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Western Seminary

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Research works
87
▲ 508% vs 2013–17
Citations
392
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Western Seminary is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 18.05× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Seminary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Children's Literature, Young Adult, Occultism, Spiritualism, Theology, Biblical Monotheism and Jewish 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Studies3▲ 35×2 topics
  2. Children's Literature3▲ 303×1 topic
  3. Young Adult3▲ 1001×1 topic
  4. Occultism3▲ 843×1 topic
  5. Spiritualism3▲ 843×1 topic
  6. Theology3▲ 114×2 topics
  7. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 360×1 topic
  8. Jewish Society2▲ 360×1 topic
  9. Globalization2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  10. Secularism2▲ 87×3 topics
  11. Empire2▲ 83×2 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  13. Race2▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Feminism1▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Literature1▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Psychology1▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Spirituality1▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Urban Development1▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Pilgrimage1▲ 259×1 topic
  21. Religious Tourism1▲ 259×1 topic
  22. Social Capital1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. Asian American1▲ 582×1 topic
  24. Creative Economy1▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Cultural Policy1▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Hermeneutics1▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Near-Death Experiences1▲ 539×1 topic
  28. Paranormal Beliefs1▲ 539×1 topic
  29. Politics1▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Social Justice1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  31. Transnational1▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Seminary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Themes in Literature Analysis, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Religious Tourism and Spaces.

Themes in Literature Analysis: 3 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 3 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional worksParanormal Experiences a…1Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryPhilosophyReligious studiesGeography, Planning and Development4 others

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

  1. 1 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  2. 2 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 3 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Seminary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 508% higher than in 2013–2017.

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