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Religious studies research in Israel

Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranks first in Israel for Religious studies research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Bar-Ilan University.

Israel's world rank
#8
of 22 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
293
Top-10% rate
12.8%
Ranked institutions
2
Religious studies
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Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Religious studies in Israel?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem #851.715.2%62
2Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan #566.56.0%62

Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Religious studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Religious studies researchers in Israel?

Israel Finkelstein, Nadav Na’aman and Avraham Faust rank highest among researchers based in Israel, on their papers in Religious studies that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Israel Finkelstein#99,600 worldwide overall21.4 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Nadav Na’aman#234,919 worldwide overall22.0 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Avraham Faust#209,119 worldwide overall15.1 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael E. Stone#680,596 worldwide overall10.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Paula Fredriksen#229,538 worldwide overall9.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Moshe Weinfeld#220,830 worldwide overall9.0 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Oded Lipschits#357,647 worldwide overall8.6 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Aren M. Maeir#359,450 worldwide overall8.2 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Menahem Haran#357,426 worldwide overall7.2 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Daniel R. Schwartz#557,280 worldwide overall7.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Anson F. Rainey#1,249,474 worldwide overall7.0 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Emanuel Tov#1,023,497 worldwide overall9.8 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yuval Gadot#425,781 worldwide overall5.4 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Abraham Malamat#185,407 worldwide overall5.3 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Magen Broshi#402,282 worldwide overall5.5 of 11 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Israel on their work in Religious studies alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Israel compares with other countries in Religious studies