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Church of England

In research, Church of England stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,116 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,186
of 28,054 · #27,693 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#919
of 1,094
Research works
465
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Church of England 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,116 of 10,521 10.8%68 #5842

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Church of England 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).

What does Church of England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 28.3 works13×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 12.96× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Church of England?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeremy Worthen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Church of England.

  1. 1 Jeremy Worthen United Kingdom · #324,062 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Church of England

Which keywords describe research at Church of England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Secularism, Religious Identity, African Christianity, Human Rights, Civil Society, Development and Theology.

▲ 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. Religion16▲ 46×12 topics
  2. Secularism9▲ 111×4 topics
  3. African Christianity8▲ 469×2 topics
  4. Religious Identity8▲ 168×4 topics
  5. Human Rights8▲ 9.8×9 topics
  6. Civil Society7▲ 86×3 topics
  7. Development7▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Theology7▲ 97×3 topics
  9. Faith-Based Organizations7▲ 283×1 topic
  10. Social Justice7▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Social Services7▲ 200×1 topic
  12. Church History7▲ 198×3 topics
  13. Globalization6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  14. Pilgrimage6▲ 387×1 topic
  15. Religious Tourism6▲ 387×1 topic
  16. Global Christianity5▲ 500×1 topic
  17. Short-Term Missions5▲ 500×1 topic
  18. Reformation5▲ 212×2 topics
  19. Cultural Identity5▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Ethics5▲ 13×10 topics
  21. Spirituality5▲ 63×3 topics
  22. Gender4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Calvinism4▲ 203×1 topic
  24. Religious Controversy4▲ 203×1 topic
  25. Church-State Relations4▲ 257×2 topics
  26. Feminism4▲ 17×6 topics
  27. Freedom of Religion4▲ 257×2 topics
  28. Nationalism3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Ethnicity3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Hermeneutics3▲ 51×3 topics
  31. Biblical Interpretation3▲ 127×2 topics
  32. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Jewish Society3▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Ecclesiology2▲ 410×1 topic
  35. Pentecostalism2▲ 130×1 topic
  36. Health2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. European Court2▲ 1032×1 topic
  38. Immigration2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Migration2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Race2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Church of England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Society, and Development, Religious Tourism and Spaces, Christian Theology and Mission and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Religion, Society, and Development: 7 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 5 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…2Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Discrimination: 2 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Legal Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentReligious studiesHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 6 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  6. 6 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 2 works
  8. 8 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  10. 10 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Church of England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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