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Philosophy and Historical Thought

Philosophy and Historical Thought is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 7.9k research works in it since 1950. 8.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics within the realm of philosophy, history, and cultural formation. It delves into humanism, Bildung, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, sociology, and political philosophy, reflecting a deep exploration of the human experience and societal development.

  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Cultural Formation
  • Humanism
  • Bildung
  • Metaphysics
  • Ethics
  • Aesthetics
  • Sociology
  • Political Philosophy
Research works
7.9k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
654
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+25%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Philosophy and Historical Thought research?

By volume, Brazil and Germany publish the most (503 and 341 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 503 works
  2. 2 Germany 341 works
  3. 3 United States 102 works
  4. 4 France 64 works
  5. 5 Italy 63 works
  6. 6 Spain 40 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 39 works
  8. 8 Austria 37 works
  9. 9 Switzerland 28 works
  10. 10 China 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.

Brazil: 40.6%Germany: 27.5%United States: 8.2%France: 5.2%6 others listed: 18.5%41%largest
Brazil503 · 40.6%Germany341 · 27.5%United States102 · 8.2%France64 · 5.2%6 others listed229 · 18.5%

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

Which institutions lead Philosophy and Historical Thought research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Philosophy and Historical Thought research, followed by Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 21 works
  2. 2 Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáBrazil 20 works
  3. 3 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 17 works
  4. 4 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 15 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 14 works
  6. 6 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 13 works
  7. 7 University of MünsterGermany 13 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 12 works
  9. 9 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 12 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 12 works

Where is Philosophy and Historical Thought research done?

The largest centres of Philosophy and Historical Thought research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Berlin (Germany) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 64 works
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 41 works
  3. 3 Berlin Germany 29 works
  4. 4 Paris France 25 works
  5. 5 Curitiba Brazil 24 works
  6. 6 Munich Germany 24 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 21 works
  8. 8 Porto Alegre Brazil 21 works
  9. 9 Brasília Brazil 20 works
  10. 10 Belo Horizonte Brazil 20 works
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Where is the best place to study Philosophy and Historical Thought?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, University of Freiburg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 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%mean 9.63%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Vienna: 10, 22.0%University of Freiburg: 11, 11.9%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 17, 4.4%Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: 11, 7.7%University of Cologne: 8, 14.0%University of Graz: 11, 6.3%Freie Universität Berlin: 8, 10.0%Universidade de Brasília: 15, 8.8%University of Münster: 13, 2.6%University of Wuppertal: 10, 8.6%University of ViennaUniversity of FreiburgJohannes Gutenberg U…Ludwig-Maximilians-U…
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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 University of ViennaAustria 82.722.0%14.1×10 +305.9%
2 University of FreiburgGermany 69.611.9%22.1×11 +307.4%
3 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 68.84.4%18.7×17 +228.8%
4 Johannes Gutenberg University MainzGermany 63.27.7%24.9×11 +385.3%
5 University of CologneGermany 61.714.0%17.9×8 +140.4%
6 University of GrazAustria 60.96.3%43.1×11 +231.3%
7 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 60.310.0%14.9×8 +518.2%
8 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 59.68.8%18.5×15 +84.2%
9 University of MünsterGermany 57.12.6%25.8×13 +190.4%
10 University of WuppertalGermany 55.88.6%46.4×10 +164.3%

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 Philosophy and Historical Thought research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Philosophy and Historical Thought.

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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.