Research in Louisville
Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Louisville. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- Research institutions
- 3 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 365 ▲ 145% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 13.6% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Louisville?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity | 359 | #16,082 | |
| 2 | Yum! Brands (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Brown-Forman (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
What is Louisville strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Louisville is most concentrated in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (157.7× the world share in Religious studies).
- Religious studiesSubfield · 20.2 works158×
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 36.4 works16×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Louisville?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Religion, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Social Justice, Globalization, Church History and African Christianity.
- Equality
- Urban Development
- Ecclesiology
- Church Leadership
- Hermeneutics
- Secularism
- Reformation
- Feminism
- Short-Term Missions
- History
- Cultural Identity
- Social Services
- Constitutional government
- NGOs
- Nationalism
- Biblical Interpretation
- African Christianity
- Globalization
- Jewish Society
- Religion
- Theology
- Biblical Monotheism
- Social Justice
- Church History
- Spirituality
- Development
- Political Philosophy
- American founding
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Gender
- Global Christianity
- Mental Health
- Calvinism
- Identity
- Multiculturalism
- Social Support
- Christian Education
- Colonialism
- Pentecostalism
- Health
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Theology13▲ 178×4 topics
- Religion12▲ 33×12 topics
- Biblical Monotheism9▲ 447×1 topic
- Jewish Society9▲ 447×1 topic
- Social Justice9▲ 19×10 topics
- Globalization8▲ 5.1×12 topics
- Church History6▲ 180×3 topics
- African Christianity6▲ 355×2 topics
- Spirituality5▲ 69×5 topics
- Biblical Interpretation5▲ 207×2 topics
- Development5▲ 19×3 topics
- Nationalism5▲ 14×2 topics
- Political Philosophy4▲ 102×2 topics
- NGOs4▲ 57×2 topics
- American founding4▲ 177×1 topic
- Constitutional government4▲ 177×1 topic
- Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 172×1 topic
- Social Services4▲ 122×1 topic
- Gender4▲ 9.4×6 topics
- Cultural Identity4▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Global Christianity4▲ 317×1 topic
- History4▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Mental Health4▲ 3.1×4 topics
- Short-Term Missions4▲ 317×1 topic
- Calvinism3▲ 174×1 topic
- Feminism3▲ 15×4 topics
- Identity3▲ 5.8×5 topics
- Reformation3▲ 144×1 topic
- Multiculturalism3▲ 21×3 topics
- Secularism3▲ 34×3 topics
- Social Support3▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Hermeneutics3▲ 41×2 topics
- Christian Education2▲ 137×1 topic
- Church Leadership2▲ 137×1 topic
- Colonialism2▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Ecclesiology2▲ 427×1 topic
- Pentecostalism2▲ 135×1 topic
- Urban Development2▲ 8.7×3 topics
- Health2▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Equality2▲ 49×2 topics
What research is done in Louisville?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 9 works
- 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
- 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
- 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
- 6 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 2 works
- 7 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
- 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
- 9 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
- 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
Research output over time
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