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Top Religious studies Researchers

Hugh G. M. Williamson ranks first, followed by John A. Emerton and John J. Collins, out of 204,780 ranked researchers.

Field rank: how many more of the researcher's articles, reviews and conference papers in this field reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected of anyone's. A paper in the top 10% adds 0.9 and any other takes 0.1 away, however highly cited, so many strong papers in the field outrank one famous paper, a long record of ordinary papers does not climb, and work in other fields does not count. A paper in two subfields counts half in each. A researcher with fewer papers in the Nature Index's selective journals than expected has the count lowered by the square root of that journal factor. Floor: 15 works, an institution the snapshot can resolve, and an article, review or conference paper in this field.

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  1. 1 Hugh G. M. Williamson United States · #581,288 worldwide overall 45.2 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2 John A. Emerton United States · #462,254 worldwide overall 42.0 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3 John J. Collins United States · #314,734 worldwide overall 27.8 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4 Brevard S. Childs United States · #100,114 worldwide overall 24.1 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5 Israel Finkelstein Israel · #99,600 worldwide overall 21.4 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6 Nadav Na’aman Israel · #234,919 worldwide overall 22.0 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7 David Noel Freedman United States · #165,691 worldwide overall 23.7 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8 Floyd Vivian Filson United States · #169,875 worldwide overall 23.4 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9 Géza Vermès United Kingdom · #494,824 worldwide overall 20.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10 C. K. Barrett United Kingdom · #214,198 worldwide overall 19.3 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11 Raymond E. Brown United States · #307,781 worldwide overall 18.4 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12 Leslie J. Francis United Kingdom · #1,953,657 worldwide overall 21.2 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13 Avraham Faust Israel · #209,119 worldwide overall 15.1 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14 James D. G. Dunn United Kingdom · #391,771 worldwide overall 19.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15 Robert M. Grant United States · #62,987 worldwide overall 20.9 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  16. 16 John H. P. Reumann United States · #297,005 worldwide overall 18.1 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  17. 17 Walter A. Brueggemann United States · #700,757 worldwide overall 22.0 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  18. 18 Howard Clark Kee United Kingdom · #237,883 worldwide overall 18.7 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  19. 19 Bhikkhu Anālayo Germany · #450,317 worldwide overall 15.1 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  20. 20 Patrick D. Miller United States · #768,132 worldwide overall 17.7 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  21. 21 Joseph Blenkinsopp United States · #214,849 worldwide overall 16.2 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  22. 22 Bruce M. Metzger United States · #390,890 worldwide overall 18.5 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  23. 23 Richard A. Horsley United States · #122,622 worldwide overall 14.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  24. 24 Morton Smith United States · #97,183 worldwide overall 15.4 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  25. 25 Wayne A. Meeks United States · #167,024 worldwide overall 15.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  26. 26 Joachim Jeremias Germany · #264,102 worldwide overall 14.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  27. 27 Larry W. Hurtado United Kingdom · #295,830 worldwide overall 15.3 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  28. 28 Adela Yarbro Collins United States · #252,836 worldwide overall 14.9 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  29. 29 Sonny Eli Zaluchu Indonesia · #141,503 worldwide overall 13.8 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  30. 30 Robert P. Gordon United Kingdom · #860,043 worldwide overall 15.8 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  31. 31 Mookgo Solomon Kgatle South Africa · #1,104,598 worldwide overall 25.6 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  32. 32 James C. VanderKam United States · #305,437 worldwide overall 14.7 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  33. 33 Janes Sinaga Indonesia · #327,917 worldwide overall 14.3 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  34. 34 Frank Moore Cross United States · #100,787 worldwide overall 12.7 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  35. 35 Hans Dieter Betz Germany · #277,312 worldwide overall 13.6 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  36. 36 David J. A. Clines United Kingdom · #800,074 worldwide overall 15.6 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  37. 37 Matthew P. Black United States · #358,203 worldwide overall 13.2 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  38. 38 Luke Timothy Johnson United States · #350,747 worldwide overall 13.0 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  39. 39 John Van Seters Canada · #379,869 worldwide overall 14.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  40. 40 John M. G. Barclay United Kingdom · #263,567 worldwide overall 13.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  41. 41 Gilles Quispel Australia · #199,696 worldwide overall 12.9 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  42. 42 Shaye J. D. Cohen United States · #128,164 worldwide overall 11.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  43. 43 Richard J. Bauckham United Kingdom · #623,897 worldwide overall 16.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  44. 44 Joseph A. Fitzmyer United States · #996,028 worldwide overall 20.3 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  45. 45 Eric M. Meyers Canada · #360,298 worldwide overall 10.7 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  46. 45 William Lee Holladay United States · #571,442 worldwide overall 13.3 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  47. 47 Rudolf Bultmann Germany · #224,769 worldwide overall 11.9 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  48. 48 Bart D. Ehrman United States · #273,276 worldwide overall 11.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  49. 49 E. Earle Ellis United States · #240,475 worldwide overall 10.9 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  50. 50 Jerome H. Neyrey United States · #366,567 worldwide overall 10.8 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  51. 51 James B. Pritchard United States · #192,216 worldwide overall 10.2 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  52. 52 Yunardi Kristian Zega Indonesia · #395,709 worldwide overall 10.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  53. 53 Kelebogile T. Resane South Africa · #1,343,006 worldwide overall 18.6 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  54. 54 Martin Hengel Germany · #343,359 worldwide overall 11.3 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  55. 55 David G. Horrell United Kingdom · #473,906 worldwide overall 11.7 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  56. 56 Samuel Sandmel United States · #238,124 worldwide overall 10.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  57. 57 Gary N. Knoppers United States · #393,331 worldwide overall 10.7 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  58. 58 James L. Crenshaw United States · #281,637 worldwide overall 11.8 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  59. 59 Morton Scott Enslin United States · #391,392 worldwide overall 11.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  60. 60 Nelus Niemandt South Africa · #1,288,835 worldwide overall 16.7 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  61. 60 Michael E. Stone Israel · #680,596 worldwide overall 10.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  62. 62 Jacob Milgrom United States · #674,015 worldwide overall 10.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  63. 63 Jack Dean Kingsbury United States · #493,929 worldwide overall 11.3 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  64. 64 Fredik Melkias Boiliu Indonesia · #347,665 worldwide overall 10.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  65. 65 Stanley E. Porter Canada · #1,028,751 worldwide overall 15.0 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  66. 66 Frederick Clifton Grant United States · #391,979 worldwide overall 9.8 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  67. 66 Louis H. Feldman United States · #1,348,586 worldwide overall 19.9 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  68. 68 Juita Lusiana Sinambela Indonesia · #483,320 worldwide overall 10.6 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  69. 69 Jack T. Sanders United States · #799,790 worldwide overall 10.0 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  70. 70 Gordon D. Fee United States · #796,128 worldwide overall 11.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  71. 71 Paula Fredriksen Israel · #229,538 worldwide overall 9.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  72. 72 Martin Goodman United Kingdom · #647,673 worldwide overall 11.8 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  73. 73 Philip Suciadi Chia #883,840 worldwide overall 12.3 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  74. 74 Harold W. Attridge United States · #230,048 worldwide overall 11.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  75. 75 Ernest Van Eck South Africa · #2,499,426 worldwide overall 20.7 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  76. 76 Moshe Weinfeld Israel · #220,830 worldwide overall 9.0 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  77. 77 Philip F. Esler United Kingdom · #464,121 worldwide overall 10.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  78. 78 Vhumani Magezi South Africa · #1,702,301 worldwide overall 15.2 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  79. 79 Daniel J. Harrington United Kingdom · #522,167 worldwide overall 9.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  80. 79 Niels Peter Lemche Denmark · #636,373 worldwide overall 9.7 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  81. 81 Oded Lipschits Israel · #357,647 worldwide overall 8.6 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  82. 82 Victor Paul Furnish United States · #668,169 worldwide overall 11.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  83. 83 Marvin H. Pope United States · #335,267 worldwide overall 10.7 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  84. 84 Burke O. Long United States · #461,473 worldwide overall 9.2 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  85. 85 George Ernest Wright United States · #394,456 worldwide overall 9.8 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  86. 86 Gregory Schopen United States · #231,092 worldwide overall 8.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  87. 87 Carolina Etnasari Anjaya Indonesia · #685,466 worldwide overall 9.1 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  88. 88 Aren M. Maeir Israel · #359,450 worldwide overall 8.2 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  89. 88 Paulus Kunto Baskoro Indonesia · #1,359,322 worldwide overall 11.9 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  90. 90 Talizaro Tafonao Indonesia · #965,240 worldwide overall 10.6 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  91. 91 Carol Meyers United States · #366,112 worldwide overall 9.5 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  92. 92 Hengki Wijaya Indonesia · #467,839 worldwide overall 10.5 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  93. 93 Sherman E. Johnson United States · #597,549 worldwide overall 8.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  94. 94 Adele Berlin United States · #478,189 worldwide overall 9.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  95. 94 Robert Horton Gundry United States · #525,745 worldwide overall 10.3 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  96. 96 Paul D. Hanson United States · #351,225 worldwide overall 8.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  97. 97 Frederick William Danker United States · #372,106 worldwide overall 9.3 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  98. 98 Alan F. Segal United States · #310,571 worldwide overall 8.2 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  99. 98 George W. E. Nickelsburg United States · #558,064 worldwide overall 10.4 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  100. 100 James Hamilton Charlesworth United States · #692,646 worldwide overall 10.0 of 32 papers here in the top 10%

ranked researchers with an article, review or conference paper in Religious studies. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review, but it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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