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Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology

In research, Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,605 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,265 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,569 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Arts and Humanities — Sociology and Political Science is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,286
of 28,054 · #28,664 all time
Rank in Brazil
#576
of 714
Research works
729
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
435
0.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology 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 #7,605 of 10,521 2.8%182 #5807
Social SciencesField #6,265 of 6,365 2.1%102 #9391
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,569 of 2,578 0.9%72 #4120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology 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. Social Sciences#5,807 #7,605
  2. Social Sciences#9,391 #6,265
  3. Sociology and Political Science#4,120 #2,569
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 Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 71.9 works9.8×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 55.4 works9.3×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.34× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.93× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology?

Ranked on the composite score, João Batista Libânio and Johan Konings lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology.

  1. 1 João Batista Libânio Brazil · #236,616 worldwide 3 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Johan Konings Brazil · #508,956 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology

Which keywords describe research at Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Catholicism, Theology, Sociology and Latin America.

▲ 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. Religion56▲ 57×15 topics
  2. Education48▲ 14×23 topics
  3. Ethics48▲ 48×22 topics
  4. Philosophy46▲ 50×20 topics
  5. Catholicism45▲ 576×3 topics
  6. Theology32▲ 161×4 topics
  7. Sociology30▲ 109×6 topics
  8. Latin America29▲ 75×4 topics
  9. Brazil29▲ 143×5 topics
  10. Social Dynamics26▲ 206×3 topics
  11. Liberation25▲ 729×1 topic
  12. History24▲ 17×18 topics
  13. Politics22▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Pentecostalism21▲ 426×3 topics
  15. Pluralism21▲ 237×2 topics
  16. Public Sphere21▲ 178×2 topics
  17. Conservatism20▲ 554×1 topic
  18. Secularization20▲ 620×1 topic
  19. Qualitative Research16▲ 9.1×4 topics
  20. Mental Health15▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Culture15▲ 13×9 topics
  22. Anthropology14▲ 69×6 topics
  23. Globalization13▲ 3.3×20 topics
  24. Literature13▲ 12×9 topics
  25. Identity12▲ 8.1×12 topics
  26. Cultural Identity12▲ 11×10 topics
  27. Depression11▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Social Determinants11▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Colonialism11▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Psychoanalysis10▲ 63×3 topics
  31. Adolescence10▲ 108×2 topics
  32. Clinical Practice10▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Parenting10▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Diagnostic Labels10▲ 175×1 topic
  35. Psychopathology10▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Neuroscience9▲ 15×5 topics
  37. Social Sciences9▲ 31×5 topics
  38. Psychology9▲ 33×6 topics
  39. Social Justice9▲ 7.1×7 topics
  40. Cultural Studies8▲ 10×8 topics

Which research topics does Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Religion and Society in Latin America, Psychology and Mental Health and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

Religious and Theologica…25Religious and Theological Studies: 25 fractional worksReligion and Society in …20Religion and Society in Latin America: 20 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksLinguistics and Language…6Linguistics and Language Studies: 6 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 5 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 4 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 4 fractional worksNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel: 4 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyReligious studiesLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  3. 3 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 6 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 5 works
  7. 7 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 4 works
  9. 9 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 4 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 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 available73.5%not open26.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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