Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 8.6k research works in it since 1950. 11.8% 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 including psychoanalysis, social theory, religion, gender studies, philosophy, ethics, sociology, literature analysis, political science, and history. It reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding cultural and social thought.
- Psychoanalysis
- Social Theory
- Religion
- Gender Studies
- Philosophy
- Ethics
- Sociology
- Literature Analysis
- Political Science
- History
- Research works
- 8.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (685 and 94 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 685 works
- 2 Austria 94 works
- 3 United States 82 works
- 4 Switzerland 46 works
- 5 United Kingdom 27 works
- 6 Italy 26 works
- 7 Russia 25 works
- 8 Brazil 25 works
- 9 France 22 works
- 10 Poland 22 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.
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Which institutions lead Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Vienna publishes the most Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research, followed by Praxis and University of Cologne.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of ViennaAustria 17 works
- 2 PraxisEstonia 17 works
- 3 University of CologneGermany 15 works
- 4 University of MünsterGermany 14 works
- 5 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 13 works
- 6 Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergGermany 11 works
- 7 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 11 works
- 8 University of FreiburgGermany 11 works
- 9 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 11 works
- 10 Ruhr University BochumGermany 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Psychoanalysis and Social Critique?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychoanalysis and Social Critique include Sigmund Freud, H. J. Eysenck and Niklas Luhmann.
- 1 Sigmund Freud United States 2.7k citations
- 2 H. J. Eysenck United Kingdom 2.7k citations
- 3 Niklas Luhmann Germany 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research done?
The largest centres of Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Munich (Germany) and Cologne (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Münster.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MünsterDE · 25.3 works37×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychoanalysis and Social Critique than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Psychoanalysis and Social Critique?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, University of Freiburg and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 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 ViennaAustria | 60.7 | 17.7% | 29.8× | 17 | +36.4% |
| 2 | University of FreiburgGermany | 50.6 | 14.1% | 27.1× | 11 | +174.3% |
| 3 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany | 46.2 | 12.4% | 25.8× | 11 | +154.1% |
| 4 | Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienAustria | 45.8 | 12.7% | 279.6× | 9 | +390.3% |
| 5 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 44.0 | 19.0% | 15.2× | 9 | -1.2% |
| 6 | University of CologneGermany | 42.6 | 3.8% | 41.0× | 16 | +168.6% |
| 7 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 42.3 | 9.4% | 23.3× | 11 | +200.4% |
| 8 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaGermany | 39.5 | 12.7% | 38.1× | 9 | +118.0% |
| 9 | Goethe University FrankfurtGermany | 36.5 | 8.8% | 28.4× | 13 | +15.1% |
| 10 | University of MünsterGermany | 35.5 | 6.0% | 34.4× | 14 | +68.3% |
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 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Psychoanalysis and Social Critique.
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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.