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Pontifical Gregorian University

In research, Pontifical Gregorian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,632 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,374 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,433 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 82.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,378
of 22,385 · #10,789 all time
Rank in Italy
#267
of 475
Research works
1.1k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Pontifical Gregorian University

What is Pontifical Gregorian University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,632 of 9,585 5.8%195 #3784
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,374 of 1,896 6.3%89 #1410
Social SciencesField #4,433 of 5,988 5.5%95 #2946

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#3,784 #4,632
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,410 #1,374
  3. Social Sciences#2,946 #4,433
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Pontifical Gregorian University work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Pontifical Gregorian University is in Social Sciences, 4% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (45%), Arts and Humanities (42%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 224 fractional works · 92.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 109 fractional works · 45.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 101 fractional works · 41.7% of its workReligious studies: 33 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 8.0% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClassics: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPontificalGregorian…242fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences93%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10945.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities10141.7%
    3. Psychology104.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Computer Science41.6%
    2. Environmental Science20.8%
    3. Engineering10.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Health Professions31.2%
    2. Medicine20.8%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience20.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pontifical Gregorian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 82.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 33.2 works82×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 100.8 works14×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.45× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities14.45×101 works
  2. Social Sciences3.55×109 works
  3. Psychology1.33×10 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×3 works
  5. Neuroscience0.53×2 works
  6. Health Professions0.46×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.25×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.21×4 works
  9. Environmental Science0.17×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  17. Veterinary0.05×0 works
  18. Engineering0.04×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  20. Medicine0.04×2 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pontifical Gregorian University?

Ranked on the quality score, Vincenzo Falabella, Michele Senatore and Stefano Mazzon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifical Gregorian University.

  1. 1 Vincenzo Falabella Italy · #833,519 worldwide 675 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Michele Senatore Italy · #926,492 worldwide 696 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Stefano Mazzon Italy · #966,233 worldwide 600 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Paolo Benanti Italy · #1,090,019 worldwide 677 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Stefanus Hendrianto Italy · #1,657,754 worldwide 129 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Jared Wicks Italy · #2,186,092 worldwide 203 citations · 91 works
  7. 7 Norman Tanner Italy · #2,446,018 worldwide 1.5k citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Vasile Babota Italy · #2,549,143 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Priscille Morel Italy · #2,620,085 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Alessandra Ciurlo Italy · #2,763,005 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifical Gregorian University

What are the most cited papers from Pontifical Gregorian University?

The most cited paper from Pontifical Gregorian University is "THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: THE POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE ACTPol INSTRUMENT" (R. J. Thornton et al., 2016), with 248 citations. Next come "Recent Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: A Review" (166) and "Top-down causation by information control: from a philosophical problem to a scientific research programme" (160).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: THE POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE ACTPol INSTRUMENT R. J. Thornton et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access Dec 2016 248
2 Recent Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: A Review Lekshmi Omana, Anoop Chandran, Reenu Elizabeth John et al. · ACS Omega Open access 18 Jul 2022 166
3 Top-down causation by information control: from a philosophical problem to a scientific research programme Gennaro Auletta, George Ellis, Luc Jaeger · Journal of The Royal Society Interface Open access 4 Mar 2008 160
4 Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations Rocco Salvatore Calabrò et al. · European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ReviewOpen access Jul 2021 134
5 Cognitive Dynamics: From Attractors to Active Inference Karl John Friston, Biswa Sengupta, Gennaro Auletta · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access 14 Mar 2014 100
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pontifical Gregorian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Education, Philosophy, Theology, Catholicism, Migration 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-now 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. Religion44▲ 39×24 topics
  2. Ethics37▲ 30×20 topics
  3. Education28▲ 6.7×22 topics
  4. Philosophy25▲ 23×20 topics
  5. Theology25▲ 111×5 topics
  6. Globalization22▲ 4.7×34 topics
  7. Catholicism20▲ 226×3 topics
  8. Migration19▲ 23×6 topics
  9. History17▲ 10×22 topics
  10. Integration17▲ 49×3 topics
  11. European Union17▲ 32×6 topics
  12. Sociology15▲ 45×6 topics
  13. Church-State Relations15▲ 359×2 topics
  14. Freedom of Religion15▲ 359×2 topics
  15. Canon Law15▲ 419×1 topic
  16. Religious Policy15▲ 419×1 topic
  17. Social Dynamics14▲ 97×3 topics
  18. Identity14▲ 7.9×19 topics
  19. Cultural Studies13▲ 15×19 topics
  20. Nationalism13▲ 12×10 topics
  21. Latin America13▲ 28×4 topics
  22. Politics12▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Liberation12▲ 309×1 topic
  24. Culture10▲ 8.0×14 topics
  25. Secularism10▲ 40×5 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage10▲ 7.5×17 topics
  27. Pluralism9▲ 95×3 topics
  28. Cultural Identity9▲ 7.7×14 topics
  29. Public Sphere9▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Society9▲ 19×12 topics
  31. Urban Development9▲ 10×7 topics
  32. Youth Development8▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Literature8▲ 6.2×16 topics
  34. Social Justice8▲ 5.8×9 topics
  35. Church History8▲ 73×3 topics
  36. Spirituality7▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Biblical Monotheism7▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Cultural Transmission7▲ 39×4 topics
  39. Divine Providence7▲ 210×2 topics
  40. Jewish Society7▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Pontifical Gregorian University publish most on?

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

Theology and Canon Law S…15Theology and Canon Law Studies: 15 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 12 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 7 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 5 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 5 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical…4Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksCatholicism and Religious Studies: 4 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 4 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPhilosophy

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

  1. 1 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 15 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 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 Catholicism and Religious Studies History 4 works
  8. 8 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 4 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pontifical Gregorian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pontifical Gregorian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pontifical Gregorian University0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pontifical Gregorian University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pontifical Gregorian University7.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2020.

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