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Research in Florence

Science Explorer records 58 research institutions in Florence, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Florence, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology and European University Institute.

Research institutions
58
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
102k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.2%
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 Florence?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of FlorenceUniversity 63,369 #245
2European University InstituteUniversity 8,730 #2,337
3Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiHospital / health system 6,402 #2,532
4National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,149 #1,859
5Arcetri Astrophysical ObservatoryResearch facility 2,310 #4,939
6Italian Society of PhysiotherapyInstitution 2,284 #17,744
7National Institute of OpticsResearch facility 1,922 #3,590
8Meyer Children's HospitalHospital / health system 1,919 #4,833
9Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di DioHospital / health system 1,066 #16,610
10Kunsthistorisches Institut in FlorenzArchive 1,060 #30,053 all time
11Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical PhysicsResearch facility 1,032 #10,892
12Menarini Group (Italy)Company 942 #7,935 all time
13Santa Maria Nuova HospitalHospital / health system 896 #15,924
14Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione Innovazione e Ricerca EducativaGovernment institution 848 #9,953
15Museo GalileoArchive 774 #18,382
16Istituto per lo Studio e la Prevenzione OncologicaResearch facility 659 #25,113 all time
17Azienda Sanitaria di FirenzeHospital / health system 490 #20,498 all time
18Istituto di BiometeorologiaResearch facility 476 #9,868 all time
19Italian Society of Periodontology and ImplantologyInstitution 467 #26,036
20Tumour Institute of TuscanyResearch facility 445 #12,755 all time
21Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della ToscanaInstitution 322 #25,573 all time
22Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia AgrariaResearch facility 285 #34,277 all time
23Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi OspedalieriNonprofit 273 #26,357 all time
24Quantum Science and Technology in ArcetriResearch facility 221 #8,013 all time
25General Electric (Italy)Company 207 #30,387 all time
26Ospedale Santa Maria AnnunziataHospital / health system 203 #31,300 all time
27Opificio delle Pietre DureInstitution 138 #26,463 all time
28Italian University LineUniversity 134 #35,259 all time
29New York University FlorenceUniversity 119 not ranked
30Opera del Vocabolario ItalianoResearch facility 113 not ranked
31Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale della ToscanaHospital / health system 102 not ranked
32Institute of Legal Information Theory and TechniquesResearch facility 92 not ranked
33Accademia della CruscaInstitution 78 not ranked
34Camera di Commercio di FirenzeNonprofit 69 not ranked
35Accademia di Belle Arti di FirenzeUniversity 65 not ranked
36Fratelli Alinari (Italy)Company 63 not ranked
37Malesci (Italy)Company 56 not ranked
38Academy of GeorgofiliInstitution 47 not ranked
39Italian Oncology Group of Clinical ResearchInstitution 40 not ranked
40Colorobbia (Italy)Company 38 not ranked
41Fondazione Studio MarangoniUniversity 36 not ranked
42PromoFirenzeInstitution 35 not ranked
43Grado Zero Espace (Italy)Company 29 not ranked
44Higher Institute for Artistic Industries FirenzeUniversity 26 not ranked
45Cad Modelling Ergonomics (Italy)Company 25 not ranked
46LAMA (Italy)Company 20 not ranked
47I+ (Italy)Company 17 not ranked
48ETA-Florence Renewable EnergiesInstitution 15 not ranked
49Archivio di Stato di FirenzeArchive 13 not ranked
50Conservatorio di Musica Luigi CherubiniInstitution 11 not ranked
51Dutch University Institute for Art HistoryUniversity 10 not ranked
52Fondazione Farmacogenomica FiorGenNonprofit 6 not ranked
53GIUNTI Intenational Division (Italy)Company 6 not ranked
54Ente Cassa di Risparmio di FirenzeNonprofit 5 not ranked
55Fondazione A.R. Card OnlusNonprofit 4 not ranked
56Fondazione Rinascimento DigitaleNonprofit 2 not ranked
57Associaizone per lo Studio della Sclerosi Sistemica e delle MalattieNonprofit 0 not ranked
58Associazione Malattie Autoimmuni Mario RossiInstitution 0 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 Florence: 62.0%European University Institute: 8.5%Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi: 6.3%National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology: 3.1%52 others listed: 20.1%62%largest
University of Florence63k · 62.0%European University Institute8,730 · 8.5%Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi6,402 · 6.3%National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology3,149 · 3.1%52 others listed21k · 20.1%

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

What is Florence strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Florence is most concentrated in Industrial relations, General Arts and Humanities and Space and Planetary Science (78.0× the world share in Industrial relations).

  1. Industrial relationsSubfield · 41.1 works78×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 85.8 works24×
  3. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 26.2 works7.6×
  4. ClassicsSubfield · 47.5 works4.7×
  5. ArchitectureSubfield · 29.1 works4.3×
  6. ConservationSubfield · 66.5 works4.1×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 200.0 works3.9×
  8. InstrumentationSubfield · 30.7 works3.6×
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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 Florence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Epidemiology, Globalization, Identity, Climate Change, European Union, Gender and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology715◆ 1.05×140 topics
  2. Globalization538▲ 1.60×145 topics
  3. Climate Change532◆ 1.15×105 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage484▲ 5.2×37 topics
  5. Sustainability430◆ 1.03×109 topics
  6. Inflammation395◆ 1.11×83 topics
  7. Treatment335▲ 1.61×51 topics
  8. Identity330▲ 2.6×66 topics
  9. Education293◆ 0.99×112 topics
  10. Human Rights291▲ 1.65×74 topics
  11. Innovation290▲ 1.61×55 topics
  12. Environmental Impact286◆ 0.98×62 topics
  13. Quality of Life268◆ 1.09×59 topics
  14. Gender253▲ 2.7×52 topics
  15. Remote Sensing249▲ 1.18×34 topics
  16. Diagnosis247▲ 1.55×41 topics
  17. Literature228▲ 2.5×51 topics
  18. Colonialism217▲ 2.7×41 topics
  19. Nationalism216▲ 2.7×30 topics
  20. European Union208▲ 5.3×25 topics
  21. Religion198▲ 2.4×38 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations185▲ 2.5×23 topics
  23. Conservation170▲ 2.3×24 topics
  24. Cultural Studies169▲ 2.6×32 topics
  25. Narrative159▲ 5.8×14 topics
  26. Learning150▲ 3.0×12 topics
  27. Inclusion147▲ 6.0×6 topics
  28. Research140▲ 6.6×9 topics
  29. Family138▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Social Policy137▲ 8.4×8 topics
  31. Teaching135▲ 6.4×6 topics
  32. Memory134▲ 3.2×22 topics
  33. Cura133▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Qualitative133▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Urban Planning132▲ 9.4×9 topics
  36. Italy107▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Propaganda103▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Totalitarianism96▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Fascism94▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Industrialization90▲ 8.9×4 topics

What research is done in Florence?

  1. 1 Educational and Social Studies Education 133 works
  2. 2 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 94 works
  3. 3 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 84 works
  4. 4 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 78 works
  5. 5 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 69 works
  6. 6 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 67 works
  7. 7 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 62 works
  8. 8 Diverse academic and cultural studies Economics and Econometrics 58 works
  9. 9 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 52 works
  10. 10 Enzyme function and inhibition Molecular Biology 48 works

Research output over time

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