Research in Vatican City
Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Vatican City, Vatican City. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Vatican Secret Archives.
- Research institutions
- 3 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 580 ▲ 36% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 10.9% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Vatican City?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican Secret ArchivesArchive | 457 | #20,915 | |
| 2 | Pontifical Academy of SciencesInstitution | 120 | #41,840 all time | |
| 3 | Römisches Institut der Görres-GesellschaftNonprofit | 3 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
Which keywords describe research in Vatican City?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Religion, Innovation, Philosophy, Culture, Society, Late Antiquity and Cultural Transmission.
- Knowledge Production
- Environmental History
- Censorship
- Medieval
- Observations
- Religious Identity
- Cultural Exchange
- Publishing Industry
- Intellectual History
- Ethics
- Rome
- Gender
- Technology
- Medicine
- Identity
- Science
- Late Antiquity
- Philosophy
- Education
- Religion
- History
- Innovation
- Culture
- Society
- Cultural Transmission
- Literature
- Urban Development
- Church History
- Middle Ages
- Ceremonial
- Cultural Heritage
- Colonialism
- Book History
- Migration
- Nationalism
- Biography
- Philosophy of Science
- Theology
- European Union
- International Relations
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- History12▲ 13×15 topics
- Religion10▲ 17×13 topics
- Innovation10▲ 7.3×11 topics
- Education8▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Culture7▲ 11×7 topics
- Philosophy7▲ 13×6 topics
- Society7▲ 29×5 topics
- Late Antiquity7▲ 105×3 topics
- Cultural Transmission7▲ 69×3 topics
- Science7▲ 22×5 topics
- Literature7▲ 9.8×9 topics
- Identity6▲ 7.0×13 topics
- Urban Development6▲ 14×5 topics
- Medicine6▲ 52×2 topics
- Church History5▲ 98×2 topics
- Technology5▲ 8.0×6 topics
- Middle Ages5▲ 184×2 topics
- Gender5▲ 7.6×8 topics
- Ceremonial5▲ 194×1 topic
- Rome5▲ 322×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.3×11 topics
- Ethics4▲ 7.0×9 topics
- Colonialism4▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Intellectual History4▲ 116×3 topics
- Book History4▲ 362×1 topic
- Publishing Industry4▲ 362×1 topic
- Migration4▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Cultural Exchange3▲ 20×5 topics
- Nationalism3▲ 5.8×5 topics
- Religious Identity3▲ 40×2 topics
- Biography3▲ 118×1 topic
- Observations3▲ 125×1 topic
- Philosophy of Science3▲ 70×2 topics
- Medieval3▲ 58×3 topics
- Theology3▲ 22×3 topics
- Censorship3▲ 65×2 topics
- European Union3▲ 9.0×3 topics
- Environmental History2▲ 176×1 topic
- International Relations2▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Knowledge Production2▲ 79×1 topic
What research is done in Vatican City?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 5 works
- 2 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books History 4 works
- 3 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
- 4 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
- 5 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 2 works
- 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
- 7 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 2 works
- 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
- 10 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 1 works
Research output over time
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