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Research in L’Aquila

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in L’Aquila, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of L'Aquila, Gran Sasso Science Institute and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in L’Aquila?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of L'AquilaUniversity 19,579 #1,077
2Gran Sasso Science InstituteUniversity 1,265 #5,266
3Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran SassoResearch facility 1,001 #8,443
4Consorzio CREO (Italy)Company 132 #26,747 all time
5Istituto di Tipizzazione Tissutale e Problemi della DialisiResearch facility 90 not ranked
6Organ Transplantation and Immunology InstituteResearch facility 80 not ranked
7Conservatorio statale di Musica Alfredo CasellaInstitution 8 not ranked
8Accademia di Belle Arti dell'AquilaUniversity 7 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 L'Aquila: 88.3%Gran Sasso Science Institute: 5.7%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso: 4.5%Consorzio CREO (Italy): 0.6%4 others listed: 0.8%88%largest
University of L'Aquila20k · 88.3%Gran Sasso Science Institute1,265 · 5.7%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso1,001 · 4.5%Consorzio CREO (Italy)132 · 0.6%4 others listed185 · 0.8%

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

What is L’Aquila strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in L’Aquila is most concentrated in Software, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Orthodontics (11.2× the world share in Software).

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 30.0 works11×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 131.2 works10×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 29.0 works6.2×
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Which keywords describe research in L’Aquila?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Machine Learning, Sustainability and Galactic Center.

▲ 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. Machine Learning140◆ 1.03×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning128◆ 0.90×70 topics
  3. Epidemiology128▼ 0.78×118 topics
  4. Sustainability119▲ 1.17×57 topics
  5. Climate Change116◆ 1.03×83 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage89▲ 3.9×21 topics
  7. Inflammation74▼ 0.85×80 topics
  8. Quality of Life70▲ 1.17×50 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency63▲ 1.61×29 topics
  10. Remote Sensing63▲ 1.22×29 topics
  11. Cosmic Rays62▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Neutrinos62▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties54▲ 1.34×31 topics
  14. Big Data53▲ 1.40×23 topics
  15. Dark Matter53▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Particle Physics50▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Power Electronics47▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Stability Analysis39▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Galactic Center38▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Cosmology37▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics37▲ 4.1×8 topics
  22. Distributed Systems37▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Sensor Networks36▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control35▲ 3.2×6 topics
  25. Axions33▲ 34×1 topic
  26. WIMPs33▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Feedback Control30▲ 4.4×8 topics
  28. High-Energy Astrophysics29▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Particle Acceleration29▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Gravitational Waves29▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Distributed Control27▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Supernovae26▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Thermodynamic Analysis24▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Land Use24▲ 12×4 topics
  35. CMOS Technology22▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Neutrino Flavor Transformation22▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Neutrino Oscillations22▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Multi-Criteria Analysis22▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Real Estate Market21▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Orthognathic Surgery21▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in L’Aquila?

  1. 1 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 33 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 29 works
  3. 3 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 22 works
  4. 4 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  5. 5 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 20 works
  6. 6 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 18 works
  8. 8 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 18 works
  9. 9 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works

Research output over time

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