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Calvin Theological Seminary

In research, Calvin Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,177 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,981
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,142
of 7,310
Research works
187
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
340
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
Calvin Theological Seminary

What is Calvin Theological Seminary known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,177 of 14,833 9.5%183

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Calvin 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Calvin Theological Seminary work in?

In 2022-now, 100% of research at Calvin Theological Seminary is in Social Sciences, 0% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (54%), Social Sciences (37%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 99.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 54.1% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 25.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 37.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCalvinTheological…28fractional works, 2022-now
Health Sciences0%Social Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 2 domains and 5 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1554.1%
    2. Social Sciences1037.4%
    3. Psychology14.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.6%
    1. Health Professions00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Who are the top researchers at Calvin Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, John Lawlor, Jeffrey A. D. Weima and Max Botner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Calvin Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 John Lawlor United States · #889,713 worldwide 333 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey A. D. Weima United States · #977,813 worldwide 310 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Max Botner United States · #1,788,665 worldwide 60 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 James A. De Jong United States · #1,947,375 worldwide 133 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Lyle D. Bierma United States · #2,321,583 worldwide 60 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Matthew J. Tuininga United States · #2,827,006 worldwide 64 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Darwin K. Glassford United States · #2,930,496 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 John W. Hilber United States · #2,942,476 worldwide 116 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ronald J. Feenstra United States · #3,545,722 worldwide 122 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Danjuma G. Gibson United States · #3,690,087 worldwide 35 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Calvin Theological Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Calvin Theological Seminary?

The most cited paper from Calvin Theological Seminary is "Ancient Prophecy: Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives" (John W. Hilber, 2019), with 37 citations. Next come "Paul and the Emergence of Christian Textuality: Early Christian Literary Culture in Context" (35) and "Not Scotist" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ancient Prophecy: Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives John W. Hilber · Bulletin for Biblical Research Sep 2019 37
2 Paul and the Emergence of Christian Textuality: Early Christian Literary Culture in Context Jeffrey A. D. Weima · Bulletin for Biblical Research Oct 2019 35
3 Not Scotist Richard A. Muller · Reformation and Renaissance Review Aug 2012 33
4 Jonathan Edwards and the Absence of Free Choice: A Parting of Ways in the Reformed Tradition Richard A. Muller · Online Journal 2011 21
5 Dismembering the Whole: Composition and Purpose of Judges 19-21 John Lawlor · Bulletin for Biblical Research 2017 16
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Calvin Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Church History, Reformation, Cultural Identity, Calvinism, Religious Controversy, Religion and Biblical Monotheism.

▲ 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-now 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Theology7▲ 293×3 topics
  2. Church History5▲ 419×2 topics
  3. Reformation4▲ 575×2 topics
  4. Cultural Identity4▲ 31×2 topics
  5. Calvinism4▲ 635×1 topic
  6. Religious Controversy4▲ 635×1 topic
  7. Religion4▲ 30×8 topics
  8. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 479×1 topic
  9. Jewish Society3▲ 479×1 topic
  10. African Christianity3▲ 463×2 topics
  11. Social Justice2▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Feminism2▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Global Christianity2▲ 477×1 topic
  14. Short-Term Missions2▲ 477×1 topic
  15. Spirituality2▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Philosophy2▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Globalization2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  19. Mental Health1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  20. Political Philosophy1▲ 78×2 topics
  21. Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. European Union1▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Gender1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Black Studies1▲ 172×1 topic
  26. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 137×1 topic
  27. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 172×1 topic
  28. Gospel Translation1▲ 168×1 topic
  29. Health1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  30. Pentecostalism1▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Regulatory Capitalism1▲ 330×1 topic
  33. Self-Regulation1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Calvin Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

Reformation and Early Mo…4Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksRegulation and Compliance Studies: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional works
HistoryReligious studiesSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  5. 5 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available14.5%not open85.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.6%domestic only99.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Calvin Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Calvin Theological Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Calvin Theological Seminary0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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