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Columbia Theological Seminary

In research, Columbia Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,335 of 14,833 worldwide), Religious studies (#180 of 236 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#2,838 of 3,511 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,417
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,732
of 7,310
Research works
496
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
734
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
0%
world 18%
Columbia Theological Seminary

What is Columbia 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 #9,335 of 14,833 5.8%456
Religious studiesSubfield #180 of 236 7.5%163
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,838 of 3,511 7.1%235
Social SciencesField #8,482 of 9,330 4.8%195

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia 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 Columbia Theological Seminary work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Columbia Theological Seminary is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Arts and Humanities (36%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 82.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 40.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 35.7% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 16.9% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 12.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKColumbiaTheological…52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences82%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2140.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities1935.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    4. Psychology11.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Computer Science47.7%
    2. Chemistry11.9%
    3. Environmental Science11.6%
    4. Engineering11.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Neuroscience12.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    1. Health Professions00.6%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 12.35× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities12.35×19 works
  2. Social Sciences3.19×21 works
  3. Neuroscience1.58×1 works
  4. Chemistry1.22×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×1 works
  6. Computer Science0.99×4 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.88×0 works
  8. Psychology0.53×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  14. Engineering0.08×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Columbia Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, Kathleen M. O’Connor, Walter A. Brueggemann and David M. Gunn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbia Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Kathleen M. O’Connor United States · #633,542 worldwide 1.9k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Walter A. Brueggemann United States · #700,757 worldwide 3.4k citations · 415 works
  3. 3 David M. Gunn United States · #1,040,735 worldwide 547 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Ryan P. Bonfiglio United States · #1,729,315 worldwide 2.1k citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Charles B. Cousar United States · #1,818,555 worldwide 83 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Samuel A. Cartledge United States · #1,993,438 worldwide 18 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 William P. Brown United States · #2,017,180 worldwide 2.1k citations · 174 works
  8. 8 Brennan W. Breed United States · #2,148,456 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Christine Roy Yoder United States · #2,610,138 worldwide 115 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Shirley C. Guthrie United States · #2,615,001 worldwide 451 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Columbia Theological Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Columbia Theological Seminary?

The most cited paper from Columbia Theological Seminary is "Old Testament Theology" (Walter A. Brueggemann, 2009), with 47 citations. Next come "Bounded by Obedience and Praise: the Psalms as Canon" (33) and "Controlling Perspectives: Women, Men, and the Authority of Violence in Judges 4 & 5" (31).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Old Testament Theology Walter A. Brueggemann · Oxford University Press eBooks Book chapter 2 Sep 2009 47
2 Bounded by Obedience and Praise: the Psalms as Canon Walter A. Brueggemann · Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Jun 1991 33
3 Controlling Perspectives: Women, Men, and the Authority of Violence in Judges 4 & 5 Danna Nolan Fewell, David M. Gunn · Journal of the American Academy of Religion 1990 31
4 Boko Haram in Retrospect John Azumah · Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations 24 Nov 2014 30
5 A Kingdom on Earth: Anglo-American Social Christianity, 1880-1940. James Hudnut‐Beumler, Paul T. Phillips · Journal of American History Mar 1997 28
All 68 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Columbia Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Nationalism, Globalization, Theology, Humanitarian Intervention, Social Justice 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 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. Religion9▲ 39×10 topics
  2. Ethics6▲ 22×6 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  4. Nationalism6▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Theology5▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 237×2 topics
  7. Social Justice4▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 287×1 topic
  9. Jewish Society4▲ 287×1 topic
  10. Responsibility4▲ 164×2 topics
  11. Just War Theory3▲ 861×1 topic
  12. Self-Defense3▲ 428×1 topic
  13. Gender3▲ 11×4 topics
  14. African Christianity3▲ 249×2 topics
  15. Feminism3▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Politics3▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Colonialism3▲ 11×5 topics
  18. History3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. NGOs2▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Global Christianity2▲ 303×1 topic
  21. Linked Data2▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Public Sphere2▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Resource Description and Access2▲ 556×1 topic
  24. Secularism2▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Short-Term Missions2▲ 303×1 topic
  26. Cultural Studies2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 140×1 topic
  28. Human Rights2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  29. Social Services2▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Sovereignty2▲ 46×4 topics
  31. Philosophy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Political Economy2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Black Liberation Theology2▲ 564×1 topic
  34. Race2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. American founding1▲ 93×1 topic
  36. Christianity1▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Church History1▲ 60×2 topics
  38. Constitutional government1▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Eurasian Exchange1▲ 125×1 topic
  40. International Law1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Columbia Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, War, Ethics, and Justification, Christian Theology and Mission and Religion and Society Interactions.

Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justification: 3 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…2Christian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksTheological Perspectives…2Theological Perspectives and Practices: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  2. 2 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 3 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Columbia Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% 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 Columbia Theological Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Columbia Theological Seminary0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Columbia Theological Seminary over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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