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Evangelical Theological Faculty

In research, Evangelical Theological Faculty stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,816 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 138.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,023
of 28,054 · #25,618 all time
Rank in Belgium
#95
of 138
Research works
416
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Evangelical Theological Faculty known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,816 of 10,521 14.3%104 #5397

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

What does Evangelical Theological Faculty specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 138.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 26.7 works138×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 48.7 works15×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 14.58× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Evangelical Theological Faculty?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack Barentsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Evangelical Theological Faculty.

  1. 1 Jack Barentsen Belgium · #887,450 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Evangelical Theological Faculty

Which keywords describe research at Evangelical Theological Faculty?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, African Christianity, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Spirituality, Development and NGOs.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Religion27▲ 49×20 topics
  2. Theology17▲ 152×3 topics
  3. African Christianity11▲ 443×2 topics
  4. Biblical Monotheism11▲ 359×1 topic
  5. Globalization11▲ 4.8×15 topics
  6. Jewish Society11▲ 359×1 topic
  7. Spirituality10▲ 91×4 topics
  8. Development9▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Civil Society9▲ 69×2 topics
  10. NGOs9▲ 78×2 topics
  11. Community Development9▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Faith-Based Organizations9▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Social Services9▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Church History8▲ 163×2 topics
  15. Ethics8▲ 14×10 topics
  16. Secularism7▲ 60×5 topics
  17. Global Christianity7▲ 422×1 topic
  18. Short-Term Missions7▲ 422×1 topic
  19. Social Justice7▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Biblical Interpretation7▲ 179×2 topics
  21. Nationalism7▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Mental Health6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Christianity6▲ 79×3 topics
  24. Cultural Identity5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Health5▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Social Support5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Coping5▲ 81×2 topics
  28. Hermeneutics5▲ 50×3 topics
  29. Identity5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Psychological Adjustment5▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Well-being5▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Politics5▲ 15×6 topics
  33. End-of-Life Care4▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Inclusion4▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Ecclesiology4▲ 485×1 topic
  36. Missionary Activities4▲ 485×1 topic
  37. Pentecostalism4▲ 156×2 topics
  38. Democracy4▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Calvinism4▲ 143×1 topic
  40. Reformation4▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Evangelical Theological Faculty publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion, Society, and Development, Christian Theology and Mission and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Biblical Studies and Int…11Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 11 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 9 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 7 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 4 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…4Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 3 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHealthHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 11 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 7 works
  4. 4 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 4 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Evangelical Theological Faculty's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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