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Heythrop College, University of London

In research, Heythrop College, University of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,360 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,240 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,440 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,931
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,243
of 2,253
Research works
1.4k
▼ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Heythrop College, University of London 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 #4,360 of 16,945 6.3%1,292
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,240 of 3,836 5.6%832
Social SciencesField #7,440 of 10,206 6.7%400
PhilosophySubfield #688 of 832 6.5%310
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,739 of 4,340 5.3%211
Religious studiesSubfield #214 of 226 3.4%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heythrop College, University of London 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).

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.

Who are the top researchers at Heythrop College, University of London?

Ranked on the composite score, Frederick C. Copleston, Michael J. Walsh and Anthony O’Mahony lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heythrop College, University of London.

  1. 1 Frederick C. Copleston United Kingdom · #249,588 worldwide 22 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Walsh United Kingdom · #369,526 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Anthony O’Mahony United Kingdom · #485,294 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 J. H. Crehan United Kingdom · #656,627 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 R. E. S. Tanner United Kingdom · #658,698 worldwide 8 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Patrick Riordan United Kingdom · #700,893 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Bartholomew Brinkman United Kingdom · #760,988 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Michael Barnes United Kingdom · #931,724 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Janice Thomas United Kingdom · #1,158,896 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Patrick Madigan United Kingdom · #1,354,600 worldwide 1 citations · 259 works
All ranked researchers at Heythrop College, University of London

Which keywords describe research at Heythrop College, University of London?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Ethics, Philosophy, History, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society and Nationalism.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Religion213▲ 27×34 topics
  2. Theology201▲ 126×5 topics
  3. Ethics165▲ 26×34 topics
  4. Philosophy159▲ 26×37 topics
  5. History123▲ 11×32 topics
  6. Biblical Monotheism113▲ 201×1 topic
  7. Jewish Society113▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Nationalism104▲ 13×18 topics
  9. Globalization102▲ 4.1×34 topics
  10. Metaphysics99▲ 125×5 topics
  11. Divine Providence94▲ 371×2 topics
  12. Literature79▲ 12×36 topics
  13. Church History75▲ 90×3 topics
  14. Cultural Identity74▲ 12×12 topics
  15. Culture73▲ 11×23 topics
  16. Human Rights67▲ 5.7×25 topics
  17. Social Justice65▲ 9.5×16 topics
  18. Secularism65▲ 44×5 topics
  19. Social History63▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Identity62▲ 5.9×38 topics
  21. Aristotle61▲ 121×2 topics
  22. Gender60▲ 7.8×36 topics
  23. Reformation59▲ 96×2 topics
  24. Society59▲ 19×13 topics
  25. Calvinism58▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Religious Controversy58▲ 110×1 topic
  27. Virtue Ethics57▲ 177×2 topics
  28. Colonialism55▲ 8.1×23 topics
  29. Cultural Transmission53▲ 40×4 topics
  30. Medicine51▲ 40×5 topics
  31. Politics51▲ 14×13 topics
  32. Problem of Evil49▲ 302×1 topic
  33. Theodicy49▲ 302×1 topic
  34. Democracy48▲ 9.4×11 topics
  35. Plato46▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Stoicism46▲ 119×1 topic
  37. Philosophy of Law45▲ 415×2 topics
  38. Aquinas45▲ 493×1 topic
  39. Boethius45▲ 493×1 topic
  40. Christianity45▲ 29×4 topics

Which research topics does Heythrop College, University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender Studies in Language, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome.

Gender Studies in Language1Gender Studies in Language: 1 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 0 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Religious…0Historical and Religious Studies of Rome: 0 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…0Religion and Society Interactions: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations: 0 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plag…0Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesPhilosophyEducationHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Gender Studies in Language Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 0 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 0 works
  4. 4 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 0 works
  5. 5 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 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 available10.1%not open89.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.3%domestic only98.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heythrop College, University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% lower 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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