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Philosophical and Cultural Analysis

Philosophical and Cultural Analysis is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 6.2k research works in it since 1950. 8.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of biopolitics, philosophy, and the concept of life, delving into topics such as violence, ethics, history, society, culture, literature, and education. It encompasses a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the governance and understanding of life in various contexts.

  • Biopolitics
  • Philosophy
  • Life
  • Violence
  • Ethics
  • History
  • Society
  • Culture
  • Literature
  • Education
Research works
6.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
496
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+9%
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Which countries lead Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research?

By volume, Spain and Argentina publish the most (338 and 225 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 338 works
  2. 2 Argentina 225 works
  3. 3 Mexico 148 works
  4. 4 Chile 122 works
  5. 5 Colombia 85 works
  6. 6 Brazil 61 works
  7. 7 United States 45 works
  8. 8 Peru 38 works
  9. 9 France 27 works
  10. 10 Italy 19 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.

Spain: 30.6%Argentina: 20.3%Mexico: 13.4%Chile: 11.0%6 others listed: 24.8%31%largest
Spain338 · 30.6%Argentina225 · 20.3%Mexico148 · 13.4%Chile122 · 11.0%6 others listed274 · 24.8%

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

Which institutions lead Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Buenos Aires publishes the most Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Who are the leading researchers in Philosophical and Cultural Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Philosophical and Cultural Analysis include Michel Foucault, Karl Marx and Hannah Arendt.

  1. 1 Michel Foucault Poland 4.6k citations
  2. 2 Karl Marx Denmark 1.1k citations
  3. 3 Hannah Arendt United States 1.1k citations

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

Where is Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile) 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 Santiago.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 116 works
  2. 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 113 works
  3. 3 Santiago Chile 80 works
  4. 4 Mexico City Mexico 64 works
  5. 5 Bogotá Colombia 38 works
  6. 6 Barcelona Spain 36 works
  7. 7 Lima Peru 30 works
  8. 8 Seville Spain 24 works
  9. 9 Córdoba Argentina 20 works
  10. 10 La Plata Argentina 19 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Buenos AiresAR · 113.4 works49×
  2. SantiagoCL · 79.6 works40×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Philosophical and Cultural Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Philosophical and Cultural Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Sevilla, University of Chile and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 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%10%20%30%mean 13.59%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de Sevilla: 22, 24.8%University of Chile: 25, 9.3%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 11, 22.0%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 48, 9.6%Universitat de Barcelona: 24, 14.0%Universidad de Granada: 16, 13.7%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 32, 13.4%Universidad de Buenos Aires: 56, 8.3%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso: 8, 10.4%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: 16, 10.4%Universidad de SevillaUniversidad Autónoma…Universidad Complute…University of Chile
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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 Universidad de SevillaSpain 47.124.8%34.6×22 +18.3%
2 University of ChileChile 41.39.3%63.8×25 +133.7%
3 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 40.822.0%23.8×11 +51.5%
4 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 37.69.6%54.7×48 +48.4%
5 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 37.414.0%36.9×24 +14.3%
6 Universidad de GranadaSpain 37.213.7%25.9×16 +84.7%
7 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 36.213.4%28.7×32 +15.8%
8 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 35.98.3%123.2×56 +16.6%
9 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoChile 33.010.4%73.4×8 +132.6%
10 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 31.310.4%43.4×16 +39.3%

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 Philosophical and Cultural Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Philosophical and Cultural Analysis.

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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.

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.