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McCormick Theological Seminary

In research, McCormick Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,906 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,398 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,676
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,725
of 8,685
Research works
344
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is McCormick 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,906 of 16,945 6.4%307
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,398 of 3,836 4.8%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McCormick 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).

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: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.96× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 3.26× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at McCormick Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Floyd V. Filson, Adela Yarbro Collins and Robert L. Brawley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McCormick Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Floyd V. Filson United States · #37,333 worldwide 85 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Adela Yarbro Collins United States · #58,423 worldwide 124 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Robert L. Brawley United States · #603,228 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Thomas Schäfer United States · #669,745 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 R. Tunnicliff United States · #732,262 worldwide 56 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at McCormick Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at McCormick Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Global Christianity, Short-Term Missions, Culture, Migration, Development and Politics.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion5▲ 40×7 topics
  2. African Christianity4▲ 753×2 topics
  3. Global Christianity4▲ 1019×1 topic
  4. Short-Term Missions4▲ 1019×1 topic
  5. Culture2▲ 17×2 topics
  6. Development2▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Migration2▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Politics2▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  10. Community2▲ 61×3 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  13. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 195×1 topic
  14. Social Services2▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Colonialism2▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Gender1▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Race1▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Eritrea1▲ 360×1 topic
  19. Ethiopia1▲ 360×1 topic
  20. Nationalism1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 169×1 topic
  22. Israel1▲ 127×2 topics
  23. Jewish Society1▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Chicano1▲ 391×1 topic
  25. Latino1▲ 391×1 topic
  26. Musical Theory1▲ 237×1 topic
  27. Musicology1▲ 237×1 topic

Which research topics does McCormick Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development, African history and culture analysis and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

Christian Theology and M…4Christian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 1 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…1Latin American and Latino Studies: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsMusic3 others

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

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  5. 5 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 1 works
  6. 6 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 0 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 available12.4%not open87.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has McCormick Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% higher 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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