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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1303
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
727
Top 30
1,644
Top 50
2,362
Top 70
2,902
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
54
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Università degli Studi di Padova
University of Padua
Padova ,
Italy
- Public 1222
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
618
Top 30
1,306
Top 50
1,869
Top 70
2,238
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
University of Naples Federico II
Napoli ,
Italy
- Public 1224
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
598
Top 30
1,371
Top 50
1,849
Top 70
2,169
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
62
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics INFN
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
581
Top 30
886
Top 50
1,021
Top 70
1,078
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
562
Top 30
1,353
Top 50
2,005
Top 70
2,407
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Università degli Studi di Milano
University of Milan
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
446
Top 30
948
Top 50
1,286
Top 70
1,515
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
121
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Università degli Studi di Firenze
University of Florence
Firenze ,
Italy
- Public 1321
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
410
Top 30
910
Top 50
1,274
Top 70
1,544
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
133
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Università degli Studi di Torino
University of Turin
Torino ,
Italy
- Public 1404
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
386
Top 30
906
Top 50
1,286
Top 70
1,502
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
139
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Politecnico di Milano
Polytechnic University of Milan
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1863
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
375
Top 30
899
Top 50
1,516
Top 70
2,057
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
166
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Università di Pisa
University of Pisa
Pisa ,
Italy
- Public 1343
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
323
Top 30
748
Top 50
1,066
Top 70
1,263
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
171
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Università degli Studi di Genova
University of Genoa
Genova ,
Italy
- Public 1481
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
318
Top 30
687
Top 50
925
Top 70
1,099
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
237
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
University of Milano-Bicocca
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
254
Top 30
604
Top 50
912
Top 70
1,084
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
255
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Università degli Studi di Pavia
University of Pavia
Pavia ,
Italy
- Public 1361
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
242
Top 30
495
Top 50
628
Top 70
699
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
263
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Università degli Studi di Palermo
University of Palermo
Palermo ,
Italy
- Public 1806
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
235
Top 30
589
Top 50
839
Top 70
982
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
264
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Politecnico di Torino
Polytechnic University of Turin
Torino ,
Italy
- Public 1906
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
234
Top 30
626
Top 50
1,039
Top 70
1,403
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
267
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Università degli Studi di Perugia
University of Perugia
Perugia ,
Italy
- Public 1308
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
232
Top 30
483
Top 50
594
Top 70
686
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
268
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
National Institute for Astrophysics
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
232
Top 30
338
Top 50
387
Top 70
401
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
289
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
215
Top 30
500
Top 50
654
Top 70
754
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
306
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Università degli Studi di Parma
University of Parma
Parma ,
Italy
- Public 1117
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
205
Top 30
440
Top 50
593
Top 70
715
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
312
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari ,
Italy
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
203
Top 30
420
Top 50
564
Top 70
675
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
319
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1921
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
198
Top 30
395
Top 50
554
Top 70
673
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
330
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena ,
Italy
- Public 1175
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
194
Top 30
451
Top 50
638
Top 70
772
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
336
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Università degli Studi di Catania
University of Catania
Catania ,
Italy
- Public 1434
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
191
Top 30
452
Top 50
624
Top 70
728
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
349
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Università degli Studi di Salerno
University of Salerno
Fisciano ,
Italy
- Private 1944
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
182
Top 30
445
Top 50
634
Top 70
762
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
369
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
National Research Council of Italy
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche d'Italia
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1923
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
173
Top 30
635
Top 50
1,213
Top 70
1,425
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