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Episcopal Divinity School

In research, Episcopal Divinity School stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,950 of 9,585 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,719 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 155.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,158
of 22,385 · #12,055 all time
Rank in United States
#2,980
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Episcopal Divinity School

What is Episcopal Divinity School known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,950 of 9,585 7.9%149 #3435
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,719 of 1,896 5.2%90 #1048

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Episcopal Divinity School 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 Episcopal Divinity School work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Episcopal Divinity School is in Social Sciences, 4% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (56%), Social Sciences (36%), Psychology (2%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 170 fractional works · 94.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 100 fractional works · 55.5% of its workReligious studies: 47 fractional works · 25.9% of its workPhilosophy: 24 fractional works · 13.5% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 36.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEpiscopalDivinity School181fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences94%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities10055.5%
    2. Social Sciences6636.3%
    3. Psychology42.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Materials Science21.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    3. Chemistry10.5%
    4. Computer Science10.4%
    5. Environmental Science10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine10.7%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Episcopal Divinity School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 155.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 46.8 works155×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 24.3 works31×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 100.4 works19×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 19.23× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 19.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities19.23×100 works
  2. Social Sciences2.87×66 works
  3. Psychology0.67×4 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.41×2 works
  5. Materials Science0.32×2 works
  6. Chemistry0.29×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  16. Medicine0.04×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.01×0 works
  18. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Episcopal Divinity School?

Ranked on the quality score, David D. Hall, Abraham J. Malherbe and Leander E. Keck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Episcopal Divinity School.

  1. 1 David D. Hall United States · #475,845 worldwide 3.7k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Abraham J. Malherbe United States · #528,898 worldwide 1.4k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Leander E. Keck United States · #546,634 worldwide 794 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Krister Stendahl United States · #623,171 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Conrad Edick Wright United States · #805,129 worldwide 578 citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Clarissa W. Atkinson United States · #826,583 worldwide 615 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Rowan A. Greer United States · #899,719 worldwide 520 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 William H. P. Hatch United States · #946,997 worldwide 677 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Joanna Dewey United States · #1,028,319 worldwide 558 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Lawrence M. Wills United States · #1,049,764 worldwide 509 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Episcopal Divinity School

What are the most cited papers from Episcopal Divinity School?

The most cited paper from Episcopal Divinity School is "How different eukaryotic transcriptional activators can cooperate promiscuously" (Young-Sun Lin, Michael Fionn Carey, Mark Ptashne et al., 1990), with 260 citations. Next come "Involvement of p21ras in Xenopus mesoderm induction" (206) and "Prayer Camps and Biomedical Care in Ghana: Is Collaboration in Mental Health Care Possible?" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How different eukaryotic transcriptional activators can cooperate promiscuously Young-Sun Lin, Michael Fionn Carey, Mark Ptashne et al. · Nature May 1990 260
2 Involvement of p21ras in Xenopus mesoderm induction Malcolm Whitman, Doug A. Melton · Nature May 1992 206
3 Prayer Camps and Biomedical Care in Ghana: Is Collaboration in Mental Health Care Possible? Daniel Arias, Lauren A. Taylor, Angela L. Ofori-Atta et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 12 Sep 2016 177
4 Forgive to Live: Forgiveness, Health, and Longevity Loren L. Toussaint, Amy D. Owen, Alyssa C. D. Cheadle · Journal of Behavioral Medicine 25 Jun 2011 172
5 The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics Paul P. Freddolino, Michael J. Novak · Sociological Analysis 1972 134
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Episcopal Divinity School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Religion, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, African Christianity, Church History, Globalization and Cultural 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 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. Theology35▲ 209×4 topics
  2. Religion23▲ 28×18 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism22▲ 487×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society22▲ 487×1 topic
  5. Globalization19▲ 5.2×25 topics
  6. African Christianity18▲ 422×2 topics
  7. Church History17▲ 225×3 topics
  8. Cultural Identity12▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Global Christianity12▲ 448×1 topic
  10. Short-Term Missions12▲ 448×1 topic
  11. Social Justice12▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Social History11▲ 74×3 topics
  13. Reformation10▲ 205×2 topics
  14. Nationalism10▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Calvinism10▲ 246×1 topic
  16. Religious Controversy10▲ 246×1 topic
  17. Cultural Transmission10▲ 72×3 topics
  18. Divine Providence10▲ 379×2 topics
  19. Ethics9▲ 9.9×13 topics
  20. History9▲ 7.1×13 topics
  21. Philosophy8▲ 10×10 topics
  22. Human Rights8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  23. Spirituality8▲ 43×4 topics
  24. Christian-Muslim Relations8▲ 159×1 topic
  25. Gospel Translation8▲ 195×1 topic
  26. Secularism8▲ 41×5 topics
  27. Hermeneutics7▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Civil Society7▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Development7▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Problem of Evil7▲ 448×1 topic
  31. Theodicy7▲ 448×1 topic
  32. Gender7▲ 6.8×9 topics
  33. Biblical Interpretation6▲ 113×2 topics
  34. Feminism6▲ 12×7 topics
  35. Community Development6▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Faith-Based Organizations6▲ 107×1 topic
  37. Social Services6▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Ecclesiology6▲ 376×1 topic
  39. Pentecostalism6▲ 130×1 topic
  40. Trinity6▲ 456×2 topics

Which research topics does Episcopal Divinity School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…22Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 22 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…12Christian Theology and Mission: 12 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…10Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 10 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 8 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 7 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…6Religion, Society, and Development: 6 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 6 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 4 fractional worksKarl Barth and Christian Theology: 4 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesHistorySociology and Political SciencePhilosophy

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 22 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 12 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 10 works
  4. 4 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 7 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 6 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Karl Barth and Christian Theology Philosophy 4 works
  10. 10 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 3 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 available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Episcopal Divinity School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Episcopal Divinity School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Episcopal Divinity School0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Episcopal Divinity School over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Episcopal Divinity School9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.3% in 2001.

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