Pope Francis

958 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 253 citations indexed

About

Pope Francis is a scholar working on Religious studies, Education and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Pope Francis has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 253 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Religious studies, 2 papers in Education and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Pope Francis's work include Theology and Canon Law Studies (3 papers), Educational Challenges and Innovations (1 paper) and Religious and Theological Studies (1 paper). Pope Francis is often cited by papers focused on Theology and Canon Law Studies (3 papers), Educational Challenges and Innovations (1 paper) and Religious and Theological Studies (1 paper). Pope Francis collaborates with scholars based in . Pope Francis's co-authors include James R. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Ecumenical Review, The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly and Georgetown University Press eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Pope Francis

11 papers receiving 214 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Encyclical letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home

2015 219 citations Pope Francis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pope Francis	4	122	46	34	26	24	14	253
Wangari Maathai United States	6	138 1.1×	39 0.8×	43 1.3×	36 1.4×	8 0.3×	25	291
Ronald D. Eller United States	8	148 1.2×	49 1.1×	22 0.6×	37 1.4×	24 1.0×	15	345
Douglas Burton‐Christie United States	5	214 1.8×	21 0.5×	44 1.3×	5 0.2×	17 0.7×	14	403
Dylan Larson-Konar United States	8	170 1.4×	130 2.8×	44 1.3×	19 0.7×	23 1.0×	9	329
Claudette Lafaye France	8	228 1.9×	18 0.4×	24 0.7×	10 0.4×	7 0.3×	19	341
John R. Stilgoe United States	10	90 0.7×	63 1.4×	34 1.0×	10 0.4×	8 0.3×	39	323
Jill Pearlman United States	4	159 1.3×	28 0.6×	36 1.1×	5 0.2×	10 0.4×	5	331
Roberto Lobato Corrêa Brazil	7	179 1.5×	61 1.3×	26 0.8×	16 0.6×	9 0.4×	49	454
Chris M. Messer United States	9	162 1.3×	20 0.4×	21 0.6×	18 0.7×	11 0.5×	24	231
Marilyn Aronoff United States	8	197 1.6×	24 0.5×	28 0.8×	16 0.6×	16 0.7×	11	294

Countries citing papers authored by Pope Francis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pope Francis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pope Francis. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pope Francis. The network helps show where Pope Francis may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pope Francis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pope Francis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pope Francis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Pope Francis. Pope Francis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

1.

Francis, Pope. (2023). Message of Pope Francis to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The Ecumenical Review. 75(1). 69–70.

2.

Francis, Pope. (2022). Address to the Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See. The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. 22(4). 737–740. 3 indexed citations

3.

Francis, Pope. (2021). Video Message to Participants to OIEC's World Congress in New York. Journal of Catholic Education. 24(1). 1 indexed citations

4.

Francis, Pope. (2020). A World Free from Nuclear Weapons. Georgetown University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

5.

Francis, Pope. (2020). Christ in the Storm : An Extraordinary Blessing for a Suffering World. 2 indexed citations

6.

Francis, Pope. (2018). Gaudete et Exsultate. 2 indexed citations

7.

Francis, Pope. (2015). Message of his holiness pope Francis for the celebration of the World day of Peace, 1 january 2015. 1 indexed citations

8.

Francis, Pope. (2015). Carta encíclica Laudato Si' del Santo Padre Francisco sobre el cuidado de la casa común. 13 indexed citations

9.

Francis, Pope. (2015). Encyclical letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home. 219 indexed citations breakdown →

10.

Francis, Pope. (2015). Lettre encyclique Laudato Si' du Saint-Père François sur la sauvegarde de la maison commune. 4 indexed citations

11.

Francis, Pope. (2013). Address to a Meeting Organized by the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations. The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. 13(3). 501–503. 1 indexed citations

12.

Francis, Pope. (2013). Open Mind, Faithful Heart: Reflections on Following Jesus. 1 indexed citations

13.

Martin, James R. & Pope Francis. (2013). A Big Heart Open to God: A Conversation with Pope Francis. 1 indexed citations

14.

Francis, Pope, et al.. (2010). Sobre el cielo y la tierra. 2 indexed citations

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