Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Philosophy and Theoretical Science is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to consciousness, phenomenal experience, grounding, cognitive science, neuroscience, perception, truth, philosophy of mind, modal logic, and self-awareness. The papers explore various aspects of consciousness and aim to understand the nature of subjective experience from philosophical and scientific perspectives.
- Consciousness
- Phenomenal Experience
- Grounding
- Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Perception
- Truth
- Philosophy of Mind
- Modal Logic
- Self-Awareness
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Philosophy and Theoretical Science research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (844 and 317 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 844 works
- 2 United Kingdom 317 works
- 3 Germany 213 works
- 4 Italy 148 works
- 5 Canada 104 works
- 6 China 97 works
- 7 Brazil 95 works
- 8 Spain 86 works
- 9 Poland 77 works
- 10 Australia 70 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Philosophy and Theoretical Science research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Philosophy and Theoretical Science research, followed by University of Vienna and University of Toronto.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 43 works
- 2 University of ViennaAustria 22 works
- 3 University of TorontoCanada 22 works
- 4 New York UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 5 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 20 works
- 6 University of TurinItaly 19 works
- 7 University of WarsawPoland 18 works
- 8 University of California, IrvineUnited States 17 works
- 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 10 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Philosophy and Theoretical Science?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Philosophy and Theoretical Science include Noam Chomsky, Roger Penrose and Roy F. Baumeister.
- 1 Noam Chomsky United States 3.7k citations
- 2 Roger Penrose United Kingdom 3.7k citations
- 3 Roy F. Baumeister United States 3.6k citations
- 4 H. J. Eysenck United Kingdom 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Philosophy and Theoretical Science research done?
The largest centres of Philosophy and Theoretical Science research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Oxford (United Kingdom), London (United Kingdom) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Oxford.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- OxfordGB · 46.2 works9.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Philosophy and Theoretical Science than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Philosophy and Theoretical Science?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, Irvine, University of Vienna and University of Oxford 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, IrvineUnited States | 74.3 | 44.6% | 10.8× | 17 | +67.0% |
| 2 | University of ViennaAustria | 72.1 | 23.2% | 16.5× | 22 | +175.7% |
| 3 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 65.9 | 16.2% | 12.2× | 43 | +12.6% |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 63.1 | 34.5% | 12.7× | 15 | +3.8% |
| 5 | University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom | 62.5 | 33.5% | 23.6× | 14 | +5.0% |
| 6 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 62.3 | 40.5% | 12.5× | 14 | -55.0% |
| 7 | University of LeedsUnited Kingdom | 61.6 | 25.7% | 13.4× | 20 | -5.1% |
| 8 | University of GrazAustria | 61.6 | 41.4% | 18.5× | 9 | -7.2% |
| 9 | University of WarsawPoland | 58.4 | 22.2% | 12.6× | 18 | +64.9% |
| 10 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 57.7 | 24.5% | 9.7× | 15 | +33.3% |
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 Theoretical Science research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Philosophy and Theoretical Science.
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.