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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

In research, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,354 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 159.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,082
of 28,054 · #21,920 all time
Rank in ??
#312
of 692
Research works
359
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
609
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Southern Baptist 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,354 of 10,521 14.0%73 #3626

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

What does Southern Baptist Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 159.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 20.2 works160×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 36.4 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 16.67× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael A. G. Haykin, Edward A. Mcdowell and Mark Harris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Michael A. G. Haykin ?? · #405,790 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Edward A. Mcdowell ?? · #884,016 worldwide 1 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Mark Harris ?? · #920,680 worldwide 29 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 W. O. Carver ?? · #1,199,843 worldwide 10 citations · 1,362 works
  5. 5 Wayne E. Oates ?? · #1,258,317 worldwide 8 citations · 101 works
  6. 6 G. S. Dobbins ?? · #1,272,705 worldwide 12 citations · 593 works
  7. 7 Charles A. McGlon ?? · #1,400,903 worldwide 0 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Religion, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Social Justice, Globalization, Church History 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. Theology13▲ 180×4 topics
  2. Religion12▲ 33×12 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism9▲ 453×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society9▲ 453×1 topic
  5. Social Justice9▲ 20×10 topics
  6. Globalization8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  7. Church History6▲ 182×3 topics
  8. African Christianity6▲ 360×2 topics
  9. Spirituality5▲ 70×5 topics
  10. Biblical Interpretation5▲ 210×2 topics
  11. Development5▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Nationalism5▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Political Philosophy4▲ 103×2 topics
  14. American founding4▲ 179×1 topic
  15. Constitutional government4▲ 179×1 topic
  16. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 174×1 topic
  17. Social Services4▲ 123×1 topic
  18. Gender4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  19. Cultural Identity4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  20. Global Christianity4▲ 321×1 topic
  21. History4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  22. Mental Health4▲ 3.2×4 topics
  23. Short-Term Missions4▲ 321×1 topic
  24. Calvinism3▲ 177×1 topic
  25. Feminism3▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Identity3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  27. Reformation3▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Multiculturalism3▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Secularism3▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Social Support3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Hermeneutics3▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Christian Education2▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Church Leadership2▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Colonialism2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Ecclesiology2▲ 433×1 topic
  36. Pentecostalism2▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Urban Development2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Health2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Equality2▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Migration2▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Southern Baptist Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion, Society, and Development, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Christian Theology and Mission.

Biblical Studies and Int…9Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 9 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…4Religion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …4American Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksContemporary Christian L…2Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 9 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  6. 6 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  9. 9 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.9%domestic only99.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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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