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Virginia Theological Seminary

In research, Virginia Theological Seminary stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,162 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#2,843 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,337 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 18.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#32,705
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,859
of 7,310
Research works
345
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
473
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
Virginia Theological Seminary

What is Virginia 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,162 of 14,833 6.5%333
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,843 of 3,511 6.0%180
Social SciencesField #8,337 of 9,330 6.8%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Virginia Theological Seminary work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Virginia Theological Seminary is in Social Sciences, 3% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (54%), Social Sciences (34%), Computer Science (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 92.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 53.7% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 25.8% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 34.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginiaTheological…48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences93%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2653.7%
    2. Social Sciences1634.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.7%
    4. Psychology11.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    1. Computer Science12.8%
    2. Environmental Science00.7%
    1. Health Professions11.7%
    2. Medicine00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    2. Neuroscience00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Virginia Theological Seminary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.6 works19×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 18.60× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities18.60×26 works
  2. Social Sciences2.71×16 works
  3. Health Professions0.66×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×1 works
  5. Psychology0.57×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.43×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.36×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.14×0 works
  11. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Theological Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, Reginald H. Fuller, Stephen L. Cook and Arthur Mullin Wright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Theological Seminary.

  1. 1 Reginald H. Fuller United States · #613,146 worldwide 658 citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Stephen L. Cook United States · #756,822 worldwide 1.9k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Arthur Mullin Wright United States · #1,312,483 worldwide 493 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Sandra Hack Polaski United States · #1,339,520 worldwide 641 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 John Frederick Woolverton United States · #1,994,022 worldwide 85 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 John Y. H. Yieh United States · #2,473,390 worldwide 110 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Richard B. Vinson United States · #2,756,334 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Alexander C. Zabriskie United States · #2,769,621 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Hannah W. Matis United States · #2,887,138 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ross Kane United States · #2,895,549 worldwide 96 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Theological Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Theological Seminary?

The most cited paper from Virginia Theological Seminary is "Factors That Influence Self‐Efficacy of Counseling Students: An Exploratory Study" (Mei Yee Tang, Kathleen D. Addison, Danielle Renee Lasure-Bryant et al., 2004), with 140 citations. Next come "Therapists and the clinical use of forgiveness" (105) and "Aberrant index (first) lumbrical tendinous origin associated with carpal-tunnel syndrome. A case report." (66).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Factors That Influence Self‐Efficacy of Counseling Students: An Exploratory Study Mei Yee Tang, Kathleen D. Addison, Danielle Renee Lasure-Bryant et al. · Counselor Education and Supervision Sep 2004 140
2 Therapists and the clinical use of forgiveness Frederick A. DiBlasio, Judith Harris Proctor · American Journal of Family Therapy Jun 1993 105
3 Aberrant index (first) lumbrical tendinous origin associated with carpal-tunnel syndrome. A case report. B W Butler, Elmer C. Bigley · PubMed 1971 66
4 Reason and Authority: The Thought of William Chillingworth Christine Allison · Theology Aug 1969 23
5 A Community Called Atonement Stephen L. Cook · Horizons in Biblical Theology 2008 17
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Which keywords describe research at Virginia Theological Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, African Christianity, Religion, Church History, Secularism and Social 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-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. Theology9▲ 216×3 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 520×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society6▲ 520×1 topic
  4. African Christianity6▲ 530×2 topics
  5. Religion6▲ 26×7 topics
  6. Church History5▲ 246×3 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  8. Secularism5▲ 96×4 topics
  9. Social History4▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Global Christianity4▲ 521×1 topic
  11. Short-Term Missions4▲ 521×1 topic
  12. Social Justice4▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Education4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  14. Civil Society3▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Community Development3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Cultural Identity3▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Faith-Based Organizations3▲ 213×1 topic
  18. Social Services3▲ 145×1 topic
  19. Calvinism2▲ 233×1 topic
  20. Cultural History2▲ 44×3 topics
  21. History2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  22. Nationalism2▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Reformation2▲ 188×1 topic
  24. Spirituality2▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Ethics2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  26. Religious Identity2▲ 80×5 topics
  27. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 146×1 topic
  28. Human Rights2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. Identity2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  30. Literature2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Pentecostalism2▲ 188×1 topic
  32. Philosophy of Education2▲ 218×2 topics
  33. 19th century2▲ 430×1 topic
  34. Academic Libraries2▲ 161×3 topics
  35. British architecture2▲ 1130×1 topic
  36. Democracy2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  37. Problem of Evil2▲ 364×1 topic
  38. Theodicy2▲ 364×1 topic
  39. Atheism1▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Cultural Transmission1▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Theological Seminary publish most on?

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

Biblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Architecture …2Historical Architecture and Urbanism: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Discrimination: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 2 works
  7. 7 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 1 works
  10. 10 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 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 available7.1%not open92.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.8%domestic only99.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Theological Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia Theological Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Virginia Theological Seminary0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

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