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McMaster Divinity College

In research, McMaster Divinity College stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#721 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,803 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 16.8× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#21,503
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#460
of 896
Research works
316
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is McMaster Divinity College 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 #721 of 3,836 15.3%155
Social SciencesDomain #3,803 of 16,945 13.2%284

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McMaster Divinity College 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 McMaster Divinity College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 26.0 works17×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 16.84× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at McMaster Divinity College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul R. Dekar, Stanley E. Porter and David J. Fuller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McMaster Divinity College.

  1. 1 Paul R. Dekar Canada · #311,908 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Stanley E. Porter Canada · #338,070 worldwide 16 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 David J. Fuller Canada · #482,112 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Clark H. Pinnock Canada · #818,174 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Claude Cox Canada · #1,242,166 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at McMaster Divinity College

Which keywords describe research at McMaster Divinity College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Theology, Social Justice, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Globalization and Biblical Interpretation.

▲ 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▲ 37×12 topics
  2. African Christianity8▲ 707×2 topics
  3. Theology8▲ 153×2 topics
  4. Social Justice7▲ 23×7 topics
  5. Biblical Monotheism7▲ 482×1 topic
  6. Jewish Society7▲ 482×1 topic
  7. Globalization6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  8. Biblical Interpretation5▲ 296×2 topics
  9. Spirituality5▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Church History5▲ 198×2 topics
  11. Global Christianity5▲ 605×1 topic
  12. Short-Term Missions5▲ 605×1 topic
  13. Gender4▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Christian-Muslim Relations4▲ 257×1 topic
  15. Gospel Translation4▲ 307×1 topic
  16. Hermeneutics4▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Pentecostalism4▲ 285×1 topic
  18. Development3▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Identity3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  20. Cultural Identity3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. History3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  22. Nationalism3▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Social Services2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Feminism2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Race2▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Society2▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Christianity2▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Colonialism2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. American founding2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Constitutional government2▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Secularism2▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Arabia1▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Black Liberation Theology1▲ 606×1 topic
  35. Byzantine1▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Christian Education1▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Church Leadership1▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Language Evolution1▲ 61×2 topics
  39. Multiculturalism1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Oppression1▲ 606×1 topic

Which research topics does McMaster Divinity College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  3. 3 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has McMaster Divinity College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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