Question 1

Which countries lead Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and Italy publish the most (592 and 533 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Ca' Foscari University of Venice publishes the most Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Milan.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Renaissance and Early Modern Studies include Robert E. Black, Andrew Steptoe and Roberto Sacchi.

Question 4

Where is Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research in 2022-now are Rome (Italy), Venice (Italy), Paris (France) and Milan (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice and Florence.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Renaissance and Early Modern Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, University of Oxford and McGill University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Renaissance and Early Modern Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Renaissance and Early Modern Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies is "Versions of Imitation in the Renaissance" (G. W. Pigman, 1980), with 376 citations. Next come "Medieval "Ars Dictaminis" and the Beginnings of Humanism: a New Construction of the Problem" (270) and "Renaissance eloquence. Studies in the theory and practice of renaissance rhetoric" (241).