Question 1

Which countries lead Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and France publish the most (670 and 454 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research, followed by University of Oxford and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies include George Davey Smith and Michel Foucault.

Question 4

Where is Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Rome (Italy), Moscow (Russia) and Madrid (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice, Nanterre and Lyon.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Ca' Foscari University of Venice score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies is "Fatal Charades: Roman Executions Staged as Mythological Enactments" (Kathleen M. Coleman, 1990), with 721 citations. Next come "Early Greek elegy, symposium and public festival" (556) and "Tombstones and Roman Family Relations in the Principate: Civilians, Soldiers and Slaves" (484).