Latin American Literature Analysis
Latin American Literature Analysis is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 4.6k research works in it since 1953. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of Latin American literature, including the fantastic genre, autofiction, microrrelato, cultural identity, gender conflicts, postcolonialism, narrative theory, literary criticism, and social movements. The papers delve into the rich and diverse literary traditions of Latin America and analyze the intersection of literature with cultural, social, and political contexts.
- Latin American literature
- fantastic genre
- autofiction
- microrrelato
- cultural identity
- gender conflicts
- postcolonialism
- narrative theory
- literary criticism
- social movements
- Research works
- 4.6k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 452 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +30% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Latin American Literature Analysis research?
By volume, Spain and Argentina publish the most (232 and 152 works in 2022–2025).
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.
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Which institutions lead Latin American Literature Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Buenos Aires publishes the most Latin American Literature Analysis research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and National University of San Marcos.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 33 works
- 2 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 22 works
- 3 National University of San MarcosPeru 20 works
- 4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 19 works
- 5 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 18 works
- 6 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 14 works
- 7 Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina 13 works
- 8 Universidad de GranadaSpain 13 works
- 9 Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentina 11 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 10 works
Where is Latin American Literature Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Latin American Literature Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Buenos Aires (Argentina), Madrid (Spain), Lima (Peru) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Buenos Aires and Lima.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Buenos Aires Argentina 72 works
- 2 Madrid Spain 54 works
- 3 Lima Peru 44 works
- 4 Mexico City Mexico 43 works
- 5 Santiago Chile 23 works
- 6 São Paulo Brazil 23 works
- 7 Salamanca Spain 14 works
- 8 La Plata Argentina 14 works
- 9 Barcelona Spain 14 works
- 10 Paris France 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Buenos AiresAR · 71.7 works36×
- LimaPE · 44.3 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Latin American Literature Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Latin American Literature Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Alcalá and Universidad de Granada 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 de Buenos AiresArgentina | 54.6 | 13.9% | 82.8× | 33 | +164.2% |
| 2 | Universidad de AlcaláSpain | 46.0 | 17.4% | 52.0× | 10 | +366.7% |
| 3 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 36.8 | 18.2% | 23.7× | 13 | +0.9% |
| 4 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 33.7 | 11.5% | 28.6× | 22 | +23.8% |
| 5 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico | 33.0 | 23.7% | 63.0× | 10 | +12.5% |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 31.0 | 10.3% | 19.8× | 19 | +17.2% |
| 7 | Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain | 27.9 | 12.2% | 21.9× | 10 | +10.9% |
| 8 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 27.7 | 7.7% | 15.4× | 9 | +103.6% |
| 9 | Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina | 24.7 | 5.1% | 65.3× | 13 | +98.9% |
| 10 | National University of San MarcosPeru | 23.1 | 3.4% | 78.3× | 20 | +75.0% |
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 Literature Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Latin American Literature Analysis.
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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.