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Reformed Theology and Governance

Reformed Theology and Governance is a research topic within Philosophy. Science Explorer counts 1.4k research works in it since 1951. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of animal consciousness, legal personhood for non-human animals, and the intersection of ethical theory, Catholic social doctrine, and human rights. It also delves into the philosophical and legal implications of subsidiarity, neuroethology, and social ethics. The papers reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the moral and legal status of animals in society.

  • Animal Consciousness
  • Legal Personhood
  • Subsidiarity
  • Ethical Theory
  • Catholic Social Doctrine
  • Human Rights
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Neuroethology
  • Social Ethics
  • Christian Scholarship
Research works
1.4k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
148
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+48%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
24% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Reformed Theology and Governance

Which countries lead Reformed Theology and Governance research?

By volume, the United States and South Africa publish the most (72 and 56 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 72 works
  2. 2 South Africa 56 works
  3. 3 Russia 35 works
  4. 4 Netherlands 31 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 26 works
  6. 6 Germany 24 works
  7. 7 Ukraine 22 works
  8. 8 Uzbekistan 9 works
  9. 9 China 9 works
  10. 10 Poland 9 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 24.5%South Africa: 18.9%Russia: 12.0%Netherlands: 10.7%6 others listed: 33.9%24%largest
United States72 · 24.5%South Africa56 · 18.9%Russia35 · 12.0%Netherlands31 · 10.7%6 others listed100 · 33.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Reformed Theology and Governance research?

By volume in 2022-now, University of the Free State publishes the most Reformed Theology and Governance research, followed by North-West University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 University of the Free StateSouth Africa 13 works
  2. 2 North-West UniversitySouth Africa 11 works
  3. 3 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 9 works
  4. 4 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 8 works
  5. 5 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 7 works
  6. 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 4 works
  7. 7 Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa 4 works
  8. 8 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 3 works
  9. 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 3 works
  10. 10 KU LeuvenBelgium 3 works

What are the most cited papers in Reformed Theology and Governance?

The most cited paper in Reformed Theology and Governance is "Rules for the Human Zoo : A Response to the Letter on Humanism" (Peter Sloterdijk, 2009), with 357 citations. Next come "Good natured: The origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals" (338) and "Survey Article: Subsidiarity" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rules for the Human Zoo : A Response to the Letter on Humanism Peter Sloterdijk · Environment and Planning D Society and Space 2009 357
2 Good natured: The origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals Peter A. Corning · Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems 1996 338
3 Survey Article: Subsidiarity Andreas Føllesdal · Journal of Political Philosophy Jun 1998 304
4 THE MECHANISM OF THE HETEROLACTIC FERMENTATION: A NEW ROUTE OF ETHANOL FORMATION Ralph D. Demoss, R. C. Bard, IRWIN C. GUNSALUS · Journal of Bacteriology Open access Oct 1951 172
5 ENDEMIC EPILEPSY IN AN ISOLATED REGION OF LIBERIA Jaap Goudsmit, FransjeW. Van Der Waals · The Lancet Mar 1983 170
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Where is Reformed Theology and Governance research done?

The largest centres of Reformed Theology and Governance research in 2022-now are Pretoria (South Africa), Moscow (Russia), Bloemfontein (South Africa) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 PretoriaSouth Africa 16 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 14 works
  3. 3 BloemfonteinSouth Africa 13 works
  4. 4 AmsterdamNetherlands 11 works
  5. 5 PotchefstroomSouth Africa 11 works
  6. 6 TashkentUzbekistan 8 works
  7. 7 New YorkUnited States 6 works
  8. 8 UtrechtNetherlands 6 works
  9. 9 LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
  10. 10 JohannesburgSouth Africa 5 works
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Where is the best place to study Reformed Theology and Governance?

Among universities, judged by research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of the Free State and North-West University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 15.175%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Vrije Universiteit A…North-West UniversityUniversity of the Fr…University of South …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 53.219.3%63.6×9 -10.6%
2University of the Free StateSouth Africa 40.213.5%161.1×13 -23.4%
3North-West UniversitySouth Africa 27.016.0%114.3×11 -45.9%
4University of South AfricaSouth Africa 10.011.9%58.8×8 +22.6%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Reformed Theology and Governance, country by country

Is Reformed Theology and Governance research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Reformed Theology and Governance.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Reformed Theology and Governance as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00097% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Reformed Theology and Governance over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Reformed Theology and Governance10.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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