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Research in Ferrara

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Ferrara, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Ferrara, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara and Arcispedale Sant'Anna.

Research institutions
9
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ferrara?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of FerraraUniversity 22,597 #1,016
2Arcispedale Sant'AnnaHospital / health system 1,144 #14,558
3Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di FerraraResearch facility 918 #12,851
4Active Technologies (Italy)Company 434 #20,261
5Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving MachinesResearch facility 143 #35,739 all time
6Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and CommunicationResearch facility 138 #30,855 all time
7Consorzio Futuro in RicercaNonprofit 101 not ranked
8LyondellBasell (Italy)Company 36 not ranked
9Conservatorio di Musica Girolamo FrescobaldiUniversity 5 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Ferrara: 88.6%Arcispedale Sant'Anna: 4.5%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara: 3.6%Active Technologies (Italy): 1.7%5 others listed: 1.7%89%largest
University of Ferrara23k · 88.6%Arcispedale Sant'Anna1,144 · 4.5%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara918 · 3.6%Active Technologies (Italy)434 · 1.7%5 others listed423 · 1.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Ferrara strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ferrara is most concentrated in Orthodontics (7.4× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 33.3 works7.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Ferrara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Climate Change, Treatment, Sustainability and Oxidative Stress.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology227▲ 1.43×128 topics
  2. Inflammation138▲ 1.65×80 topics
  3. Climate Change114◆ 1.05×82 topics
  4. Sustainability105◆ 1.08×65 topics
  5. Quality of Life97▲ 1.68×53 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage93▲ 4.2×24 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress88▲ 1.34×55 topics
  8. Treatment82▲ 1.69×47 topics
  9. Diagnosis69▲ 1.84×38 topics
  10. Cancer66▲ 1.22×49 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease60▲ 1.35×35 topics
  12. Risk Factors60▲ 1.35×35 topics
  13. Remote Sensing55◆ 1.11×26 topics
  14. Management53▲ 1.69×32 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations48▲ 2.8×23 topics
  16. Guidelines48▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Biomarkers47▲ 1.73×18 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders46▲ 2.0×19 topics
  19. Heart Failure43▲ 2.5×13 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines41▲ 1.89×14 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction40▲ 4.3×7 topics
  22. Echocardiography37▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Atherosclerosis37▲ 3.2×11 topics
  24. Magnetic Resonance Imaging34▲ 3.3×8 topics
  25. Cardiac Imaging28▲ 5.8×3 topics
  26. Catheter Ablation26▲ 5.4×2 topics
  27. Dark Matter26▲ 5.6×4 topics
  28. Genetic Regulation26▲ 3.9×6 topics
  29. Coronary Artery Disease26▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Terrestrial Laser Scanning24▲ 4.9×2 topics
  31. Orthodontic Tooth Movement24▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Orthognathic Surgery24▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Sea-Level Rise23▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. 3D Reconstruction22▲ 6.0×2 topics
  35. Point Clouds22▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Photogrammetry22▲ 8.7×1 topic
  37. UAV22▲ 8.7×1 topic
  38. Arrhythmias21▲ 5.7×2 topics
  39. Particle Physics21▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Computed Tomography Angiography19▲ 7.2×1 topic

What research is done in Ferrara?

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 24 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 22 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…19Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 19 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…14Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 13 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 13 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…13Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 13 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 13 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint …12Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 12 fractional works
OrthodonticsGeologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNuclear and High Energy Physics5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsOrthodontics 24 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageGeology 22 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesInfectious Diseases 13 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  8. 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  9. 9 Conservation Techniques and StudiesConservation 13 works
  10. 10 Temporomandibular Joint DisordersComplementary and Manual Therapy 12 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.