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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
128
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
229
Top 30
333
Top 50
388
Top 70
402
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
240
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
162
Top 30
351
Top 50
383
Top 70
388
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
276
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
220
Top 30
595
Top 50
914
Top 70
1,081
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
423
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
376
Top 50
625
Top 70
759
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
481
World Rank
27
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Humanitas University
Università Humanitas
Pieve Emanuele ,
Italy
- Private 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
45
Top 30
57
Top 50
66
Top 70
76
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
621
World Rank
36
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Universita degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro
University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro
Catanzaro ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
84
Top 30
180
Top 50
224
Top 70
242
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
829
World Rank
43
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria Varese e Como
University of Insubria
Varese ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
62
Top 30
160
Top 50
215
Top 70
252
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
839
World Rank
44
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Vercelli ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
124
Top 50
192
Top 70
230
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
933
World Rank
48
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Libera Università di Bolzano
Free University of Bozen
Bolzano ,
Italy
- Private 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
45
Top 30
139
Top 50
238
Top 70
315
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,226
World Rank
61
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Trentino ,
Italy
- Institution 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
50
Top 30
135
Top 50
211
Top 70
250
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,423
World Rank
67
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2017
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
15
Top 30
26
Top 50
31
Top 70
34
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,432
World Rank
68
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
52
Top 30
330
Top 50
466
Top 70
511
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,569
World Rank
76
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Università degli Studi di Foggia
University of Foggia
Foggia ,
Italy
- Public 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
40
Top 30
114
Top 50
156
Top 70
181
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,682
World Rank
80
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Istituto delle Scienze del Gran Sasso
Viale Francesco Crispi ,
Italy
- Institution 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
15
Top 30
49
Top 50
72
Top 70
89
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,696
World Rank
81
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2002
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
29
Top 50
33
Top 70
34
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,761
World Rank
83
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Bari ,
Italy
- Institution 2013
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
74
Top 50
82
Top 70
85
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,837
World Rank
85
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Milano ,
Italy
- Institution 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
42
Top 50
58
Top 70
59
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,925
World Rank
88
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria CREA
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
38
Top 30
167
Top 50
234
Top 70
264
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,973
World Rank
90
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, CNR
Istituto per la protezione geoidrologica, CNR
Perugia ,
Italy
- Institution 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
55
Top 50
67
Top 70
71
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,005
World Rank
91
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Bologna ,
Italy
- Institution 2017
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
20
Top 30
72
Top 50
88
Top 70
94
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,009
World Rank
92
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Università degli Studi del Sannio
University of Sannio
Benevento ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
98
Top 50
131
Top 70
148
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,362
World Rank
97
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
48
Top 50
57
Top 70
63
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,413
World Rank
99
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
31
Top 50
36
Top 70
38
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,444
World Rank
100
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Naples ,
Italy
- Institution 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
23
Top 50
26
Top 70
26
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,452
World Rank
101
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 2005
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
11
Top 30
39
Top 50
42
Top 70
48
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