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United Church of Christ

In research, United Church of Christ stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,668 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 75.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,309
of 28,054 · #11,911 all time
Rank in United States
#3,650
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is United Church of Christ 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 #7,668 of 10,521 5.7%128 #1789

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Church of Christ 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 United Church of Christ specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 75.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 20.4 works76×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 57.1 works12×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 12.23× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Church of Christ?

Ranked on the composite score, Roy Harrod, Hugh Lloyd-Jones and Christopher Haigh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Church of Christ.

  1. 1 Roy Harrod United States · #24,751 worldwide 310 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Hugh Lloyd-Jones United States · #28,358 worldwide 155 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Christopher Haigh United States · #97,817 worldwide 74 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Alan K. Bowman United States · #111,999 worldwide 271 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 H. Munro Chadwick United States · #139,883 worldwide 60 citations · 105 works
  6. 6 David M. Lewis United States · #167,608 worldwide 41 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Maurice Wiles United States · #180,412 worldwide 16 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 M. J. Edwards United States · #201,018 worldwide 33 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe United States · #224,741 worldwide 68 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Christopher Robinson United States · #228,022 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at United Church of Christ

Which keywords describe research at United Church of Christ?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Nationalism, Globalization, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Ethics 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. Religion19▲ 25×18 topics
  2. Theology14▲ 92×2 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 4.2×14 topics
  4. Nationalism10▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Biblical Monotheism9▲ 214×1 topic
  6. Jewish Society9▲ 214×1 topic
  7. Ethics9▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Sustainability9▲ 2.3×16 topics
  9. Church History9▲ 124×3 topics
  10. African Christianity8▲ 231×2 topics
  11. Philosophy8▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Social Justice8▲ 8.5×13 topics
  13. Literature7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  14. Cultural Identity7▲ 8.5×8 topics
  15. History7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  16. Federalism6▲ 60×3 topics
  17. Political Philosophy6▲ 67×3 topics
  18. Public Opinion6▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Development6▲ 11×6 topics
  20. American founding6▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Constitutional government6▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Feminism6▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Human Rights6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  24. Conservation6▲ 7.9×5 topics
  25. Calvinism5▲ 131×1 topic
  26. Reformation5▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Spirituality5▲ 33×4 topics
  28. Colonialism5▲ 6.7×12 topics
  29. Divine Providence5▲ 218×2 topics
  30. Global Christianity5▲ 211×1 topic
  31. Short-Term Missions5▲ 211×1 topic
  32. Democracy4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Community Development4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. NGOs4▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Humanitarianism4▲ 39×2 topics
  36. International Aid4▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Biblical Interpretation4▲ 75×2 topics
  38. Islam4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Pentecostalism4▲ 98×2 topics
  40. Secularism4▲ 23×5 topics

Which research topics does United Church of Christ publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Christian Theology and Mission.

Biblical Studies and Int…9Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 9 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…5Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 5 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…5Christian Theology and Mission: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 4 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…3Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 3 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsHistorySociology and Political Science1 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 5 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 4 works
  7. 7 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 3 works
  8. 8 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Church of Christ's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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