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International Institute for the Study of Religions

In research, International Institute for the Study of Religions stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,027 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,242
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,901
of 2,112
Research works
150
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
128
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is International Institute for the Study of Religions 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 #12,027 of 16,945 12.1%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute for the Study of Religions 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.82× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.78× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at International Institute for the Study of Religions?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Religion, Nationalism, Education, Colonialism, Social Sciences, African Christianity and Feminism.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 7.5×11 topics
  2. Religion5▲ 29×10 topics
  3. Education4▲ 7.0×9 topics
  4. Nationalism4▲ 25×7 topics
  5. Colonialism4▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Social Sciences3▲ 65×6 topics
  7. African Christianity3▲ 397×2 topics
  8. Ethics3▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Feminism3▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Culture3▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Philosophy3▲ 18×8 topics
  12. Theology3▲ 82×3 topics
  13. Qualitative Research3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  14. Identity2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  15. Reformation2▲ 213×2 topics
  16. Religious Identity2▲ 99×3 topics
  17. Church History2▲ 132×3 topics
  18. Constitutionalism2▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Race2▲ 52×3 topics
  20. Global Christianity2▲ 389×1 topic
  21. Human Rights2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  22. Short-Term Missions2▲ 389×1 topic
  23. Christian-Jewish Relations2▲ 1141×1 topic
  24. History2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  25. Legal History2▲ 194×1 topic
  26. Religious Politics2▲ 1141×1 topic
  27. Social Change2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 195×1 topic
  29. Demography2▲ 112×2 topics
  30. Jewish Society2▲ 195×1 topic
  31. Pedagogy2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Social Justice2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Late Antiquity2▲ 93×2 topics
  35. Cultural Studies2▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Community Development2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Israel2▲ 119×2 topics
  38. Citizenship2▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Humanities1▲ 164×3 topics
  40. Activism1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does International Institute for the Study of Religions publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Christian Theology and Mission, Historical Legal Studies and Society, Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

Christian Theology and M…2Christian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies…2Historical Legal Studies and Society: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, Hist…2Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 1 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…1Classical Antiquity Studies: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and Activism: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceClassics3 others

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

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  5. 5 Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 1 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Research in Social Sciences Education 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute for the Study of Religions's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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