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United Theological Seminary

In research, United Theological Seminary stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#1,383 of 3,836 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,766 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,259 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,210
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,870
of 8,685
Research works
357
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
648
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is United Theological Seminary 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 #1,383 of 3,836 8.3%178
Social SciencesDomain #6,766 of 16,945 9.1%345
Social SciencesField #9,259 of 10,206 10.5%156

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

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.

Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 15.63× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the composite score, James B. Nelson, David M. Whitford and Alicia D. Myers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 James B. Nelson United States · #132,770 worldwide 156 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 David M. Whitford United States · #494,024 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Alicia D. Myers United States · #792,285 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United Theological Seminary

Which keywords describe research at United Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Globalization, Development, Secularism and Civil Society.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion5▲ 31×8 topics
  2. Theology4▲ 131×2 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  4. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 395×1 topic
  5. Jewish Society3▲ 395×1 topic
  6. Development3▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Civil Society2▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Secularism2▲ 72×4 topics
  9. Cultural Identity2▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 203×1 topic
  11. Social Services2▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 173×2 topics
  13. Church History1▲ 97×2 topics
  14. Late Antiquity1▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Linguistics1▲ 26×4 topics
  16. African Christianity1▲ 182×2 topics
  17. Character Education1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  18. Cultural Transmission1▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Nationalism1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Identity1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  21. Local Wisdom1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  22. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  23. Christian Education1▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Church Leadership1▲ 138×1 topic
  25. Community Empowerment1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  26. Cultural1▲ 68×2 topics
  27. Deification1▲ 1329×1 topic
  28. Hermeneutics1▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Immigration1▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Media Literacy1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Monarchy1▲ 302×1 topic
  32. Remittances1▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Social Justice1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Trinity1▲ 537×1 topic
  35. Visigothic1▲ 414×1 topic

Which research topics does United Theological Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion, Society, and Development, Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education and Karl Barth and Christian Theology.

Biblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksContemporary Christian L…1Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 1 fractional worksKarl Barth and Christian Theology: 1 fractional worksClassical Studies and Legal History: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…1Migration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyHistory1 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Karl Barth and Christian Theology Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Classical Studies and Legal History History 1 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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 available14.8%not open85.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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