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Fuller Theological Seminary

In research, Fuller Theological Seminary stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#265 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,334 of 10,521 worldwide) and Religious studies (#48 of 70 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Arts and Humanities and Sociology and Political Science — Religious studies is 158.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,878
of 28,054 · #8,567 all time
Rank in United States
#1,781
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Fuller Theological Seminary 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
Arts and HumanitiesField #265 of 1,998 9.5%124 #154
Social SciencesDomain #2,334 of 10,521 9.3%279 #1045
Religious studiesSubfield #48 of 70 9.9%80 #34
Social SciencesField #5,166 of 6,365 9.1%129 #4250
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,207 of 2,578 9.0%74 #2023

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Arts and Humanities#154 #265
  2. Social Sciences#1,045 #2,334
  3. Religious studies#34 #48
  4. Social Sciences#4,250 #5,166
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,023 #2,207
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Fuller Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 158.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 80.2 works159×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 123.5 works14×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 74.1 works6.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 14.12× its world share, 124 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fuller Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard L. Gorsuch, Justin L. Barrett and Veli‐Matti Kärkkäinen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fuller Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Richard L. Gorsuch · #11,862 worldwide 636 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Justin L. Barrett · #89,273 worldwide 701 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Veli‐Matti Kärkkäinen · #173,406 worldwide 22 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Kenneth T. Wang · #199,192 worldwide 160 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 John Goldingay · #203,506 worldwide 18 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Peter R. Rodgers · #243,049 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Pamela Ebstyne King · #244,186 worldwide 154 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 H. Newton Malony · #249,065 worldwide 73 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Warren S. Brown · #251,299 worldwide 143 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Leslie C. Allen · #254,240 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Fuller Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Fuller Theological Seminary?

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

▲ 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. Religion68▲ 47×19 topics
  2. African Christianity41▲ 609×2 topics
  3. Globalization41▲ 6.8×27 topics
  4. Theology40▲ 137×3 topics
  5. Biblical Monotheism36▲ 452×1 topic
  6. Jewish Society36▲ 452×1 topic
  7. Development28▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Spirituality28▲ 95×4 topics
  9. Social Justice27▲ 15×16 topics
  10. Civil Society24▲ 72×3 topics
  11. Mental Health24▲ 5.5×18 topics
  12. Global Christianity24▲ 538×1 topic
  13. Short-Term Missions24▲ 538×1 topic
  14. Community Development23▲ 41×3 topics
  15. NGOs23▲ 77×2 topics
  16. Faith-Based Organizations23▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Social Services23▲ 169×1 topic
  18. Church History21▲ 154×2 topics
  19. Hermeneutics20▲ 78×2 topics
  20. Nationalism19▲ 14×8 topics
  21. Biblical Interpretation19▲ 195×2 topics
  22. Ecclesiology17▲ 745×1 topic
  23. Pentecostalism17▲ 236×1 topic
  24. Well-being16▲ 14×9 topics
  25. History14▲ 6.5×11 topics
  26. Secularism14▲ 43×4 topics
  27. Health13▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Politics13▲ 16×7 topics
  29. Psychological Adjustment12▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Social Support12▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Coping11▲ 73×2 topics
  32. Cultural Identity11▲ 7.1×6 topics
  33. Christianity11▲ 59×3 topics
  34. Identity11▲ 4.9×16 topics
  35. Gender11▲ 6.5×12 topics
  36. End-of-Life Care10▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Feminism9▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Archaeological Evidence9▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Cultural Transmission8▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Palestine8▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Fuller Theological Seminary publish most on?

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

Biblical Studies and Int…36Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 36 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 24 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 23 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…17Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 17 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 10 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 7 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 7 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 5 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHealthArcheology1 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and InterpretationReligious studies 36 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and MissionReligious studies 24 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 23 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesReligious studies 17 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyHealth 10 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Historical StudiesArcheology 7 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society InteractionsSociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Historical and Linguistic StudiesSociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophySociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Development, Ethics, and SocietyDevelopment 5 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 available13.4%not open86.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fuller Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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