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Umberto Eco and Semiotics

Umberto Eco and Semiotics is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 380 research works in it since 1980. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the interdisciplinary nature of semiotics, knowledge representation, and cultural studies. It covers topics such as textual analysis, artificial intelligence, literary theory, education policy, health communication, and innovation management.

  • Semiotics
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Knowledge Representation
  • Cultural Studies
  • Textual Analysis
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Literary Theory
  • Education Policy
  • Health Communication
  • Innovation Management
Research works
380
fractional, since 1980
In the world top 10%
39
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+89%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
29% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Umberto Eco and Semiotics

Which countries lead Umberto Eco and Semiotics research?

By volume, Indonesia and France publish the most (33 and 17 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indonesia 33 works
  2. 2 France 17 works
  3. 3 China 14 works
  4. 4 Thailand 14 works
  5. 5 United States 10 works
  6. 6 Italy 8 works
  7. 7 Russia 6 works
  8. 8 Ukraine 5 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 4 works
  10. 10 Germany 3 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.

Indonesia: 28.9%France: 15.0%China: 12.2%Thailand: 12.1%6 others listed: 31.8%29%largest
Indonesia33 · 28.9%France17 · 15.0%China14 · 12.2%Thailand14 · 12.1%6 others listed36 · 31.8%

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

Which institutions lead Umberto Eco and Semiotics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universitas Negeri Surabaya publishes the most Umberto Eco and Semiotics research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Yala Rajabhat University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 3 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 2 works
  3. 3 Yala Rajabhat UniversityThailand 2 works
  4. 4 Kasetsart UniversityThailand 2 works
  5. 5 State University of MalangIndonesia 2 works
  6. 6 Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'EspaceFrance 1 works
  7. 7 Sous-direction des systèmes d'information et des études statistiquesFrance 1 works
  8. 8 State University of PadangIndonesia 1 works
  9. 9 Université Hassan 1erMorocco 1 works
  10. 10 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 1 works

Who are the leading researchers in Umberto Eco and Semiotics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Umberto Eco and Semiotics include Jing Liu and Umberto Eco.

  1. 1 Jing Liu China 28k citations
  2. 2 Umberto Eco Italy 22k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Umberto Eco and Semiotics?

The most cited paper in Umberto Eco and Semiotics is "Playful Identities, or the Ludification of Culture" (Joost Raessens, 2005), with 298 citations. Next come "A Glimpse into Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling as a Case Study" (63) and "Signs and Minds: An Introduction to the Theory of Semiotic Systems" (55).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Playful Identities, or the Ludification of Culture Joost Raessens · Games and Culture 7 Dec 2005 298
2 A Glimpse into Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling as a Case Study Alalddin Al-Tarawneh, Mohammed A. Al-Badawi · Studies in systems, decision and control Book chapter 2024 63
3 Signs and Minds: An Introduction to the Theory of Semiotic Systems James H. Fetzer · Studies in cognitive systems Book chapter 1988 55
4 Concept determination as part of the development of knowledge in caring science Katie Eriksson · Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 5 Aug 2010 51
5 Beyond the Understanding of Visual Culture: A Pragmatist Approach to Aesthetic Education Imanol Aguirre Arriaga · International Journal of Art & Design Education Oct 2004 46
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Where is Umberto Eco and Semiotics research done?

The largest centres of Umberto Eco and Semiotics research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Bangkok (Thailand), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Jakarta (Indonesia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 6 works
  2. 2 BangkokThailand 6 works
  3. 3 SurabayaIndonesia 4 works
  4. 4 JakartaIndonesia 4 works
  5. 5 KyivUkraine 3 works
  6. 6 MakassarIndonesia 3 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 2 works
  8. 8 MalangIndonesia 2 works
  9. 9 BeijingChina 2 works
  10. 10 MoscowRussia 2 works
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Is Umberto Eco and Semiotics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 89% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Umberto Eco and Semiotics.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Umberto Eco and Semiotics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Umberto Eco and Semiotics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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.

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