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Jewish Theological Seminary

In research, Jewish Theological Seminary stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#952 of 3,836 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,874 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,732 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#26,336
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,651
of 8,685
Research works
488
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Jewish Theological Seminary 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
Arts and HumanitiesField #952 of 3,836 10.5%237
Social SciencesDomain #4,874 of 16,945 9.8%460
Social SciencesField #8,732 of 10,206 8.9%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jewish Theological Seminary 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 Jewish Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 34.5 works3.7×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 17.04× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jewish Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, H. L. Ginsberg, Raymond P. Scheindlin and Shaul Magid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jewish Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 H. L. Ginsberg United States · #126,371 worldwide 48 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Raymond P. Scheindlin United States · #201,857 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Shaul Magid United States · #210,454 worldwide 13 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Jack Wertheimer United States · #314,199 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Solomon Gandz United States · #373,806 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Baruch M. Bokser United States · #505,712 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Louis Finkelstein United States · #547,387 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Alan Mittleman United States · #554,180 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 David G. Roskies United States · #597,724 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 David Kraemer United States · #600,195 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Jewish Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Jewish Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Palestine, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Israel, Nationalism, Human Rights and Urban Development.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Theology7▲ 192×3 topics
  2. Palestine6▲ 287×2 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 560×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society6▲ 560×1 topic
  5. Israel4▲ 306×2 topics
  6. Nationalism4▲ 23×3 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  8. Urban Development4▲ 26×4 topics
  9. Cultural Transmission3▲ 116×2 topics
  10. Ethnic Identity3▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Occupation3▲ 139×1 topic
  12. Globalization3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  13. Arabia3▲ 253×1 topic
  14. Byzantine3▲ 253×1 topic
  15. Christian-Muslim Relations3▲ 266×1 topic
  16. Gospel Translation3▲ 317×1 topic
  17. Medieval Spain3▲ 444×2 topics
  18. Avicenna3▲ 421×1 topic
  19. Maimonides3▲ 743×1 topic
  20. Cultural Identity2▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Ethics2▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Religion2▲ 11×6 topics
  23. International Law1▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Development1▲ 10×2 topics
  25. NGOs1▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Social Capital1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  27. Education1▲ 1.83×3 topics
  28. Health1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  29. Identity1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  30. Economic Growth1▲ 3.2×1 topic
  31. Height1▲ 134×1 topic
  32. Hugo Grotius1▲ 394×1 topic
  33. Prosocial Behavior1▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Social Change1▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Sociopolitical1▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Thomas Hobbes1▲ 394×1 topic
  37. Volunteering1▲ 216×1 topic

Which research topics does Jewish Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…3Historical and Linguistic Studies: 3 fractional worksMedieval and Classical P…3Medieval and Classical Philosophy: 3 fractional worksNonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 1 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 1 fractional worksSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 3 works
  4. 4 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 1 works
  8. 8 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 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 available13.6%not open86.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jewish Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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