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Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

Violence, Religion, and Philosophy is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 2.9k research works in it since 1954. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of Mimetic Theory and its implications for understanding violence, religion, sacrifice, literature, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, psychology, and human evolution. It delves into the works of René Girard and other scholars who have applied and extended his theories in various academic disciplines.

  • Mimetic Theory
  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Sacrifice
  • Literature
  • Anthropology
  • Philosophy
  • Cultural Studies
  • Psychology
  • Evolution
Research works
2.9k
fractional, since 1954
In the world top 10%
428
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+17%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (114 and 36 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 114 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 36 works
  3. 3 Poland 36 works
  4. 4 France 32 works
  5. 5 Italy 24 works
  6. 6 Germany 23 works
  7. 7 Spain 22 works
  8. 8 Canada 17 works
  9. 9 Russia 15 works
  10. 10 Brazil 14 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: 34.2%United Kingdom: 10.9%Poland: 10.8%France: 9.8%6 others listed: 34.3%34%largest
United States114 · 34.2%United Kingdom36 · 10.9%Poland36 · 10.8%France32 · 9.8%6 others listed114 · 34.3%

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

Which institutions lead Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Warsaw publishes the most Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research, followed by Jagiellonian University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of WarsawPoland 3 works
  2. 2 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 3 works
  3. 3 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 3 works
  4. 4 University of SzczecinPoland 3 works
  5. 5 John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland 3 works
  6. 6 University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom 3 works
  7. 7 Pontificia Universidad JaverianaColombia 3 works
  8. 8 University of TorontoCanada 3 works
  9. 9 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 3 works
  10. 10 Film IndependentUnited States 2 works

Where is Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research done?

The largest centres of Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Warsaw (Poland) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 13 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 9 works
  3. 3 Warsaw Poland 8 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 8 works
  5. 5 Krakow Poland 7 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 7 works
  7. 7 Rome Italy 6 works
  8. 8 Chicago United States 5 works
  9. 9 Houston United States 4 works
  10. 10 New York United States 4 works
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Is Violence, Religion, and Philosophy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Violence, Religion, and Philosophy.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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