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Latin American and Latino Studies

Latin American and Latino Studies is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the interdisciplinary study of Latino culture, identity, and experiences in the United States, with a focus on topics such as colonialism, literature, gender, migration, and community. It delves into the complexities of Latino identity and the impact of historical and social factors on the formation of Latino communities in America.

  • Latino
  • Chicano
  • Identity
  • Culture
  • Gender
  • Colonialism
  • Literature
  • Migration
  • Race
  • Community
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+1%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Latin American and Latino Studies research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 116 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 116 works
  3. 3 Mexico 103 works
  4. 4 Spain 93 works
  5. 5 Brazil 78 works
  6. 6 Canada 68 works
  7. 7 France 48 works
  8. 8 Argentina 41 works
  9. 9 Germany 35 works
  10. 10 India 34 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: 64.8%United Kingdom: 6.6%Mexico: 5.9%Spain: 5.3%6 others listed: 17.4%65%largest
United States1,132 · 64.8%United Kingdom116 · 6.6%Mexico103 · 5.9%Spain93 · 5.3%6 others listed303 · 17.4%

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

Which institutions lead Latin American and Latino Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Texas at Austin publishes the most Latin American and Latino Studies research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and University of California, Los Angeles.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 22 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 18 works
  3. 3 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 16 works
  4. 4 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 15 works
  5. 5 University of TorontoCanada 15 works
  6. 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 12 works
  7. 7 New York UniversityUnited States 12 works
  8. 8 University of MichiganUnited States 11 works
  9. 9 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 11 works
  10. 10 Film IndependentUnited States 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Latin American and Latino Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Latin American and Latino Studies include Judith Butler.

  1. 1 Judith Butler United States 6.7k citations

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

Where is Latin American and Latino Studies research done?

The largest centres of Latin American and Latino Studies research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (United States) and London (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New York United States 56 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 44 works
  3. 3 Los Angeles United States 43 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 29 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 27 works
  6. 6 Austin United States 25 works
  7. 7 Chicago United States 24 works
  8. 8 Toronto Canada 23 works
  9. 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 20 works
  10. 10 San Antonio United States 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Latin American and Latino Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, The University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Los Angeles and University of Houston 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.28%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Texas at Austin: 22, 21.5%University of California, Los Angeles: 16, 29.4%University of Houston: 10, 23.1%Universidad de Buenos Aires: 9, 21.8%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 18, 14.2%Arizona State University: 16, 10.8%Universidad de Costa Rica: 9, 8.6%University of California, Santa Barbara: 10, 13.1%The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: 9, 8.1%University of Arizona: 9, 22.2%University of Califo…University of HoustonUniversidad de Bueno…The University of Te…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 74.921.5%13.3×22 +26.8%
2 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 69.029.4%8.5×16 -17.7%
3 University of HoustonUnited States 58.923.1%14.9×10 -52.1%
4 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 57.121.8%11.3×9 +17.1%
5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 55.414.2%9.1×18 -49.0%
6 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 54.610.8%11.6×16 -24.5%
7 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 49.58.6%23.2×9 +104.4%
8 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States 48.813.1%15.8×10 -33.1%
9 The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUnited States 45.68.1%41.6×9 —
10 University of ArizonaUnited States 44.222.2%7.0×9 -1.4%

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 Latin American and Latino Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Latin American and Latino Studies.

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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.