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Princeton Theological Seminary

In research, Princeton Theological Seminary stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#316 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,534 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,138 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Arts and Humanities and Sociology and Political Science — Religious studies is 138.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,813
of 28,054 · #7,369 all time
Rank in United States
#1,765
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Princeton Theological Seminary known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Arts and HumanitiesField #316 of 1,998 6.3%104 #118
Social SciencesDomain #2,534 of 10,521 4.2%226 #897
Social SciencesField #6,138 of 6,365 2.6%114 #4735
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,555 of 2,578 2.5%67 #2348

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Arts and Humanities#118 #316
  2. Social Sciences#897 #2,534
  3. Social Sciences#4,735 #6,138
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,348 #2,555
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Princeton Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 138.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 54.9 works139×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 103.8 works15×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 67.4 works7.9×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 15.17× its world share, 104 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Princeton Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce M. Metzger, Scott H. Hendrix and Donald Capps lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Princeton Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Bruce M. Metzger United States · #13,457 worldwide 162 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Scott H. Hendrix United States · #81,551 worldwide 76 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Donald Capps United States · #110,676 worldwide 90 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Patrick D. Miller United States · #111,752 worldwide 50 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Henry S. Gehman United States · #112,886 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 James H. Charlesworth United States · #139,906 worldwide 45 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 George S. Hendry United States · #252,247 worldwide 3 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 James H. Moorhead United States · #254,486 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 J. J. M. Roberts United States · #278,791 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 George Hunsinger United States · #297,011 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Princeton Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Princeton Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Theology, Global Christianity, Short-Term Missions, Nationalism, Gender and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Religion54▲ 49×21 topics
  2. African Christianity35▲ 663×2 topics
  3. Theology28▲ 123×4 topics
  4. Globalization25▲ 5.5×16 topics
  5. Global Christianity23▲ 684×1 topic
  6. Short-Term Missions23▲ 684×1 topic
  7. Nationalism23▲ 21×9 topics
  8. Gender23▲ 18×16 topics
  9. Social Justice22▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Church History21▲ 199×3 topics
  11. History19▲ 12×15 topics
  12. Civil Society19▲ 71×4 topics
  13. Community Development18▲ 42×3 topics
  14. Humanitarianism18▲ 123×2 topics
  15. International Aid18▲ 157×2 topics
  16. Development18▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Feminism18▲ 26×9 topics
  18. Faith-Based Organizations17▲ 230×1 topic
  19. Social Services17▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Biblical Monotheism17▲ 270×1 topic
  21. Jewish Society17▲ 270×1 topic
  22. Politics16▲ 26×7 topics
  23. Colonialism15▲ 13×10 topics
  24. Human Rights14▲ 5.9×16 topics
  25. Identity14▲ 8.1×11 topics
  26. Pentecostalism14▲ 244×2 topics
  27. Cultural Identity14▲ 11×8 topics
  28. Spirituality13▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Philosophy13▲ 12×13 topics
  30. Culture12▲ 9.6×10 topics
  31. Biblical Interpretation12▲ 155×2 topics
  32. Hermeneutics12▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Ecclesiology11▲ 624×1 topic
  34. Missionary Activities11▲ 624×1 topic
  35. Reformation11▲ 157×2 topics
  36. Race11▲ 41×9 topics
  37. Secularism11▲ 44×5 topics
  38. Literature10▲ 8.2×12 topics
  39. Society10▲ 22×6 topics
  40. Public Opinion10▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Princeton Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

Christian Theology and M…23Christian Theology and Mission: 23 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 17 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 17 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 11 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 9 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…9Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 9 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 7 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 5 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 5 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsHistory

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

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 23 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 17 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 11 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 9 works
  7. 7 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available8.8%not open91.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.4%domestic only98.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Princeton Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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