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Pontifical Academy of Sciences

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World rank, all time
#41,840
of 42,892
Rank in Vatican City
#2
of 2
Research works
120
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
211
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.99× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.25× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifical Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Vatican City · #785,368 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Pontifical Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Education, Globalization, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, International Relations and Technology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Innovation3▲ 11×4 topics
  2. Education3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  6. Ethics2▲ 14×5 topics
  7. International Relations2▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Technology2▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Cultural1▲ 128×3 topics
  10. Identity1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  11. Social Media1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  12. Economic Development1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  13. Ethical Climate1▲ 188×1 topic
  14. Inclusion1▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Moral Distress1▲ 188×1 topic
  16. Clinical Trials1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  17. End-of-Life Care1▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Financial Crisis1▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Medical Ethics1▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Religion1▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Narrative1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Pedagogy1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  23. Agriculture1▲ 11×1 topic
  24. Cyborg1▲ 3293×1 topic
  25. Economic Integration1▲ 152×1 topic
  26. Family1▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Feminism1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Learning1▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Post-Communist Countries1▲ 267×1 topic
  30. Quality of Care1▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Social Movements1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Pontifical Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics in medical practice, Educational and Social Studies, Globalization and Cultural Identity and Bioethics and Human Rights Issues.

Ethics in medical practice1Ethics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksEducational and Social S…1Educational and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobalization and Cultural Identity: 1 fractional worksBioethics and Human Righ…1Bioethics and Human Rights Issues: 1 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and…1Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…1Christian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Educational and Social Studies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Globalization and Cultural Identity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Bioethics and Human Rights Issues Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifical Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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