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Institute of Religious Studies

In research, Institute of Religious Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,415 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,137
of 28,054 · #7,178 all time
Rank in Brazil
#384
of 714
Research works
5.3k
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Institute of Religious Studies 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,415 of 10,521 15.1%80 #904

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Religious Studies 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).

What does Institute of Religious Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 28.9 works9.7×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.67× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Religious Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter L. Berger, Richard Kieckhefer and Jan Ν. Bremmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Religious Studies.

  1. 1 Peter L. Berger Brazil · #789 worldwide 1.3k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Richard Kieckhefer Brazil · #20,666 worldwide 177 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Jan Ν. Bremmer Brazil · #44,655 worldwide 146 citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Hans G. Kippenberg Brazil · #159,132 worldwide 41 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Constant J. Mews Brazil · #163,635 worldwide 48 citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Kocku von Stuckrad Brazil · #171,027 worldwide 36 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Ed Noort Brazil · #248,636 worldwide 3 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 J.R. Luth Brazil · #253,115 worldwide 5 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Justin Kroesen Brazil · #299,494 worldwide 10 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Anne Simon Moffat Brazil · #306,162 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Religious Studies

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Religious Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, Nationalism, Philosophy, Politics, Cultural Identity, History 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. Religion11▲ 23×18 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 5.2×24 topics
  3. Nationalism7▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Philosophy6▲ 13×13 topics
  5. Human Rights6▲ 5.3×15 topics
  6. Politics6▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Cultural Identity5▲ 10.0×11 topics
  8. History5▲ 7.1×14 topics
  9. Pluralism5▲ 103×2 topics
  10. Public Sphere5▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Identity4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Secularism4▲ 40×4 topics
  13. Ethics4▲ 8.2×14 topics
  14. Civil Society4▲ 33×3 topics
  15. Culture4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  16. Economic Development4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  17. Gender Equality3▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 5.1×11 topics
  19. Brazil3▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Democracy3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  21. Catholicism3▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Democratization3▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Indonesia3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Pentecostalism3▲ 107×2 topics
  25. Colonialism2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  26. Conservatism2▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Secularization2▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Atheism2▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Civil Religion2▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Genetic Information2▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Aesthetics2▲ 27×5 topics
  32. Empire2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Decentralization2▲ 9.1×1 topic
  34. Evolutionary Synthesis2▲ 112×1 topic
  35. Mechanistic Explanation2▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Political Islam2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. African Christianity2▲ 84×2 topics
  38. Modernization2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Multiculturalism2▲ 9.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Religious Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society in Latin America, Religion and Society Interactions, Asian Studies and History and Philosophy and History of Science.

Religion and Society in …2Religion and Society in Latin America: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksAsian Studies and History2Asian Studies and History: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and History o…2Philosophy and History of Science: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…2Indian and Buddhist Studies: 2 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceReligious studiesStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty1 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 2 works
  8. 8 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 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 available10.3%not open89.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Religious Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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