The International Scientific Visibility of Latin American Theories: The Case of Liberation Theology in Web of Science (1970-2013)

Abstract

Liberation theology is a theological current born within the Latin American Christian churches and in the context of the Cold War, was persecuted by the Latin American dictatorships, accused of communist. The aim of this study is to see the impact of this theory in leading scientific journals in the world indexed in Web of Science. This allows us to observe, through a case, the level of access of Latin American innovative thinking to global science communicators. It is a documentary research based on content analysis. Lead authors, magazines, institutions, areas of expertise, most represented countries, dating behavior and relationships between authors and institutions were identified.

Keywords

• Liberation theology
• Web of science
• Analysis of scientific production
• Bibliometric