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Covenant Theological Seminary

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Research works
119
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
315
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Covenant Theological Seminary is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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 Covenant Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert W. Yarbrough lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Covenant Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Robert W. Yarbrough United States · #272,515 worldwide 7 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Covenant Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Covenant Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Church History, Religion, Reformation, Cultural Identity 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. Theology41▲ 295×5 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism28▲ 564×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society28▲ 564×1 topic
  4. Church History18▲ 243×3 topics
  5. Religion15▲ 22×14 topics
  6. Reformation14▲ 251×2 topics
  7. Cultural Identity13▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Calvinism12▲ 266×1 topic
  9. Religious Controversy12▲ 266×1 topic
  10. African Christianity12▲ 366×2 topics
  11. Globalization10▲ 4.6×10 topics
  12. Social Justice8▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Spirituality7▲ 76×4 topics
  14. Global Christianity7▲ 334×1 topic
  15. Short-Term Missions7▲ 334×1 topic
  16. Development7▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Nationalism6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  18. Faith-Based Organizations6▲ 155×1 topic
  19. Social Services6▲ 131×1 topic
  20. American founding6▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Biblical Interpretation6▲ 246×2 topics
  22. Constitutional government6▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Cultural Transmission5▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Pentecostalism5▲ 177×2 topics
  25. Ecclesiology5▲ 423×1 topic
  26. Hermeneutics5▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Secularism5▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Education4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  29. Christian-Muslim Relations4▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Gospel Translation4▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Diversity4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Multiculturalism3▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Religious Identity3▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Cultural History3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Ethics3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. Social Change2▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Middle Ages2▲ 78×2 topics
  38. Religious Education2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Social Dynamics2▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Divine Providence2▲ 98×2 topics

Which research topics does Covenant Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Christian Theology and Mission and Religious Tourism and Spaces.

Biblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksMedia, Communication, and Education: 1 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and History: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesHistoryGeography, Planning and DevelopmentAnthropology2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  6. 6 Media, Communication, and Education Communication 1 works
  7. 7 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.3%domestic only98.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Covenant Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% higher 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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