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Jesus University

In research, Jesus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,880 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 8.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#11,056
of 22,385 · #7,977 all time
Rank in South Korea
#180
of 343
Research works
1.9k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%

What is Jesus University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,880 of 9,585 9.9%97 #3956

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jesus University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Jesus University work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Jesus University is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (25%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 113 fractional works · 62.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 24.6% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 16.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJesus University180fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences63%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5329.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities4424.6%
    3. Psychology63.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Computer Science116.2%
    2. Engineering73.9%
    3. Environmental Science73.8%
    4. Mathematics20.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine179.2%
    2. Health Professions63.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.4%
    2. Neuroscience42.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Jesus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.3 works8.5×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.53× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.53×44 works
  2. Social Sciences2.32×53 works
  3. Nursing1.40×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.39×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.37×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.25×2 works
  7. Psychology1.08×6 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×3 works
  9. Computer Science0.79×11 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.76×7 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×6 works
  14. Mathematics0.71×2 works
  15. Dentistry0.63×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×1 works
  17. Medicine0.48×17 works
  18. Engineering0.26×7 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.20×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  23. Energy0.11×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Jesus University?

Ranked on the quality score, M. I. Finley, A. H. M. Jones and Charles Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jesus University.

  1. 1 M. I. Finley South Korea · #54,176 worldwide 4.8k citations · 114 works
  2. 2 A. H. M. Jones South Korea · #100,855 worldwide 5.1k citations · 196 works
  3. 3 Charles Wilson South Korea · #459,677 worldwide 2k citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Ilya Gershevitch South Korea · #616,848 worldwide 849 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 D. R. Shackleton Bailey South Korea · #716,664 worldwide 4.1k citations · 207 works
  6. 6 Denys L. Page South Korea · #829,568 worldwide 3.1k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Glanville L. Williams South Korea · #861,556 worldwide 1.8k citations · 193 works
  8. 8 David J. Acheson South Korea · #875,104 worldwide 3.4k citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Don P. Fowler South Korea · #1,019,549 worldwide 2.6k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Richard Grassby South Korea · #1,074,496 worldwide 785 citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Jesus University

What are the most cited papers from Jesus University?

The most cited paper from Jesus University is "The impossibility of moral responsibility" (Galen Strawson, 1994), with 816 citations. Next come "Parton distributions: a new global analysis" (596) and "A Strategy of Decision." (588).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impossibility of moral responsibility Galen Strawson · Philosophical Studies Aug 1994 816
2 Parton distributions: a new global analysis Alan D. Martin, Richard G. Roberts, W. J. Stirling et al. · The European Physical Journal C Jul 1998 596
3 A Strategy of Decision. Christopher D. Foster, David Braybrooke, Charles E. Lindblom · The Economic Journal Sep 1964 588
4 Characteristics of Some Animal Calls Peter Marler · Nature Jul 1955 588
5 Narrate and Describe: The Problem of Ekphrasis Don P. Fowler · The Journal of Roman Studies Nov 1991 444
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Jesus University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Identity, Philosophy, Cultural Identity, Church History, Theology and Literature.

▲ 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-now 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. History10▲ 7.7×18 topics
  2. Religion10▲ 12×17 topics
  3. Identity9▲ 7.1×16 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 2.5×20 topics
  5. Philosophy8▲ 10×11 topics
  6. Cultural Identity8▲ 8.8×11 topics
  7. Church History7▲ 97×3 topics
  8. Literature7▲ 7.0×9 topics
  9. Theology7▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Human Rights7▲ 3.6×17 topics
  11. Gender6▲ 6.7×16 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.1×15 topics
  13. Social History6▲ 44×4 topics
  14. Nationalism6▲ 7.9×12 topics
  15. Educational Technology6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  16. Colonialism6▲ 6.8×13 topics
  17. Mediterranean6▲ 35×5 topics
  18. Culture6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  19. Calvinism5▲ 118×1 topic
  20. Reformation5▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Archaeology5▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Ethics4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  23. Late Antiquity4▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Society4▲ 12×7 topics
  25. International Law4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  26. Roman Economy4▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Self-Efficacy4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. Cultural Exchange4▲ 16×6 topics
  29. Feminism4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  30. Ancient Rome3▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Cultural Transmission3▲ 24×5 topics
  32. Greek Literature3▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Holocene3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Medieval3▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Empire3▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Secularism3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Manuscripts3▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Monasticism3▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Online Education3▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Jesus University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Classical Antiquity Studies, Medieval Literature and History and Education and Learning Interventions.

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 5 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  4. 4 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Jesus University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jesus University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Jesus University0.00089% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Jesus University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Jesus University10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.7% in 1993.

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