About The 1.4k papers published in Theology in the last decades have received a total of 2.7k indexed citations.
Papers published in Theology usually cover
Religious studies (391 papers),
Sociology and Political Science (351 papers) and
Philosophy (129 papers) specifically the topics of Biblical Studies and Interpretation (256 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (172 papers) and Christian Theology and Mission (144 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Theology are
Peter Hinchliff ,
G. B. Caird ,
F. Gerald Downing ,
Leslie J. Francis ,
John Macquarrie ,
Elizabeth Moore ,
William H. Telfer ,
Judith Lieu ,
James Woodward and
Greg Smith .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Theology
Comparison fields: 5 of 175 Sociology and Political Science 1.3k Religious studies 964 Philosophy 466 Education 283 Health 281 Political Science and International Relations 280 History 252 Archeology 155 Social Psychology 144 Clinical Psychology 120 Law 101 Geography, Planning and Development 95 Anthropology 93 History and Philosophy of Science 70 Literature and Literary Theory 68 General Health Professions 65 Classics 63 Demography 53 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 45 Development 39 Cultural Studies 35 Gender Studies 34 Communication 34 Economics and Econometrics 31 Cognitive Neuroscience 30 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 Molecular Biology 23 Safety Research 23 Music 20 Mechanical Engineering 19 General Social Sciences 18 Strategy and Management 17 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 17 Language and Linguistics 17 Information Systems 17 Developmental and Educational Psychology 17 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 17 Aerospace Engineering 15 Biomedical Engineering 15 Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 Applied Psychology 14 Accounting 14 Materials Chemistry 14 Information Systems and Management 13 Global and Planetary Change 13 Marketing 13 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 12 Paleontology 12 Mechanics of Materials 11 Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 Public Administration 11 Biomaterials 11 Ecology 11 Reproductive Medicine 11 Food Science 11 Artificial Intelligence 11 Statistics and Probability 11 Genetics 10 Plant Science 10 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 Organic Chemistry 9 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 Physiology 7 Psychiatry and Mental health 7 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 Human-Computer Interaction 6 Management of Technology and Innovation 6 Oceanography 6 General Psychology 6 Building and Construction 6 Finance 6 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 Computer Networks and Communications 5 Neurology 5 Management Science and Operations Research 5 Surgery 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 Computational Mechanics 4 Media Technology 4 Space and Planetary Science 4 Civil and Structural Engineering 4 Spectroscopy 4 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4 Polymers and Plastics 4 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 Management Information Systems 4 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 Inorganic Chemistry 4 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Speech and Hearing 3 Geophysics 3 Cell Biology 3 Catalysis 3 Environmental Engineering 3 Conservation 3 Automotive Engineering 3 Pollution 3 Emergency Medical Services 3 Insect Science 3 Linguistics and Language 3 Computer Science Applications 3 Water Science and Technology 3 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 Sensory Systems 3 Environmental Chemistry 2 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Biophysics 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Health Information Management 2 Epidemiology 2 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 General Arts and Humanities 2 Bioengineering 2 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Atmospheric Science 2 Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 Forestry 2 Nutrition and Dietetics 2 Urban Studies 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Ophthalmology 2 Complementary and alternative medicine 2 Ocean Engineering 2 Small Animals 2 Archeology 2 Electrochemistry 2 Geology 2 Analytical Chemistry 2 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 Microbiology 2 Transportation 2 Animal Science and Zoology 2 Oncology 2 Dermatology 2 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Transplantation 1 Ceramics and Composites 1 Pharmacy 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Aging 1 Ecological Modeling 1 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Nephrology 1 Biochemistry 1 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Business and International Management 1 Signal Processing 1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 Immunology 1 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Pharmacology 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Neurology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Cancer Research 1 Parasitology 1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Rehabilitation 1 Pharmacology 1 Health Informatics 1 Soil Science 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 General Decision Sciences 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1
Sociology and Political Science 1.3k Religious studies 964 Philosophy 466 Education 283 Health 281 Theology Today United States
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses Canada
The Journal of Religion United States
Theological Studies United States
Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology United States
Modern Theology United States
Scottish Journal of Theology United States
The Heythrop Journal United States
Verbum et Ecclesia South Africa
The Expository Times United Kingdom
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Citations per year, relative to Theology
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