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Union Theological College

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Research works
109
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
192
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Union Theological College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Who are the top researchers at Union Theological College?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Union Theological College.

  1. 1 Stephen Williams United Kingdom · #281,853 worldwide 19 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Union Theological College

Which keywords describe research at Union Theological College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Religion, Nationalism, African Christianity, Church History and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Theology24▲ 186×3 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism17▲ 372×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society17▲ 372×1 topic
  4. Religion14▲ 22×13 topics
  5. Nationalism13▲ 20×8 topics
  6. African Christianity12▲ 419×2 topics
  7. Church History12▲ 182×3 topics
  8. Globalization10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  9. Cultural Identity8▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Social Justice8▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Identity8▲ 9.2×7 topics
  12. History7▲ 7.9×11 topics
  13. Social History7▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Global Christianity7▲ 357×1 topic
  15. Reformation7▲ 136×2 topics
  16. Short-Term Missions7▲ 357×1 topic
  17. Ethnicity6▲ 20×6 topics
  18. Secularism6▲ 56×4 topics
  19. Calvinism6▲ 150×1 topic
  20. Religious Controversy6▲ 150×1 topic
  21. Development6▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Literature6▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Spirituality6▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Conflict6▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Religious Identity6▲ 77×4 topics
  26. Biblical Interpretation6▲ 270×1 topic
  27. Pentecostalism6▲ 207×1 topic
  28. Faith-Based Organizations5▲ 143×1 topic
  29. Reconciliation5▲ 198×2 topics
  30. Social Services5▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Ethics4▲ 8.5×9 topics
  32. Human Rights4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  33. Colonialism4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  34. Consociationalism4▲ 175×1 topic
  35. Northern Ireland4▲ 175×1 topic
  36. Culture4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  37. Cultural History4▲ 24×5 topics
  38. Philosophy3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  39. American founding3▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Constitutional government3▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Union Theological College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Ancient Near East History, Religion, Ecology, and Ethics and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Reformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksAncient Near East History: 1 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and E…0Religion, Ecology, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …0American Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 0 fractional worksAlexander von Humboldt Studies: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and language…0Linguistics and language evolution: 0 fractional worksReformed Theology and Governance: 0 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 0 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 0 fractional works
HistoryArcheologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  2. 2 Ancient Near East History Archeology 1 works
  3. 3 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 0 works
  6. 6 Alexander von Humboldt Studies Microbiology 0 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Reformed Theology and Governance Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 0 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and Schools Education 0 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 available6.7%not open93.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Union Theological College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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