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The Queen's Foundation

In research, The Queen's Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,457 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#2,818 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,760 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 17.3× its share of world research).

queens.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#31,891
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,720
of 1,844
Research works
358
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
616
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
The Queen's Foundation

What is The Queen's Foundation 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 #9,457 of 14,833 6.0%341
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,818 of 3,511 7.5%155
Social SciencesField #7,760 of 9,330 4.2%171

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Queen's Foundation 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 The Queen's Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 97% of research at The Queen's Foundation is in Social Sciences, 1% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (50%), Social Sciences (44%), Psychology (1%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 96.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 49.8% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 19.1% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 44.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 24.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Queen'sFoundation53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences97%

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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2649.8%
    2. Social Sciences2444.3%
    3. Psychology11.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    1. Neuroscience11.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    1. Medicine11.3%
    1. Environmental Science00.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does The Queen's Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 26.4 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.26× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities17.26×26 works
  2. Social Sciences3.50×24 works
  3. Neuroscience0.65×1 works
  4. Psychology0.48×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×1 works
  6. Medicine0.07×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Queen's Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, David M. Allen, Abdullah Khalayleh and Paula Gooder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Queen's Foundation.

  1. 1 David M. Allen United Kingdom · #2,340,059 worldwide 5.2k citations · 272 works
  2. 2 Abdullah Khalayleh United Kingdom · #2,546,062 worldwide 30 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Paula Gooder United Kingdom · #2,809,265 worldwide 96 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Carol Troupe United Kingdom · #3,019,749 worldwide 58 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Andrew Hayes United Kingdom · #3,519,316 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 David Lees United Kingdom · #3,532,668 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Carlton John Turner United Kingdom · #3,575,090 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 James M. Turner United Kingdom · #3,584,409 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Nigel Rooms United Kingdom · #3,595,957 worldwide 82 citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Rachel Starr United Kingdom · #3,640,846 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at The Queen's Foundation

What are the most cited papers from The Queen's Foundation?

The most cited paper from The Queen's Foundation is "Reconsidering Arminius: Beyond the Reformed and Wesleyan Divide" (Judith A. Rossall, 2017), with 65 citations. Next come "Creationism, Scientism, Christianity and Science: a study in adolescent attitudes" (45) and "The Greek Christian Writers" (41).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reconsidering Arminius: Beyond the Reformed and Wesleyan Divide Judith A. Rossall · Wesley and Methodist Studies 2017 65
2 Creationism, Scientism, Christianity and Science: a study in adolescent attitudes Peter Fulljames, Harry M. Gibson, Leslie J. Francis · British Educational Research Journal Apr 1991 45
3 The Greek Christian Writers Wolfram Kinzig Book chapter 1997 41
4 Dramatizing Theologies: A Participative Approach to Black God-Talk Anthony G. Reddie Jun 2006 40
5 Prosecutorial Policy and the ICC: Prosecutor's Proprio Motu Action or Self-Denial? Dan Sarooshi · Journal of International Criminal Justice Dec 2004 39
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Queen's Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Social Justice, Gender, Church History, Globalization, Feminism and Culture.

▲ 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. Religion12▲ 49×15 topics
  2. Theology8▲ 159×3 topics
  3. Social Justice7▲ 22×6 topics
  4. Gender7▲ 23×9 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  6. Church History6▲ 265×3 topics
  7. Feminism6▲ 36×6 topics
  8. Culture5▲ 19×5 topics
  9. History5▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Identity5▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Biblical Monotheism5▲ 374×1 topic
  12. Jewish Society5▲ 374×1 topic
  13. Philosophy5▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Race5▲ 72×4 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 16×6 topics
  16. Nationalism4▲ 18×9 topics
  17. African Christianity4▲ 308×2 topics
  18. Cultural Identity4▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Intersectionality4▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Society4▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Human Rights3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  22. Black Liberation Theology3▲ 1199×1 topic
  23. Medieval3▲ 169×2 topics
  24. Oppression3▲ 1199×1 topic
  25. Development3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Manuscripts3▲ 265×1 topic
  27. Monasticism3▲ 361×1 topic
  28. Ethics3▲ 11×8 topics
  29. Spirituality3▲ 51×3 topics
  30. Secularism2▲ 46×4 topics
  31. Calvinism2▲ 196×1 topic
  32. Ethnicity2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Hermeneutics2▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Pentecostalism2▲ 182×2 topics
  35. Political Philosophy2▲ 81×2 topics
  36. Reformation2▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Late Antiquity2▲ 80×3 topics
  38. Humanitarianism2▲ 65×2 topics
  39. International Aid2▲ 85×2 topics
  40. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does The Queen's Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Theological Perspectives and Practices, Medieval Literature and History and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Biblical Studies and Int…5Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 3 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …3Medieval Literature and History: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 2 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceClassicsHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 5 works
  2. 2 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 2 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and Schools Education 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Queen's Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 The Queen's Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%The Queen's Foundation0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Queen's Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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