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South African Theological Seminary

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,322
of 28,054 · #34,941 all time
Rank in South Africa
#62
of 87
Research works
124
▲ 265% vs 2013–17
Citations
232
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What does South African Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 218.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.5 works218×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 31.1 works17×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.45× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× 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, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at South African Theological Seminary?

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

▲ 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. African Christianity17▲ 1249×2 topics
  2. Global Christianity10▲ 1091×1 topic
  3. Short-Term Missions10▲ 1091×1 topic
  4. Globalization9▲ 7.8×5 topics
  5. Social Justice9▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Church History9▲ 317×2 topics
  7. Religion9▲ 30×6 topics
  8. Spirituality8▲ 142×3 topics
  9. Biblical Interpretation8▲ 394×2 topics
  10. Theology7▲ 125×3 topics
  11. Hermeneutics7▲ 143×1 topic
  12. Pentecostalism7▲ 490×1 topic
  13. Faith-Based Organizations5▲ 275×1 topic
  14. Social Services5▲ 195×1 topic
  15. Biblical Monotheism5▲ 311×1 topic
  16. Jewish Society5▲ 311×1 topic
  17. Colonialism5▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Postcolonialism4▲ 47×2 topics
  19. African Philosophy3▲ 483×1 topic
  20. Decolonization3▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Climate Change3▲ 1.64×13 topics
  22. Education2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  23. Mental Health2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  24. Nationalism2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  25. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Social History2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Trinity2▲ 452×2 topics
  28. Benthic Communities2▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Stable Isotopes2▲ 83×1 topic
  31. Trophic Position2▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Health1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  33. Archaeological Evidence1▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Calvinism1▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Christianity1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Race1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Reformation1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Inequality1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Secularism1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does South African Theological Seminary publish most on?

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

Christian Theology and M…10Christian Theology and Mission: 10 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 7 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…5Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…3African cultural and philosophical studies: 3 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceEducationEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 10 works
  2. 2 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 7 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 5 works
  5. 5 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available69.5%not open30.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 265% 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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