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Religious and Theological Studies

Religious and Theological Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 2.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the interplay between religion, theology, and social dynamics, with a focus on liberation theology, Catholicism in Latin America, ethics, education, and philosophy. It delves into the impact of religious beliefs on societal structures and individual behavior, particularly within the context of Latin American culture.

  • Religion
  • Social Dynamics
  • Theology
  • Liberation
  • Catholicism
  • Latin America
  • Ethics
  • Education
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
424
per year above
Top-10% rate
2.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+20%
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Which countries lead Religious and Theological Studies research?

By volume, Spain and Brazil publish the most (608 and 520 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 608 works
  2. 2 Brazil 520 works
  3. 3 Chile 284 works
  4. 4 Argentina 214 works
  5. 5 Colombia 194 works
  6. 6 Mexico 189 works
  7. 7 United States 121 works
  8. 8 Peru 103 works
  9. 9 Italy 81 works
  10. 10 Venezuela 45 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.

Spain: 25.8%Brazil: 22.1%Chile: 12.0%Argentina: 9.1%6 others listed: 31.1%26%largest
Spain608 · 25.8%Brazil520 · 22.1%Chile284 · 12.0%Argentina214 · 9.1%6 others listed733 · 31.1%

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

Which institutions lead Religious and Theological Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Clinica Universidad de Navarra publishes the most Religious and Theological Studies research, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Clinica Universidad de Navarra Spain 81 works
  2. 2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile 67 works
  3. 3 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Brazil 59 works
  4. 4 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 53 works
  5. 5 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil 46 works
  6. 6 Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain 43 works
  7. 7 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción Chile 39 works
  8. 8 Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Argentina 38 works
  9. 9 Universidad Peruana Unión Peru 35 works
  10. 10 Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca Spain 32 works

Where is Religious and Theological Studies research done?

The largest centres of Religious and Theological Studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Pamplona (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in San Salvador, Pamplona and Valdivia.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 183 works
  2. 2 Santiago Chile 143 works
  3. 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 111 works
  4. 4 Pamplona Spain 106 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 100 works
  6. 6 Bogotá Colombia 98 works
  7. 7 Mexico City Mexico 81 works
  8. 8 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 78 works
  9. 9 Lima Peru 77 works
  10. 10 Curitiba Brazil 56 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. San SalvadorSV · 29.7 works100×
  2. PamplonaES · 106.1 works86×
  3. ValdiviaCL · 31.6 works75×
  4. ConcepciónCL · 50.4 works69×
  5. CaracasVE · 33.9 works57×
  6. La PazBO · 26.5 works56×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Religious and Theological Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Religious and Theological Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Universidad de Navarra and Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca 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%5%10%15%mean 6.44%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Pontifical University of the Holy Cross: 8, 12.7%Universidad de Navarra: 22, 8.5%Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca: 32, 10.0%Universidad Pontificia Comillas: 32, 5.3%Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná: 46, 2.5%Pontifical Gregorian University: 10, 9.5%Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro: 54, 1.7%Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo: 59, 2.0%Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: 28, 6.5%Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás: 13, 5.7%Pontifical Universit…Universidad Pontific…Universidad de NavarraUniversidad Pontific…
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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
1Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Italy 71.512.7%344.6×8 +343.7%
2Universidad de Navarra Spain 69.08.5%73.8×22 +145.6%
3Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca Spain 66.310.0%506.9×32 +35.3%
4Universidad Pontificia Comillas Spain 66.15.3%157.1×32 +203.0%
5Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil 62.82.5%125.3×46 +220.1%
6Pontifical Gregorian University Italy 60.39.5%388.4×10 +108.9%
7Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 58.71.7%112.0×54 +146.0%
8Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Brazil 58.62.0%110.2×59 +133.2%
9Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Colombia 57.96.5%71.7×28 +28.4%
10Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás Brazil 55.95.7%89.9×13 +155.7%

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 Religious and Theological Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Religious and Theological Studies.

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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.