Historical Education and Society
Historical Education and Society is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 5.5k research works in it since 1950. 7.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the history, policies, and cultural discourses of education, with a focus on Portugal. It includes studies on teacher training, social movements, identity formation, and lifelong learning.
- Education
- History
- Policies
- Portugal
- Schooling
- Cultural Discourses
- Teacher Training
- Social Movements
- Identity Formation
- Lifelong Learning
- Research works
- 5.5k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 414 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- 0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Historical Education and Society research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (309 and 204 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 309 works
- 2 Portugal 204 works
- 3 France 65 works
- 4 Spain 64 works
- 5 Hungary 49 works
- 6 Italy 47 works
- 7 Germany 31 works
- 8 United States 22 works
- 9 Switzerland 16 works
- 10 United Kingdom 15 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Historical Education and Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Coimbra publishes the most Historical Education and Society research, followed by University of Lisbon and Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of CoimbraPortugal 36 works
- 2 University of LisbonPortugal 31 works
- 3 Universidade Nova de LisboaPortugal 30 works
- 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 22 works
- 5 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 16 works
- 6 Universidade do PortoPortugal 16 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 13 works
- 8 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 13 works
- 9 University of ÉvoraPortugal 10 works
- 10 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Historical Education and Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical Education and Society include Carlos Fiolhais and Émile Durkheim.
- 1 Carlos Fiolhais Portugal 3.9k citations
- 2 Émile Durkheim United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Historical Education and Society research done?
The largest centres of Historical Education and Society research in 2022–2025 are Lisbon (Portugal), São Paulo (Brazil), Coimbra (Portugal) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Coimbra and Lisbon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Lisbon Portugal 107 works
- 2 São Paulo Brazil 74 works
- 3 Coimbra Portugal 38 works
- 4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 37 works
- 5 Budapest Hungary 24 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 20 works
- 7 Porto Portugal 19 works
- 8 Belo Horizonte Brazil 18 works
- 9 Paris France 14 works
- 10 Curitiba Brazil 12 works
Where it is the local speciality
- CoimbraPT · 38.1 works73×
- LisbonPT · 107.0 works51×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical Education and Society than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical Education and Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Universidade Federal de São Paulo and University of Lisbon 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 Nova de LisboaPortugal | 53.7 | 9.0% | 113.3× | 30 | +132.3% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 49.1 | 18.4% | 23.6× | 9 | +150.4% |
| 3 | University of LisbonPortugal | 48.1 | 7.3% | 57.0× | 31 | +77.9% |
| 4 | University of CoimbraPortugal | 39.2 | 1.7% | 94.4× | 36 | +98.6% |
| 5 | Universidade do PortoPortugal | 36.2 | 4.2% | 31.6× | 16 | +121.3% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 31.2 | 14.3% | 19.7× | 13 | -42.6% |
| 7 | University of ÉvoraPortugal | 26.8 | 3.5% | 118.0× | 10 | +105.3% |
| 8 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 26.0 | 3.1% | 13.9× | 22 | +11.3% |
| 9 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 25.3 | 8.9% | 16.7× | 12 | -8.0% |
| 10 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 23.8 | 6.3% | 38.6× | 16 | +20.8% |
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 Historical Education and Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Historical Education and Society.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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