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Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the application of phenomenological methods in psychological and philosophical research, focusing on topics such as empathy, body experience, qualitative research, ethics, and ontology. It delves into the works of prominent figures like Husserl and Merleau-Ponty to investigate lived experiences and subjective consciousness.

  • Phenomenology
  • Psychology
  • Husserl
  • Merleau-Ponty
  • Empathy
  • Body Experience
  • Qualitative Research
  • Ethics
  • Ontology
  • Interpretation
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+6%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
29% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Which countries lead Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (420 and 216 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 420 works
  2. 2 Brazil 216 works
  3. 3 Germany 169 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 119 works
  5. 5 Italy 101 works
  6. 6 France 97 works
  7. 7 China 83 works
  8. 8 Spain 79 works
  9. 9 Canada 77 works
  10. 10 Russia 62 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: 29.5%Brazil: 15.2%Germany: 11.9%United Kingdom: 8.3%6 others listed: 35.1%29%largest
United States420 · 29.5%Brazil216 · 15.2%Germany169 · 11.9%United Kingdom119 · 8.3%6 others listed500 · 35.1%

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

Which institutions lead Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 32 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 21 works
  3. 3 Film IndependentUnited States 17 works
  4. 4 Charles UniversityCzechia 14 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 14 works
  6. 6 KU LeuvenBelgium 13 works
  7. 7 Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáBrazil 13 works
  8. 8 Boston CollegeUnited States 12 works
  9. 9 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 10 works
  10. 10 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 10 works

Who are the leading researchers in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy include Pierre Bourdıeu, James Thomas and Michel Foucault.

  1. 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 268k citations
  2. 2 James Thomas United Kingdom 242k citations
  3. 3 Michel Foucault France 208k citations
  4. 4 Noam Chomsky United States 141k citations
  5. 5 Christof Koch United States 137k citations
  6. 6 Charles S. Carver United States 136k citations
  7. 7 Erving Goffman United States 133k citations
  8. 8 Bruno Latour France 129k citations
  9. 9 James J. Collins United States 118k citations
  10. 10 Judith Butler United States 116k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy?

The most cited paper in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy is "Speaking. From Intention to Articulation" (David N. Caplan, 1990), with 4,063 citations. Next come "The Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of the Phenomenological Method as a Qualitative Research Procedure" (2,263) and "How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others" (2,101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Speaking. From Intention to Articulation David N. Caplan · Trends in Neurosciences Aug 1990 4,063
2 The Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of the Phenomenological Method as a Qualitative Research Procedure Amedeo Giorgi · Journal of Phenomenological Psychology Open access 1997 2,263
3 How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others Brian E. Neubauer, Catherine Witkop, Lara Varpio · Perspectives on Medical Education Open access 5 Apr 2019 2,101
4 A phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived experience Anders Lindseth, Astrid Norberg · Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Open access 17 May 2004 1,698
5 How to Talk About the Body? the Normative Dimension of Science Studies Bruno Latour · Body & Society Jun 2004 1,358
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Where is Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research done?

The largest centres of Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research in 2022-now are Paris (France), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Madrid (Spain) and São Paulo (Brazil).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ParisFrance 46 works
  2. 2 Saint PetersburgRussia 31 works
  3. 3 MadridSpain 30 works
  4. 4 São PauloBrazil 28 works
  5. 5 BostonUnited States 28 works
  6. 6 New YorkUnited States 27 works
  7. 7 Los AngelesUnited States 27 works
  8. 8 SantiagoChile 25 works
  9. 9 Buenos AiresArgentina 25 works
  10. 10 BerlinGermany 24 works
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Where is the best place to study Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy?

Among universities, judged by research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Copenhagen and Charles 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.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Chinese University of Hong KongChina 75.640.1%6.8×10 +134.9%
2University of CopenhagenDenmark 75.335.1%5.6×10 +84.9%
3Charles UniversityCzechia 62.214.4%15.6×14 -26.6%
4KU LeuvenBelgium 61.116.2%7.0×13 -28.0%
5University of HelsinkiFinland 53.516.5%7.1×10 +124.6%
6Boston CollegeUnited States 51.613.3%40.5×12 +0.3%
7Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 49.88.2%17.0×14 -6.2%
8University of GrazAustria 48.22.7%30.0×10 +79.0%
9Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 46.010.2%22.4×10 +394.5%
10Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáBrazil 44.81.2%37.6×13 +197.1%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, country by country

Is Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0076% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting10%20%Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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