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Covenant Theological Seminary

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Research works
119
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
315
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
Covenant Theological Seminary

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.

Which fields of science does Covenant Theological Seminary work in?

In 2022-now, 100% of research at Covenant Theological Seminary is in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (65%), Social Sciences (35%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 100.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 65.1% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 40.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCovenantTheological…22fractional works, 2022-now
Social Sciences100%

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 1 domains and 2 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1465.1%
    2. Social Sciences834.9%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Covenant Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, Lowell H. Zuck, Robert W. Yarbrough and Mark R. Glanville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Covenant Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Lowell H. Zuck United States · #1,464,720 worldwide 309 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Robert W. Yarbrough United States · #2,097,388 worldwide 457 citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Mark R. Glanville United States · #3,449,495 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 J. Nelson Jennings United States · #3,923,093 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Covenant Theological Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Covenant Theological Seminary?

The most cited paper from Covenant Theological Seminary is "Using Computer-Mediated Communication to Create Virtual Communities of Practice for Intern Teachers" (Bradley W. Hough, Margaret W. Smithey, Carolyn M. Evertson, 2004), with 62 citations. Next come "Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception" (58) and "That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation" (48).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Using Computer-Mediated Communication to Create Virtual Communities of Practice for Intern Teachers Bradley W. Hough, Margaret W. Smithey, Carolyn M. Evertson · The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education 2004 62
2 Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Robert W. Yarbrough · Bulletin for Biblical Research 2015 58
3 That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation Robert W. Yarbrough · Bulletin for Biblical Research Jun 2020 48
4 Rudolf Bultmann und seine Zeit: Biographische und theologische Konstellationen Robert W. Yarbrough · Bulletin for Biblical Research 2017 41
5 Parental Apologies, Empathy, Shame, Guilt, and Attachment: A Path Analysis Jeremy Ruckstaetter, James N. Sells, Mark D. Newmeyer et al. · Journal of Counseling & Development 15 Sep 2017 35
All 93 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Covenant Theological Seminary?

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

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Theology8▲ 422×4 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 1107×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society6▲ 1107×1 topic
  4. Religion3▲ 33×7 topics
  5. Church History3▲ 320×2 topics
  6. African Christianity3▲ 524×2 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  8. Spirituality2▲ 107×2 topics
  9. Religious Identity2▲ 161×2 topics
  10. Ethics2▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Calvinism2▲ 338×1 topic
  12. Pentecostalism2▲ 313×2 topics
  13. Reformation2▲ 271×1 topic
  14. African Diaspora1▲ 156×2 topics
  15. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 195×1 topic
  16. Education1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  17. Global Christianity1▲ 409×1 topic
  18. Hermeneutics1▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Pilgrimage1▲ 328×1 topic
  20. Racial Identity1▲ 257×2 topics
  21. Religious Tourism1▲ 328×1 topic
  22. Short-Term Missions1▲ 409×1 topic
  23. Society1▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Cultural History1▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Atlantic History1▲ 295×1 topic
  26. Black Studies1▲ 215×1 topic
  27. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 215×1 topic
  28. Communication1▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Media1▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Media Ecology1▲ 1074×1 topic
  31. Social Change1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Transatlantic Slave Trade1▲ 295×1 topic

Which research topics does Covenant Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies and Religious Tourism and Spaces.

Biblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksMedia, Communication, and Education: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 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 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Media, Communication, and Education Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Covenant Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Covenant Theological Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Covenant Theological Seminary0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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