Chinese history and philosophy
Chinese history and philosophy is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 105k research works in it since 1950. 3.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the religious diversity and regulation in Chinese society, covering topics such as Confucianism, Christianity, Falun Gong, the Cultural Revolution, nationalism, and the history of religion in China. It delves into the discourse of civilization, state regulation of religion, and the influence of emotions on beliefs.
- Religion
- China
- Regulation
- Confucianism
- Christianity
- Falun Gong
- Cultural Revolution
- Philosophy
- Nationalism
- History
- Research works
- 105k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chinese history and philosophy research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.5k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.5k works
- 2 United States 1.7k works
- 3 United Kingdom 441 works
- 4 France 322 works
- 5 Russia 301 works
- 6 Hong Kong 297 works
- 7 Germany 255 works
- 8 Japan 217 works
- 9 Australia 190 works
- 10 Canada 189 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Chinese history and philosophy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Peking University publishes the most Chinese history and philosophy research, followed by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Renmin University of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Peking University China 156 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China 109 works
- 3 Renmin University of China China 108 works
- 4 Wuhan University China 97 works
- 5 Beijing Language and Culture University China 95 works
- 6 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 90 works
- 7 Fudan University China 82 works
- 8 Tsinghua University China 81 works
- 9 Zhejiang University China 75 works
- 10 East China Normal University China 74 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chinese history and philosophy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Chinese history and philosophy include Jun Zhang.
- 1 Jun Zhang 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Chinese history and philosophy research done?
The largest centres of Chinese history and philosophy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Hong Kong (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Maha Sarakham.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Maha SarakhamTH · 28.4 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chinese history and philosophy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Chinese history and philosophy?
Among universities, judged by research, Mahasarakham University, University of Vienna and Chinese University of Hong Kong 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahasarakham University Thailand | 71.2 | 35.7% | 31.5× | 28 | — |
| 2 | University of Vienna Austria | 62.3 | 7.4% | 12.2× | 51 | +297.8% |
| 3 | Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 59.7 | 10.2% | 15.0× | 90 | +14.9% |
| 4 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice Italy | 56.7 | 7.1% | 15.2× | 32 | +301.5% |
| 5 | Chinese National Academy of Arts China | 56.7 | 29.8% | 372.7× | 12 | -62.3% |
| 6 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 56.5 | 8.1% | 9.8× | 72 | +20.6% |
| 7 | University of Macau Macau | 55.3 | 8.8% | 15.9× | 44 | +27.6% |
| 8 | Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong | 53.7 | 10.6% | 22.8× | 37 | +8.3% |
| 9 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 53.1 | 18.2% | 10.0× | 12 | +44.8% |
| 10 | Peking University China | 52.8 | 6.8% | 11.7× | 156 | -62.2% |
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 Chinese history and philosophy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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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.