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Jesus University

In research, Jesus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,098 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 8.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#13,507
of 28,054 · #9,118 all time
Rank in South Korea
#247
of 417
Research works
1.9k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Jesus University 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 #7,098 of 10,521 14.9%97 #2870

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Jesus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 38.1 works8.8×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.76× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jesus University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. H. M. Jones, M. I. Finley and D. R. Shackleton Bailey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jesus University.

  1. 1 A. H. M. Jones South Korea · #26,230 worldwide 156 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 M. I. Finley South Korea · #47,677 worldwide 232 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 D. R. Shackleton Bailey South Korea · #52,781 worldwide 118 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 D. K. Fieldhouse South Korea · #92,258 worldwide 78 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Felicity Heal South Korea · #151,729 worldwide 39 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 David Womersley South Korea · #172,048 worldwide 32 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Charles Wilson South Korea · #197,287 worldwide 56 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 David Leonard Chapman South Korea · #203,720 worldwide 530 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 F. J. E. Raby South Korea · #245,846 worldwide 8 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Donald A. Hay South Korea · #263,200 worldwide 107 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Jesus University

Which keywords describe research at Jesus University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Identity, Cultural Identity, Philosophy, Church History, Theology and Social History.

▲ 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. Religion8▲ 12×17 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.7×18 topics
  3. Identity8▲ 7.2×15 topics
  4. History8▲ 7.4×17 topics
  5. Cultural Identity7▲ 9.3×11 topics
  6. Philosophy7▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Church History6▲ 94×3 topics
  8. Theology6▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Social History6▲ 49×4 topics
  10. Gender6▲ 7.2×15 topics
  11. Mediterranean6▲ 41×5 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.2×15 topics
  13. Educational Technology6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  14. Nationalism5▲ 7.7×11 topics
  15. Colonialism5▲ 7.2×12 topics
  16. Human Rights5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Literature5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  18. Culture5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  19. Archaeology5▲ 23×5 topics
  20. Calvinism4▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Reformation4▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Roman Economy4▲ 63×2 topics
  23. Late Antiquity4▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Self-Efficacy4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  25. Cultural Exchange4▲ 19×6 topics
  26. Feminism4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  27. Society3▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Ancient Rome3▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Cultural Transmission3▲ 28×5 topics
  30. Greek Literature3▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Holocene3▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Public Policy3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  33. Ethics3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  34. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Empire3▲ 22×4 topics
  36. International Law3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  37. Politics3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  38. Secularism3▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Distance Education2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Online Education2▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Jesus University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical and Literary Studies and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  8. 8 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Ancient Near East History Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jesus University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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