Theological Studies

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SCImago
Q2
Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.149
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Religious Studies
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Years of issue
1973-1976, 1979-1981, 1987-1990, 1993, 1995-2025
journal names
Theological Studies
THEOL STUD
Publications
10 949
Citations
5 599
h-index
29
Publications
630
Citations
1 274
Top-3 citing journals
Horizons
Horizons (274 citations)
Religions
Religions (180 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Catholic University of America
Catholic University of America (357 publications)
Boston College
Boston College (322 publications)
Fordham University
Fordham University (317 publications)
Boston College
Boston College (27 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (4855 publications)
Canada (260 publications)
Switzerland (213 publications)
USA (102 publications)
Australia (13 publications)
United Kingdom (6 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Horizons
274 citations, 4.89%
Religions
180 citations, 3.21%
Journal of Religious Ethics
85 citations, 1.52%
Heythrop Journal - Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology
82 citations, 1.46%
The Linacre quarterly
78 citations, 1.39%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
57 citations, 1.02%
Philosophy and Medicine
53 citations, 0.95%
Byzantinische Zeitschrift
52 citations, 0.93%
SSRN Electronic Journal
48 citations, 0.86%
Zygon
38 citations, 0.68%
Missiology An International Review
38 citations, 0.68%
Scottish Journal of Theology
37 citations, 0.66%
Christian Bioethics
34 citations, 0.61%
Religious Studies Review
32 citations, 0.57%
Church History
30 citations, 0.54%
Biblical Theology Bulletin
27 citations, 0.48%
Political Theology
24 citations, 0.43%
Religious Education
23 citations, 0.41%
Verbum et Ecclesia
22 citations, 0.39%
International journal for the Study of the Christian Church
21 citations, 0.38%
Open Theology
20 citations, 0.36%
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
19 citations, 0.34%
New Blackfriars
19 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Business Ethics
18 citations, 0.32%
Pastoral Psychology
17 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
16 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Psychology and Theology
16 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Law and Religion
15 citations, 0.27%
International Studies in Catholic Education
14 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Religion
13 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Systematic Theology
13 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Religion and Health
12 citations, 0.21%
Review of Politics
12 citations, 0.21%
HEC Forum
11 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Medical Ethics
11 citations, 0.2%
Feminist Theology
10 citations, 0.18%
Black Theology
10 citations, 0.18%
Practical Theology
9 citations, 0.16%
Traditio
9 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
9 citations, 0.16%
American Journal of Bioethics
9 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion
9 citations, 0.16%
Théologiques
9 citations, 0.16%
Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
9 citations, 0.16%
Modern Theology
8 citations, 0.14%
Religious Studies
8 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Philosophy and Theology
8 citations, 0.14%
Toronto Journal of Theology
8 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Military Ethics
8 citations, 0.14%
Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses
8 citations, 0.14%
Mission Studies
8 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Pastoral Theology
8 citations, 0.14%
Theology and Medicine
8 citations, 0.14%
Religion
7 citations, 0.13%
Transformation
7 citations, 0.13%
Critical Research on Religion
7 citations, 0.13%
Soundings
7 citations, 0.13%
Counseling and Values
7 citations, 0.13%
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
6 citations, 0.11%
American Political Science Review
6 citations, 0.11%
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
6 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Contemporary Religion
6 citations, 0.11%
Religion Compass
6 citations, 0.11%
Review of Faith and International Affairs
6 citations, 0.11%
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
6 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Disability and Religion
6 citations, 0.11%
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
6 citations, 0.11%
International Review of Mission
6 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Early Christian History
6 citations, 0.11%
Theology and Sexuality
6 citations, 0.11%
Bioethics Yearbook
6 citations, 0.11%
Nursing Ethics
5 citations, 0.09%
Ecclesiastical Law Journal
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Beliefs and Values
5 citations, 0.09%
Teaching Theology and Religion
5 citations, 0.09%
The Lancet
5 citations, 0.09%
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
5 citations, 0.09%
Sustainability
5 citations, 0.09%
AI and Society
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
5 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
5 citations, 0.09%
Business Ethics Quarterly
5 citations, 0.09%
Environmental Development
5 citations, 0.09%
Revue d éthique et de théologie morale
5 citations, 0.09%
Communio
5 citations, 0.09%
Kirke og Kultur
5 citations, 0.09%
Theological Studies in Japan
5 citations, 0.09%
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
4 citations, 0.07%
Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions
4 citations, 0.07%
Colonial Latin American Review
4 citations, 0.07%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
4 citations, 0.07%
International Journal of Hindu Studies
4 citations, 0.07%
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health
4 citations, 0.07%
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy
4 citations, 0.07%
Material Religion
4 citations, 0.07%
Review of Social Economy
4 citations, 0.07%
Social Sciences
4 citations, 0.07%
Journal of Media and Religion
4 citations, 0.07%
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
4 citations, 0.07%
New Testament Studies
4 citations, 0.07%
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Citing publishers

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Cambridge University Press
819 citations, 14.63%
Taylor & Francis
472 citations, 8.43%
Wiley
426 citations, 7.61%
Springer Nature
339 citations, 6.05%
SAGE
210 citations, 3.75%
MDPI
199 citations, 3.55%
Oxford University Press
124 citations, 2.21%
Elsevier
90 citations, 1.61%
Walter de Gruyter
84 citations, 1.5%
AOSIS
83 citations, 1.48%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
48 citations, 0.86%
Emerald
33 citations, 0.59%
University of Chicago Press
28 citations, 0.5%
Brill
18 citations, 0.32%
IGI Global
16 citations, 0.29%
CAIRN
15 citations, 0.27%
Biola University
14 citations, 0.25%
BMJ
14 citations, 0.25%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
13 citations, 0.23%
Consortium Erudit
12 citations, 0.21%
Equinox Publishing
9 citations, 0.16%
Japan Surgical Association
9 citations, 0.16%
University of Illinois Press
8 citations, 0.14%
Society for Values in Higher Education
7 citations, 0.13%
OpenEdition
6 citations, 0.11%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
6 citations, 0.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
5 citations, 0.09%
Duke University Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
5 citations, 0.09%
The Japan Society of Christian Studies
5 citations, 0.09%
University of California Press
4 citations, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 citations, 0.07%
Indiana University Press
4 citations, 0.07%
4 citations, 0.07%
Edinburgh University Press
3 citations, 0.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 citations, 0.05%
Massachusetts Medical Society
3 citations, 0.05%
Association Recherches de Science Religieuse
3 citations, 0.05%
SciELO
3 citations, 0.05%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
3 citations, 0.05%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
3 citations, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications
2 citations, 0.04%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
AIP Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Philosophy Documentation Center, Saint Louis University
2 citations, 0.04%
Architectural Institute of Japan
2 citations, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Unisa Press
2 citations, 0.04%
Vilnius University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
Association for the Sociology of Religion
2 citations, 0.04%
Univerzita Palackeho
2 citations, 0.04%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
2 citations, 0.04%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.04%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2 citations, 0.04%
Mark Allen Group
2 citations, 0.04%
JSTOR
2 citations, 0.04%
American Astronomical Society
2 citations, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.04%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.04%
Brepols Publishers NV
2 citations, 0.04%
Maney Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.02%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
1 citation, 0.02%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.02%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
1 citation, 0.02%
National Association of Biology Teachers
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
American Mathematical Society
1 citation, 0.02%
Peeters Publishers
1 citation, 0.02%
Berkeley Electronic Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Japan Society of Hepatology
1 citation, 0.02%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.02%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
1 citation, 0.02%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.02%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
1 citation, 0.02%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
1 citation, 0.02%
The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
1 citation, 0.02%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
The Academy of Korean Studies
1 citation, 0.02%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Calgary Press
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Royal Irish Academy
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Adelaide
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Montreal
1 citation, 0.02%
French Centre for Research on Contemporary China
1 citation, 0.02%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.02%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Publishing organizations

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Catholic University of America
357 publications, 3.26%
Boston College
322 publications, 2.94%
Fordham University
317 publications, 2.9%
Georgetown University
261 publications, 2.38%
Marquette University
243 publications, 2.22%
University of Notre Dame
207 publications, 1.89%
Loyola University Chicago
116 publications, 1.06%
Creighton University
61 publications, 0.56%
Loyola Marymount University
60 publications, 0.55%
Fairfield University
60 publications, 0.55%
Xavier University
51 publications, 0.47%
Australian Catholic University
39 publications, 0.36%
Gonzaga University
36 publications, 0.33%
Duquesne University
33 publications, 0.3%
Seattle University
30 publications, 0.27%
La Salle University
30 publications, 0.27%
DePaul University
29 publications, 0.26%
Yale University
27 publications, 0.25%
Villanova University
26 publications, 0.24%
Loyola University New Orleans
25 publications, 0.23%
University of Chicago
25 publications, 0.23%
Johns Hopkins University
19 publications, 0.17%
Bellarmine University
19 publications, 0.17%
Florida State University
18 publications, 0.16%
Harvard University
18 publications, 0.16%
University of Toronto
16 publications, 0.15%
Brown University
15 publications, 0.14%
Southern Methodist University
14 publications, 0.13%
Emory University
14 publications, 0.13%
Barry University
14 publications, 0.13%
Vanderbilt University
13 publications, 0.12%
Indiana University Bloomington
13 publications, 0.12%
Pennsylvania State University
12 publications, 0.11%
Ege University
10 publications, 0.09%
St. Bonaventure University
10 publications, 0.09%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
10 publications, 0.09%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
9 publications, 0.08%
University of Cambridge
9 publications, 0.08%
Trinity College Dublin
9 publications, 0.08%
Loyola University Maryland
8 publications, 0.07%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8 publications, 0.07%
University of Utah
8 publications, 0.07%
Boston University
7 publications, 0.06%
University of Michigan
7 publications, 0.06%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
7 publications, 0.06%
University of Oxford
6 publications, 0.05%
University of Melbourne
6 publications, 0.05%
Columbia University
6 publications, 0.05%
Georgetown University Medical Center
6 publications, 0.05%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
6 publications, 0.05%
Temple University
6 publications, 0.05%
St. John Fisher University
6 publications, 0.05%
Regis University
6 publications, 0.05%
University of Edinburgh
5 publications, 0.05%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.05%
Duke University
5 publications, 0.05%
Bloomsburg University
5 publications, 0.05%
Radboud University Nijmegen
4 publications, 0.04%
Cornell University
4 publications, 0.04%
George Washington University
4 publications, 0.04%
Princeton University
4 publications, 0.04%
University of California, Davis
4 publications, 0.04%
Ateneo de Manila University
4 publications, 0.04%
McMaster University
4 publications, 0.04%
University of Maryland, College Park
4 publications, 0.04%
University of Pennsylvania
4 publications, 0.04%
University of Alberta
4 publications, 0.04%
Florida International University
4 publications, 0.04%
Durham University
3 publications, 0.03%
Michigan State University
3 publications, 0.03%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.03%
University of Adelaide
3 publications, 0.03%
Howard University
3 publications, 0.03%
American University
3 publications, 0.03%
Virginia Tech
3 publications, 0.03%
Sogang University
3 publications, 0.03%
Massachusetts General Hospital
3 publications, 0.03%
McGill University
3 publications, 0.03%
Trinity Western University
3 publications, 0.03%
St. Jerome's University
3 publications, 0.03%
Queen's University at Kingston
3 publications, 0.03%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.03%
University of Regensburg
3 publications, 0.03%
Purdue University
3 publications, 0.03%
Lehigh University
3 publications, 0.03%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.03%
William & Mary
3 publications, 0.03%
University College Dublin
3 publications, 0.03%
Uppsala University
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Fribourg
2 publications, 0.02%
Université Catholique de Louvain
2 publications, 0.02%
Flinders University
2 publications, 0.02%
Stanford University
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Arizona
2 publications, 0.02%
De La Salle University
2 publications, 0.02%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2 publications, 0.02%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2 publications, 0.02%
Dominican University (Illinois)
2 publications, 0.02%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 0.02%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.02%
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Boston College
27 publications, 4.29%
Australian Catholic University
7 publications, 1.11%
Catholic University of America
6 publications, 0.95%
Marquette University
6 publications, 0.95%
Villanova University
6 publications, 0.95%
Georgetown University
5 publications, 0.79%
Fordham University
4 publications, 0.63%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3 publications, 0.48%
Trinity College Dublin
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Toronto
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Chicago
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Notre Dame
2 publications, 0.32%
Dominican University (Illinois)
2 publications, 0.32%
Emory University
2 publications, 0.32%
Creighton University
2 publications, 0.32%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Agder
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Otago
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.16%
American University
1 publication, 0.16%
Loyola University Maryland
1 publication, 0.16%
De La Salle University
1 publication, 0.16%
Vanderbilt University
1 publication, 0.16%
Salisbury University
1 publication, 0.16%
La Salle University
1 publication, 0.16%
Comillas Pontifical University
1 publication, 0.16%
Saint Paul University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.16%
Fairfield University
1 publication, 0.16%
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USA, 4855, 44.34%
USA
4855 publications, 44.34%
Canada, 260, 2.37%
Canada
260 publications, 2.37%
Switzerland, 213, 1.95%
Switzerland
213 publications, 1.95%
United Kingdom, 114, 1.04%
United Kingdom
114 publications, 1.04%
Australia, 86, 0.79%
Australia
86 publications, 0.79%
Germany, 47, 0.43%
Germany
47 publications, 0.43%
Jamaica, 25, 0.23%
Jamaica
25 publications, 0.23%
India, 22, 0.2%
India
22 publications, 0.2%
Belgium, 17, 0.16%
Belgium
17 publications, 0.16%
Philippines, 16, 0.15%
Philippines
16 publications, 0.15%
Italy, 15, 0.14%
Italy
15 publications, 0.14%
Ireland, 14, 0.13%
Ireland
14 publications, 0.13%
South Africa, 12, 0.11%
South Africa
12 publications, 0.11%
Turkey, 10, 0.09%
Turkey
10 publications, 0.09%
Austria, 9, 0.08%
Austria
9 publications, 0.08%
Russia, 7, 0.06%
Russia
7 publications, 0.06%
Netherlands, 7, 0.06%
Netherlands
7 publications, 0.06%
Kenya, 6, 0.05%
Kenya
6 publications, 0.05%
Republic of Korea, 6, 0.05%
Republic of Korea
6 publications, 0.05%
New Zealand, 5, 0.05%
New Zealand
5 publications, 0.05%
France, 4, 0.04%
France
4 publications, 0.04%
Spain, 4, 0.04%
Spain
4 publications, 0.04%
China, 3, 0.03%
China
3 publications, 0.03%
Israel, 3, 0.03%
Israel
3 publications, 0.03%
Japan, 3, 0.03%
Japan
3 publications, 0.03%
Argentina, 2, 0.02%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.02%
Brazil, 2, 0.02%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.02%
Venezuela, 2, 0.02%
Venezuela
2 publications, 0.02%
Timor-Leste, 2, 0.02%
Timor-Leste
2 publications, 0.02%
Iraq, 2, 0.02%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.02%
Nigeria, 2, 0.02%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.02%
Panama, 2, 0.02%
Panama
2 publications, 0.02%
El Salvador, 2, 0.02%
El Salvador
2 publications, 0.02%
Chile, 2, 0.02%
Chile
2 publications, 0.02%
Sweden, 2, 0.02%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.02%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.01%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 0.01%
Haiti, 1, 0.01%
Haiti
1 publication, 0.01%
Denmark, 1, 0.01%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.01%
Indonesia, 1, 0.01%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.01%
Jordan, 1, 0.01%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.01%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.01%
Luxembourg
1 publication, 0.01%
Malawi, 1, 0.01%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.01%
Mexico, 1, 0.01%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.01%
Norway, 1, 0.01%
Norway
1 publication, 0.01%
Peru, 1, 0.01%
Peru
1 publication, 0.01%
Puerto Rico, 1, 0.01%
Puerto Rico
1 publication, 0.01%
Finland, 1, 0.01%
Finland
1 publication, 0.01%
Chad, 1, 0.01%
Chad
1 publication, 0.01%
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USA, 102, 16.19%
USA
102 publications, 16.19%
Australia, 13, 2.06%
Australia
13 publications, 2.06%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.95%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 0.95%
Belgium, 4, 0.63%
Belgium
4 publications, 0.63%
Canada, 4, 0.63%
Canada
4 publications, 0.63%
Ireland, 3, 0.48%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.48%
Kenya, 2, 0.32%
Kenya
2 publications, 0.32%
Germany, 1, 0.16%
Germany
1 publication, 0.16%
Brazil, 1, 0.16%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.16%
India, 1, 0.16%
India
1 publication, 0.16%
Spain, 1, 0.16%
Spain
1 publication, 0.16%
New Zealand, 1, 0.16%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.16%
Norway, 1, 0.16%
Norway
1 publication, 0.16%
Philippines, 1, 0.16%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.16%
Chad, 1, 0.16%
Chad
1 publication, 0.16%
Chile, 1, 0.16%
Chile
1 publication, 0.16%
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