennes 2: 9, 26.9%University of Warsaw: 11, 14.1%University of Milan: 20, 6.4%University of Florence: 13, 2.5%Jagiellonian University: 15, 12.2%University of Turin: 11, 3.0%University of Bologna: 10, 6.1%Aix-Marseille Université: 14, 2.4%Sorbonne Université: 13, 3.5%Université Rennes 2University of WarsawUniversity of MilanCa' Foscari Universi…
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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 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 64.21.9%71.5×26 +411.8%
2 Université Rennes 2France 64.026.9%64.4×9 +92.5%
3 University of WarsawPoland 61.214.1%13.5×11 +180.4%
4 University of MilanItaly 60.76.4%19.9×20 +113.2%
5 University of FlorenceItaly 54.92.5%16.6×13 +1016.7%
6 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 52.612.2%14.6×15 +6.5%
7 University of TurinItaly 49.73.0%15.3×11 +137.3%
8 University of BolognaItaly 49.66.1%8.4×10 +215.9%
9 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 48.62.4%30.6×14 +73.6%
10 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 48.43.5%16.8×13 +40.6%

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 Renaissance Literature and Culture research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Renaissance Literature and Culture.

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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.