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The Queen's Foundation

In research, The Queen's Foundation stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#1,503 of 3,836 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,996 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,767 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,257
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,738
of 2,253
Research works
358
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
616
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

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
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,503 of 3,836 6.8%155
Social SciencesDomain #6,996 of 16,945 6.0%341
Social SciencesField #9,767 of 10,206 5.2%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does The Queen's Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 20.1 works16×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 15.88× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.76× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David M. Allen, Nicola Slee and Friedrich Waismann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Queen's Foundation.

  1. 1 David M. Allen · #53,060 worldwide 218 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Nicola Slee · #258,045 worldwide 17 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Friedrich Waismann · #311,717 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Michael Jagessar · #560,202 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Gary Hall · #612,850 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Anthony G. Reddie · #701,457 worldwide 8 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Nigel Rooms · #1,097,306 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at The Queen's Foundation

Which keywords describe research at The Queen's Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Social Justice, Gender, Globalization, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society and Church History.

▲ 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. Religion10▲ 47×12 topics
  2. Theology8▲ 183×3 topics
  3. Social Justice7▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  5. Gender6▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Biblical Monotheism5▲ 433×1 topic
  7. Jewish Society5▲ 433×1 topic
  8. Church History4▲ 224×2 topics
  9. Feminism4▲ 34×3 topics
  10. History4▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Race4▲ 80×3 topics
  12. African Christianity4▲ 390×2 topics
  13. Identity4▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Culture4▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Nationalism3▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Cultural Identity3▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Philosophy3▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Intersectionality3▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Development3▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Black Liberation Theology3▲ 1618×1 topic
  21. Human Rights3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  22. Oppression3▲ 1618×1 topic
  23. Literature2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Spirituality2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Ethics2▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Calvinism2▲ 219×1 topic
  27. Ethnicity2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Pentecostalism2▲ 221×2 topics
  29. Political Philosophy2▲ 92×2 topics
  30. Reformation2▲ 180×1 topic
  31. Humanitarianism2▲ 76×2 topics
  32. International Aid2▲ 97×2 topics
  33. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 144×1 topic
  34. Hermeneutics2▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Community Development2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Colonialism2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  37. Democracy2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Global Christianity2▲ 281×1 topic
  39. Secularism2▲ 40×3 topics
  40. Short-Term Missions2▲ 281×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Theological Perspectives and Practices, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…5Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …2Medieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHistoryClassics3 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and InterpretationReligious studies 5 works
  2. 2 Theological Perspectives and PracticesSociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistory 2 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesReligious studies 2 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and MissionReligious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Medieval Literature and HistoryClassics 2 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationPhilosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and SchoolsEducation 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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