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University of Divinity

In research, University of Divinity stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,211 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#580 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,671 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 104.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,736
of 22,385 · #9,699 all time
Rank in Australia
#101
of 270
Research works
1.7k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
University of Divinity

What is University of Divinity known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,211 of 9,585 7.5%280 #3565
Arts and HumanitiesField #580 of 1,896 11.1%125 #1066
Social SciencesField #4,671 of 5,988 4.2%129 #4464
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,068 of 2,526 3.5%61 #2626

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Divinity 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,565 #2,211
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,066 #580
  3. Social Sciences#4,464 #4,671
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,626 #2,068
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does University of Divinity work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at University of Divinity is in Social Sciences, 7% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (39%), Social Sciences (38%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 325 fractional works · 85.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 148 fractional works · 38.8% of its workReligious studies: 66 fractional works · 17.4% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClassics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 147 fractional works · 38.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 69 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.4% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity ofDivinity382fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences85%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities14838.8%
    2. Social Sciences14738.4%
    3. Psychology174.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Computer Science123.2%
    2. Engineering71.8%
    3. Environmental Science30.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine102.6%
    2. Health Professions51.4%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University of Divinity specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 104.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 66.5 works104×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 27.0 works16×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 148.2 works13×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.44× its world share, 148 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities13.44×148 works
  2. Social Sciences3.04×147 works
  3. Psychology1.43×17 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×7 works
  5. Health Professions0.52×5 works
  6. Dentistry0.42×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×5 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×7 works
  9. Computer Science0.41×12 works
  10. Veterinary0.29×0 works
  11. Energy0.28×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.22×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.21×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.18×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.16×3 works
  19. Neuroscience0.14×1 works
  20. Medicine0.14×10 works
  21. Engineering0.12×7 works
  22. Nursing0.12×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at University of Divinity?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark G. Brett, Grant Macaskill and Heleen M. Keizer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Divinity.

  1. 1 Mark G. Brett Australia · #1,495,726 worldwide 668 citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Grant Macaskill Australia · #1,709,231 worldwide 250 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Heleen M. Keizer Australia · #1,948,902 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Albert C. Geljon Australia · #2,601,763 worldwide 152 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Shane Mackinlay Australia · #2,623,048 worldwide 72 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Dorothy A. Lee Australia · #2,894,852 worldwide 151 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Rachelle Gilmour Australia · #2,923,066 worldwide 137 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Christopher J. Monaghan Australia · #3,000,057 worldwide 40 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Thomas Graumann Australia · #3,094,186 worldwide 129 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Gerald O’Collins SJ Australia · #3,120,991 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Divinity

What are the most cited papers from University of Divinity?

The most cited paper from University of Divinity is "Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners" (Daniel E. Lieberman, Madhusudhan Venkadesan, William A. Werbel et al., 2010), with 1,419 citations. Next come "From Passions to Emotions: The creation of a secular psychological category" (567) and "Women's Capabilities and Social Justice" (421).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners Daniel E. Lieberman, Madhusudhan Venkadesan, William A. Werbel et al. · Nature 2010 1,419
2 From Passions to Emotions: The creation of a secular psychological category Dixon, Thomas 1973- · History & Philosophy of Psychology 2005 567
3 Women's Capabilities and Social Justice Martha C. Nussbaum · Journal of Human Development Jul 2000 421
4 Genes controlling segmental specification in the Drosophila thorax. Gary Struhl · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Dec 1982 368
5 Analysis of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions in the Initial Morphogenesis of the Mammalian Tooth Hélène R. Dassule, Andrew P. McMahon · Developmental Biology Open access Oct 1998 311
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University of Divinity?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Globalization, Theology, Nationalism, Social Justice, Secularism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Religion61▲ 35×27 topics
  2. Globalization38▲ 5.0×35 topics
  3. African Christianity33▲ 378×2 topics
  4. Theology30▲ 87×6 topics
  5. Nationalism27▲ 16×15 topics
  6. Social Justice26▲ 12×14 topics
  7. Secularism22▲ 58×5 topics
  8. Church History22▲ 132×3 topics
  9. Ethics22▲ 11×25 topics
  10. Biblical Monotheism21▲ 213×1 topic
  11. Jewish Society21▲ 213×1 topic
  12. Global Christianity20▲ 362×1 topic
  13. Short-Term Missions20▲ 362×1 topic
  14. Development19▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Civil Society18▲ 44×4 topics
  16. Spirituality18▲ 47×5 topics
  17. Biblical Interpretation17▲ 147×2 topics
  18. Feminism17▲ 15×9 topics
  19. History17▲ 6.5×21 topics
  20. Community Development17▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Humanitarianism16▲ 71×2 topics
  22. International Aid16▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Gender16▲ 8.0×20 topics
  24. Social Services16▲ 96×2 topics
  25. Faith-Based Organizations16▲ 140×1 topic
  26. Welfare16▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Hermeneutics16▲ 51×3 topics
  28. Philosophy15▲ 8.8×19 topics
  29. Culture15▲ 7.4×16 topics
  30. Colonialism14▲ 7.8×19 topics
  31. Literature14▲ 6.6×23 topics
  32. Politics14▲ 14×12 topics
  33. Religious Identity14▲ 59×5 topics
  34. Pentecostalism14▲ 147×3 topics
  35. Identity14▲ 4.9×21 topics
  36. Ecclesiology13▲ 405×1 topic
  37. Missionary Activities13▲ 405×1 topic
  38. Political Philosophy12▲ 57×3 topics
  39. Christianity11▲ 51×4 topics
  40. Public Opinion10▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Divinity publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies.

Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 21 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 20 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…16Religion, Society, and Development: 16 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…13Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 13 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 10 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 9 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Sp…7Religious Tourism and Spaces: 7 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 6 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 6 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 6 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeography, Planning and Development2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 21 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 20 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 13 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 7 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 6 works
  9. 9 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 6 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University of Divinity's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 University of Divinity as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%University of Divinity0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University of Divinity over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025University of Divinity8.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2010.

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