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Research in Trieste

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Trieste, Italy. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Trieste, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati and The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

Research institutions
32
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
60k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.5%
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 Trieste?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TriesteUniversity 22,694 #778
2Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiUniversity 7,414 #962
3The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)Research facility 7,066 #1,588
4Ospedale MaggioreHospital / health system 6,089 #7,113
5IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo GarofoloHospital / health system 2,684 #8,014
6Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.Research facility 2,174 #4,308
7Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TriesteResearch facility 2,055 #1,950
8National Institute of Oceanography and Applied GeophysicsResearch facility 1,598 #6,983
9AREA Science ParkResearch facility 1,511 #8,127
10International Centre for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyNonprofit 1,296 #15,477
11Trieste Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility 1,201 #7,415
12Ospedale di CattinaraHospital / health system 1,086 #12,966
13Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di TriesteHospital / health system 771 #9,974
14Istituto Officina dei MaterialiResearch facility 729 #3,805
15International Atomic Energy AgencyGovernment institution 362 #13,773 all time
16International School of TriesteUniversity 194 #30,873 all time
17Cluster in BiomedicineNonprofit 187 #25,994 all time
18Fondazione Italiana FegatoInstitution 168 #31,286 all time
19Institute for Fundamental Physics of the UniverseResearch facility 165 #8,486
20Consorzio Interuniversitario per le BiotecnologieUniversity 140 #17,614 all time
21Fincantieri (Italy)Company 136 #41,145 all time
22The World Academy of SciencesNonprofit 104 not ranked
23A.P.E. Research (Italy)Company 59 not ranked
24Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia GiuliaGovernment institution 58 not ranked
25InterAcademy PartnershipNonprofit 26 not ranked
26Eurospital (Italy)Company 18 not ranked
27Insiel (Italy)Company 12 not ranked
28Organization for Women in Science for the Developing WorldNonprofit 7 not ranked
29Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe TartiniUniversity 4 not ranked
30T-Connect (Italy)Company 3 not ranked
31Central European InitiativeInstitution 1 not ranked
32Promoscience (Italy)Company 1 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 Trieste: 37.8%Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati: 12.4%The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP): 11.8%Ospedale Maggiore: 10.1%28 others listed: 27.9%38%largest
University of Trieste23k · 37.8%Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati7,414 · 12.4%The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)7,066 · 11.8%Ospedale Maggiore6,089 · 10.1%28 others listed17k · 27.9%

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

What is Trieste strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Trieste is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy (9.9× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 255.0 works9.9×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 316.0 works7.4×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,256.0 works6.9×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 90.4 works6.9×
  5. InstrumentationSubfield · 27.4 works6.7×
  6. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 83.4 works6.4×
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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 Trieste?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Entanglement, Dark Matter, Epidemiology, Quantum Gravity, Supernovae, Renormalization Group and Cosmology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology372◆ 1.15×132 topics
  2. Machine Learning268◆ 1.00×74 topics
  3. Climate Change237◆ 1.07×90 topics
  4. Treatment155▲ 1.56×51 topics
  5. Black Holes154▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Diagnosis137▲ 1.80×41 topics
  7. Entanglement136▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Dark Matter130▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Quantum Gravity108▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Supernovae105▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Renormalization Group100▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Heart Failure96▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations95▲ 2.7×23 topics
  14. Cosmology89▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Topological Order88▲ 22×2 topics
  16. General Relativity86▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Tomography85▲ 5.7×5 topics
  18. Dark Energy83▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Cosmic Microwave Background82▲ 18×1 topic
  20. Cosmological Parameters82▲ 18×1 topic
  21. Dynamics79▲ 21×3 topics
  22. String Theory79▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Quantum Entanglement78▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Echocardiography77▲ 3.5×8 topics
  25. Field Theories76▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Holographic76▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Superconductivity73▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Many-Body Localization73▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Quantum Thermalization73▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Quantum Information73▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Particle Physics72▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Star Formation69▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Inverse Problems62▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Quantum Computing56▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Galaxies56▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Stellar Populations56▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Gravitational Waves53▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Quantum Simulation52▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Galactic Center52▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Cosmic Rays52▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Trieste?

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 82 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 76 works
  3. 3 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 73 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 56 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 44 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 37 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 36 works
  8. 8 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 31 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  10. 10 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 29 works

Research output over time

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