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Pontifical Gregorian University

In research, Pontifical Gregorian University stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#715 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,112 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,825 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 85.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,696
of 28,054 · #23,153 all time
Rank in Italy
#504
of 618
Research works
1.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Pontifical Gregorian University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Arts and HumanitiesField #715 of 1,998 9.4%89 #817
Social SciencesDomain #4,112 of 10,521 8.1%195 #4415
Social SciencesField #5,825 of 6,365 6.7%95 #7924

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifical Gregorian University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Arts and Humanities#817 #715
  2. Social Sciences#4,415 #4,112
  3. Social Sciences#7,924 #5,825
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Pontifical Gregorian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 85.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 30.0 works86×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 88.7 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.65× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifical Gregorian University?

Ranked on the composite score, Norman Tanner, Eleonora Barbieri Masini and Gianfranco Basti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifical Gregorian University.

  1. 1 Norman Tanner Italy · #135,266 worldwide 44 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Eleonora Barbieri Masini Italy · #181,697 worldwide 186 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Gianfranco Basti Italy · #234,598 worldwide 170 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Fernando Chica Arellano Italy · #289,919 worldwide 0 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Gerald O’Collins Italy · #296,337 worldwide 18 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Rogelio García Mateo Italy · #313,063 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jared Wicks Italy · #419,773 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Rino Fisichella Italy · #661,601 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Gennaro Auletta Italy · #683,940 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Hans Zollner Italy · #694,717 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifical Gregorian University

Which keywords describe research at Pontifical Gregorian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Philosophy, Theology, Education, Migration, Catholicism and Globalization.

▲ 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion38▲ 38×23 topics
  2. Ethics31▲ 31×19 topics
  3. Education23▲ 6.3×19 topics
  4. Philosophy21▲ 23×17 topics
  5. Theology21▲ 104×5 topics
  6. Globalization21▲ 5.0×31 topics
  7. Migration18▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Catholicism17▲ 216×3 topics
  9. Integration16▲ 52×3 topics
  10. European Union16▲ 34×6 topics
  11. Church-State Relations14▲ 366×2 topics
  12. Freedom of Religion14▲ 366×2 topics
  13. Canon Law14▲ 417×1 topic
  14. Religious Policy14▲ 417×1 topic
  15. History14▲ 9.5×20 topics
  16. Sociology13▲ 47×5 topics
  17. Nationalism12▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Politics12▲ 21×5 topics
  19. Social Dynamics12▲ 90×3 topics
  20. Cultural Studies12▲ 14×17 topics
  21. Latin America11▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Identity11▲ 7.2×15 topics
  23. Liberation10▲ 304×1 topic
  24. Secularism10▲ 45×5 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage9▲ 8.0×15 topics
  26. Pluralism9▲ 100×2 topics
  27. Public Sphere9▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Culture8▲ 7.3×12 topics
  29. Youth Development8▲ 41×3 topics
  30. Urban Development8▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Cultural Identity7▲ 6.4×10 topics
  32. Cultural Transmission7▲ 41×4 topics
  33. Society7▲ 17×10 topics
  34. Church History6▲ 70×3 topics
  35. Divine Providence6▲ 216×2 topics
  36. Biblical Interpretation6▲ 94×2 topics
  37. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Jewish Society6▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Democracy6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Metaphysics6▲ 64×4 topics

Which research topics does Pontifical Gregorian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Canon Law Studies, Religious and Theological Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education.

Theology and Canon Law S…14Theology and Canon Law Studies: 14 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 10 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 5 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 5 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical…4Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy

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

  1. 1 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 14 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  4. 4 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 5 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifical Gregorian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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