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Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis

Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 4.3k research works in it since 1950. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the philosophy of Henri Bergson, as well as related thinkers such as Simondon and Ravaisson. It delves into concepts like habit, time, and the intersection of philosophy with science, culture, sociology, and ethics.

  • Bergson
  • Simondon
  • Ravaisson
  • Habit
  • Philosophy
  • Time
  • Science
  • Culture
  • Sociology
  • Ethics
Research works
4.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
541
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+34%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research?

By volume, France and Brazil publish the most (356 and 89 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 356 works
  2. 2 Brazil 89 works
  3. 3 United States 69 works
  4. 4 Canada 46 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 36 works
  6. 6 Italy 33 works
  7. 7 Spain 30 works
  8. 8 Germany 27 works
  9. 9 Japan 25 works
  10. 10 Belgium 21 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: 48.6%Brazil: 12.2%United States: 9.4%Canada: 6.3%6 others listed: 23.5%49%largest
France356 · 48.6%Brazil89 · 12.2%United States69 · 9.4%Canada46 · 6.3%6 others listed172 · 23.5%

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

Which institutions lead Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research, followed by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Université Paris Nanterre.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 11 works
  2. 2 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 10 works
  3. 3 Université Paris NanterreFrance 9 works
  4. 4 Université Paris 8France 9 works
  5. 5 Tambov State UniversityRussia 9 works
  6. 6 Université du Québec à MontréalCanada 8 works
  7. 7 Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsFrance 8 works
  8. 8 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 7 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 7 works
  10. 10 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis include Gilles Deleuze and Bruno Latour.

  1. 1 Gilles Deleuze France 4.6k citations
  2. 2 Bruno Latour France 2k citations

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

Where is Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Montreal (Canada) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lyon and Paris.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 128 works
  2. 2 Lyon France 24 works
  3. 3 Montreal Canada 20 works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 17 works
  5. 5 Toulouse France 15 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 12 works
  7. 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 12 works
  8. 8 Bordeaux France 11 works
  9. 9 Lille France 11 works
  10. 10 Amiens France 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LyonFR · 24.2 works28×
  2. ParisFR · 128.0 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis than the world average.

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

Among universities, judged by research, Tambov State University, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Université Paris 8 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 18.12%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tambov State University: 9, 50.0%Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: 10, 4.3%Université Paris 8: 9, 5.7%Université Paris Nanterre: 9, 18.4%Université du Québec à Montréal: 8, 12.2%Tambov State Univers…Université Paris Nan…Université Paris 8Université Paris 1 P…
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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 Tambov State UniversityRussia 65.450.0%218.2×9 —
2 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 53.44.3%66.2×10 +101.4%
3 Université Paris 8France 48.85.7%78.3×9 +122.6%
4 Université Paris NanterreFrance 43.818.4%48.0×9 +36.0%
5 Université du Québec à MontréalCanada 37.112.2%38.0×8 +49.4%

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 Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Philosophical and Theoretical 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.