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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
558
Top 30
880
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,072
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
235
Top 30
327
Top 50
384
Top 70
402
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
176
Top 30
515
Top 50
1,167
Top 70
1,409
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
48
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Italian Institute of Technology IIT
Genova ,
Italy
- Institution 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
98
Top 30
335
Top 50
590
Top 70
739
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
120
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Milan ,
Italy
- Institution 1994
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
38
Top 30
84
Top 50
112
Top 70
122
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
131
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Milan ,
Italy
- Institution 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
38
Top 30
66
Top 50
79
Top 70
86
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
156
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Italian National Institute of Health
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1934
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
72
Top 30
186
Top 50
212
Top 70
224
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
162
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
European University Institute
Institut Universitari Europeu
Fiesole ,
Italy
- Institution 1972
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
78
Top 50
139
Top 70
213
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
231
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Trentino ,
Italy
- Institution 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
46
Top 30
140
Top 50
210
Top 70
253
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
235
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Institute of Clinical Physiology CNR
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica CNR
Pisa ,
Italy
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
28
Top 30
80
Top 50
93
Top 70
94
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
240
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spllanzani
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1936
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
62
Top 50
68
Top 70
69
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
241
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Centro internazionale di fisica teorica Abdus Salam
Trieste ,
Italy
- Institution 1964
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
61
Top 50
79
Top 70
96
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
262
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
,
Italy
- Institution 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
43
Top 50
53
Top 70
53
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
278
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2017
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
30
Top 50
33
Top 70
35
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
289
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Naples ,
Italy
- Institution 1994
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
9
Top 30
26
Top 50
36
Top 70
43
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
300
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1983
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
25
Top 30
55
Top 50
149
Top 70
206
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
353
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Milano ,
Italy
- Institution 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
18
Top 30
44
Top 50
54
Top 70
58
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
375
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
72
Top 30
353
Top 50
469
Top 70
512
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
383
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Naples ,
Italy
- Institution 1872
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
29
Top 30
130
Top 50
195
Top 70
233
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
387
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Institute of Information Science and Technologies, CNR
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, CNR
Pisa ,
Italy
- Institution 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
92
Top 50
120
Top 70
131
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
394
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
52
Top 50
70
Top 70
80
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
405
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Bolzano ,
Italy
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
59
Top 50
111
Top 70
133
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
420
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2019
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
27
Top 50
33
Top 70
34
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
461
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, CNR
Istituto per la protezione geoidrologica, CNR
Perugia ,
Italy
- Institution 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
59
Top 50
68
Top 70
72
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
465
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Napoli ,
Italy
- Institution 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
35
Top 50
42
Top 70
45
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