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Thomas Hardy Literature Studies

Thomas Hardy Literature Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 1.3k research works in it since 1952. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the themes of Victorian literature, culture, and society, with a focus on the works of Thomas Hardy. It delves into topics such as gender, evolution, ethics, science, romance, and art within the context of the Victorian era.

  • Thomas Hardy
  • Victorian
  • Literature
  • Gender
  • Evolution
  • Ethics
  • Society
  • Science
  • Romance
  • Art
Research works
1.3k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
133
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+50%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
France
32% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Thomas Hardy Literature Studies

Which countries lead Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (80 and 54 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 France 80 works
  2. 2 United States 54 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 44 works
  4. 4 India 18 works
  5. 5 China 16 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 11 works
  7. 7 Canada 10 works
  8. 8 Pakistan 7 works
  9. 9 Spain 7 works
  10. 10 Australia 6 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: 31.7%United States: 21.5%United Kingdom: 17.6%India: 7.1%6 others listed: 22.1%32%largest
France80 · 31.7%United States54 · 21.5%United Kingdom44 · 17.6%India18 · 7.1%6 others listed56 · 22.1%

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Which institutions lead Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research, followed by Université Paris Nanterre and Lancaster University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 15 works
  2. 2 Université Paris NanterreFrance 5 works
  3. 3 Lancaster UniversityUnited Kingdom 5 works
  4. 4 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 4 works
  5. 5 Film IndependentUnited States 4 works
  6. 6 Université de LorraineFrance 3 works
  7. 7 Université Rennes 2France 3 works
  8. 8 Université Bordeaux MontaigneFrance 2 works
  9. 9 Institut national d'histoire de l'artFrance 2 works
  10. 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 2 works

What are the most cited papers in Thomas Hardy Literature Studies?

The most cited paper in Thomas Hardy Literature Studies is "HÆMOPHILIA A IN A GIRL" (Albert de la Chapelle, Esko Ikkala, H. R. Nevanlinna, 1961), with 308 citations. Next come "Emphasis Added: Plots and Plausibilities in Women's Fiction" (168) and "De l'usage épistémologique et politique des catégories de « sexe » et de « race » dans les études sur le genre" (137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 HÆMOPHILIA A IN A GIRL Albert de la Chapelle, Esko Ikkala, H. R. Nevanlinna · The Lancet Sep 1961 308
2 Emphasis Added: Plots and Plausibilities in Women's Fiction Nancy K. Miller · PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 1981 168
3 De l'usage épistémologique et politique des catégories de « sexe » et de « race » dans les études sur le genre Elsa Dorlin · Cahiers du Genre Open access Nov 2005 137
4 Gothic Versus Romantic: A Revaluation of The Gothic Novel Robert D. Hume · PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America Mar 1969 129
5 Writing Gone Wilde: Homoerotic Desire in the Closet of Representation Edward Cohen · PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America Oct 1987 123
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Where is Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research done?

The largest centres of Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research in 2022-now are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Nanterre (France) and Lancaster (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paris.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 23 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
  3. 3 NanterreFrance 5 works
  4. 4 LancasterUnited Kingdom 5 works
  5. 5 Los AngelesUnited States 4 works
  6. 6 BeijingChina 4 works
  7. 7 New YorkUnited States 4 works
  8. 8 RennesFrance 4 works
  9. 9 TokyoJapan 3 works
  10. 10 PessacFrance 3 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ParisFR · 22.7 works7.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Thomas Hardy Literature Studies than the world average.

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Is Thomas Hardy Literature Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Thomas Hardy Literature Studies.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Thomas Hardy Literature Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00097% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Thomas Hardy Literature 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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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

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