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Spanish Literature and Culture Studies

Spanish Literature and Culture Studies is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 9.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of gender and nation in Spanish literature, covering topics such as feminism, colonialism, cultural memory, and the construction of national identity. It delves into the historical, social, and cultural aspects of Spain's literary landscape with a focus on gender roles and national narratives.

  • Spain
  • Literature
  • Gender
  • Nationalism
  • History
  • Feminism
  • Colonialism
  • Identity
  • Modernization
  • Cultural Memory
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research?

By volume, Spain and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 281 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 281 works
  3. 3 Mexico 179 works
  4. 4 Argentina 173 works
  5. 5 France 162 works
  6. 6 Brazil 92 works
  7. 7 Italy 81 works
  8. 8 Chile 69 works
  9. 9 Colombia 62 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 57 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: 47.8%United States: 12.7%Mexico: 8.1%Argentina: 7.8%6 others listed: 23.6%48%largest
Spain1,060 · 47.8%United States281 · 12.7%Mexico179 · 8.1%Argentina173 · 7.8%6 others listed523 · 23.6%

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

Which institutions lead Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research, followed by Universidad de Sevilla and Universidad de Salamanca.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 96 works
  2. 2 Universidad de SevillaSpain 59 works
  3. 3 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 43 works
  4. 4 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 39 works
  5. 5 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 37 works
  6. 6 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 36 works
  7. 7 Universidad de MálagaSpain 35 works
  8. 8 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 33 works
  9. 9 Universidad de GranadaSpain 33 works
  10. 10 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 33 works

Where is Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research done?

The largest centres of Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Seville (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Logroño, Cadiz and Valladolid.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 249 works
  2. 2 Seville Spain 81 works
  3. 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 79 works
  4. 4 Mexico City Mexico 69 works
  5. 5 Barcelona Spain 57 works
  6. 6 Salamanca Spain 44 works
  7. 7 Valencia Spain 43 works
  8. 8 Paris France 42 works
  9. 9 Valladolid Spain 40 works
  10. 10 Santiago Chile 40 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LogroñoES · 33.3 works55×
  2. CadizES · 25.8 works49×
  3. ValladolidES · 40.4 works47×
  4. SalamancaES · 43.9 works45×
  5. MálagaES · 36.7 works35×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Spanish Literature and Culture Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Spanish Literature and Culture Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Sevilla and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 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 14.39%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de Jaén: 10, 24.0%Universidad de Sevilla: 59, 14.8%Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: 30, 14.9%Universitat de València: 33, 15.8%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 39, 8.6%Universidad Internacional De La Rioja: 15, 15.3%Universitat de Barcelona: 33, 13.4%Universidad de Huelva: 13, 16.2%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 96, 9.1%University of the Basque Country: 25, 11.8%Universidad de JaénUniversitat de Valèn…Universidade de Sant…Universidad de Sevilla
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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 Universidad de JaénSpain 47.724.0%27.8×10 +92.9%
2 Universidad de SevillaSpain 47.214.8%44.6×59 +66.2%
3 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 44.614.9%41.5×30 +92.0%
4 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 43.015.8%25.3×33 +59.0%
5 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 42.98.6%41.1×39 +145.3%
6 Universidad Internacional De La RiojaSpain 42.915.3%47.3×15 +284.6%
7 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 40.713.4%24.1×33 +13.5%
8 Universidad de HuelvaSpain 40.116.2%54.2×13 +146.3%
9 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 39.39.1%50.8×96 +26.8%
10 University of the Basque CountrySpain 39.311.8%23.1×25 +115.6%

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 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Spanish Literature and Culture Studies.

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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.