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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
37
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
881
Top 50
1,020
Top 70
1,072
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
101
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
609
Top 30
1,571
Top 50
2,327
Top 70
2,857
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
104
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
519
Top 30
1,227
Top 50
1,814
Top 70
2,212
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
118
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
490
Top 30
1,282
Top 50
1,963
Top 70
2,390
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
131
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
385
Top 30
913
Top 50
1,254
Top 70
1,494
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
156
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
326
Top 50
384
Top 70
402
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
157
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
464
Top 30
1,235
Top 50
1,815
Top 70
2,135
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
210
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
351
Top 30
860
Top 50
1,247
Top 70
1,522
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
227
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
322
Top 30
850
Top 50
1,240
Top 70
1,485
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
252
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
168
Top 30
348
Top 50
384
Top 70
389
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
266
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
892
Top 70
1,076
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
270
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
212
Top 30
472
Top 50
621
Top 70
698
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
282
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
230
Top 30
584
Top 50
903
Top 70
1,077
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
287
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
272
Top 30
715
Top 50
1,014
Top 70
1,254
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
309
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
177
Top 30
380
Top 50
542
Top 70
660
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
320
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
187
Top 30
478
Top 50
659
Top 70
737
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
327
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
342
Top 30
846
Top 50
1,475
Top 70
2,024
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
352
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
323
Top 50
483
Top 70
639
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
361
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
174
Top 30
449
Top 50
585
Top 70
678
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
383
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
628
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
401
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
133
Top 30
320
Top 50
449
Top 70
519
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
420
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
818
Top 70
967
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
439
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
164
Top 30
392
Top 50
543
Top 70
676
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
447
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
1,169
Top 70
1,411
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
458
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
327
Top 50
552
Top 70
769
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