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Italy Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years H Index)
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
49
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
514
Top 30
869
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,068
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
80
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
665
Top 30
1,627
Top 50
2,369
Top 70
2,893
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
96
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
584
Top 30
1,345
Top 50
1,920
Top 70
2,251
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
107
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
553
Top 30
1,363
Top 50
1,850
Top 70
2,164
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
115
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
538
Top 30
1,340
Top 50
1,997
Top 70
2,391
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
125
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
419
Top 30
950
Top 50
1,301
Top 70
1,514
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
130
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
224
Top 30
339
Top 50
386
Top 70
403
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
185
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
371
Top 30
904
Top 50
1,284
Top 70
1,536
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
205
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
369
Top 30
909
Top 50
1,277
Top 70
1,501
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
233
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
200
Top 30
390
Top 50
552
Top 70
667
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
234
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Università Vita Salute San Raffaele
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
186
Top 30
344
Top 50
380
Top 70
389
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
244
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
244
Top 30
609
Top 50
912
Top 70
1,079
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
247
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
211
Top 30
492
Top 50
628
Top 70
687
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
260
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Università di Pisa
University of Pisa
Pisa ,
Italy
- Public 1343
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
294
Top 30
734
Top 50
1,051
Top 70
1,257
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
265
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
348
Top 30
922
Top 50
1,574
Top 70
2,064
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
266
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
273
Top 30
671
Top 50
906
Top 70
1,088
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
324
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
221
Top 30
595
Top 50
832
Top 70
974
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
351
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
207
Top 30
420
Top 50
557
Top 70
666
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
355
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
174
Top 30
473
Top 50
636
Top 70
738
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
358
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
149
Top 30
341
Top 50
518
Top 70
641
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
368
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
141
Top 30
342
Top 50
454
Top 70
523
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
379
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
220
Top 30
476
Top 50
598
Top 70
678
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
388
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
128
Top 30
378
Top 50
616
Top 70
758
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
393
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
181
Top 30
443
Top 50
629
Top 70
735
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
401
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
148
Top 30
383
Top 50
529
Top 70
635
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