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Italy Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years Citations)
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
42
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
860
Top 50
1,012
Top 70
1,064
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
102
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
582
Top 30
1,556
Top 50
2,336
Top 70
2,866
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
106
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
506
Top 30
1,287
Top 50
1,886
Top 70
2,244
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
124
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
467
Top 30
1,300
Top 50
1,977
Top 70
2,402
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
130
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
230
Top 30
333
Top 50
388
Top 70
402
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
131
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
473
Top 30
1,277
Top 50
1,830
Top 70
2,173
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
135
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
362
Top 30
919
Top 50
1,285
Top 70
1,503
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
202
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
316
Top 30
859
Top 50
1,254
Top 70
1,534
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
208
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
331
Top 30
873
Top 50
1,265
Top 70
1,495
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
235
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
164
Top 30
351
Top 50
383
Top 70
388
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
277
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
221
Top 30
594
Top 50
916
Top 70
1,082
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
291
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
182
Top 30
381
Top 50
544
Top 70
665
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
293
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Università di Pisa
University of Pisa
Pisa ,
Italy
- Public 1343
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
249
Top 30
719
Top 50
1,023
Top 70
1,258
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
306
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
322
Top 30
891
Top 50
1,563
Top 70
2,076
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
307
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
228
Top 30
630
Top 50
894
Top 70
1,068
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
328
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
160
Top 30
453
Top 50
641
Top 70
735
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
337
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
187
Top 30
460
Top 50
618
Top 70
687
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
362
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
547
Top 50
802
Top 70
969
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
381
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
137
Top 30
329
Top 50
501
Top 70
645
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
396
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
167
Top 30
440
Top 50
598
Top 70
683
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
423
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
138
Top 30
320
Top 50
454
Top 70
526
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
425
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
123
Top 30
377
Top 50
623
Top 70
757
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
428
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
418
Top 50
605
Top 70
724
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
430
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
134
Top 30
371
Top 50
508
Top 70
640
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
450
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
172
Top 30
397
Top 50
554
Top 70
671
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