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Themes in Literature Analysis

Themes in Literature Analysis is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 13.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the analysis and impact of children's literature, with a focus on young adult fiction, fantasy, narrative theory, cognitive approaches, cultural studies, gender representation, ethical education, literary criticism, and social impact.

  • Children's Literature
  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy
  • Narrative Theory
  • Cognitive Approach
  • Cultural Studies
  • Gender Representation
  • Ethical Education
  • Literary Criticism
  • Social Impact
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
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Which countries lead Themes in Literature Analysis research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (508 and 203 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 508 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 203 works
  3. 3 India 153 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 127 works
  5. 5 Australia 95 works
  6. 6 China 94 works
  7. 7 Russia 83 works
  8. 8 Poland 77 works
  9. 9 France 76 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 75 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.

United States: 34.1%United Kingdom: 13.6%India: 10.2%Indonesia: 8.5%6 others listed: 33.5%34%largest
United States508 · 34.1%United Kingdom203 · 13.6%India153 · 10.2%Indonesia127 · 8.5%6 others listed500 · 33.5%

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

Which institutions lead Themes in Literature Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Glasgow publishes the most Themes in Literature Analysis research, followed by University of Cambridge and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Glasgow United Kingdom 20 works
  2. 2 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 17 works
  3. 3 Film Independent United States 13 works
  4. 4 State University of Semarang Indonesia 13 works
  5. 5 University of Oxford United Kingdom 11 works
  6. 6 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland 11 works
  7. 7 Vellore Institute of Technology University India 10 works
  8. 8 University of Warsaw Poland 10 works
  9. 9 Arizona State University United States 9 works
  10. 10 University of Zagreb Croatia 9 works

Where is Themes in Literature Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Themes in Literature Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Melbourne (Australia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 33 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 31 works
  3. 3 New York United States 27 works
  4. 4 Melbourne Australia 22 works
  5. 5 Paris France 21 works
  6. 6 Cambridge United Kingdom 20 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 20 works
  8. 8 Glasgow United Kingdom 20 works
  9. 9 Semarang Indonesia 19 works
  10. 10 Beijing China 18 works
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Where is the best place to study Themes in Literature Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Glasgow, University of Cambridge 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%mean 10.91%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Glasgow: 20, 22.6%University of Cambridge: 17, 15.3%University of Warsaw: 10, 8.6%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 11, 0.0%Arizona State University: 9, 20.0%Universitas Negeri Surabaya: 8, 20.8%University of Oxford: 11, 7.6%State University of Semarang: 13, 0.0%University of Zagreb: 9, 7.6%Vellore Institute of Technology University: 10, 6.6%University of GlasgowUniversity of Cambri…University of WarsawAdam Mickiewicz Univ…
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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
1University of Glasgow United Kingdom 89.122.6%13.8×20 +63.5%
2University of Cambridge United Kingdom 63.115.3%6.7×17 +29.0%
3University of Warsaw Poland 50.58.6%7.7×10 +487.5%
4Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland 43.80.0%11.1×11 +115.8%
5Arizona State University United States 42.520.0%5.7×9 -22.7%
6Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia 36.520.8%4.3×8 —
7University of Oxford United Kingdom 32.57.6%3.6×11 +55.7%
8State University of Semarang Indonesia 27.80.0%6.9×13 +33.3%
9University of Zagreb Croatia 27.57.6%6.4×9 -22.7%
10Vellore Institute of Technology University India 24.76.6%4.2×10 —

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 Themes in Literature Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Themes in Literature Analysis.

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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.