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South Asian Cinema and Culture

South Asian Cinema and Culture is a research topic within Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 17.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the global influence and cultural significance of Bollywood cinema, focusing on topics such as cultural nationalism, audience reception, gender politics, music, and the representation of national identity. It delves into the impact of Indian cinema on diasporic communities and its role in shaping perceptions of Indian culture on a global scale.

  • Bollywood
  • Indian cinema
  • Globalization
  • Cultural nationalism
  • Audience reception
  • Gender politics
  • Diaspora
  • Music
  • National identity
  • Social representation
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+65%
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Which countries lead South Asian Cinema and Culture research?

By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 552 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 552 works
  3. 3 Pakistan 271 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 190 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 146 works
  6. 6 China 77 works
  7. 7 Canada 73 works
  8. 8 France 64 works
  9. 9 Nepal 60 works
  10. 10 Bangladesh 59 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.

India: 52.9%United States: 17.4%Pakistan: 8.6%United Kingdom: 6.0%6 others listed: 15.1%53%largest
India1,671 · 52.9%United States552 · 17.4%Pakistan271 · 8.6%United Kingdom190 · 6.0%6 others listed478 · 15.1%

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

Which institutions lead South Asian Cinema and Culture research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Delhi publishes the most South Asian Cinema and Culture research, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University and Vellore Institute of Technology University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of DelhiIndia 51 works
  2. 2 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 32 works
  3. 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 32 works
  4. 4 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 30 works
  5. 5 Christ UniversityIndia 26 works
  6. 6 Film IndependentUnited States 23 works
  7. 7 Government College University, FaisalabadPakistan 17 works
  8. 8 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 16 works
  9. 9 Amity UniversityUnited Arab Emirates 16 works
  10. 10 G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeIndia 15 works

Where is South Asian Cinema and Culture research done?

The largest centres of South Asian Cinema and Culture research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Kolkata (India), Bengaluru (India) and Lahore (Pakistan).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New Delhi India 142 works
  2. 2 Kolkata India 82 works
  3. 3 Bengaluru India 69 works
  4. 4 Lahore Pakistan 67 works
  5. 5 Chennai India 62 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 57 works
  7. 7 Hyderabad India 49 works
  8. 8 Pune India 42 works
  9. 9 Islamabad Pakistan 39 works
  10. 10 Jaipur India 39 works
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Where is the best place to study South Asian Cinema and Culture?

Among universities, judged by research, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Islamia University of Bahawalpur and University of Delhi 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%20%40%60%mean 28.22%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jawaharlal Nehru University: 32, 16.5%Islamia University of Bahawalpur: 12, 34.4%University of Delhi: 51, 15.7%O. P. Jindal Global University: 11, 38.5%Indian Institute of Technology Patna: 9, 48.7%Vellore Institute of Technology University: 32, 31.0%University of the Punjab: 14, 17.9%Amity University: 16, 25.6%Tribhuvan University: 30, 21.4%Symbiosis International University: 14, 32.5%O. P. Jindal Global …Islamia University o…Jawaharlal Nehru Uni…University of Delhi
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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 Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia 67.016.5%44.7×32 +293.8%
2 Islamia University of BahawalpurPakistan 65.534.4%19.7×12 +71.8%
3 University of DelhiIndia 65.315.7%27.0×51 +96.6%
4 O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia 64.738.5%31.7×11 —
5 Indian Institute of Technology PatnaIndia 63.848.7%17.7×9 —
6 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 63.031.0%8.7×32 —
7 University of the PunjabPakistan 63.017.9%13.2×14 +335.6%
8 Amity UniversityUnited Arab Emirates 62.425.6%25.2×16 —
9 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 60.721.4%18.2×30 —
10 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 59.832.5%11.3×14 —

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 South Asian Cinema and Culture research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are South Asian Cinema and Culture.

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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.