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Marxism and Critical Theory

Marxism and Critical Theory is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1958. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the work of Louis Althusser, exploring themes such as Marxism, ideology, citizenship, materialism, and critical theory. It delves into the implications of his ideas on social reproduction, dialectics, and globalization.

  • Althusser
  • Marxism
  • Ideology
  • Philosophy
  • Materialism
  • Citizenship
  • Critical Theory
  • Globalization
  • Social Reproduction
  • Dialectics
Research works
3.2k
fractional, since 1958
In the world top 10%
463
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+22%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Marxism and Critical Theory research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (78 and 76 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 78 works
  2. 2 United States 76 works
  3. 3 Brazil 67 works
  4. 4 Argentina 39 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 30 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 28 works
  7. 7 Spain 26 works
  8. 8 Canada 24 works
  9. 9 Italy 23 works
  10. 10 Germany 23 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.

France: 18.8%United States: 18.4%Brazil: 16.2%Argentina: 9.5%6 others listed: 37.1%19%largest
France78 · 18.8%United States76 · 18.4%Brazil67 · 16.2%Argentina39 · 9.5%6 others listed154 · 37.1%

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

Which institutions lead Marxism and Critical Theory research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Buenos Aires publishes the most Marxism and Critical Theory research, followed by University of Ottawa and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 14 works
  2. 2 University of OttawaCanada 6 works
  3. 3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 5 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 4 works
  5. 5 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 4 works
  6. 6 Université Paris NanterreFrance 4 works
  7. 7 Universidad de GranadaSpain 4 works
  8. 8 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 4 works
  9. 9 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 4 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Marxism and Critical Theory?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Marxism and Critical Theory include Frieder Wolf.

  1. 1 Frieder Wolf Germany 726 citations

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

Where is Marxism and Critical Theory research done?

The largest centres of Marxism and Critical Theory research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Buenos Aires (Argentina), São Paulo (Brazil) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Buenos Aires and Paris.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 27 works
  2. 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 24 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 13 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 9 works
  5. 5 Mexico City Mexico 9 works
  6. 6 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 8 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 7 works
  8. 8 Santiago Chile 7 works
  9. 9 Lyon France 7 works
  10. 10 Ottawa Canada 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Buenos AiresAR · 24.4 works23×
  2. ParisFR · 26.9 works5.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Marxism and Critical Theory than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Marxism and Critical Theory?

Among universities, judged by research, 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 0.019.8%65.9×14 +61.8%

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 Marxism and Critical Theory research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Marxism and Critical Theory.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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