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Political Theory and Influence

Political Theory and Influence is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 9.4k research works in it since 1950. 13.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the liberal political thought in 19th century Europe, focusing on the works and ideas of prominent figures such as John Stuart Mill, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Benjamin Constant. It delves into topics such as imperialism, democracy, colonialism, and the role of the nation-state in historical perspective.

  • John Stuart Mill
  • Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Benjamin Constant
  • Imperialism
  • Democracy
  • French Liberalism
  • Colonialism
  • Nineteenth Century
  • Political Philosophy
  • Nation-State
Research works
9.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
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Which countries lead Political Theory and Influence research?

By volume, the United States and France publish the most (307 and 215 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 307 works
  2. 2 France 215 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 131 works
  4. 4 Brazil 81 works
  5. 5 Germany 77 works
  6. 6 Italy 37 works
  7. 7 Canada 35 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 33 works
  9. 9 Spain 27 works
  10. 10 Russia 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.

United States: 31.9%France: 22.3%United Kingdom: 13.6%Brazil: 8.4%6 others listed: 23.8%32%largest
United States307 · 31.9%France215 · 22.3%United Kingdom131 · 13.6%Brazil81 · 8.4%6 others listed229 · 23.8%

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

Which institutions lead Political Theory and Influence research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Technische Universität Darmstadt publishes the most Political Theory and Influence research, followed by University of Cambridge and University of Chicago.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany 16 works
  2. 2 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 14 works
  3. 3 University of ChicagoUnited States 14 works
  4. 4 Georgetown UniversityUnited States 12 works
  5. 5 Université Paris NanterreFrance 9 works
  6. 6 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
  7. 7 University of PassauGermany 8 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 7 works
  9. 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 7 works
  10. 10 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Political Theory and Influence?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Political Theory and Influence include Francis Fukuyama, Émile Durkheim and James M. Buchanan.

  1. 1 Francis Fukuyama United States 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Émile Durkheim United States 2.5k citations
  3. 3 James M. Buchanan United States 1.6k citations

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

Where is Political Theory and Influence research done?

The largest centres of Political Theory and Influence research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Washington D.C. (United States) and New York (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 82 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 37 works
  3. 3 Washington D.C. United States 21 works
  4. 4 New York United States 19 works
  5. 5 Chicago United States 18 works
  6. 6 Darmstadt Germany 16 works
  7. 7 Cambridge United Kingdom 15 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 14 works
  9. 9 Lyon France 14 works
  10. 10 Nanterre France 13 works
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Where is the best place to study Political Theory and Influence?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago and Georgetown 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.

0%10%20%mean 10.36%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Cambridge: 14, 12.2%University of Chicago: 14, 13.8%Georgetown University: 12, 15.8%Technische Universität Darmstadt: 16, 2.1%Université Paris Nanterre: 9, 7.9%Georgetown UniversityUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Cambri…Technische Universit…
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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 CambridgeUnited Kingdom 56.512.2%10.8×14 -5.6%
2 University of ChicagoUnited States 55.913.8%14.2×14 +14.8%
3 Georgetown UniversityUnited States 39.815.8%30.1×12 -45.3%
4 Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany 30.32.1%41.4×16 —
5 Université Paris NanterreFrance 20.67.9%37.5×9 -13.6%

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 Political Theory and Influence research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Political Theory and Influence.

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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.