Question 1

What is Luther Seminary known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Luther Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,152 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#2,685 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,987 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Luther Seminary rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Luther Seminary ranks #31,954 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #6,727 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Luther Seminary?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Terence E. Fretheim, Arland J. Hultgren and Roy A. Harrisville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luther Seminary.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Luther Seminary?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Luther Seminary is "Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies." (Darcia F. Narvaez, Irene Getz, James R. Rest et al., 1999), with 107 citations. Next come "BEYOND PROOFTEXTING: APPROACHES TO THE QUR'ĀN IN SOME EARLY ARABIC CHRISTIAN APOLOGIES" (69) and "Ethnography on Holy Ground: How Qualitative Interviewing is Practical Theological Work" (40).

Question 5

Which research topics does Luther Seminary publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Religion, Society, and Development, Christian Theology and Mission and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Luther Seminary?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Religion, Church History, Cultural Identity, Calvinism, Reformation, African Christianity and Development.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Luther Seminary work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 98% of research at Luther Seminary is in Social Sciences, 2% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (54%), Social Sciences (43%), Environmental Science (2%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Luther Seminary's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.