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Research in Ferrara

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Ferrara, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Ferrara, Active Technologies (Italy) and Arcispedale Sant'Anna.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
591k
23.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ferrara

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 23,514 #1,150
2Arcispedale Sant'AnnaHospital / health system 1,144 #13,975
3Active Technologies (Italy)Company 434 #10,401
4Consorzio Futuro in RicercaNonprofit 101 not ranked
5LyondellBasell (Italy)Company 36 not ranked
6Conservatorio di Musica Girolamo FrescobaldiUniversity 5 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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: 93.2%Arcispedale Sant'Anna: 4.5%Active Technologies (Italy): 1.7%Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca: 0.4%2 others listed: 0.2%93%largest
University of Ferrara24k · 93.2%Arcispedale Sant'Anna1,144 · 4.5%Active Technologies (Italy)434 · 1.7%Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca101 · 0.4%2 others listed41 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Ferrara work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Ferrara is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (12%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,651 fractional works · 34.1% of its workEngineering: 596 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 101 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 87 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 229 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 225 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 198 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 133 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 82 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,618 fractional works · 33.5% of its workMedicine: 1,439 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSurgery: 172 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 145 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 138 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 96 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 91 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthodontics: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 926 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 430 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 170 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 72 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 177 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 108 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 98 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 90 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 641 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 306 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 140 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFerrara4,836fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering59612.3%
    2. Computer Science2294.7%
    3. Environmental Science2254.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1984.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1332.8%
    6. Materials Science821.7%
    7. Chemistry701.5%
    8. Mathematics691.4%
    9. Energy350.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,61833.5%
    1. Medicine1,43929.7%
    2. Health Professions911.9%
    3. Dentistry691.4%
    4. Nursing150.3%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Social Sciences4308.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1773.7%
    3. Psychology1082.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting982.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance901.9%
    6. Decision Sciences220.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3066.3%
    2. Neuroscience1402.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1232.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 269 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 121 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 188 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 119 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 541 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 199 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 62 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 178 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.24× its world share, 63 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 1,216 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 137 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 225 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.24×63 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.00×178 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.89×119 works
  4. Neuroscience1.86×121 works
  5. Medicine1.58×1,216 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.53×22 works
  7. Mathematics1.32×62 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×269 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.18×137 works
  10. Chemistry1.01×64 works
  11. Environmental Science1.00×199 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×39 works
  13. Engineering0.90×541 works
  14. Energy0.89×33 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.81×11 works
  16. Health Professions0.78×82 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×63 works
  18. Psychology0.70×86 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×88 works
  20. Nursing0.62×12 works
  21. Veterinary0.62×3 works
  22. Computer Science0.60×188 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×108 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.51×20 works
  25. Materials Science0.47×66 works
  26. Social Sciences0.44×225 works

Which keywords describe research in Ferrara?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Epidemiology, Inflammation, International Law, Quality of Life, Identity, Urban Geography and Industrialization.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology262▲ 1.36×128 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage165▲ 6.4×24 topics
  3. Inflammation162▲ 1.57×82 topics
  4. Climate Change134◆ 1.02×85 topics
  5. Sustainability113◆ 0.96×67 topics
  6. Quality of Life111▲ 1.59×54 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress105▲ 1.32×57 topics
  8. Environmental Impact102▲ 1.23×48 topics
  9. Treatment91▲ 1.54×47 topics
  10. Identity84▲ 2.4×37 topics
  11. Corporate Governance79▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Diagnosis77▲ 1.71×38 topics
  13. International Law77▲ 5.0×17 topics
  14. Gender68▲ 2.6×30 topics
  15. Water Quality61▲ 3.1×12 topics
  16. Guidelines55▲ 2.4×13 topics
  17. Colonialism55▲ 2.4×25 topics
  18. Nationalism54▲ 2.5×14 topics
  19. Memory54▲ 4.5×16 topics
  20. Regional Development53▲ 3.2×11 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations53▲ 2.5×23 topics
  22. Religion52▲ 2.3×21 topics
  23. Social Innovation48▲ 6.4×6 topics
  24. Urban Geography46▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Industrialization46▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Myocardial Infarction46▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Sediment Characterization45▲ 113×1 topic
  28. Territorial Planning45▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Italy45▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Propaganda44▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Fascism43▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Totalitarianism43▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Sociology40▲ 6.0×10 topics
  34. Economic Evaluation40▲ 7.1×3 topics
  35. Environmental Governance38▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis36▲ 5.8×1 topic
  37. Regulatory Policymaking36▲ 95×1 topic
  38. Health Claims33▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Copyright Law32▲ 35×1 topic
  40. scientific opinion32▲ 116×1 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 Orthopedics Orthodontics 24 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 22 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 13 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  8. 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  9. 9 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 13 works
  10. 10 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary 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.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%60%Ferrara18.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.6% in 2016.

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