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Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

In research, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#450 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,857 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,439 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 64.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,452
of 28,054 · #25,066 all time
Rank in Italy
#389
of 618
Research works
794
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Pontifical University of the Holy Cross 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 #450 of 1,998 19.4%91 #1020
Social SciencesDomain #2,857 of 10,521 15.3%166 #4715
Social SciencesField #5,439 of 6,365 11.6%65 #7983

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifical University of the Holy Cross 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#1,020 #450
  2. Social Sciences#4,715 #2,857
  3. Social Sciences#7,983 #5,439
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 University of the Holy Cross specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 64.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 20.7 works65×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 37.4 works46×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 90.9 works16×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 16.48× its world share, 91 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross?

Ranked on the composite score, Massimo del Pozzo, Jean-Pierre Schouppe and Juan Carlos Riofrí­o Martí­nez-Villalba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

  1. 1 Massimo del Pozzo Italy · #357,405 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jean-Pierre Schouppe Italy · #358,218 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Riofrí­o Martí­nez-Villalba Italy · #371,664 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Juán José Sanguineti Italy · #481,891 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Luis Martínez Ferrer Italy · #543,431 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Paul O’Callaghan Italy · #627,983 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Petar Popović Italy · #647,341 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Martin Schlag Italy · #782,290 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Martín Rhonheimer Italy · #811,328 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Juan Andrés Mercado Italy · #932,544 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Which keywords describe research at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Theology, Education, Divine Providence, Philosophy, Church-State Relations and Freedom of Religion.

▲ 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. Religion24▲ 26×15 topics
  2. Ethics22▲ 23×16 topics
  3. Education19▲ 5.7×16 topics
  4. Theology17▲ 93×4 topics
  5. Globalization16▲ 4.3×26 topics
  6. Divine Providence16▲ 575×2 topics
  7. Philosophy14▲ 17×10 topics
  8. Church-State Relations14▲ 384×2 topics
  9. Freedom of Religion14▲ 384×2 topics
  10. Migration14▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Metaphysics13▲ 160×2 topics
  12. European Union13▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Canon Law12▲ 404×1 topic
  14. Religious Policy12▲ 404×1 topic
  15. Catholicism12▲ 162×3 topics
  16. Social Media10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  17. Secularism10▲ 48×5 topics
  18. Latin America9▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Sociology9▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Philosophy of Law9▲ 699×2 topics
  21. Virtue Ethics9▲ 233×2 topics
  22. Aquinas9▲ 824×1 topic
  23. Boethius9▲ 824×1 topic
  24. Liberation8▲ 270×1 topic
  25. Social Dynamics8▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Church History8▲ 89×3 topics
  27. Cultural Identity7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  28. Problem of Evil7▲ 422×1 topic
  29. Theodicy7▲ 422×1 topic
  30. Late Antiquity7▲ 69×3 topics
  31. Religious Identity7▲ 59×2 topics
  32. Digital Religion7▲ 251×1 topic
  33. Internet7▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Religious Authority7▲ 251×1 topic
  35. Spirituality6▲ 34×4 topics
  36. Social Justice6▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Health6▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Urban Development5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Aristotle5▲ 102×2 topics
  40. Communication5▲ 8.4×8 topics

Which research topics does Pontifical University of the Holy Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Canon Law Studies, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Religious and Theological Studies and Theology and Philosophy of Evil.

Theology and Canon Law Studies: 12 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 9 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…8Religious and Theological Studies: 8 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …7Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 7 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 7 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 5 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…4Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceClassics1 others

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

  1. 1 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 12 works
  2. 2 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 9 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 7 works
  5. 5 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 7 works
  6. 6 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 5 works
  7. 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  8. 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 works
  9. 9 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifical University of the Holy Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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