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Protestant Theological University

In research, Protestant Theological University stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#332 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,624 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,090 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 91.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,876
of 28,054 · #18,217 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#122
of 237
Research works
789
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Protestant Theological University 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 #332 of 1,998 9.8%88 #586
Social SciencesDomain #2,624 of 10,521 7.0%193 #3267
Social SciencesField #6,090 of 6,365 4.6%95 #7324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Protestant Theological University 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#586 #332
  2. Social Sciences#3,267 #2,624
  3. Social Sciences#7,324 #6,090
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 Protestant Theological University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 91.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 33.4 works92×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 23.9 works26×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 87.9 works14×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 13.99× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Protestant Theological University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfred Hollander, Alberdina Houtman and S. Stoppels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Protestant Theological University.

  1. 1 Alfred Hollander Netherlands · #218,058 worldwide 61 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Alberdina Houtman Netherlands · #239,622 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 S. Stoppels Netherlands · #317,408 worldwide 3 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Paul Post Netherlands · #509,193 worldwide 10 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Klaas Spronk Netherlands · #519,886 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Joep Dubbink Netherlands · #520,479 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Johan Roeland Netherlands · #529,496 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Franz L. Alt Netherlands · #606,872 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Marcel Barnard Netherlands · #699,722 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Karl Stern Netherlands · #756,002 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Protestant Theological University

Which keywords describe research at Protestant Theological University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Church History, Globalization, Civil Society, Nationalism, Humanitarianism and African Christianity.

▲ 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. Religion38▲ 37×23 topics
  2. Theology28▲ 134×4 topics
  3. Globalization22▲ 5.1×26 topics
  4. Church History18▲ 188×3 topics
  5. Civil Society16▲ 66×4 topics
  6. Nationalism15▲ 15×11 topics
  7. Humanitarianism15▲ 111×3 topics
  8. African Christianity15▲ 312×2 topics
  9. Development15▲ 20×2 topics
  10. International Aid15▲ 138×2 topics
  11. Secularism14▲ 63×4 topics
  12. Cultural Identity14▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Faith-Based Organizations14▲ 205×1 topic
  14. Social Services14▲ 145×1 topic
  15. Biblical Monotheism14▲ 239×1 topic
  16. Jewish Society14▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Reformation13▲ 202×2 topics
  18. Ethics13▲ 12×18 topics
  19. Identity13▲ 8.0×24 topics
  20. Social History13▲ 70×3 topics
  21. Calvinism12▲ 224×1 topic
  22. Religious Controversy12▲ 224×1 topic
  23. Social Justice11▲ 8.7×11 topics
  24. Human Rights10▲ 4.7×20 topics
  25. Global Christianity10▲ 331×1 topic
  26. Short-Term Missions10▲ 331×1 topic
  27. Spirituality9▲ 44×4 topics
  28. Inclusion9▲ 29×3 topics
  29. Colonialism9▲ 8.7×17 topics
  30. Politics9▲ 15×7 topics
  31. Democracy8▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Philosophy8▲ 8.4×16 topics
  33. Gender7▲ 6.1×14 topics
  34. Pluralism7▲ 75×2 topics
  35. Public Sphere7▲ 56×2 topics
  36. Religious Identity7▲ 52×5 topics
  37. Atheism7▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Civil Religion7▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Health7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  40. Health Promotion7▲ 9.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Protestant Theological University publish most on?

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

Religion, Society, and Development: 14 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 14 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 12 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 10 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 7 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultura…5Dutch Social and Cultural Studies: 5 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 5 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesHistoryEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 14 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 12 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 10 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 5 works
  7. 7 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 5 works
  8. 8 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Protestant Theological University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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