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Wesley Biblical Seminary

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Research works
30
▼ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
28
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Wesley Biblical Seminary

Not ranked overall: Wesley Biblical Seminary is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Wesley Biblical Seminary work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Wesley Biblical Seminary is in Social Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (59%), Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (7%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 92.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 58.9% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 27.3% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 16.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKWesley BiblicalSeminary30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences1%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 all years. 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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1858.9%
    2. Social Sciences724.5%
    3. Psychology26.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.1%
    1. Medicine01.7%
    1. Computer Science01.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 22.16× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.48× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities22.16×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.48×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×0 works
  4. Social Sciences0.84×1 works
  5. Medicine0.42×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wesley Biblical Seminary?

Ranked on the quality score, Grace E. Andrews and David B. Schreiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wesley Biblical Seminary.

  1. 1 Grace E. Andrews United States · #3,579,196 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 David B. Schreiner United States · #3,994,201 worldwide 161 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Wesley Biblical Seminary

What are the most cited papers from Wesley Biblical Seminary?

The most cited paper from Wesley Biblical Seminary is "Introduction to the Septuagint" (David B. Schreiner, 2021), with 6 citations. Next come "Paul, Apostle of Pain: “One of Us-ness” and the Question of Suffering in 2 Corinthians" (5) and "The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World" (4).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Introduction to the Septuagint David B. Schreiner · Bulletin for Biblical Research Jul 2021 6
2 Paul, Apostle of Pain: “One of Us-ness” and the Question of Suffering in 2 Corinthians Matt O’Reilly · Journal of Early Christian History 14 Oct 2021 5
3 The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World David B. Schreiner · Bulletin for Biblical Research 2017 4
4 Navigating Theological Resources Grace E. Andrews · Theological Librarianship Open access 17 Apr 2020 4
5 The Last Century in the History of Judah: The Seventh Century BCE in Archaeological, Historical, and Biblical Perspectives David B. Schreiner · Bulletin for Biblical Research Dec 2020 3
All 20 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wesley Biblical Seminary?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Urban Development, Arabia, Byzantine, Social Justice, Globalization and Cultural Transmission.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Biblical Monotheism7▲ 528×1 topic
  2. Jewish Society7▲ 528×1 topic
  3. Urban Development3▲ 28×2 topics
  4. Arabia3▲ 301×1 topic
  5. Byzantine3▲ 301×1 topic
  6. Globalization3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  7. Social Justice2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Cultural Transmission2▲ 68×2 topics
  9. Mormonism2▲ 1220×1 topic
  10. Polygamy2▲ 1220×1 topic
  11. Religion2▲ 10×3 topics
  12. African Christianity2▲ 206×2 topics
  13. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 204×1 topic
  14. Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Gospel Translation2▲ 241×1 topic
  16. Colonialism2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  17. Innovation2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  18. Professional Development2▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Social Media1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  21. Arts Education1▲ 303×1 topic
  22. Babylonian1▲ 336×1 topic
  23. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 177×1 topic
  24. Coaching1▲ 173×1 topic
  25. Empire1▲ 38×1 topic
  26. History1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  27. Lupin Seeds1▲ 185×1 topic
  28. Mesopotamia1▲ 336×1 topic
  29. Pentecostalism1▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Psychodrama1▲ 176×1 topic
  31. Science1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Secondary Metabolites1▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Social Change1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Sociopolitical1▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Soviet Union1▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Visual Culture1▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Wesley Biblical Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Mormonism, Religion, and History, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Intellectual Property and Patents.

Biblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and…1Mormonism, Religion, and History: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…1Archaeology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property and Patents: 0 fractional worksBotanical Research and Chemistry: 0 fractional worksBiotechnology and Relate…0Biotechnology and Related Fields: 0 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 0 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesHistoryArcheologyManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 1 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  4. 4 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  5. 5 Botanical Research and Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 0 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 0 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wesley Biblical Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% 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 Wesley Biblical Seminary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000082% in 2022.

0.00010%0.00020%Wesley Biblical Seminary0.000037% in 20231990200020102020

Fractional works of Wesley Biblical Seminary over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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