Cultural and political discourse analysis
Cultural and political discourse analysis is a research topic within Linguistics and Language. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1950. 9.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a multidisciplinary approach to discourse analysis, focusing on topics such as political discourse, ideology, power dynamics, racism, media influence, social communication, semantics, critical theory, and social movements. It explores the intersection of language, society, and politics in various contexts.
- Discourse Analysis
- Political Discourse
- Ideology
- Power
- Racism
- Media Influence
- Social Communication
- Semantics
- Critical Theory
- Social Movements
- Research works
- 9.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 916 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural and political discourse analysis research?
By volume, Spain and Argentina publish the most (433 and 196 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural and political discourse analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Cultural and political discourse analysis research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 42 works
- 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 40 works
- 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 34 works
- 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 31 works
- 5 Universidad de SevillaSpain 29 works
- 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 25 works
- 7 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 22 works
- 8 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 20 works
- 9 Universidad de GranadaSpain 17 works
- 10 University of the Basque CountrySpain 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural and political discourse analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural and political discourse analysis include Teun A. van Dijk.
- 1 Teun A. van Dijk Spain 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural and political discourse analysis research done?
The largest centres of Cultural and political discourse analysis research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Caracas, Salamanca and Buenos Aires.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 104 works
- 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 98 works
- 3 Mexico City Mexico 76 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 72 works
- 5 Lima Peru 63 works
- 6 Santiago Chile 46 works
- 7 Seville Spain 37 works
- 8 Caracas Venezuela 33 works
- 9 Medellín Colombia 28 works
- 10 Valencia Spain 26 works
Where it is the local speciality
- CaracasVE · 33.2 works95×
- SalamancaES · 21.7 works36×
- Buenos AiresAR · 98.4 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cultural and political discourse analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cultural and political discourse analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Universitat de València and Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain | 51.7 | 26.0% | 27.2× | 12 | +198.2% |
| 2 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 43.9 | 20.1% | 27.4× | 22 | +66.3% |
| 3 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 42.0 | 14.0% | 35.8× | 42 | +32.8% |
| 4 | Universidad de SevillaSpain | 41.2 | 17.0% | 35.6× | 29 | +10.5% |
| 5 | Universidad de MurciaSpain | 39.8 | 30.8% | 20.6× | 9 | +20.3% |
| 6 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 35.4 | 8.1% | 65.7× | 40 | +13.3% |
| 7 | Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain | 34.7 | 17.3% | 17.9× | 11 | +74.2% |
| 8 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile | 33.8 | 15.7% | 23.0× | 11 | +49.9% |
| 9 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 33.2 | 7.2% | 22.9× | 34 | +24.7% |
| 10 | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMexico | 32.7 | 12.5% | 32.0× | 11 | +214.3% |
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 Cultural and political discourse analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural and political discourse analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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