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Graduate Theological Union

In research, Graduate Theological Union stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#889 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,772 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,079 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 124.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,266
of 28,054 · #11,653 all time
Rank in United States
#2,802
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 176% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Graduate Theological Union 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 #889 of 1,998 4.1%119 #621
Social SciencesDomain #4,772 of 10,521 4.0%239 #2887
Social SciencesField #6,079 of 6,365 3.9%108 #6999

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Graduate Theological Union 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#621 #889
  2. Social Sciences#2,887 #4,772
  3. Social Sciences#6,999 #6,079
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 Graduate Theological Union specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 124.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 57.4 works125×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 25.4 works21×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 118.9 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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.94× its world share, 119 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Graduate Theological Union?

Ranked on the composite score, John A. Coleman, Margaret R. Miles and Robert John Russell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Graduate Theological Union.

  1. 1 John A. Coleman United States · #93,894 worldwide 85 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Margaret R. Miles United States · #176,146 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Robert John Russell United States · #213,032 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 John H. Morgan United States · #254,367 worldwide 94 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Barbara Green United States · #254,756 worldwide 30 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Norman K. Gottwald United States · #338,572 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Lawrence Boadt United States · #475,281 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Arthur Holder United States · #479,178 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 David Winston United States · #495,655 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 John R. Donahue United States · #686,902 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Graduate Theological Union

Which keywords describe research at Graduate Theological Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Philosophy, History, Culture, Modernization, Buddhism, South Asia 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 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. Religion76▲ 58×21 topics
  2. Philosophy62▲ 51×17 topics
  3. History56▲ 29×12 topics
  4. Culture54▲ 37×13 topics
  5. Modernization46▲ 91×3 topics
  6. Buddhism45▲ 1109×1 topic
  7. South Asia45▲ 1109×1 topic
  8. Human Rights22▲ 7.8×12 topics
  9. Environmental Ethics17▲ 103×4 topics
  10. Globalization16▲ 2.9×28 topics
  11. Central Asia14▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Eurasian Exchange14▲ 247×1 topic
  13. Silk Roads14▲ 247×1 topic
  14. Social Justice14▲ 8.7×8 topics
  15. Nationalism14▲ 11×11 topics
  16. Secularism13▲ 46×5 topics
  17. Ethics13▲ 9.8×17 topics
  18. Conflict12▲ 27×6 topics
  19. Feminism12▲ 16×10 topics
  20. Theology12▲ 46×3 topics
  21. Ethnicity12▲ 12×10 topics
  22. Politics11▲ 15×10 topics
  23. Identity11▲ 5.3×17 topics
  24. Colonialism10▲ 7.8×13 topics
  25. Gender10▲ 6.4×12 topics
  26. Peacebuilding10▲ 54×4 topics
  27. Islam9▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Christianity9▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Gandhi9▲ 201×1 topic
  30. Nonviolence9▲ 201×1 topic
  31. Church History9▲ 71×3 topics
  32. Reformation8▲ 100×2 topics
  33. Conservation8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Society7▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Hermeneutics7▲ 31×3 topics
  36. Migration7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  37. Social History7▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Federalism7▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Calvinism7▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Religious Controversy7▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Graduate Theological Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Eurasian Exchange Networks, Indian History and Philosophy and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…45Indian and Buddhist Studies: 45 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 14 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 9 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 7 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 6 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 5 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional works
Religious studiesAnthropologyPhilosophyHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 45 works
  2. 2 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 14 works
  3. 3 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 9 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 7 works
  5. 5 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 5 works
  8. 8 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Graduate Theological Union's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 176% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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