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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
74
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
609
Top 30
1,572
Top 50
2,324
Top 70
2,859
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
76
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
519
Top 30
1,227
Top 50
1,815
Top 70
2,209
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
86
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
487
Top 30
1,282
Top 50
1,966
Top 70
2,394
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
99
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
384
Top 30
913
Top 50
1,255
Top 70
1,494
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
120
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
463
Top 30
1,236
Top 50
1,823
Top 70
2,136
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
158
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
350
Top 30
863
Top 50
1,251
Top 70
1,522
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
173
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
321
Top 30
849
Top 50
1,244
Top 70
1,486
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
204
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
258
Top 30
632
Top 50
893
Top 70
1,073
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
208
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
211
Top 30
474
Top 50
621
Top 70
698
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
218
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
231
Top 30
584
Top 50
905
Top 70
1,078
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
221
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Università di Pisa
University of Pisa
Pisa ,
Italy
- Public 1343
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
273
Top 30
714
Top 50
1,016
Top 70
1,254
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
241
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
187
Top 30
477
Top 50
659
Top 70
737
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
242
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
338
Top 30
845
Top 50
1,473
Top 70
2,024
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
266
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Università degli Studi di Verona
University of Verona
Verona ,
Italy
- Public 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
136
Top 30
324
Top 50
486
Top 70
640
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
273
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
175
Top 30
448
Top 50
587
Top 70
681
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
288
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
University of Ferrara
Ferrara ,
Italy
- Public 1391
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
150
Top 30
368
Top 50
512
Top 70
631
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
302
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Università degli Studi di Brescia
University of Brescia
Brescia ,
Italy
- Public 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
133
Top 30
320
Top 50
449
Top 70
519
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
306
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
180
Top 30
554
Top 50
820
Top 70
967
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
328
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
165
Top 30
392
Top 50
544
Top 70
675
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
341
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Università degli Studi di Trento
University of Trento
Trento ,
Italy
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
130
Top 30
328
Top 50
551
Top 70
772
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
344
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
156
Top 30
435
Top 50
620
Top 70
772
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
345
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
155
Top 30
416
Top 50
585
Top 70
708
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
383
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
148
Top 30
419
Top 50
601
Top 70
718
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
414
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Università degli Studi di Siena
University of Siena
Siena ,
Italy
- Public 1240
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
114
Top 30
303
Top 50
421
Top 70
528
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
427
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Caserta ,
Italy
- Public 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
244
Top 50
384
Top 70
462
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