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Concordia Seminary

In research, Concordia Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,020 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#2,363 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,863
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,002
of 8,685
Research works
342
▼ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
245
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Concordia 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 #7,020 of 16,945 2.3%320
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,363 of 3,836 2.6%207

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

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.

Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 20.92× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 20.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Concordia Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Morton S. Enslin, Paul Raabe and James Voelz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Concordia Seminary.

  1. 1 Morton S. Enslin United States · #27,921 worldwide 297 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Paul Raabe United States · #235,045 worldwide 2 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 James Voelz United States · #284,564 worldwide 1 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Robert Kolb United States · #313,856 worldwide 83 citations · 207 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey Gibbs United States · #623,000 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 David Schmitt United States · #650,850 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Bruce Hartung United States · #663,844 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 David P. Daniel United States · #805,715 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Joel Biermann United States · #831,079 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Jeffrey Oschwald United States · #887,461 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Concordia Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Concordia Seminary?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Church History, Reformation, Cultural Identity, Social History and Calvinism.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Theology138▲ 346×4 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism68▲ 483×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society68▲ 483×1 topic
  4. Church History67▲ 320×3 topics
  5. Reformation66▲ 427×2 topics
  6. Cultural Identity62▲ 42×11 topics
  7. Social History60▲ 168×3 topics
  8. Calvinism60▲ 448×1 topic
  9. Religious Controversy60▲ 448×1 topic
  10. Religion39▲ 20×22 topics
  11. Globalization26▲ 4.1×25 topics
  12. Social Justice20▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Education18▲ 4.1×15 topics
  14. Catholicism18▲ 124×3 topics
  15. Social Dynamics17▲ 76×3 topics
  16. Philosophy17▲ 11×12 topics
  17. Ethics16▲ 9.8×8 topics
  18. History15▲ 5.6×18 topics
  19. Human Rights14▲ 4.9×14 topics
  20. African Christianity14▲ 155×2 topics
  21. Nationalism14▲ 6.9×7 topics
  22. Identity12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  23. Gender12▲ 6.0×12 topics
  24. Sociology11▲ 25×5 topics
  25. European Union11▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Migration11▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Pentecostalism11▲ 129×2 topics
  28. Spirituality11▲ 38×6 topics
  29. Political Philosophy11▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Latin America10▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Cultural History10▲ 20×4 topics
  32. Culture10▲ 5.8×12 topics
  33. Liberation10▲ 156×1 topic
  34. Multiculturalism10▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Secularism9▲ 25×4 topics
  36. American founding9▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Constitutional government9▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Politics9▲ 9.6×6 topics
  39. Church-State Relations9▲ 121×2 topics
  40. Freedom of Religion9▲ 121×2 topics

Which research topics does Concordia Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Management, Economics, and Public Policy, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Medieval Philosophy and Theology.

Reformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksManagement, Economics, a…1Management, Economics, and Public Policy: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…1Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksPoetry Analysis and Crit…0Poetry Analysis and Criticism: 0 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 0 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 0 fractional worksViolence, Religion, and Philosophy: 0 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional works
HistoryMarketingReligious studiesPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  2. 2 Management, Economics, and Public Policy Marketing 1 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  7. 7 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Violence, Religion, and Philosophy Philosophy 0 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Concordia Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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.

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