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Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies

Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 4.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the interplay between religion and media, examining their impact on social change, ethics, communication technology, cultural integration, youth subcultures, spirituality, resilience, and interreligious dialogue. It delves into the role of modern technologies, including digital media, in shaping religious attitudes and values, while also addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the evolving media landscape in the context of diverse religious experiences.

  • Religion
  • Media
  • Social Change
  • Ethics
  • Communication Technology
  • Cultural Integration
  • Youth Subcultures
  • Spirituality
  • Resilience
  • Interreligious Dialogue
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
542
per year above
Top-10% rate
4.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+52%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research?

By volume, Croatia and Russia publish the most (390 and 373 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Croatia 390 works
  2. 2 Russia 373 works
  3. 3 Slovenia 361 works
  4. 4 Poland 203 works
  5. 5 United States 183 works
  6. 6 Slovakia 140 works
  7. 7 Ukraine 90 works
  8. 8 Czechia 77 works
  9. 9 Romania 72 works
  10. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58 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.

Croatia: 20.0%Russia: 19.1%Slovenia: 18.5%Poland: 10.4%6 others listed: 31.9%20%largest
Croatia390 · 20.0%Russia373 · 19.1%Slovenia361 · 18.5%Poland203 · 10.4%6 others listed620 · 31.9%

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

Which institutions lead Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Ljubljana publishes the most Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research, followed by Institut za filozofiju and University of Maribor.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of LjubljanaSlovenia 115 works
  2. 2 Institut za filozofijuCroatia 100 works
  3. 3 University of MariborSlovenia 91 works
  4. 4 University of ZagrebCroatia 63 works
  5. 5 Catholic University of CroatiaCroatia 51 works
  6. 6 University of SplitCroatia 44 works
  7. 7 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 37 works
  8. 8 University of SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina 29 works
  9. 9 University of OsijekCroatia 28 works
  10. 10 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 28 works

Where is Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research done?

The largest centres of Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research in 2022–2025 are Zagreb (Croatia), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Moscow (Russia) and Maribor (Slovenia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Postojna, Koper and Maribor.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Zagreb Croatia 246 works
  2. 2 Ljubljana Slovenia 173 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 130 works
  4. 4 Maribor Slovenia 105 works
  5. 5 Bratislava Slovakia 48 works
  6. 6 Split Croatia 46 works
  7. 7 Warsaw Poland 43 works
  8. 8 Saint Petersburg Russia 37 works
  9. 9 Weatherford United States 37 works
  10. 10 Lublin Poland 35 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. PostojnaSI · 24.1 works682×
  2. KoperSI · 29.0 works188×
  3. MariborSI · 105.0 works175×
  4. SplitHR · 45.7 works105×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Maribor, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and University of Ljubljana 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%30%mean 11.71%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Maribor: 91, 24.6%John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 28, 17.5%University of Ljubljana: 115, 4.0%Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra: 19, 10.8%University of Warsaw: 11, 17.8%St Petersburg University: 13, 9.0%Comenius University Bratislava: 21, 4.2%Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków: 14, 15.6%Weatherford College: 37, 7.3%Matej Bel University: 13, 6.3%University of MariborJohn Paul II Catholi…Constantine the Phil…University of Ljublj…
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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 MariborSlovenia 82.824.6%192.5×91 +45.0%
2 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 71.417.5%65.0×28 +310.8%
3 University of LjubljanaSlovenia 67.84.0%108.3×115 +136.0%
4 Constantine the Philosopher University in NitraSlovakia 66.110.8%191.4×19 +322.4%
5 University of WarsawPoland 62.117.8%8.6×11 +261.6%
6 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 57.89.0%10.7×13 +507.1%
7 Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia 57.44.2%42.1×21 +168.7%
8 Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakówPoland 57.115.6%87.9×14 +107.6%
9 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 56.47.3%10.8×37 +93.1%
10 Matej Bel UniversitySlovakia 56.46.3%144.2×13 +296.3%

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 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Religious, Philosophical, and Educational 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.