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Subtitles and Audiovisual Media

Subtitles and Audiovisual Media is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 22.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of subtitling, captioning, and audio description on language learning and acquisition. It covers topics such as the effectiveness of different subtitling methods, the influence of audiovisual integration on bilingual language processing, and the role of multimedia learning in vocabulary acquisition for second language learners. The research also delves into accessibility studies and the use of subtitles in foreign language education.

  • Subtitling
  • Language Learning
  • Captioning
  • Audio Description
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Multimedia Learning
  • Vocabulary Learning
  • Eye Tracking
  • Accessibility Studies
  • Foreign Language Education
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+59%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (377 and 337 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 377 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 337 works
  3. 3 United States 316 works
  4. 4 Spain 228 works
  5. 5 Brazil 191 works
  6. 6 India 160 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 113 works
  8. 8 Japan 107 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 103 works
  10. 10 Italy 66 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.

China: 18.8%Indonesia: 16.9%United States: 15.8%Spain: 11.4%6 others listed: 37.0%19%largest
China377 · 18.8%Indonesia337 · 16.9%United States316 · 15.8%Spain228 · 11.4%6 others listed740 · 37.0%

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

Which institutions lead Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona publishes the most Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research, followed by University College London and Universitat de Barcelona.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 17 works
  2. 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 15 works
  3. 3 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 15 works
  4. 4 Universitat Jaume ISpain 14 works
  5. 5 Universidad de GranadaSpain 13 works
  6. 6 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 13 works
  7. 7 Universitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarIndonesia 12 works
  8. 8 Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesChina 12 works
  9. 9 Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain 11 works
  10. 10 Universidad de MálagaSpain 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Subtitles and Audiovisual Media?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Subtitles and Audiovisual Media include Andrew Zisserman.

  1. 1 Andrew Zisserman United Kingdom 25k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research done?

The largest centres of Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 52 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 36 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 36 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 32 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 32 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 30 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 28 works
  8. 8 Barcelona Spain 28 works
  9. 9 Denpasar Indonesia 25 works
  10. 10 Hong Kong China 23 works
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Where is the best place to study Subtitles and Audiovisual Media?

Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and University College London 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%25%50%75%mean 42.81%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universitat de Barcelona: 15, 62.5%Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 10, 61.7%University College London: 15, 57.2%Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: 16, 22.5%Universitat Jaume I: 14, 53.3%Universidad de Murcia: 11, 24.4%Universitat Pompeu Fabra: 11, 32.8%Rochester Institute of Technology: 8, 48.3%Guangdong University of Foreign Studies: 12, 41.5%Universidad de Málaga: 11, 23.9%Universitat de Barce…Universidad Nacional…University College L…Universitat Autònoma…
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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 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 81.362.5%9.0×15 +42.2%
2 Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain 79.961.7%18.4×10 +193.3%
3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 73.957.2%3.7×15 +532.9%
4 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 72.222.5%12.8×16 +105.6%
5 Universitat Jaume ISpain 70.653.3%30.2×14 -58.3%
6 Universidad de MurciaSpain 64.124.4%12.4×11 +215.4%
7 Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain 63.132.8%23.4×11 —
8 Rochester Institute of TechnologyUnited States 62.348.3%22.6×8 +99.4%
9 Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesChina 60.841.5%38.0×12 -21.2%
10 Universidad de MálagaSpain 60.623.9%11.6×11 +138.9%

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 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Subtitles and Audiovisual Media.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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