Latin American Cultural Politics
Latin American Cultural Politics is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 8.6k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the coloniality of power and knowledge in Latin America, focusing on decolonization, Eurocentrism, postcolonialism, and social movements. It delves into topics such as Buen Vivir, interculturality, and the impact of globalization on indigenous communities. The papers critically examine the historical, social, and epistemological dimensions of coloniality and aim to redefine knowledge production from a decolonial perspective.
- Coloniality
- Decolonization
- Latin America
- Eurocentrism
- Postcolonialism
- Epistemology
- Social Movements
- Buen Vivir
- Interculturality
- Globalization
- Research works
- 8.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 952 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Latin American Cultural Politics research?
By volume, Brazil and Mexico publish the most (257 and 237 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Latin American Cultural Politics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Latin American Cultural Politics research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 44 works
- 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 38 works
- 3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 30 works
- 4 National University of San MarcosPeru 28 works
- 5 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 23 works
- 6 Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina 16 works
- 7 Universidad de AntioquiaColombia 15 works
- 8 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 15 works
- 9 Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina 15 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Latin American Cultural Politics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Latin American Cultural Politics include Ramón Grosfoguel, Arturo Escobar and Walter D. Mignolo.
- 1 Ramón Grosfoguel United States 776 citations
- 2 Arturo Escobar Cuba 620 citations
- 3 Walter D. Mignolo United States 581 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Latin American Cultural Politics research done?
The largest centres of Latin American Cultural Politics research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogotá (Colombia) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Córdoba.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 104 works
- 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 96 works
- 3 Bogotá Colombia 86 works
- 4 Lima Peru 60 works
- 5 Madrid Spain 59 works
- 6 Santiago Chile 45 works
- 7 São Paulo Brazil 38 works
- 8 Medellín Colombia 26 works
- 9 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 26 works
- 10 Quito Ecuador 23 works
Where it is the local speciality
- CórdobaAR · 20.6 works44×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Latin American Cultural Politics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Latin American Cultural Politics?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Buenos Aires 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina | 72.4 | 23.6% | 59.7× | 16 | +62.4% |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 67.6 | 12.6% | 28.3× | 44 | +16.4% |
| 3 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 64.8 | 10.2% | 59.1× | 38 | +48.8% |
| 4 | El Colegio de MéxicoMexico | 60.6 | 22.2% | 82.6× | 10 | +39.6% |
| 5 | Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico | 57.7 | 14.9% | 37.7× | 13 | +80.7% |
| 6 | Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico | 57.7 | 10.7% | 25.0× | 12 | +162.1% |
| 7 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeru | 57.1 | 19.4% | 47.7× | 12 | -35.3% |
| 8 | National University of San MarcosPeru | 56.9 | 7.9% | 70.2× | 28 | +63.6% |
| 9 | Universidad de AntioquiaColombia | 55.9 | 11.9% | 39.0× | 15 | +30.3% |
| 10 | Universidad de OrienteVenezuela | 52.9 | 9.7% | 336.4× | 9 | — |
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 Cultural Politics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Latin American Cultural Politics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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