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Research in Pavia

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Pavia, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione and Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia.

Research institutions
17
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
56k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
22.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Pavia

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 Pavia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PaviaUniversity 37,656 #637
2Policlinico San Matteo FondazioneHospital / health system 5,492 #4,262
3Istituti Clinici Scientifici MaugeriHospital / health system 3,108 #4,766
4Fondazione Salvatore MaugeriNonprofit 2,361 #6,740 all time
5Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di PaviaUniversity 1,239 #4,585
6Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro MondinoResearch facility 1,205 #20,063
7European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake EngineeringNonprofit 341 #20,531
8National Center for Oncological HadrontherapyNonprofit 306 #20,891
9Pavia nel CuoreInstitution 218 #22,860 all time
10Consorzio di Bioingegneria e Informatica MedicaInstitution 166 #25,571 all time
11Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia (Italy)Company 133 #29,838 all time
12Global Earthquake ModelNonprofit 125 #29,951 all time
13PAGEPress (Italy)Company 81 not ranked
14Academy of Emergency Medicine and CareInstitution 80 not ranked
15Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e FarmacologicheNonprofit 48 not ranked
16Plasmore (Italy)Company 13 not ranked
17Collegio GhislieriUniversity 11 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 Pavia: 71.6%Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione: 10.4%Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri: 5.9%Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri: 4.5%13 others listed: 7.5%72%largest
University of Pavia38k · 71.6%Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione5,492 · 10.4%Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri3,108 · 5.9%Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri2,361 · 4.5%13 others listed3,966 · 7.5%

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

Which fields of science does Pavia work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Pavia is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Engineering (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,319 fractional works · 35.8% of its workEngineering: 1,349 fractional works · 14.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 328 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 256 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 234 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 441 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 204 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 399 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 329 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 214 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 196 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 176 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 157 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,122 fractional works · 33.7% of its workMedicine: 2,833 fractional works · 30.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 294 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 281 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 231 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 188 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 165 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 137 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 135 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 132 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 129 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 116 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 79 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 174 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,539 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 505 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 185 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 352 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArcheology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 291 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 97 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 167 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 161 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 114 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,286 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 648 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 360 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 286 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 140 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 207 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPavia9,265fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering1,34914.6%
    2. Computer Science4414.8%
    3. Environmental Science3994.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3293.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2142.3%
    6. Materials Science1962.1%
    7. Mathematics1761.9%
    8. Chemistry1571.7%
    9. Energy400.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.2%
  2. Health Sciences3,12233.7%
    1. Medicine2,83330.6%
    2. Health Professions1741.9%
    3. Dentistry610.7%
    4. Nursing460.5%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,53916.6%
    1. Social Sciences5055.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities3523.8%
    3. Psychology2913.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1671.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1611.7%
    6. Decision Sciences630.7%
  4. Life Sciences1,28613.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6487.0%
    2. Neuroscience2863.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2072.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1071.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics370.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pavia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pavia is most concentrated in Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geology (4.5× the world share in Radiation).

  1. RadiationSubfield · 50.5 works4.5×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 86.4 works3.4×
  3. GeologySubfield · 32.3 works2.9×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 61.7 works2.8×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 565 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 91 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 245 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 136 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 397 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 181 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 1,227 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 344 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 169 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 298 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 53 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 154 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 2,470 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 311 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 149 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 248 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 447 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience1.85×245 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.65×298 works
  3. Mathematics1.64×158 works
  4. Medicine1.57×2,470 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.42×181 works
  6. Dentistry1.33×53 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.32×311 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×565 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×34 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×91 works
  11. Chemistry1.06×136 works
  12. Nursing1.02×41 works
  13. Engineering1.00×1,227 works
  14. Psychology1.00×248 works
  15. Environmental Science0.85×344 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×149 works
  17. Health Professions0.71×154 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.69×54 works
  19. Veterinary0.64×7 works
  20. Computer Science0.63×397 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.60×17 works
  22. Materials Science0.59×169 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×149 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×178 works
  25. Energy0.46×35 works
  26. Social Sciences0.43×447 works

Which keywords describe research in Pavia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change and Probabilistic Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology541▲ 1.46×138 topics
  2. Inflammation306▲ 1.55×83 topics
  3. Climate Change247◆ 0.98×99 topics
  4. Treatment225▲ 2.0×52 topics
  5. Machine Learning221▼ 0.72×83 topics
  6. Diagnosis214▲ 2.5×41 topics
  7. Deep Learning211▼ 0.66×73 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress187▲ 1.23×61 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease165▲ 1.56×38 topics
  10. Remote Sensing154▲ 1.36×34 topics
  11. Sustainability154▼ 0.68×87 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders145▲ 2.7×20 topics
  13. Management144▲ 1.94×33 topics
  14. Quality of Life139◆ 1.04×58 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage135▲ 2.7×29 topics
  16. Cancer133◆ 1.06×56 topics
  17. Genetics125▲ 1.91×26 topics
  18. Depression105▲ 1.29×25 topics
  19. Heart Failure98▲ 2.4×14 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome97▲ 1.30×24 topics
  21. Aging89▲ 1.76×18 topics
  22. Prognosis83▲ 2.7×9 topics
  23. Global Burden82▲ 1.63×12 topics
  24. Guidelines80▲ 1.82×13 topics
  25. Anxiety78▲ 1.78×12 topics
  26. Dynamic Analysis76▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Probabilistic Analysis75▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Structural Dynamics73▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Ground Motion72▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Seismic Engineering72▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Parkinson's Disease69▲ 3.0×8 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration66▲ 2.3×11 topics
  33. Thrombosis64▲ 2.5×7 topics
  34. Ion Channels48▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Seismic Analysis46▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Historic Constructions45▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Masonry Strengthening45▲ 25×1 topic
  38. CMOS Technology44▲ 5.9×5 topics
  39. Arrhythmias44▲ 5.0×2 topics
  40. Clinical Applications40▲ 6.7×3 topics

What research is done in Pavia?

Seismic Performance and Analysis: 61 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 36 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 30 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 28 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 28 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 26 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…26Photonic and Optical Devices: 26 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 25 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 23 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…22Particle Detector Development and Performance: 22 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 61 works
  2. 2 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 36 works
  3. 3 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 30 works
  4. 4 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 25 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 23 works
  10. 10 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 22 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%30%Pavia20.9% 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 27.8% in 2016.

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