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First Congregational Church

In research, First Congregational Church stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,522 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,036
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,556
of 7,310
Research works
264
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
422
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
First Congregational Church

What is First Congregational Church known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,522 of 14,833 4.9%213

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where First Congregational Church 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 First Congregational Church work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at First Congregational Church is in Social Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 65.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 36.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 17.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 16.0% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 22.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFirstCongregational…25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences65%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences936.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities416.0%
    3. Psychology310.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine313.0%
    2. Health Professions27.1%
    3. Dentistry12.4%
    1. Environmental Science15.0%
    2. Computer Science01.9%
    3. Engineering00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.53× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.53×4 works
  2. Dentistry4.89×1 works
  3. Psychology3.39×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.90×9 works
  5. Health Professions2.69×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.01×1 works
  8. Medicine0.68×3 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.24×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  14. Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at First Congregational Church?

Ranked on the quality score, Washington Gladden, Margaret Bendroth and Herbert Wright Gates lead among researchers whose main affiliation is First Congregational Church.

  1. 1 Washington Gladden United States · #1,794,010 worldwide 156 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Margaret Bendroth United States · #2,685,090 worldwide 510 citations · 111 works
  3. 3 Herbert Wright Gates United States · #2,802,898 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Erwin L. Shaver United States · #2,988,049 worldwide 15 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Janet Wootton United States · #3,055,906 worldwide 33 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Philip E. Devenish United States · #3,095,278 worldwide 137 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Ian S. Miller United States · #3,261,970 worldwide 98 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Kendig Brubaker Cully United States · #3,568,046 worldwide 16 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Ion Bria United States · #3,800,508 worldwide 118 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Benjamin S. Winchester United States · #3,891,389 worldwide 7 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at First Congregational Church

What are the most cited papers from First Congregational Church?

The most cited paper from First Congregational Church is "Practical Theology and Qualitative Research" (Jason C. Boyd, 2017), with 104 citations. Next come "The Old Protestantism and the New: Essays on the Reformation Heritage" (59) and "Closeness to God Among Those Doing God’s Work: A Spiritual Well-Being Measure for Clergy" (51).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Practical Theology and Qualitative Research Jason C. Boyd · Practical Theology 6 Feb 2017 104
2 The Old Protestantism and the New: Essays on the Reformation Heritage B. A. Gerrish, Philip E. Devenish · Theology Today Jul 1983 59
3 Closeness to God Among Those Doing God’s Work: A Spiritual Well-Being Measure for Clergy Rae Jean Proeschold‐Bell, Chongming Yang, Matthew Toth et al. · Journal of Religion and Health 11 Feb 2013 51
4 Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Evidence-Based Research: Lessons From the Pacific Islander American Health Study Sela V. Panapasa, James S. Jackson, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell et al. · Progress in community health partnerships Open access Mar 2012 29
5 Promoting signing of advance directives in faith communities Louis J. Medvene, Jo Veta Wescott, Alicia Huckstadt et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine Open access Nov 2003 29
All 69 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at First Congregational Church?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Gender, Quality of Life, Spirituality, Mental Health, Health, Coping and Psychological Adjustment.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion6▲ 51×8 topics
  2. Gender3▲ 24×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  4. Mental Health3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  5. Spirituality3▲ 107×2 topics
  6. Health2▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Coping2▲ 203×2 topics
  8. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 69×2 topics
  9. End-of-Life Care2▲ 82×1 topic
  10. Well-being2▲ 24×1 topic
  11. Feminism2▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Faith-Based Organizations1▲ 197×1 topic
  13. Social Services1▲ 134×1 topic
  14. Global Christianity1▲ 366×1 topic
  15. Secularism1▲ 53×3 topics
  16. Short-Term Missions1▲ 366×1 topic
  17. Fuzzy Mathematics1▲ 227×1 topic
  18. Politics1▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Set Pair Analysis1▲ 227×1 topic
  20. Capacity Building1▲ 70×2 topics
  21. Social Justice1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. Cold War1▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Globalization1▲ 2.1×3 topics
  24. Health Promoting Schools1▲ 257×1 topic
  25. Race1▲ 34×3 topics
  26. School Health Promotion1▲ 257×1 topic
  27. Transnational1▲ 159×1 topic

Which research topics does First Congregational Church publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development, Christian Theology and Mission and Research studies in Vietnam.

Religion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…1Christian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…1Research studies in Vietnam: 1 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 1 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursing Education: 1 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 0 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 0 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 0 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 0 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  7. 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 0 works
  8. 8 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has First Congregational Church's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% 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 First Congregational Church as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000078% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%First Congregational Church0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of First Congregational Church over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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