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International Relations in Latin America

International Relations in Latin America is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of regional integration in Latin America, focusing on topics such as economic integration, foreign policy, trade agreements, and geopolitical implications. It delves into the complexities of South-South relations, the role of autonomy, and the impact of regional organizations like the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur.

  • Regionalism
  • Economic Integration
  • Latin America
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geopolitics
  • Trade Agreements
  • South-South Relations
  • Autonomy
  • Pacific Alliance
  • Mercosur
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-22%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Brazil
15% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
International Relations in Latin America

Which countries lead International Relations in Latin America research?

By volume, Brazil and Argentina publish the most (366 and 312 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Brazil 366 works
  2. 2 Argentina 312 works
  3. 3 Mexico 306 works
  4. 4 Spain 301 works
  5. 5 United States 251 works
  6. 6 Russia 243 works
  7. 7 Colombia 229 works
  8. 8 Peru 185 works
  9. 9 Chile 179 works
  10. 10 Ecuador 90 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.

Brazil: 14.9%Argentina: 12.7%Mexico: 12.4%Spain: 12.2%6 others listed: 47.8%15%largest
Brazil366 · 14.9%Argentina312 · 12.7%Mexico306 · 12.4%Spain301 · 12.2%6 others listed1,177 · 47.8%

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

Which institutions lead International Relations in Latin America research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most International Relations in Latin America research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 83 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 49 works
  3. 3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 49 works
  4. 4 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 47 works
  5. 5 National University of RosarioArgentina 47 works
  6. 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 46 works
  7. 7 Escuela Superior de GuerraColombia 40 works
  8. 8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeru 33 works
  9. 9 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 28 works
  10. 10 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 28 works

Who are the leading researchers in International Relations in Latin America?

The most-cited researchers publishing on International Relations in Latin America include Noam Chomsky, Francis Fukuyama and Ki‐Hyun Kim.

  1. 1 Noam Chomsky United States 141k citations
  2. 2 Francis Fukuyama United States 110k citations
  3. 3 Ki‐Hyun Kim South Korea 108k citations
  4. 4 Robert D. Putnam United States 96k citations
  5. 5 D. Herranz Spain 96k citations
  6. 6 David Andrew Collier United Kingdom 89k citations
  7. 7 Michael Camilleri United States 88k citations
  8. 8 Jeffrey David Sachs United States 84k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in International Relations in Latin America?

The most cited paper in International Relations in Latin America is "Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America" (Timothy J. Power, 1996), with 802 citations. Next come "Race and ethnicity in Latin America" (758) and "“National Security” as an Ambiguous Symbol" (619).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America Timothy J. Power · Hispanic American Historical Review Aug 1996 802
2 Race and ethnicity in Latin America Lucy Taylor · International Affairs Oct 1997 758
3 “National Security” as an Ambiguous Symbol Arnold Wolfers · Political Science Quarterly Open access Dec 1952 619
4 Organization Studies and Epistemic Coloniality in Latin America: Thinking Otherness from the Margins Eduardo Ibarra‐Colado · Organization 20 Jun 2006 481
5 Brazil as an intermediate state and regional power: action, choice and responsibilities María Regina Soares de Lima, Mónica Hirst · International Affairs 2006 385
All 101 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is International Relations in Latin America research done?

The largest centres of International Relations in Latin America research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Bogotá (Colombia), Madrid (Spain) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rosario.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 180 works
  2. 2 BogotáColombia 160 works
  3. 3 MadridSpain 139 works
  4. 4 LimaPeru 138 works
  5. 5 Buenos AiresArgentina 133 works
  6. 6 Mexico CityMexico 130 works
  7. 7 SantiagoChile 98 works
  8. 8 São PauloBrazil 64 works
  9. 9 Rio de JaneiroBrazil 54 works
  10. 10 RosarioArgentina 53 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RosarioAR · 53.0 works129×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Relations in Latin America than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study International Relations in Latin America?

Among universities, judged by research, Arturo Prat University, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.9%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Arturo Prat UniversityUniversidad Nacional…Universidad de Bueno…National University …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Arturo Prat UniversityChile 55.841.7%126.2×8 -34.0%
2Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 54.511.4%42.4×47 -20.1%
3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 54.414.7%18.0×49 -33.1%
4National University of San MarcosPeru 53.38.7%67.5×46 -2.7%
5Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 52.625.8%21.3×18 -17.9%
6Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeru 51.19.0%80.5×32 +12.9%
7Universidad Nacional de San MartínPeru 51.129.9%72.6×9 -3.3%
8National University of RosarioArgentina 49.75.7%182.1×47 -37.8%
9National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 48.817.2%13.2×15 +47.4%
10Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 48.114.9%11.5×28 -19.2%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in International Relations in Latin America, country by country

Is International Relations in Latin America research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Relations in Latin America as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%International Relations in Latin America0.010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of International Relations in Latin America over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%International Relations in Latin America9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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