Literature, Culture, and Criticism
Literature, Culture, and Criticism is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 5.8% 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 Lusophone studies, including literature, culture, postcolonialism, identity, and the historical connections between Brazil, Portugal, and African countries. It explores the impact of colonialism, the representation of Lusophone identities, and the cultural exchanges within the Portuguese-speaking world.
- Lusophone
- Literature
- Culture
- Postcolonial
- Identity
- Brazil
- Portuguese
- Colonialism
- Africa
- History
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Literature, Culture, and Criticism research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (4.3k and 265 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 4.3k works
- 2 Portugal 265 works
- 3 United States 155 works
- 4 Spain 90 works
- 5 France 82 works
- 6 Chile 49 works
- 7 Italy 41 works
- 8 Argentina 39 works
- 9 Mexico 39 works
- 10 United Kingdom 38 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Literature, Culture, and Criticism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Literature, Culture, and Criticism research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 266 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 188 works
- 3 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 157 works
- 4 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 123 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 119 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 115 works
- 7 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 103 works
- 8 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 87 works
- 9 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 79 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 75 works
Who are the leading researchers in Literature, Culture, and Criticism?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Literature, Culture, and Criticism include Carlos Fiolhais and David William Foster.
- 1 Carlos Fiolhais Portugal 3.9k citations
- 2 David William Foster United States 560 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Literature, Culture, and Criticism research done?
The largest centres of Literature, Culture, and Criticism research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Porto Alegre (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Providencia, Paranavaí and Montes Claros.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 699 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 507 works
- 3 Belo Horizonte Brazil 206 works
- 4 Porto Alegre Brazil 170 works
- 5 Curitiba Brazil 130 works
- 6 Brasília Brazil 129 works
- 7 Lisbon Portugal 129 works
- 8 Niterói Brazil 124 works
- 9 Salvador Brazil 119 works
- 10 Recife Brazil 111 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ProvidenciaCL · 32.5 works105×
- ParanavaíBR · 22.4 works72×
- Montes ClarosBR · 31.0 works63×
- CáceresBR · 28.7 works62×
- NiteróiBR · 123.7 works49×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Literature, Culture, and Criticism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Literature, Culture, and Criticism?
Among universities, judged by research, Centro Universitário Campos de Andrade, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande and Universidade Federal do Pará 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 | Centro Universitário Campos de AndradeBrazil | 74.5 | 18.9% | 321.7× | 9 | +250.4% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeBrazil | 68.0 | 17.0% | 22.2× | 17 | +124.8% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 64.8 | 7.5% | 31.6× | 64 | +242.7% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil | 63.3 | 13.9% | 9.9× | 8 | +328.9% |
| 5 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 62.6 | 9.8% | 30.4× | 87 | +77.7% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 62.2 | 10.3% | 42.2× | 35 | +144.3% |
| 7 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 61.5 | 6.0% | 30.1× | 266 | +38.2% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil | 61.4 | 6.2% | 26.4× | 54 | +211.9% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 61.1 | 8.2% | 20.8× | 44 | +152.2% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do AcreBrazil | 61.0 | 11.2% | 39.2× | 13 | +348.4% |
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 Literature, Culture, and Criticism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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