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Research in Pontedera

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Pontedera, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Piaggio (Italy).

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.9k
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
26.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Pontedera

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 Pontedera?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Piaggio (Italy)Company 1,635 #6,347

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.

Which fields of science does Pontedera work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Pontedera is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Medicine (14%), Neuroscience (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 251 fractional works · 53.2% of its workEngineering: 145 fractional works · 30.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 12.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 91 fractional works · 19.3% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 14.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPontedera472fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering14530.7%
    2. Computer Science306.4%
    3. Materials Science234.8%
    4. Environmental Science204.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy112.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences112.3%
    7. Chemistry61.2%
    8. Mathematics20.5%
    9. Energy20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    1. Neuroscience449.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology234.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences214.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Medicine6814.3%
    2. Health Professions40.9%
    3. Veterinary20.5%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Nursing10.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities173.7%
    2. Psychology153.1%
    3. Social Sciences122.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.6%
    6. Decision Sciences30.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pontedera strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pontedera is most concentrated in Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience (10.5× the world share in Cognitive Neuroscience).

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 31.7 works11×
  2. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 52.6 works6.1×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 40.8 works6.1×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.09× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.06× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.38× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience6.09×41 works
  2. Veterinary3.38×2 works
  3. Engineering2.06×128 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.54×10 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.44×17 works
  6. Materials Science1.30×19 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.98×9 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.97×1 works
  9. Psychology0.97×12 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×18 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×20 works
  12. Environmental Science0.86×18 works
  13. Chemistry0.78×5 works
  14. Computer Science0.75×24 works
  15. Medicine0.74×59 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.51×2 works
  18. Dentistry0.48×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.44×2 works
  20. Energy0.41×2 works
  21. Health Professions0.35×4 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×1 works
  23. Nursing0.31×1 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×3 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×4 works
  26. Social Sciences0.19×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Pontedera?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Heart Rate Variability, Emotion Regulation, Deep Learning, Regenerative Medicine, Motor Imagery and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

▲ 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 Learning25▲ 1.53×42 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications21▲ 3.8×30 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering16▲ 5.7×13 topics
  4. Heart Rate Variability12▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  6. Emotion Regulation12▲ 8.0×6 topics
  7. Regenerative Medicine10▲ 8.3×5 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  9. Motor Imagery10▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Brain-Computer Interfaces10▲ 22×1 topic
  11. EEG Analysis10▲ 22×1 topic
  12. Hydrogels10▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Robotic Manipulators10▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Autonomic Nervous System9▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Physiological Time Series9▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Robotics9▲ 7.5×5 topics
  17. Biomechanics8▲ 5.8×10 topics
  18. Haptic Interfaces8▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Feedback Control8▲ 10×7 topics
  20. Actuators8▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Cell Culture8▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Health Monitoring8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  23. Soft Robotics8▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Functional Connectivity7▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Gait Analysis7▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Microfluidic Devices7▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Electromyography7▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Muscle Fatigue7▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Bioinks7▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Bioprinting7▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Grasping7▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Robot Learning7▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Graph Theory7▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Adaptive Control7▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Path Planning7▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Control7▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Default Mode Network7▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Resting-State fMRI7▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Flexible Electronics7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Nanogenerators7▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Pontedera?

EEG and Brain-Computer I…9EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 9 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…8Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 8 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 7 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 6 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 6 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 6 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…6Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 6 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 5 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 5 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

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

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  7. 7 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  9. 9 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Pontedera21.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 38.3% in 2018.

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