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Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics

Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 5.2k research works in it since 1950. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of psychoanalysis and politics, delving into topics such as subjectivity, desire, ethics, resistance, and the influence of capitalism and neoliberalism. It also discusses the application of Lacanian Discourse Analysis in psychology and examines the cultural criminological perspective on deviant leisure. The papers critically analyze the political implications of psychoanalytic theories and their relevance in understanding contemporary societal issues.

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Politics
  • Lacanian Discourse Analysis
  • Subjectivity
  • Desire
  • Ethics
  • Capitalism
  • Resistance
  • Neoliberalism
  • Cultural Criminology
Research works
5.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
503
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (227 and 103 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 227 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 103 works
  3. 3 Brazil 75 works
  4. 4 Germany 39 works
  5. 5 Canada 35 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 33 works
  7. 7 Australia 32 works
  8. 8 China 27 works
  9. 9 Spain 20 works
  10. 10 India 19 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: 37.2%United Kingdom: 16.9%Brazil: 12.3%Germany: 6.4%6 others listed: 27.2%37%largest
United States227 · 37.2%United Kingdom103 · 16.9%Brazil75 · 12.3%Germany39 · 6.4%6 others listed166 · 27.2%

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

Which institutions lead Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, SUNY Fredonia publishes the most Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research, followed by University of Manchester and Pennsylvania State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 SUNY FredoniaUnited States 7 works
  2. 2 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 6 works
  3. 3 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 6 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 6 works
  5. 5 Bezalel Academy of Arts and DesignIsrael 5 works
  6. 6 City University of New YorkUnited States 5 works
  7. 7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
  8. 8 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 4 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 4 works
  10. 10 Russian State Agrarian Correspondence UniversityRussia 4 works

Where is Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research done?

The largest centres of Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), São Paulo (Brazil) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in New York and London.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 27 works
  2. 2 New York United States 21 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 14 works
  4. 4 Toronto Canada 11 works
  5. 5 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 9 works
  7. 7 Ankara Türkiye 9 works
  8. 8 Los Angeles United States 8 works
  9. 9 Melbourne Australia 8 works
  10. 10 Warsaw Poland 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. New YorkUS · 20.9 works3.6×
  2. LondonGB · 27.4 works3.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics than the world average.

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Is Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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