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Research in Pisa

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Pisa, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

Research institutions
19
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
101k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4M
24.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Pisa

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 Pisa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PisaUniversity 63,326 #375
2Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaUniversity 8,305 #1,016
3Scuola Normale SuperioreUniversity 6,472 #962
4Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria PisanaHospital / health system 2,997 #3,579
5Fondazione Toscana Gabriele MonasterioInstitution 1,136 #8,994
6Ingegneria dei Sistemi (Italy)Company 971 #10,356
7Consorzio Pisa RicercheResearch facility 264 #15,323 all time
8Fondazione PisaNonprofit 135 #27,517 all time
9Nextworks (Italy)Company 85 not ranked
10Baldacci (Italy)Company 55 not ranked
11Evidence (Italy)Company 55 not ranked
12Smartex (Italy)Company 50 not ranked
13Abiogen Pharma (Italy)University 36 not ranked
14Synthema (Italy)Company 27 not ranked
15Net7 (Italy)Company 21 not ranked
16AM Testing (Italy)Company 10 not ranked
17Enapter (Italy)Company 2 not ranked
18Consorzio Universitario In Ingegneria Della QualitaInstitution 1 not ranked
19CGS GroupInstitution 0 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 Pisa: 75.4%Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna: 9.9%Scuola Normale Superiore: 7.7%Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana: 3.6%14 others listed: 3.4%75%largest
University of Pisa63k · 75.4%Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna8,305 · 9.9%Scuola Normale Superiore6,472 · 7.7%Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana2,997 · 3.6%14 others listed2,848 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Pisa work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Pisa is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (11%).

Physical Sciences: 8,467 fractional works · 43.9% of its workEngineering: 2,830 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 688 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 528 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 375 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 266 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 177 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 175 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2,142 fractional works · 11.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 851 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 313 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 269 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 234 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 172 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,121 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 316 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 265 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 254 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 145 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 648 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 148 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 447 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 445 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 233 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 428 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 153 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 283 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,597 fractional works · 23.8% of its workMedicine: 4,218 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSurgery: 512 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 487 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 376 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 255 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 251 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 244 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 201 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 191 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 329 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 229 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,597 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,414 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 512 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 284 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 292 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 769 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArcheology: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 441 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 435 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 379 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 285 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2,634 fractional works · 13.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,059 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 592 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 168 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 791 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 377 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 616 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 300 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 149 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPisa19kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering2,83014.7%
    2. Computer Science2,14211.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1,1215.8%
    4. Environmental Science6483.4%
    5. Mathematics4472.3%
    6. Materials Science4452.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences4282.2%
    8. Chemistry2831.5%
    9. Energy650.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering590.3%
  2. Health Sciences4,59723.8%
    1. Medicine4,21821.9%
    2. Health Professions2291.2%
    3. Veterinary560.3%
    4. Nursing510.3%
    5. Dentistry440.2%
  3. Social Sciences3,59718.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,4147.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities7694.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting4412.3%
    4. Psychology4352.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3792.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1590.8%
  4. Life Sciences2,63413.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0595.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7914.1%
    3. Neuroscience6163.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1330.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics350.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pisa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pisa is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Hardware and Architecture (11.5× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 40.7 works11×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 242.6 works4.5×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 81.6 works4.2×
  4. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 99.7 works3.7×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 36.1 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: 0.80× its world share, 651 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 929 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 116 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 536 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 250 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 1,927 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 362 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 2,598 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 561 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 397 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 407 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.63× its world share, 1,000 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 206 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 3,728 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.07× its world share, 48 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 672 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 398 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 138 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 348 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 379 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1,214 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.63×1,000 works
  2. Veterinary2.07×48 works
  3. Mathematics2.03×407 works
  4. Neuroscience1.93×536 works
  5. Computer Science1.45×1,927 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.36×672 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×362 works
  8. Medicine1.13×3,728 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×929 works
  10. Engineering1.01×2,598 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×348 works
  12. Chemistry0.93×250 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.90×54 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.83×138 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×651 works
  16. Psychology0.73×379 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×398 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×116 works
  19. Environmental Science0.66×561 works
  20. Materials Science0.66×397 works
  21. Social Sciences0.56×1,214 works
  22. Nursing0.52×44 works
  23. Dentistry0.50×42 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×29 works
  25. Health Professions0.46×206 works
  26. Energy0.36×57 works

Which keywords describe research in Pisa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Climate Change and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Deep Learning803▲ 1.21×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning720◆ 1.12×90 topics
  3. Epidemiology678◆ 0.88×139 topics
  4. Climate Change442▼ 0.84×104 topics
  5. Inflammation437◆ 1.07×83 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress359◆ 1.13×62 topics
  7. Sustainability345▼ 0.73×105 topics
  8. Treatment330▲ 1.40×52 topics
  9. Neural Networks327◆ 1.10×39 topics
  10. Globalization307▼ 0.81×134 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease262▲ 1.19×39 topics
  12. Environmental Impact247▼ 0.75×60 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications242◆ 1.06×35 topics
  14. Diagnosis236▲ 1.31×41 topics
  15. Big Data224▲ 1.21×31 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage221▲ 2.1×33 topics
  17. Security208▲ 1.61×26 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency207▲ 1.16×35 topics
  19. Healthcare204◆ 0.93×38 topics
  20. Genetics202▲ 1.48×27 topics
  21. Heart Failure199▲ 2.3×14 topics
  22. Obesity198▲ 1.33×27 topics
  23. Immunotherapy187▲ 1.34×19 topics
  24. Identity183▲ 1.31×58 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders181▲ 1.65×20 topics
  26. Echocardiography175▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Chemotherapy169▲ 1.24×25 topics
  28. Literature151▲ 1.43×52 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk141▲ 2.3×9 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations136▲ 1.62×23 topics
  31. Dark Matter112▲ 5.0×4 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging112▲ 2.3×8 topics
  33. Entanglement110▲ 3.8×4 topics
  34. Distributed Systems109▲ 3.3×6 topics
  35. 5G Networks102▲ 2.6×5 topics
  36. Mediterranean90▲ 5.2×6 topics
  37. Particle Physics86▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Black Holes78▲ 4.2×3 topics
  39. Late Antiquity74▲ 7.6×3 topics
  40. Italy68▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Pisa?

Cardiovascular Function …60Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 60 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…58Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 58 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 55 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 48 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 48 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 45 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 44 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…43Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 43 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 42 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 42 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNuclear and High Energy PhysicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 60 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 58 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 55 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 48 works
  5. 5 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 45 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 44 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 43 works
  9. 9 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 42 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 42 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%Pisa21.4% 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 32.6% in 2016.

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