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First Candle

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World rank, all time
#26,418
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,665
of 8,685
Research works
204
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

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: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.77× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at First Candle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Social Justice, Child Development, Spirituality, African Christianity, Health and Human Rights.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion3▲ 19×5 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  3. Child Development2▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Human Rights2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  5. Social Justice2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  6. Spirituality2▲ 56×2 topics
  7. African Christianity2▲ 234×2 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  9. Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  12. Coping1▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Epidemiology1◆ 1.11×9 topics
  14. Gender Differences1▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Well-being1▲ 11×1 topic
  16. Global Christianity1▲ 283×1 topic
  17. Short-Term Missions1▲ 283×1 topic
  18. Environmental Participation1▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Linked Data1▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Machine Learning1◆ 1.02×6 topics
  21. Mathematical Literacy1▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Nb3Sn Conductor1▲ 176×1 topic
  23. Problem of Evil1▲ 367×1 topic
  24. Problem-Solving1▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Resource Description and Access1▲ 473×1 topic
  26. Superconducting Magnets1▲ 176×1 topic
  27. Territorial Governance1▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Theodicy1▲ 367×1 topic

Which research topics does First Candle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Christian Theology and Mission, Mathematics Education and Pedagogy and French Urban and Social Studies.

Religion, Spirituality, …1Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…1Christian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 1 fractional works
HealthReligious studiesApplied MathematicsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 1 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has First Candle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% 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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