Semiotics and Representation Studies
Semiotics and Representation Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 3.8k research works in it since 1951. 10.4% 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 semiotics, cultural studies, communication, sociology, anthropology, media analysis, literary theory, visual semiotics, social movements, and ethnography. It explores the intersection of signs, symbols, and meaning-making in various cultural contexts and social phenomena.
- Semiotics
- Cultural Studies
- Communication
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Media Analysis
- Literary Theory
- Visual Semiotics
- Social Movements
- Ethnography
- Research works
- 3.8k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 396 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +4% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
France
37% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Semiotics and Representation Studies research?
By volume, France and Brazil publish the most (271 and 219 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
France
271 works
- 2
Brazil
219 works
- 3
Italy
64 works
- 4
United States
47 works
- 5
Türkiye
32 works
- 6
Belgium
28 works
- 7
Canada
27 works
- 8
United Kingdom
20 works
- 9 ?? 17 works
- 10
Spain
17 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 Semiotics and Representation Studies research?
By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Semiotics and Representation Studies research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Université de Lyon.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
46 works
- 2
Universidade de São PauloBrazil
21 works
- 3
Université de LyonFrance
15 works
- 4
University of LiègeBelgium
13 works
- 5
University of TurinItaly
13 works
- 6
Université de LimogesFrance
12 works
- 7
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil
12 works
- 8
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil
11 works
- 9
Université de LorraineFrance
11 works
- 10
Université Paris CitéFrance
10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Semiotics and Representation Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Semiotics and Representation Studies include Bruno Latour.
- 1
Bruno Latour
France
129k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Semiotics and Representation Studies research done?
The largest centres of Semiotics and Representation Studies research in 2022-now are Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil), Lyon (France) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil).
Where is the best place to study Semiotics and Representation Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Turin, Université de Lyon and Université de Limoges 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TurinItaly |
69.4 | 23.2% | 27.1× | 12 | +17.0% |
| 2 | Université de LyonFrance |
61.7 | 17.5% | 27.4× | 15 | +31.1% |
| 3 | Université de LimogesFrance |
42.2 | 12.3% | 228.5× | 12 | +4.3% |
| 4 | University of LiègeBelgium |
40.7 | 14.8% | 44.9× | 13 | -46.4% |
| 5 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil |
34.4 | 4.3% | 11.9× | 20 | -29.1% |
| 6 | Université Paris CitéFrance |
31.7 | 7.7% | 15.7× | 10 | +5.8% |
| 7 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil |
27.0 | 13.9% | 66.0× | 11 | -27.3% |
| 8 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil |
25.2 | 1.9% | 16.6× | 12 | +24.3% |
| 9 | Université de LorraineFrance |
25.2 | 5.6% | 33.2× | 11 | +1.2% |
| 10 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance |
20.0 | 7.8% | 15.0× | 9 | -25.2% |
| 11 | Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil |
16.3 | 8.3% | 22.8× | 8 | +22.1% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Semiotics and Representation Studies, country by countryIs Semiotics and Representation Studies research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Semiotics and Representation Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.
Fractional works of Semiotics and Representation Studies 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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Which topics inside it are moving
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