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In quanto sociologo, è una voce autorevole.

In quanto sociologo, è una voce autorevole.
As a sociologist, he is an authoritative voice.
From Lesson 453:Role and capacity (in quanto)·Italian

Questions & Answers about In quanto sociologo, è una voce autorevole.

Why isn't there an article before sociologo?
The phrase in quanto translates to "as a" or "in the capacity of." When used to introduce a role, title, or profession, it is always followed by a zero-article noun (a noun without an article). This is why it is just in quanto sociologo and not in quanto un sociologo.
Can I use come instead of in quanto in this sentence?
Yes, Come sociologo, è una voce autorevole is perfectly natural. Both in quanto and come can express "in the role of" and both drop the article before the profession. However, in quanto is slightly more formal and explicitly highlights that his authority comes directly from his capacity as a sociologist.
How do we know the implied subject is "he" when the pronoun is dropped?
The masculine noun sociologo is the giveaway. Even though the subject pronoun is omitted before è, the profession describes the subject. If the subject were female, the sentence would start with In quanto sociologa.
Why does the adjective autorevole end in -e if it describes the feminine noun voce?
Voce is indeed a feminine noun, which is why it takes the feminine article una. However, adjectives that end in -e in their dictionary form—like autorevole—do not change for gender. They use the same -e ending for both masculine and feminine singular nouns.

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