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Medieval Philosophy and Theology

Medieval Philosophy and Theology is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 7.4k research works in it since 1950. 12.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of medieval philosophy and theology within the Christian tradition, particularly emphasizing the works of influential figures like Aquinas, Boethius, Anselm, and Scotus. It delves into topics such as virtue ethics, divine providence, natural law, and metaphysics.

  • Aquinas
  • Boethius
  • Virtue Ethics
  • Medieval Theology
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Anselm
  • Scotus
  • Natural Law
  • Divine Providence
  • Metaphysics
Research works
7.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
910
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+21%
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Which countries lead Medieval Philosophy and Theology research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (308 and 104 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 308 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 104 works
  3. 3 Spain 84 works
  4. 4 Italy 82 works
  5. 5 France 80 works
  6. 6 Poland 61 works
  7. 7 Brazil 41 works
  8. 8 Argentina 35 works
  9. 9 Germany 31 works
  10. 10 Chile 29 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: 36.0%United Kingdom: 12.2%Spain: 9.8%Italy: 9.6%6 others listed: 32.4%36%largest
United States308 · 36.0%United Kingdom104 · 12.2%Spain84 · 9.8%Italy82 · 9.6%6 others listed278 · 32.4%

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

Which institutions lead Medieval Philosophy and Theology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Medieval Philosophy and Theology research, followed by Durham University and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 16 works
  2. 2 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom 16 works
  3. 3 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 15 works
  4. 4 University of Modern SciencesUnited Arab Emirates 14 works
  5. 5 University of Notre DameUnited States 13 works
  6. 6 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPoland 12 works
  7. 7 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 11 works
  8. 8 KU LeuvenBelgium 11 works
  9. 9 Pontifical University of the Holy CrossItaly 9 works
  10. 10 Clinica Universidad de NavarraSpain 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Medieval Philosophy and Theology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Medieval Philosophy and Theology include Alasdair MacIntyre.

  1. 1 Alasdair MacIntyre United States 844 citations

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

Where is Medieval Philosophy and Theology research done?

The largest centres of Medieval Philosophy and Theology research in 2022–2025 are Rome (Italy), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Rome Italy 34 works
  2. 2 Paris France 31 works
  3. 3 Madrid Spain 26 works
  4. 4 Buenos Aires Argentina 20 works
  5. 5 Warsaw Poland 19 works
  6. 6 Santiago Chile 18 works
  7. 7 Oxford United Kingdom 17 works
  8. 8 Durham United Kingdom 16 works
  9. 9 Venice Italy 15 works
  10. 10 London United Kingdom 15 works
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Where is the best place to study Medieval Philosophy and Theology?

Among universities, judged by research, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, University of Oxford and Durham University 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%60%mean 14.9333%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw: 12, 50.7%University of Oxford: 16, 16.5%Durham University: 16, 6.2%KU Leuven: 11, 19.9%University of Modern Sciences: 14, 0.0%Ca' Foscari University of Venice: 15, 0.0%University of Notre Dame: 13, 9.1%Pontifical University of the Holy Cross: 9, 21.4%University of Cambridge: 11, 10.6%Cardinal Stefan Wysz…KU LeuvenUniversity of OxfordDurham University
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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 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPoland 79.150.7%79.0×12 +245.5%
2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 64.016.5%11.6×16 -40.6%
3 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom 60.36.2%40.4×16 +35.9%
4 KU LeuvenBelgium 59.419.9%11.0×11 +47.1%
5 University of Modern SciencesUnited Arab Emirates 54.40.0%764.6×14 —
6 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 51.40.0%56.2×15 —
7 University of Notre DameUnited States 48.89.1%38.0×13 -6.7%
8 Pontifical University of the Holy CrossItaly 39.121.4%823.9×9 -36.1%
9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 24.110.6%9.1×11 -24.7%

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 Medieval Philosophy and Theology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Medieval Philosophy and Theology.

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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.