Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education
Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education is a research topic within Religious studies. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 24.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to Christian education, church leadership, and ministry in the context of contemporary challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes discussions on biblical interpretation, spiritual formation, pastoral care, missionary work, and the impact of cultural context on religious practices.
- Christian Education
- Church Leadership
- Pandemic Ministry
- Biblical Interpretation
- Spiritual Formation
- Youth Development
- Pastoral Care
- Missionary Work
- Cultural Context
- Theological Reflection
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +359% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (4.3k and 177 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 4.3k works
- 2 United States 177 works
- 3 ?? 169 works
- 4 South Africa 74 works
- 5 Germany 45 works
- 6 United Kingdom 38 works
- 7 Nigeria 38 works
- 8 Australia 30 works
- 9 Kenya 25 works
- 10 Philippines 24 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jakarta Theological Seminary publishes the most Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research, followed by Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya and Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Theological SeminaryIndonesia 584 works
- 2 Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia 502 works
- 3 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 490 works
- 4 Universitas Kristen IndonesiaIndonesia 133 works
- 5 Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaIndonesia 124 works
- 6 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 109 works
- 7 Universitas Widya Gama MalangIndonesia 107 works
- 8 Sanata Dharma UniversityIndonesia 82 works
- 9 Duta Wacana Christian UniversityIndonesia 66 works
- 10 Pelita Harapan UniversityIndonesia 64 works
Where is Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research done?
The largest centres of Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Bengkulu (Indonesia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manado, Palangkaraya and Tomohon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 889 works
- 2 Surabaya Indonesia 595 works
- 3 Bengkulu Indonesia 506 works
- 4 Yogyakarta Indonesia 285 works
- 5 Bandung Indonesia 225 works
- 6 Medan Indonesia 185 works
- 7 Malang Indonesia 163 works
- 8 Makassar Indonesia 145 works
- 9 Sleman Indonesia 124 works
- 10 Tangerang Indonesia 97 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Manado52.1 works846×
- Palangkaraya59.5 works844×
- TomohonID · 42.8 works422×
- SorongID · 36.0 works77×
- SlemanID · 123.7 works66×
- SalatigaID · 62.7 works50×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya, Jakarta Theological Seminary and Universitas Patria Artha score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaIndonesia | 72.6 | 26.4% | 368.1× | 502 | +2026.7% |
| 2 | Jakarta Theological SeminaryIndonesia | 72.1 | 24.3% | 1051.4× | 584 | +333.3% |
| 3 | Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia | 69.9 | 35.5% | 27.9× | 109 | +555.6% |
| 4 | Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia | 69.0 | 19.7% | 69.6× | 490 | +882.0% |
| 5 | Universitas Kristen IndonesiaIndonesia | 66.1 | 26.3% | 154.5× | 133 | +2444.4% |
| 6 | Satya Wacana Christian UniversityIndonesia | 61.4 | 24.0% | 49.7× | 63 | +881.8% |
| 7 | Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Palangka Raya?? | 61.0 | 41.7% | 845.3× | 60 | — |
| 8 | North-West UniversitySouth Africa | 60.1 | 59.7% | 8.6× | 12 | -19.9% |
| 9 | Sanata Dharma UniversityIndonesia | 59.9 | 17.3% | 134.5× | 82 | +208.3% |
| 10 | Duta Wacana Christian UniversityIndonesia | 59.7 | 19.7% | 235.9× | 66 | +710.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 359% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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