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Biblical Theological Seminary

In research, Biblical Theological Seminary stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#365 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,818 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,463 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 160.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,509
of 28,054 · #10,462 all time
Rank in United States
#2,035
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Biblical Theological Seminary known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Arts and HumanitiesField #365 of 1,998 14.8%118 #216
Social SciencesDomain #2,818 of 10,521 13.0%217 #1352
Social SciencesField #5,463 of 6,365 11.6%91 #6313
Religious studiesSubfield #65 of 70 10.3%62 #39

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biblical Theological Seminary sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Arts and Humanities#216 #365
  2. Social Sciences#1,352 #2,818
  3. Social Sciences#6,313 #5,463
  4. Religious studies#39 #65
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Biblical Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 160.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 62.0 works160×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 117.8 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.63× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 91 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biblical Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Martti Nissinen, Samuel Byrskog and Dietmar W. Winkler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biblical Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Martti Nissinen United States · #157,555 worldwide 34 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Samuel Byrskog United States · #202,661 worldwide 21 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Dietmar W. Winkler United States · #260,019 worldwide 7 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Kari Syreeni United States · #368,091 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Magnus Zetterholm United States · #451,232 worldwide 3 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Georgiana Huian United States · #456,142 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Kristin De Troyer United States · #506,695 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Renate Egger-Wenzel United States · #511,408 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Outi Lehtipuu United States · #515,232 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Tryggve N. D. Mettinger United States · #518,807 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Biblical Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Biblical Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Religion, Cultural Transmission, Christian-Muslim Relations, Gospel Translation and Ethics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
  1. Theology47▲ 212×4 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism40▲ 659×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society40▲ 659×1 topic
  4. Religion30▲ 28×24 topics
  5. Cultural Transmission20▲ 106×3 topics
  6. Globalization18▲ 4.1×13 topics
  7. Christian-Muslim Relations16▲ 243×1 topic
  8. Gospel Translation16▲ 289×1 topic
  9. Ethics16▲ 14×16 topics
  10. Education14▲ 3.4×16 topics
  11. Social Justice13▲ 9.8×11 topics
  12. African Christianity13▲ 258×2 topics
  13. Archaeological Evidence13▲ 112×2 topics
  14. Spirituality12▲ 55×5 topics
  15. Identity12▲ 7.2×22 topics
  16. Urban Development12▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Palestine12▲ 86×2 topics
  18. Semitic Languages12▲ 114×2 topics
  19. Hermeneutics11▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Philosophy11▲ 11×15 topics
  21. Development11▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Arabia10▲ 148×1 topic
  23. Byzantine10▲ 148×1 topic
  24. Biblical Interpretation10▲ 140×2 topics
  25. Church History10▲ 100×3 topics
  26. Migration10▲ 13×9 topics
  27. Cultural Identity10▲ 8.1×7 topics
  28. Pentecostalism9▲ 169×2 topics
  29. History9▲ 5.5×16 topics
  30. Social Change9▲ 30×4 topics
  31. Secularism8▲ 33×4 topics
  32. Feminism8▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Ecclesiology8▲ 447×1 topic
  34. Missionary Activities8▲ 447×1 topic
  35. Literature8▲ 6.0×18 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange7▲ 23×4 topics
  37. Religious Education7▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Politics6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  39. Social Sciences6▲ 18×5 topics
  40. Community Development6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Biblical Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Historical and Linguistic Studies, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…40Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 40 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 16 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…10Archaeology and Historical Studies: 10 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…8Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 8 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…5Christian Theology and Mission: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 5 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 4 fractional worksReligion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity: 4 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 4 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyDevelopment2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 40 works
  2. 2 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 10 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 8 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 5 works
  8. 8 Religious Education and Schools Education 4 works
  9. 9 Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biblical Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.