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Europe 271 University / Institution Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 years H Index)
AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,669) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (114), Public Universities (77), and Private Universities (37). The system also includes research institutions (112), companies (32), and hospitals (13). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
50
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
513
Top 30
870
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,071
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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
664
Top 30
1,632
Top 50
2,369
Top 70
2,890
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
97
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
585
Top 30
1,342
Top 50
1,916
Top 70
2,250
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
108
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
552
Top 30
1,362
Top 50
1,851
Top 70
2,165
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
116
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
536
Top 30
1,343
Top 50
1,998
Top 70
2,393
* 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
415
Top 30
951
Top 50
1,298
Top 70
1,518
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
131
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
342
Top 50
386
Top 70
403
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
186
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
905
Top 50
1,286
Top 70
1,536
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
206
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
367
Top 30
907
Top 50
1,281
Top 70
1,502
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
232
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
201
Top 30
389
Top 50
553
Top 70
668
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
233
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
184
Top 30
344
Top 50
380
Top 70
389
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
241
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
209
Top 30
492
Top 50
628
Top 70
687
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
247
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
608
Top 50
912
Top 70
1,079
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
259
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
270
Top 30
671
Top 50
907
Top 70
1,088
* 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
345
Top 30
926
Top 50
1,573
Top 70
2,065
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
274
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
732
Top 50
1,050
Top 70
1,257
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
325
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
219
Top 30
598
Top 50
830
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
419
Top 50
558
Top 70
665
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
358
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
149
Top 30
340
Top 50
520
Top 70
641
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
363
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
637
Top 70
738
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
376
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
341
Top 50
454
Top 70
526
* 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
219
Top 30
476
Top 50
597
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
377
Top 50
616
Top 70
759
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
400
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
180
Top 30
443
Top 50
628
Top 70
732
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
404
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
150
Top 30
383
Top 50
530
Top 70
637
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