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Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

In research, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#692 of 3,836 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,840 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,308 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 18.8× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#23,061
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,968
of 8,685
Research works
536
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia 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 #692 of 3,836 9.7%273
Social SciencesDomain #3,840 of 16,945 8.4%505
Social SciencesField #9,308 of 10,206 7.1%209

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 18.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 20.7 works19×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 18.79× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Bell, John Reumann and Timothy J. Wengert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

  1. 1 Daniel Bell United States · #6,352 worldwide 582 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 John Reumann United States · #176,433 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Timothy J. Wengert United States · #314,893 worldwide 5 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Gordon A. Jensen United States · #392,343 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Kirsi Stjerna United States · #593,393 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Eduard R. Riegert United States · #633,049 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 David D. Grafton United States · #940,756 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

Which keywords describe research at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Church History, Cultural Identity, Reformation, Calvinism, Religious Controversy and Globalization.

▲ 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. Religion9▲ 51×13 topics
  2. Theology9▲ 249×3 topics
  3. Church History7▲ 408×2 topics
  4. Cultural Identity7▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Reformation5▲ 481×2 topics
  6. Calvinism5▲ 567×1 topic
  7. Globalization5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  8. Religious Controversy5▲ 567×1 topic
  9. Philosophy4▲ 21×7 topics
  10. Development3▲ 26×3 topics
  11. African Christianity3▲ 377×2 topics
  12. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 316×1 topic
  13. Jewish Society3▲ 316×1 topic
  14. Spirituality3▲ 84×4 topics
  15. Secularism3▲ 72×3 topics
  16. Nationalism3▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Social Justice3▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Ethics3▲ 14×7 topics
  19. History2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 186×1 topic
  21. Social Services2▲ 132×1 topic
  22. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 175×2 topics
  23. Politics2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Society2▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Hermeneutics2▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Atheism2▲ 169×1 topic
  27. Culture2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  28. Public Sphere2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Ecclesiology2▲ 554×1 topic
  30. Global Christianity2▲ 283×1 topic
  31. Pentecostalism2▲ 175×1 topic
  32. Short-Term Missions2▲ 283×1 topic
  33. Emotion Regulation2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Literature2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Social Change2▲ 32×3 topics
  36. Christianity1▲ 64×3 topics
  37. Health1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Cultural Transmission1▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Empathy1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Trinity1▲ 584×2 topics

Which research topics does Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion, Society, and Development and Religion and Society Interactions.

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 5 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  8. 8 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 1 works
  9. 9 Emotions and Moral Behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 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-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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