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Augustinian Studies and Theology

Augustinian Studies and Theology is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 4.6k research works in it since 1950. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the theology, philosophy, and influence of Augustine, a prominent figure in Christianity. It covers a wide range of topics including Augustine's early theology, invention of the inner self, political philosophy, exegesis, ethics, salvation, memory, and the Trinity.

  • Augustine
  • Theology
  • Philosophy
  • Christianity
  • Exegesis
  • Platonism
  • Ethics
  • Trinity
  • Salvation
  • Memory
Research works
4.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
496
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-3%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
37% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Augustinian Studies and Theology

Which countries lead Augustinian Studies and Theology research?

By volume, the United States and France publish the most (229 and 78 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 229 works
  2. 2 France 78 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 60 works
  4. 4 Brazil 55 works
  5. 5 Spain 49 works
  6. 6 Italy 45 works
  7. 7 Germany 37 works
  8. 8 Poland 31 works
  9. 9 Argentina 22 works
  10. 10 Canada 17 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: 36.8%France: 12.4%United Kingdom: 9.6%Brazil: 8.8%6 others listed: 32.4%37%largest
United States229 · 36.8%France78 · 12.4%United Kingdom60 · 9.6%Brazil55 · 8.8%6 others listed202 · 32.4%

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

Which institutions lead Augustinian Studies and Theology research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Augustinian Studies and Theology research, followed by University of Modern Sciences and University of Oxford.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 23 works
  2. 2 University of Modern SciencesUnited Arab Emirates 12 works
  3. 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 9 works
  4. 4 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 8 works
  5. 5 University of Notre DameUnited States 8 works
  6. 6 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 8 works
  7. 7 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 8 works
  8. 8 KU LeuvenBelgium 6 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 6 works
  10. 10 Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakówPoland 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Augustinian Studies and Theology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Augustinian Studies and Theology include Stefan Schreiber, Paul Elliott and James Wetzel.

  1. 1 Stefan Schreiber Germany 163k citations
  2. 2 Paul Elliott United Kingdom 154k citations
  3. 3 James Wetzel France 98k citations
  4. 4 Robert M. Grant United States 81k 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 Augustinian Studies and Theology?

The most cited paper in Augustinian Studies and Theology is "Saeculum: History and Society in the Theology of St. Augustine" (Herbert A. Deane, R. A. Markus, 1971), with 397 citations. Next come "Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification" (333) and "Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness" (297).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Saeculum: History and Society in the Theology of St. Augustine Herbert A. Deane, R. A. Markus · The American Historical Review Oct 1971 397
2 Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification Alister E. McGrath 1986 333
3 Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness JOHN R. CUSACK · American Journal of Psychiatry Dec 1991 297
4 The Decree of Decius and the Religion of Empire James B. Rives · The Journal of Roman Studies Nov 1999 294
5 THE FAMILY IN LATE ANTIQUITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF AUGUSTINE Brent Donald Shaw · Past & Present 1987 287
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Augustinian Studies and Theology research done?

The largest centres of Augustinian Studies and Theology research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Rome (Italy).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 27 works
  2. 2 MadridSpain 19 works
  3. 3 Buenos AiresArgentina 13 works
  4. 4 RomeItaly 12 works
  5. 5 LondonUnited Kingdom 12 works
  6. 6 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates 12 works
  7. 7 OxfordUnited Kingdom 9 works
  8. 8 LublinPoland 9 works
  9. 9 LyonFrance 9 works
  10. 10 São PauloBrazil 9 works
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Where is the best place to study Augustinian Studies and Theology?

Among universities, judged by research, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, University of Modern Sciences and University of Oxford 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 13.18%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →John Paul II Catholi…University of Notre …University of OxfordUniversity of Modern…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 60.023.0%64.8×8 +23.5%
2University of Modern SciencesUnited Arab Emirates 53.69.5%966.5×12 -
3University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 35.511.9%8.1×8 -25.5%
4University of Notre DameUnited States 32.812.1%35.8×8 -12.2%
5Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 29.39.4%45.9×8 +683.3%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Augustinian Studies and Theology, country by country

Is Augustinian Studies and Theology research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Augustinian Studies and Theology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Augustinian Studies and Theology 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.

still counting10%20%Augustinian Studies and Theology10.2% in 2025200020102020

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

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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