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Calvin University

In research, Calvin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,030 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 70.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,603
of 22,385 · #6,981 all time
Rank in United States
#1,616
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Calvin University

What is Calvin University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,030 of 9,585 8.5%101 #3679

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Calvin University 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 University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Calvin University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (22%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 108 fractional works · 54.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 22.3% of its workReligious studies: 24 fractional works · 11.8% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 27.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCalvin University199fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences54%

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 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4522.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities4422.3%
    3. Psychology125.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.8%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Environmental Science157.5%
    2. Computer Science84.0%
    3. Chemistry73.3%
    4. Engineering63.1%
    5. Mathematics63.0%
    6. Energy52.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy52.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    9. Materials Science10.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine126.2%
    2. Health Professions73.4%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.9%
    2. Neuroscience41.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Calvin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 70.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 23.5 works71×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.4 works7.7×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.76× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.73× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.73×44 works
  2. Energy2.76×5 works
  3. Mathematics2.56×6 works
  4. Chemistry2.13×7 works
  5. Psychology1.92×12 works
  6. Nursing1.85×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.81×46 works
  8. Environmental Science1.51×15 works
  9. Health Professions1.28×7 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.22×2 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.13×5 works
  12. Neuroscience1.12×4 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×2 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×4 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×2 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×6 works
  18. Computer Science0.52×8 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×3 works
  20. Medicine0.32×12 works
  21. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  22. Engineering0.20×6 works
  23. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Calvin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Arlene J. Hoogewerf, Corwin E. Smidt and Todd Kapitula lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Calvin University.

  1. 1 Arlene J. Hoogewerf United States · #483,484 worldwide 3.7k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Corwin E. Smidt United States · #492,784 worldwide 3.5k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Todd Kapitula United States · #595,906 worldwide 2.9k citations · 83 works
  4. 4 John T. Wertz United States · #1,232,259 worldwide 1.5k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Blake M. Riek United States · #1,267,011 worldwide 3k citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Stanley L. Haan United States · #1,407,051 worldwide 2k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Robert J. Hoeksema United States · #1,441,734 worldwide 1.3k citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Peter Hill United States · #1,613,262 worldwide 1.1k citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Joel A. Carpenter United States · #1,757,391 worldwide 868 citations · 84 works
  10. 10 Daniel C. Harlow United States · #1,872,523 worldwide 196 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Calvin University

What are the most cited papers from Calvin University?

The most cited paper from Calvin University is "LocusZoom: regional visualization of genome-wide association scan results" (Randall J. Pruim, Ryan Welch, Serena Sanna et al., 2010), with 3,001 citations. Next come "A Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Finns Detects Multiple Susceptibility Variants" (2,779) and "Energy storage systems for advanced power applications" (1,062).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 LocusZoom: regional visualization of genome-wide association scan results Randall J. Pruim, Ryan Welch, Serena Sanna et al. · Bioinformatics Open access 15 Jul 2010 3,001
2 A Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Finns Detects Multiple Susceptibility Variants Laura J. Scott et al. · Science Open access 26 Apr 2007 2,779
3 Energy storage systems for advanced power applications Paulo F. Ribeiro, Brian K. Johnson, Mariesa L. Crow et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access 2001 1,062
4 Exploring the natural foundations of religion Justin L. Barrett, Justin L. Barrett · Trends in Cognitive Sciences Review 2000 786
5 A Broadly Implementable Research Course in Phage Discovery and Genomics for First-Year Undergraduate Students Tuajuanda C. Jordan et al. · mBio Open access 4 Feb 2014 522
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Calvin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, African Christianity, Church History, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Global Christianity, Short-Term Missions and Religion.

▲ 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 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. Theology17▲ 93×2 topics
  2. African Christianity13▲ 283×2 topics
  3. Church History11▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Climate Change10▲ 1.93×27 topics
  5. Biblical Monotheism10▲ 199×1 topic
  6. Jewish Society10▲ 199×1 topic
  7. Mental Health10▲ 3.3×18 topics
  8. Globalization9▲ 2.4×12 topics
  9. Global Christianity9▲ 306×1 topic
  10. Short-Term Missions9▲ 306×1 topic
  11. Religion9▲ 9.5×11 topics
  12. Social Justice9▲ 7.3×10 topics
  13. Cultural Identity8▲ 8.2×3 topics
  14. Sustainability8▲ 1.58×13 topics
  15. Reformation7▲ 134×2 topics
  16. Calvinism7▲ 155×1 topic
  17. Religious Controversy7▲ 155×1 topic
  18. Nationalism6▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Spirituality6▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Hermeneutics5▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Ethics5▲ 4.6×12 topics
  22. Biblical Interpretation4▲ 68×2 topics
  23. Development4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  24. Ecclesiology4▲ 242×1 topic
  25. Gender4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  26. Pentecostalism4▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Divine Providence4▲ 140×2 topics
  28. Political Philosophy4▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Secularism4▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Public Opinion4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. American founding4▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Constitutional government4▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Intersectionality3▲ 9.0×8 topics
  34. Problem of Evil3▲ 194×1 topic
  35. Theodicy3▲ 194×1 topic
  36. Diversity3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  37. Energy Transition3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Cultural Transmission3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. EROI3▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Fossil Fuels3▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Calvin University publish most on?

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

Biblical Studies and Int…10Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 10 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 9 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 7 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …3Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesHistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 9 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 7 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 3 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 2 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Calvin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Calvin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Calvin University0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Calvin University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Calvin University10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2011.

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