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Research in Messina

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Messina, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Messina, Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino".

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
638k
21.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Messina

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 Messina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MessinaUniversity 24,879 #1,166
2Centro Neurolesi Bonino PulejoHospital / health system 1,143 #10,600
3Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"Hospital / health system 771 #14,535
4Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo PiemonteHospital / health system 290 #20,360
5Signo Motus (Italy)Company 27 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 Messina: 91.8%Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo: 4.2%Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino": 2.8%Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo Piemonte: 1.1%1 other listed: 0.1%92%largest
University of Messina25k · 91.8%Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo1,143 · 4.2%Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"771 · 2.8%Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo Piemonte290 · 1.1%1 other listed27 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Messina work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Messina is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,280 fractional works · 34.8% of its workEngineering: 826 fractional works · 12.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 173 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 155 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 326 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 282 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 240 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 143 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 142 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 117 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,196 fractional works · 33.5% of its workMedicine: 1,942 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSurgery: 211 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 138 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 134 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 132 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 97 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,055 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 461 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 237 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 262 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 199 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,018 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 363 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 139 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 214 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 193 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArcheology: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 96 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMessina6,548fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering82612.6%
    2. Environmental Science3265.0%
    3. Computer Science2824.3%
    4. Materials Science2403.7%
    5. Chemistry1422.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1191.8%
    7. Mathematics1171.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences911.4%
    9. Energy861.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering500.8%
  2. Health Sciences2,19633.5%
    1. Medicine1,94229.7%
    2. Health Professions1071.6%
    3. Dentistry600.9%
    4. Nursing450.7%
    5. Veterinary410.6%
  3. Life Sciences1,05516.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4617.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2624.0%
    3. Neuroscience1993.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1071.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.4%
  4. Social Sciences1,01815.6%
    1. Social Sciences3635.5%
    2. Psychology2143.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities1932.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1141.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance961.5%
    6. Decision Sciences380.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Messina strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Messina is most concentrated in Algebra and Number Theory, Veterinary and Small Animals (6.9× the world share in Algebra and Number Theory).

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 25.3 works6.9×
  2. VeterinaryField · 35.3 works4.5×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 25.0 works3.6×
  4. BiochemistrySubfield · 24.9 works3.5×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 221 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 408 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 94 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 168 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.18× its world share, 44 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 247 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 76 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 77 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 736 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 280 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 210 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 105 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.95× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 95 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 1,693 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.54× its world share, 35 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 171 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 187 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 314 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.54×35 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.18×44 works
  3. Dentistry1.95×54 works
  4. Neuroscience1.81×168 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.64×94 works
  6. Medicine1.54×1,693 works
  7. Mathematics1.52×102 works
  8. Energy1.46×77 works
  9. Chemistry1.39×125 works
  10. Nursing1.39×39 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×408 works
  12. Psychology1.07×187 works
  13. Materials Science1.05×210 works
  14. Arts and Humanities1.04×171 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×20 works
  16. Environmental Science0.98×280 works
  17. Engineering0.86×736 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×76 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.82×105 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×221 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×86 works
  22. Health Professions0.63×95 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×107 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.57×31 works
  25. Computer Science0.56×247 works
  26. Social Sciences0.43×314 works

Which keywords describe research in Messina?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Environmental Impact, Treatment, Genetics, Neurological Disorders and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology405▲ 1.55×129 topics
  2. Inflammation233▲ 1.67×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress225▲ 2.1×62 topics
  4. Environmental Impact172▲ 1.54×48 topics
  5. Treatment149▲ 1.87×51 topics
  6. Climate Change138▼ 0.77×81 topics
  7. Cancer121▲ 1.37×57 topics
  8. Quality of Life121▲ 1.28×52 topics
  9. Sustainability119▼ 0.74×71 topics
  10. Genetics106▲ 2.3×26 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease103▲ 1.37×39 topics
  12. Nanomaterials102▲ 1.48×19 topics
  13. Diagnosis101▲ 1.65×41 topics
  14. Nanoparticles98▲ 1.19×41 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders91▲ 2.4×20 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications89◆ 1.15×35 topics
  17. Biomarkers88▲ 1.92×18 topics
  18. Health Effects86▲ 2.2×23 topics
  19. Antioxidant85▲ 1.89×49 topics
  20. Immunotherapy84▲ 1.78×19 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity75▲ 1.85×30 topics
  22. Obesity75▲ 1.48×26 topics
  23. Clinical Trials68▲ 1.55×18 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage66▲ 1.90×21 topics
  25. Antioxidants61▲ 2.1×15 topics
  26. Diabetes60▲ 1.83×22 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease60▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration60▲ 3.0×11 topics
  29. Diagnostic Criteria59▲ 4.0×10 topics
  30. Toxicity57▲ 2.0×20 topics
  31. Waste Management54▲ 2.1×9 topics
  32. Phenolic Compounds53▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Neuroprotection53▲ 2.3×17 topics
  34. Neural Plasticity52▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Flavonoids48▲ 2.9×12 topics
  36. Cancer Prevention47▲ 2.8×10 topics
  37. Marine Environment46▲ 4.9×3 topics
  38. Functional Recovery45▲ 4.5×4 topics
  39. Constraint-Induced Therapy32▲ 6.3×1 topic
  40. Motor Recovery32▲ 6.3×1 topic

What research is done in Messina?

Microplastics and Plasti…26Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 26 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…26Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 26 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 19 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 19 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 18 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 16 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…15Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 15 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 15 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 14 fractional works
PollutionRehabilitationBiochemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 26 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 26 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 19 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 works
  5. 5 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 18 works
  6. 6 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 18 works
  7. 7 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 16 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 15 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 15 works
  10. 10 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 14 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%Messina24.6% 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 30.9% in 2016.

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