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Research in Naples

Science Explorer records 58 research institutions in Naples, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Naples Federico II, Federico II University Hospital and Parthenope University of Naples.

Research institutions
58
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
118k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.3%
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 Naples?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Naples Federico IIUniversity 64,008 #206
2Federico II University HospitalHospital / health system 10,866 #1,428
3Parthenope University of NaplesUniversity 5,791 #1,722
4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di NapoliResearch facility 5,774 #3,539
5Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"Hospital / health system 3,110 #3,968
6Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnResearch facility 2,479 #5,496
7University of Naples - L'OrientaleUniversity 2,260 #10,333
8Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'AmbienteResearch facility 1,667 #9,511
9Institute of Genetics and BiophysicsResearch facility 1,602 #14,071
10Ospedale MonaldiHospital / health system 1,558 #9,660
11Ospedale Antonio CardarelliHospital / health system 1,262 #12,073
12Institute for Experimental Endocrinology and OncologyResearch facility 1,185 #6,386
13Regione CampaniaGovernment institution 1,160 #8,756
14Institute of Biostructure and BioimagingResearch facility 1,148 #10,218
15Pegaso UniversityUniversity 1,075 #5,632
16CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore (Italy)Company 992 #6,506
17Astronomical Observatory of CapodimonteResearch facility 951 #10,537
18Istituto MotoriResearch facility 928 #13,531 all time
19Institute of Protein BiochemistryResearch facility 794 #11,107 all time
20Institute for Research on CombustionResearch facility 762 #6,650 all time
21Institute for Coastal Marine EnvironmentResearch facility 744 #12,261 all time
22Università degli Studi Suor Orsola BenincasaUniversity 698 #19,909
23Telethon Institute Of Genetics And MedicineResearch facility 621 #9,233
24Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi VanvitelliHospital / health system 614 #14,954
25Santobono Children's HospitalHospital / health system 553 #17,798
26SDN Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e NucleareInstitution 539 #17,504 all time
27Ospedale D. CotugnoHospital / health system 524 #16,410
28Scuola Superiore MeridionaleUniversity 513 #4,424
29Clinica MediterraneaHospital / health system 492 #11,685
30National Archaeological MuseumArchive 470 #15,289
31Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale in Ambiente MediterraneoResearch facility 466 #13,350
32Ospedale dei PellegriniHospital / health system 290 #36,345 all time
33Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi BioattiviResearch facility 224 #21,023 all time
34Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo (CNR - ISMed)Research facility 211 #20,146
35Centre for Studies in Economics and FinanceResearch facility 206 #32,746 all time
36Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthcareResearch facility 190 #14,779 all time
37Stazione Sperimentale per l'Industria delle Pelli e delle Materie ConciantiResearch facility 175 #31,341 all time
38Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for DevelopmentResearch facility 155 #28,237 all time
39Ospedale Santa Maria di Loreto NuovoHospital / health system 147 #42,030 all time
40Ospedale S.GennaroHospital / health system 115 not ranked
41Accademia di Belle Arti di NapoliUniversity 110 not ranked
42Analysis and Monitoring of Environmental RiskCompany 99 not ranked
43Ospedale Buon Consiglio FatebenefratelliHospital / health system 93 not ranked
44Fondazione Idis Città della ScienzaNonprofit 80 not ranked
45IterResearch facility 70 not ranked
46Farmaceutici Damor (Italy)Company 50 not ranked
47Istituto per la Storia del Pensiero Filosofico e Scientifico ModernoResearch facility 43 not ranked
48Sistemi Innovativi per Il Controllo del Traffico AereoCompany 33 not ranked
49Centro Studi Sui Sistemi Di Trasporto SpaInstitution 31 not ranked
50Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a MajellaUniversity 21 not ranked
51Enco (Italy)Company 15 not ranked
52Biblioteca Universitaria di NapoliGovernment institution 11 not ranked
53Consorzio OncotechInstitution 10 not ranked
54Development of Research and Technologies for Sustainable and Seismically Safe BuildingNonprofit 8 not ranked
55Inbios (Italy)Company 6 not ranked
56Associazione Italiana di Tecnologia MeccanicaInstitution 2 not ranked
57Umbria Filler (Italy)Company 1 not ranked
58Italian Shipowners Research ConsortiumInstitution 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 Naples Federico II: 54.2%Federico II University Hospital: 9.2%Parthenope University of Naples: 4.9%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli: 4.9%53 others listed: 26.7%54%largest
University of Naples Federico II64k · 54.2%Federico II University Hospital11k · 9.2%Parthenope University of Naples5,791 · 4.9%Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli5,774 · 4.9%53 others listed32k · 26.7%

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

What is Naples strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Naples is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Space and Planetary Science and Archeology (9.6× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 45.5 works9.6×
  2. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 23.0 works5.0×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 252.6 works3.7×
  4. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 89.9 works3.3×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 232.4 works3.2×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 38.7 works2.9×
  7. ArchitectureSubfield · 25.1 works2.8×
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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 Naples?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Sustainability, Inflammation, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology948◆ 1.05×138 topics
  2. Climate Change779▲ 1.27×105 topics
  3. Sustainability705▲ 1.27×95 topics
  4. Machine Learning628▼ 0.84×89 topics
  5. Deep Learning625▼ 0.80×82 topics
  6. Inflammation587▲ 1.24×83 topics
  7. Environmental Impact517▲ 1.34×65 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage440▲ 3.5×34 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress435▲ 1.17×63 topics
  10. Cancer387▲ 1.27×58 topics
  11. Remote Sensing385▲ 1.37×36 topics
  12. Treatment358▲ 1.30×52 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease334▲ 1.32×39 topics
  14. Quality of Life317◆ 0.96×57 topics
  15. Diagnosis313▲ 1.48×41 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome290▲ 1.56×23 topics
  17. Obesity274▲ 1.59×29 topics
  18. Chemotherapy252▲ 1.58×25 topics
  19. Immunotherapy249▲ 1.53×19 topics
  20. Clinical Trials220▲ 1.44×19 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations214▲ 2.2×23 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy205▲ 1.58×20 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders204▲ 1.58×20 topics
  24. Heart Failure192▲ 1.96×14 topics
  25. Conservation182▲ 1.85×24 topics
  26. Echocardiography156▲ 2.5×8 topics
  27. Archaeology119▲ 3.9×11 topics
  28. Mediterranean115▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Real Estate Market105▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Structural Dynamics98▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Probabilistic Analysis96▲ 5.9×2 topics
  32. Public-Private Partnerships96▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Urban Regeneration94▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Ground Motion93▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Seismic Engineering93▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Land Use93▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Multi-Criteria Analysis91▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Spatial Decision Support System86▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Transferable Development Rights86▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Seismic Analysis85▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Naples?

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 93 works
  2. 2 Urban Planning and ValuationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 86 works
  3. 3 Masonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 79 works
  4. 4 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageGeology 67 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 64 works
  6. 6 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArcheology 58 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesCivil and Structural Engineering 56 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 56 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 55 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 55 works

Research output over time

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