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Historical Studies in Central America

Historical Studies in Central America is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 2.6k research works in it since 1950. 15.8% 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, culture, and development of Central America and the Caribbean. It includes studies on indigenous peoples, colonial history, financial management in the public sector, cultural practices, geography, ethnography, and archaeology.

  • Central America
  • Caribbean
  • indigenous peoples
  • financial management
  • colonial history
  • cultural practices
  • public sector
  • geography
  • ethnography
  • archaeology
Research works
2.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
413
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-13%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Historical Studies in Central America research?

By volume, the United States and Mexico publish the most (84 and 38 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 84 works
  2. 2 Mexico 38 works
  3. 3 Spain 34 works
  4. 4 Costa Rica 28 works
  5. 5 Nigeria 27 works
  6. 6 France 23 works
  7. 7 Ecuador 17 works
  8. 8 Colombia 14 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 13 works
  10. 10 Germany 13 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 28.9%Mexico: 13.2%Spain: 11.8%Costa Rica: 9.6%6 others listed: 36.5%29%largest
United States84 · 28.9%Mexico38 · 13.2%Spain34 · 11.8%Costa Rica28 · 9.6%6 others listed106 · 36.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Historical Studies in Central America research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Costa Rica publishes the most Historical Studies in Central America research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Nacional.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 15 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 10 works
  3. 3 Universidad NacionalCosta Rica 5 works
  4. 4 National Autonomous University of NicaraguaNicaragua 5 works
  5. 5 Universidad de PanamáPanama 4 works
  6. 6 El Colegio de MéxicoMexico 4 works
  7. 7 Universidad Católica Andrés BelloVenezuela 4 works
  8. 8 Instituto de HistoriaSpain 4 works
  9. 9 Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeru 3 works
  10. 10 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 3 works

Where is Historical Studies in Central America research done?

The largest centres of Historical Studies in Central America research in 2022–2025 are San José (Costa Rica), Mexico City (Mexico), Madrid (Spain) and Bogotá (Colombia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 San José Costa Rica 18 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 16 works
  3. 3 Madrid Spain 14 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 8 works
  5. 5 Lima Peru 7 works
  6. 6 Paris France 7 works
  7. 7 Managua Nicaragua 6 works
  8. 8 Heredia Costa Rica 6 works
  9. 9 Nairobi Kenya 6 works
  10. 10 Panama City Panama 6 works
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Where is the best place to study Historical Studies in Central America?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 60.020.6%169.1×15 -12.8%
2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 15.06.8%21.2×10 +33.3%

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 Historical Studies in Central America research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Historical Studies in Central America.

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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.