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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

In research, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,071 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#2,704 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,458 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 18.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,024
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,326
of 7,310
Research works
350
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
869
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

What is Pittsburgh 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 #10,071 of 14,833 6.4%330
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,704 of 3,511 7.3%193
Social SciencesField #8,458 of 9,330 5.4%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pittsburgh 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Pittsburgh Theological Seminary work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is in Social Sciences, 3% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (54%), Social Sciences (37%), Psychology (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 46 fractional works · 94.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 53.6% of its workReligious studies: 15 fractional works · 30.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 36.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 19.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPittsburghTheological…49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences94%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2653.6%
    2. Social Sciences1836.7%
    3. Psychology23.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Chemistry11.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    3. Engineering00.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine11.1%
    2. Nursing00.3%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Neuroscience11.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pittsburgh Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 26.4 works19×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 18.57× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities18.57×26 works
  2. Social Sciences2.90×18 works
  3. Psychology1.04×2 works
  4. Chemistry0.86×1 works
  5. Nursing0.69×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.67×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.46×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  10. Medicine0.06×0 works
  11. Engineering0.05×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.03×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul W. Lapp, Linda Day and Charles Partee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Paul W. Lapp United States · #828,891 worldwide 543 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Linda Day United States · #1,452,100 worldwide 410 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Charles Partee United States · #1,524,979 worldwide 185 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Elwyn A. Smith United States · #1,603,128 worldwide 587 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Theodore M. Finney United States · #1,672,500 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ron E. Tappy United States · #1,688,728 worldwide 218 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Douglas R. A. Hare United States · #1,821,480 worldwide 232 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Edith M. Humphrey United States · #2,001,290 worldwide 97 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Ford Lewis Battles United States · #2,010,661 worldwide 463 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Robert A. J. Gagnon United States · #2,274,265 worldwide 258 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary?

The most cited paper from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is "God Was Accommodating Himself to Human Capacity" (Ford Lewis Battles, 1977), with 90 citations. Next come "The Theology of John Calvin" (86) and "Development and Psychometric Properties of the Ethics Environment Questionnaire" (77).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 God Was Accommodating Himself to Human Capacity Ford Lewis Battles · Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology 1977 90
2 The Theology of John Calvin Partee · The Princeton Seminary Bulletin 2008 86
3 Development and Psychometric Properties of the Ethics Environment Questionnaire Charlotte McDaniel · Medical Care Sep 1997 77
4 Layer-dependent role of collagen recruitment during loading of the rat bladder wall Fangzhou Cheng, Lori Ann Birder, Florenta Aura Kullmann et al. · Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology Open access 16 Oct 2017 59
5 Screening Children to Identify Families at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Evelyn Cohen Reis, Kevin E. Kip, Oscar C. Marroquin et al. · PEDIATRICS Dec 2006 58
All 68 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Religion, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, African Christianity, Church History, Community Development and Faith-Based Organizations.

▲ 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-now 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. Theology10▲ 227×2 topics
  2. Religion10▲ 42×8 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism8▲ 620×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society8▲ 620×1 topic
  5. African Christianity7▲ 587×2 topics
  6. Church History5▲ 254×3 topics
  7. Community Development5▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Globalization5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  9. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 296×1 topic
  10. Social Services4▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Global Christianity4▲ 574×1 topic
  12. Short-Term Missions4▲ 574×1 topic
  13. Secularism4▲ 82×3 topics
  14. Social Justice4▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Politics3▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Spirituality3▲ 65×2 topics
  17. Reformation3▲ 218×2 topics
  18. Nationalism3▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Archaeological Evidence3▲ 123×2 topics
  20. Biblical Interpretation3▲ 186×2 topics
  21. Pentecostalism3▲ 238×2 topics
  22. Calvinism2▲ 226×1 topic
  23. Ecclesiology2▲ 610×1 topic
  24. Hermeneutics2▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Pluralism2▲ 123×2 topics
  26. Public Sphere2▲ 91×2 topics
  27. Religious Controversy2▲ 226×1 topic
  28. Religious Identity2▲ 76×2 topics
  29. Urban Development2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Atheism2▲ 181×1 topic
  31. Civil Religion2▲ 181×1 topic
  32. Arabia2▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Byzantine2▲ 147×1 topic
  34. Divine Providence2▲ 264×2 topics
  35. Philosophy2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Society2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Pilgrimage2▲ 177×1 topic
  38. Religious Tourism2▲ 177×1 topic
  39. Problem of Evil2▲ 353×1 topic
  40. Theodicy2▲ 353×1 topic

Which research topics does Pittsburgh Theological Seminary publish most on?

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

Biblical Studies and Int…8Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 8 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHistoryArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 8 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  8. 8 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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 available12.0%not open88.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pittsburgh Theological Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pittsburgh Theological Seminary0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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