Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 1.8k research works in it since 1958. 12.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores decolonial and postcolonial studies in a global context, addressing themes such as decoloniality, postcolonialism, the Global South, coloniality, feminism, neoliberalism, identity, imperialism, social movements, and cultural reproduction.
- Decoloniality
- Postcolonialism
- Global South
- Coloniality
- Feminism
- Neoliberalism
- Identity
- Imperialism
- Social Movements
- Cultural Reproduction
- Research works
- 1.8k fractional, since 1958
- In the world top 10%
- 233 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (139 and 57 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 139 works
- 2 United Kingdom 57 works
- 3 Brazil 30 works
- 4 Germany 24 works
- 5 Canada 22 works
- 6 Australia 14 works
- 7 France 13 works
- 8 Romania 13 works
- 9 Italy 10 works
- 10 Poland 10 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Health Affairs publishes the most Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research, followed by University of Kansas and King's College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Health AffairsUnited States 7 works
- 2 University of KansasUnited States 5 works
- 3 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
- 4 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 5 works
- 5 University of WarsawPoland 4 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 4 works
- 7 New York UniversityUnited States 4 works
- 8 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 3 works
- 9 University of GloucestershireUnited Kingdom 2 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 2 works
Who are the leading researchers in Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies include Stewart Clegg.
- 1 Stewart Clegg Australia 1.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research done?
The largest centres of Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Bethesda (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 19 works
- 2 New York United States 9 works
- 3 Bethesda United States 7 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 7 works
- 5 Vienna Austria 6 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 6 works
- 7 São Paulo Brazil 6 works
- 8 Lawrence United States 5 works
- 9 Bucharest Romania 5 works
- 10 Cambridge United Kingdom 5 works
Is Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies.
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