Top research institutions in Italy
Sapienza University of Rome ranks first in Italy on research quality in 2022–2025 (#121 worldwide), followed by University of Bologna and University of Padua.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sapienza University of RomeUniversity · Rome | #121 | 19.1% | 22,577 | #1 |
| 2 | University of BolognaUniversity · Bologna | #128 | 23.3% | 16,382 | #3 |
| 3 | University of PaduaUniversity · Padua | #157 | 22.5% | 16,215 | #2 |
| 4 | University of MilanUniversity · Milan | #193 | 21.2% | 13,142 | #4 |
| 5 | Politecnico di MilanoUniversity · Milan | #203 | 21.9% | 14,534 | #5 |
| 6 | University of Naples Federico IIUniversity · Naples | #206 | 25.1% | 12,147 | #8 |
| 7 | University of FlorenceUniversity · Florence | #245 | 21.5% | 10,630 | #6 |
| 8 | University of TurinUniversity · Turin | #322 | 23.4% | 9,885 | #9 |
| 9 | Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoHospital / health system · Rome | #353 | 24.3% | 7,631 | #25 |
| 10 | National Research CouncilNonprofit · Rome | #383 | 27.0% | 5,503 | #16 |
| 11 | University of PisaUniversity · Pisa | #386 | 22.0% | 9,433 | #7 |
| 12 | University of SalernoUniversity · Fisciano | #451 | 24.7% | 6,049 | #24 |
| 13 | University of Bari Aldo MoroUniversity · Bari | #463 | 25.4% | 6,520 | #20 |
| 14 | University of PalermoUniversity · Palermo | #466 | 23.9% | 6,718 | #21 |
| 15 | University of Rome Tor VergataUniversity · Rome | #494 | 22.4% | 6,426 | #14 |
| 16 | University of PaviaUniversity · Pavia | #502 | 22.1% | 5,454 | #13 |
| 17 | University of MessinaUniversity · Messina | #507 | 24.3% | 4,869 | #30 |
| 18 | Politecnico di TorinoUniversity · Turin | #551 | 20.7% | 9,371 | #11 |
| 19 | University of Milano-BicoccaUniversity · Milan | #556 | 22.8% | 5,809 | #17 |
| 20 | University of TrentoUniversity · Trento | #562 | 22.3% | 5,289 | #10 |
| 21 | University of CataniaUniversity · Catania | #638 | 23.1% | 6,223 | #27 |
| 22 | University of GenoaUniversity · Genoa | #714 | 19.2% | 6,745 | #12 |
| 23 | University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"University · Caserta | #730 | 25.9% | 4,166 | #52 |
| 24 | University of ParmaUniversity · Parma | #734 | 22.5% | 4,628 | #23 |
| 25 | Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreUniversity · Milan | #769 | 25.1% | 5,681 | #36 |
| 26 | University of TriesteUniversity · Trieste | #778 | 20.4% | 3,536 | #19 |
| 27 | University of PerugiaUniversity · Perugia | #816 | 22.0% | 4,321 | #15 |
| 28 | University of CalabriaUniversity · Rende | #873 | 23.6% | 3,987 | #35 |
| 29 | University of VeronaUniversity · Verona | #892 | 20.6% | 4,785 | #38 |
| 30 | Marche Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Ancona | #901 | 24.2% | 4,031 | #51 |
| 31 | Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityUniversity · Milan | #924 | 23.8% | 2,620 | #44 |
| 32 | Italian Institute of TechnologyResearch facility · Genoa | #926 | 21.5% | 1,947 | #40 |
| 33 | University of Chieti-PescaraUniversity · Chieti | #938 | 26.3% | 3,008 | #49 |
| 34 | University of CagliariUniversity · Cagliari | #959 | 21.4% | 4,065 | #37 |
| 35 | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiUniversity · Trieste | #962 | 28.4% | 865 | #22 |
| 36 | University of SienaUniversity · Siena | #963 | 21.0% | 3,926 | #34 |
| 37 | Agostino Gemelli University PolyclinicHospital / health system · Rome | #1,013 | 22.2% | 3,298 | #86 |
| 38 | University of FerraraUniversity · Ferrara | #1,016 | 20.4% | 3,542 | #28 |
| 39 | University of BresciaUniversity · Brescia | #1,072 | 22.2% | 3,339 | #42 |
| 40 | University of L'AquilaUniversity · L’Aquila | #1,077 | 19.8% | 3,477 | #41 |
| 41 | University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversity · Modena | #1,101 | 20.9% | 4,634 | #26 |
| 42 | Scuola Normale SuperioreUniversity · Pisa | #1,142 | 26.4% | 1,203 | #32 |
| 43 | Roma Tre UniversityUniversity · Rome | #1,160 | 20.8% | 3,419 | #33 |
| 44 | University of SalentoUniversity · Lecce | #1,179 | 25.7% | 2,489 | #50 |
| 45 | Ca' Foscari University of VeniceUniversity · Venice | #1,232 | 13.9% | 4,949 | #53 |
| 46 | Humanitas UniversityUniversity · Rozzano | #1,264 | 24.6% | 1,579 | #69 |
| 47 | University of UdineUniversity · Udine | #1,285 | 20.3% | 2,998 | #48 |
| 48 | IRCCS Humanitas Research HospitalHospital / health system · Rozzano | #1,312 | 24.8% | 1,431 | #115 |
| 49 | Federico II University HospitalHospital / health system · Naples | #1,428 | 25.4% | 2,335 | #66 |
| 50 | Free University of Bozen-BolzanoUniversity · Bolzano | #1,446 | 28.8% | 2,055 | #102 |
| 51 | University of InsubriaUniversity · Varese | #1,499 | 23.4% | 1,931 | #46 |
| 52 | Joint Research CentreGovernment institution · Ispra | #1,513 | 37.2% | 960 | #18 |
| 53 | Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoHospital / health system · Milan | #1,524 | 22.9% | 2,032 | #73 |
| 54 | Polytechnic University of BariUniversity · Bari | #1,587 | 22.8% | 2,521 | #59 |
| 55 | The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)Research facility · Trieste | #1,588 | 27.5% | 479 | #31 |
| 56 | Magna Graecia UniversityUniversity · Catanzaro | #1,613 | 27.2% | 1,981 | #93 |
| 57 | University of SassariUniversity · Sassari | #1,655 | 23.2% | 1,964 | #56 |
| 58 | University of FoggiaUniversity · Foggia | #1,663 | 26.3% | 1,909 | #105 |
| 59 | Parthenope University of NaplesUniversity · Naples | #1,722 | 29.8% | 1,643 | #77 |
| 60 | National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and TechnologyUniversity · Florence | #1,859 | 21.6% | 824 | #62 |
| 61 | Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”University · Vercelli | #1,870 | 22.7% | 1,798 | #70 |
| 62 | Bocconi UniversityUniversity · Milan | #1,895 | 26.8% | 1,763 | #61 |
| 63 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TriesteResearch facility · Trieste | #1,950 | 40.1% | 251 | #78 |
| 64 | University of BasilicataUniversity · Potenza | #1,973 | 24.7% | 1,269 | #75 |
| 65 | Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoHospital / health system · Genoa | #2,052 | 22.4% | 1,442 | #114 |
| 66 | Fondazione Bruno KesslerResearch facility · Trento | #2,239 | 25.6% | 948 | #65 |
| 67 | Università Campus Bio-MedicoUniversity · Rome | #2,243 | 23.4% | 1,467 | #101 |
| 68 | European University InstituteUniversity · Florence | #2,337 | 28.6% | 1,557 | #74 |
| 69 | Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaUniversity · Pisa | #2,352 | 25.4% | 1,967 | #58 |
| 70 | National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentGovernment institution · Rome | #2,380 | 20.8% | 1,520 | #39 |
| 71 | Azienda USL di BolognaHospital / health system · Bologna | #2,405 | 24.2% | 1,368 | #184 |
| 72 | Istituto Superiore di SanitàGovernment institution · Rome | #2,430 | 24.5% | 1,088 | #47 |
| 73 | University of MoliseUniversity · Campobasso | #2,462 | 26.4% | 1,215 | #132 |
| 74 | IRCCS Ospedale San RaffaeleHospital / health system · Milan | #2,483 | 22.9% | 908 | #103 |
| 75 | Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiHospital / health system · Florence | #2,532 | 18.9% | 1,394 | #125 |
| 76 | European Institute of OncologyHospital / health system · Milan | #2,654 | 27.4% | 868 | #63 |
| 77 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaResearch facility · Padua | #2,740 | 34.4% | 406 | #64 |
| 78 | Università degli Studi della TusciaUniversity · Viterbo | #2,792 | 25.0% | 1,433 | #117 |
| 79 | CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate ChangeFunder · Lecce | #2,810 | 35.2% | 303 | #156 |
| 80 | University of BergamoUniversity · Bergamo | #2,822 | 21.8% | 1,958 | #100 |
| 81 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareGovernment institution · Rome | #2,828 | 20.9% | 599 | #45 |
| 82 | Università degli Studi di Enna KoreUniversity · Enna | #2,887 | 27.1% | 831 | #210 |
| 83 | University of UrbinoUniversity · Urbino | #2,950 | 21.9% | 1,553 | #96 |
| 84 | Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity · Rome | #2,983 | 29.1% | 434 | #290 |
| 85 | Bambino Gesù Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Rome | #2,995 | 18.7% | 1,257 | #130 |
| 86 | University of Reggio CalabriaUniversity · Reggio Calabria | #3,014 | 25.4% | 1,426 | #110 |
| 87 | Università di CamerinoUniversity · Camerino | #3,048 | 25.2% | 1,418 | #54 |
| 88 | Eurac ResearchNonprofit · Bolzano | #3,054 | 30.7% | 567 | #170 |
| 89 | UniNettuno UniversityUniversity · Rome | #3,105 | 34.7% | 273 | #221 |
| 90 | Istituto NanoscienzeResearch facility · Pisa | #3,116 | 17.6% | 341 | #90 |
| 91 | University of SannioUniversity · Benevento | #3,148 | 22.1% | 1,009 | #95 |
| 92 | Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaResearch facility · Rome | #3,168 | 23.6% | 1,139 | #60 |
| 93 | Bank of ItalyFunder · Rome | #3,198 | 19.7% | 862 | #122 |
| 94 | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriHospital / health system · Milan | #3,268 | 21.5% | 885 | #68 |
| 95 | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological ResearchNonprofit · Milan | #3,302 | 24.9% | 515 | #43 |
| 96 | Human TechnopoleResearch facility · Milan | #3,442 | 33.7% | 159 | #316 |
| 97 | Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido CarliUniversity · Rome | #3,504 | 29.7% | 855 | #194 |
| 98 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics And ApplicationsResearch facility · Povo | #3,512 | 30.9% | 170 | #191 |
| 99 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PisaResearch facility · Pisa | #3,538 | 24.1% | 373 | #67 |
| 100 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di NapoliResearch facility · Naples | #3,539 | 24.8% | 495 | #71 |
| 101 | Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaHospital / health system · Brescia | #3,541 | 20.7% | 785 | #161 |
| 102 | Policlinico Umberto IHospital / health system · Rome | #3,558 | 23.0% | 955 | #163 |
| 103 | National Institute of OpticsResearch facility · Florence | #3,590 | 19.7% | 204 | #87 |
| 104 | Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano NiguardaHospital / health system · Milan | #3,617 | 16.8% | 707 | #176 |
| 105 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma IResearch facility · Rome | #3,653 | 34.3% | 340 | #57 |
| 106 | Neuroscience InstituteResearch facility · Pisa | #3,675 | 21.5% | 580 | #88 |
| 107 | University of TeramoUniversity · Teramo | #3,687 | 22.9% | 768 | #174 |
| 108 | Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio MeridionaleUniversity · Cassino | #3,744 | 22.2% | 1,116 | #136 |
| 109 | Istituto Officina dei MaterialiResearch facility · Trieste | #3,805 | 15.7% | 189 | #179 |
| 110 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di MilanoResearch facility · Milan | #3,863 | 23.5% | 397 | #84 |
| 111 | Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and ClimateResearch facility · Bologna | #3,876 | 23.2% | 215 | #98 |
| 112 | Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"Hospital / health system · Naples | #3,968 | 24.2% | 559 | #158 |
| 113 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoResearch facility · Turin | #3,984 | 30.7% | 345 | #80 |
| 114 | Istituto di NanotecnologiaResearch facility · Lecce | #4,095 | 22.5% | 271 | #201 |
| 115 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsGovernment institution · Rome | #4,149 | 36.6% | 421 | #150 |
| 116 | Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.Research facility · Trieste | #4,308 | 12.8% | 375 | #94 |
| 117 | Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological ProtectionResearch facility · Perugia | #4,346 | 39.9% | 166 | #83 |
| 118 | Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"Research facility · Pisa | #4,417 | 25.5% | 619 | #85 |
| 119 | Scuola Superiore MeridionaleUniversity · Naples | #4,424 | 23.5% | 391 | #348 |
| 120 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di FrascatiResearch facility · Frascati | #4,432 | 21.6% | 379 | #55 |
| 121 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di CataniaResearch facility · Catania | #4,509 | 22.5% | 256 | #141 |
| 122 | Innovation Engineering (Italy)Company · Rome | #4,528 | 29.1% | 395 | #164 |
| 123 | Institute for Microelectronics and MicrosystemsResearch facility · Catania | #4,545 | 12.9% | 453 | #119 |
| 124 | Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria PisanaHospital / health system · Pisa | #4,571 | 18.7% | 830 | #214 |
| 125 | Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di TorinoHospital / health system · Turin | #4,584 | 17.3% | 778 | #251 |
| 126 | Istituto Giannina GasliniHospital / health system · Genoa | #4,600 | 18.6% | 606 | #127 |
| 127 | University of MacerataUniversity · Macerata | #4,647 | 19.8% | 906 | #222 |
| 128 | Osservatorio Astronomico di PadovaResearch facility · Padua | #4,664 | 23.7% | 243 | #89 |
| 129 | San Raffaele University of RomeUniversity · Rome | #4,686 | 22.1% | 525 | #72 |
| 130 | Superconducting and other Innovative Materials and Devices InstituteResearch facility · Genoa | #4,694 | 18.0% | 158 | #172 |
| 131 | Policlinico Universitario di CataniaHospital / health system · Catania | #4,765 | 21.0% | 380 | #294 |
| 132 | Policlinico San Matteo FondazioneHospital / health system · Pavia | #4,784 | 18.8% | 681 | #154 |
| 133 | Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di PaviaUniversity · Pavia | #4,803 | 26.3% | 531 | #285 |
| 134 | Meyer Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Florence | #4,833 | 21.0% | 490 | #259 |
| 135 | University Niccolò CusanoUniversity · Rome | #4,898 | 24.6% | 435 | #248 |
| 136 | Arcetri Astrophysical ObservatoryResearch facility · Florence | #4,939 | 24.5% | 258 | #108 |
| 137 | MultiMedicaHospital / health system · Milan | #4,956 | 23.3% | 354 | #188 |
| 138 | National Institute for AstrophysicsFunder · Rome | #4,963 | 18.5% | 479 | #104 |
| 139 | Fondazione Santa LuciaHospital / health system · Rome | #4,967 | 28.8% | 453 | #146 |
| 140 | Institute for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic CompoundsResearch facility · Sesto Fiorentino | #4,973 | 17.6% | 252 | #126 |
| 141 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaResearch facility · Bologna | #4,988 | 25.1% | 326 | #128 |
| 142 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di FirenzeResearch facility · Sesto Fiorentino | #5,008 | 26.1% | 240 | #82 |
| 143 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca MetrologicaResearch facility · Turin | #5,140 | 9.6% | 426 | #97 |
| 144 | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaHospital / health system · Milan | #5,149 | 20.5% | 504 | #148 |
| 145 | Istituto di Fotonica e NanotecnologieResearch facility · Milan | #5,170 | 14.5% | 221 | #113 |
| 146 | Campus Bio Medico University HospitalHospital / health system · Rome | #5,176 | 25.5% | 693 | #396 |
| 147 | Gran Sasso Science InstituteUniversity · L’Aquila | #5,266 | 28.7% | 455 | #263 |
| 148 | Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle RicercheResearch facility · Venice | #5,286 | 23.2% | 359 | #169 |
| 149 | Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro SpallanzaniHospital / health system · Rome | #5,295 | 24.5% | 212 | #186 |
| 150 | Center for Biomolecular NanotechnologiesResearch facility · Arnesano | #5,313 | 17.4% | 170 | #198 |
| 151 | IRCCS Istituto Auxologico ItalianoHospital / health system · Milan | #5,351 | 23.8% | 625 | #159 |
| 152 | Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di ModenaHospital / health system · Modena | #5,357 | 23.2% | 460 | #256 |
| 153 | Institute for Complex SystemsResearch facility · Rome | #5,422 | 20.2% | 261 | #142 |
| 154 | Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie InformaticheUniversity · Pavia | #5,464 | 20.8% | 179 | #131 |
| 155 | Agenzia Spaziale ItalianaGovernment institution · Rome | #5,469 | 18.7% | 303 | #155 |
| 156 | Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIIIHospital / health system · Bergamo | #5,479 | 18.5% | 476 | #203 |
| 157 | Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnResearch facility · Naples | #5,496 | 22.4% | 522 | #162 |
| 158 | Institute for Chemical and Physical ProcessesResearch facility · Messina | #5,573 | 17.7% | 178 | #129 |
| 159 | Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per AnzianiHospital / health system · Ancona | #5,602 | 32.8% | 207 | #206 |
| 160 | Pegaso UniversityUniversity · Naples | #5,632 | 29.8% | 479 | #324 |
| 161 | Libera Università Maria SS. AssuntaUniversity · Rome | #5,736 | 31.9% | 486 | #318 |
| 162 | Istituto Neurologico MediterraneoHospital / health system · Pozzilli | #5,764 | 25.5% | 442 | #175 |
| 163 | Policlinico Tor VergataHospital / health system · Rome | #5,792 | 20.5% | 455 | #286 |
| 164 | Piaggio (Italy)Company · Pontedera | #5,817 | 22.0% | 382 | #211 |
| 165 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano BicoccaResearch facility · Milan | #5,839 | 36.9% | 198 | #209 |
| 166 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BariResearch facility · Bari | #5,841 | 23.4% | 263 | #124 |
| 167 | Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di PalermoHospital / health system · Palermo | #5,901 | 23.1% | 291 | #353 |
| 168 | Ospedale San PaoloHospital / health system · Bari | #5,954 | 21.6% | 369 | #216 |
| 169 | Collegio Carlo AlbertoUniversity · Moncalieri | #5,963 | 29.9% | 347 | #207 |
| 170 | Istituto PasteurNonprofit · Rome | #5,988 | 31.2% | 139 | #182 |
| 171 | Institute of Applied Science and Intelligent SystemsResearch facility · Pozzuoli | #6,109 | 14.0% | 187 | #220 |
| 172 | Istituto di Fisiologia ClinicaResearch facility · Pisa | #6,117 | 22.1% | 376 | #143 |
| 173 | Istituti Clinici Scientifici MaugeriHospital / health system · Pavia | #6,119 | 23.6% | 670 | #253 |
| 174 | Ministero della SaluteGovernment institution · Rome | #6,160 | 19.7% | 253 | #398 |
| 175 | Institute of Structure of MatterResearch facility · Rome | #6,164 | 15.5% | 245 | #109 |
| 176 | Institute of Environmental Geology and GeoengineeringResearch facility · Monterotondo | #6,183 | 30.8% | 163 | #250 |
| 177 | Istituto Oncologico VenetoHospital / health system · Padua | #6,232 | 20.0% | 417 | #239 |
| 178 | IFOMResearch facility · Milan | #6,266 | 29.9% | 127 | #160 |
| 179 | Eni (Italy)Company · Rome | #6,294 | 9.9% | 376 | #118 |
| 180 | Istituto Ortopedico RizzoliHospital / health system · Bologna | #6,368 | 24.7% | 672 | #190 |
| 181 | Institute for Experimental Endocrinology and OncologyResearch facility · Naples | #6,386 | 34.0% | 124 | #202 |
| 182 | Centro Ricerche Enrico FermiArchive · Rome | #6,401 | 32.4% | 121 | #171 |
| 183 | IMT School for Advanced Studies LuccaUniversity · Lucca | #6,422 | 29.3% | 504 | #212 |
| 184 | Azienda Ospedaliera San GerardoHospital / health system · Monza | #6,445 | 19.0% | 492 | #269 |
| 185 | ASST Fatebenefratelli SaccoHospital / health system · Milan | #6,469 | 20.3% | 360 | #354 |
| 186 | European Space Research InstituteResearch facility · Frascati | #6,498 | 27.5% | 149 | #144 |
| 187 | Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata VeronaHospital / health system · Verona | #6,500 | 18.9% | 422 | #293 |
| 188 | CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore (Italy)Company · Naples | #6,506 | 28.4% | 237 | #257 |
| 189 | Toscana Life SciencesNonprofit · Siena | #6,629 | 30.2% | 98 | #272 |
| 190 | The San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene TherapyResearch facility · Milan | #6,640 | 24.3% | 70 | #111 |
| 191 | National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental AnalysisResearch facility · Tito | #6,686 | 29.4% | 178 | #196 |
| 192 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di GenovaResearch facility · Genoa | #6,701 | 22.1% | 225 | #92 |
| 193 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di LegnaroResearch facility · Legnaro | #6,746 | 23.1% | 144 | #107 |
| 194 | Ospedale San GiuseppeHospital / health system · Milan | #6,783 | 22.3% | 395 | #303 |
| 195 | Astronomical Observatory of RomeResearch facility · Rome | #6,803 | 36.4% | 108 | #147 |
| 196 | Institute for Sustainable Plant ProtectionResearch facility · Turin | #6,856 | 31.8% | 325 | #229 |
| 197 | Institute for Biomedical Research and InnovationResearch facility · Palermo | #6,892 | 26.0% | 218 | #360 |
| 198 | Ospedale di BolzanoHospital / health system · Bolzano | #6,956 | 20.9% | 289 | #350 |
| 199 | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied GeophysicsResearch facility · Trieste | #6,983 | 21.6% | 303 | #236 |
| 200 | Institute of Polymers, Composites and BiomaterialsResearch facility · Pozzuoli | #6,998 | 21.1% | 297 | #309 |
| 201 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del SudResearch facility · Catania | #7,097 | 23.8% | 145 | #120 |
| 202 | Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di BolognaResearch facility · Bologna | #7,107 | 21.7% | 330 | #392 |
| 203 | Ospedale MaggioreHospital / health system · Trieste | #7,113 | 18.5% | 507 | #135 |
| 204 | IRCCS Policlinico San DonatoHospital / health system · San Donato Milanese | #7,136 | 20.4% | 448 | #275 |
| 205 | Link Campus UniversityUniversity · Rome | #7,149 | 24.0% | 358 | #423 |
| 206 | Mercatorum UniversityUniversity · Rome | #7,175 | 28.6% | 349 | #458 |
| 207 | Institute of Biosciences and BioresourcesResearch facility · Bari | #7,210 | 26.8% | 252 | #411 |
| 208 | Water Research InstituteResearch facility · Monterotondo | #7,344 | 19.7% | 306 | #311 |
| 209 | Istituto Ortopedico GaleazziHospital / health system · Milan | #7,409 | 30.2% | 334 | #254 |
| 210 | Trieste Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility · Trieste | #7,415 | 30.5% | 108 | #137 |
| 211 | Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio EmiliaHospital / health system · Reggio Emilia | #7,459 | 18.3% | 613 | #343 |
| 212 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PaviaResearch facility · Pavia | #7,469 | 22.3% | 158 | #121 |
| 213 | Center for Nano Science and TechnologyResearch facility · Milan | #7,528 | 18.4% | 135 | #178 |
| 214 | Institute for the Science and Technology of PlasmasResearch facility · Milan | #7,536 | 27.7% | 155 | #484 |
| 215 | Cereal Research CentreResearch facility · Foggia | #7,614 | 27.5% | 484 | #329 |
| 216 | Institute of Cognitive Sciences and TechnologiesResearch facility · Rome | #7,669 | 29.3% | 261 | #219 |
| 217 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor VergataResearch facility · Rome | #7,971 | 24.5% | 90 | #252 |
| 218 | Fondazione Edmund MachInstitution · San Michele all'Adige | #8,004 | 26.5% | 343 | #247 |
| 219 | IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo GarofoloHospital / health system · Trieste | #8,014 | 13.5% | 502 | #255 |
| 220 | Don Carlo Gnocchi FoundationNonprofit · Milan | #8,027 | 22.3% | 425 | #225 |
| 221 | Ferrari (Italy)Company · Maranello | #8,030 | 16.9% | 466 | #228 |
| 222 | Institute for Advanced Energy TechnologiesResearch facility · Messina | #8,074 | 15.4% | 168 | #233 |
| 223 | Casa Sollievo della SofferenzaHospital / health system · San Giovanni Rotondo | #8,088 | 17.9% | 336 | #230 |
| 224 | Veneto Institute of Molecular MedicineResearch facility · Padua | #8,095 | 29.8% | 120 | #166 |
| 225 | Institute of Geosciences and Earth ResourcesResearch facility · Pisa | #8,115 | 22.7% | 222 | #260 |
| 226 | Institute for High Performance Computing and NetworkingResearch facility · Rende | #8,116 | 30.3% | 265 | #399 |
| 227 | AREA Science ParkResearch facility · Trieste | #8,127 | 15.9% | 131 | #123 |
| 228 | Institute of Science and Technology for CeramicsResearch facility · Faenza | #8,179 | 21.4% | 139 | #151 |
| 229 | Ospedali Riuniti San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'AragonaHospital / health system · Salerno | #8,255 | 21.3% | 320 | #449 |
| 230 | IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'OrsolaHospital / health system · Bologna | #8,274 | 14.8% | 532 | #138 |
| 231 | Università Iuav di VeneziaUniversity · Venice | #8,297 | 21.0% | 599 | #192 |
| 232 | Marconi UniversityUniversity · Rome | #8,298 | 20.6% | 404 | #241 |
| 233 | Institute for BiomedicineResearch facility · Bolzano | #8,337 | 14.2% | 218 | #249 |
| 234 | Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'AndreaHospital / health system · Rome | #8,345 | 22.4% | 473 | #306 |
| 235 | Candiolo Cancer InstituteNonprofit · Candiolo | #8,376 | 24.5% | 245 | #173 |
| 236 | Centro Cardiologico MonzinoHospital / health system · Milan | #8,405 | 15.2% | 410 | #297 |
| 237 | Nello Carrara Institute of Applied PhysicsResearch facility · Sesto Fiorentino | #8,428 | 16.7% | 230 | #140 |
| 238 | Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le TelecomunicazioniFunder · Parma | #8,432 | 22.8% | 366 | #235 |
| 239 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di CagliariResearch facility · Monserrato | #8,438 | 24.2% | 193 | #234 |
| 240 | Institute of Nanostructured MaterialsResearch facility · Montelibretti | #8,440 | 14.5% | 215 | #133 |
| 241 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran SassoResearch facility · L’Aquila | #8,443 | 23.5% | 202 | #218 |
| 242 | Centro di Riferimento OncologicoHospital / health system · Aviano | #8,452 | 22.1% | 254 | #205 |
| 243 | Istituto Tumori BariHospital / health system · Bari | #8,454 | 22.8% | 187 | #388 |
| 244 | Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano PiniHospital / health system · Milan | #8,456 | 22.7% | 283 | #401 |
| 245 | Ospedale GaribaldiHospital / health system · Catania | #8,468 | 18.3% | 223 | #380 |
| 246 | Institute for Fundamental Physics of the UniverseResearch facility · Trieste | #8,486 | 36.7% | 94 | #467 |
| 247 | Institute of Cell Biology and NeurobiologyResearch facility · Monterotondo | #8,559 | 22.9% | 119 | #134 |
| 248 | Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul LavoroResearch facility · Rome | #8,571 | 15.9% | 376 | #344 |
| 249 | Luigi Sacco HospitalHospital / health system · Milan | #8,660 | 20.3% | 275 | #181 |
| 250 | ASL RomaGovernment institution · Rome | #8,675 | 20.4% | 314 | #410 |
| 251 | Foro Italico University of RomeUniversity · Rome | #8,683 | 29.2% | 349 | #386 |
| 252 | Centro Neurolesi Bonino PulejoHospital / health system · Messina | #8,695 | 34.6% | 271 | #292 |
| 253 | Regione CampaniaGovernment institution · Naples | #8,756 | 16.9% | 236 | #378 |
| 254 | Center for Genomic ScienceResearch facility · Milan | #8,770 | 20.9% | 164 | #157 |
| 255 | Brera Astronomical ObservatoryArchive · Milan | #8,855 | 28.2% | 174 | #153 |
| 256 | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle VenezieHospital / health system · Legnaro | #8,858 | 20.7% | 226 | #437 |
| 257 | Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale del PiemonteGovernment institution · Turin | #8,945 | 17.0% | 168 | #315 |
| 258 | Giustino Fortunato UniversityUniversity · Benevento | #8,964 | 38.3% | 157 | #534 |
| 259 | Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di UdineHospital / health system · Udine | #9,072 | 20.5% | 388 | #304 |
| 260 | Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don CalabriaHospital / health system · Negrar | #9,085 | 21.4% | 278 | #337 |
| 261 | Osservatorio astronomico di BolognaResearch facility · Bologna | #9,176 | 30.8% | 93 | #116 |
| 262 | Institute on Membrane TechnologyResearch facility · Rende | #9,186 | 17.1% | 161 | #231 |
| 263 | Telethon Institute Of Genetics And MedicineResearch facility · Naples | #9,233 | 27.8% | 101 | #240 |
| 264 | Alliance Bioversity International - CIATNonprofit · Rome | #9,241 | 30.8% | 175 | #333 |
| 265 | Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di SassariHospital / health system · Sassari | #9,276 | 26.0% | 121 | #579 |
| 266 | Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca AmbientaleGovernment institution · Rome | #9,291 | 21.7% | 325 | #268 |
| 267 | Institute of Organic Synthesis and PhotoreactivityResearch facility · Bologna | #9,313 | 14.2% | 109 | #177 |
| 268 | Gastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis"Hospital / health system · Castellana Grotte | #9,377 | 30.5% | 211 | #448 |
| 269 | Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'AmbienteResearch facility · Naples | #9,511 | 25.6% | 188 | #76 |
| 270 | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PerugiaResearch facility · Perugia | #9,534 | 25.0% | 145 | #200 |
| 271 | Ingegneria dei Trasporti (Italy)Company · Rome | #9,539 | 22.6% | 158 | #267 |
| 272 | Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei TumoriResearch facility · Meldola | #9,554 | 20.0% | 264 | #335 |
| 273 | STMicroelectronics (Italy)Company · Milan | #9,588 | 7.2% | 528 | #224 |
| 274 | Fondazione RomaNonprofit · Rome | #9,619 | 18.2% | 212 | #419 |
| 275 | Carlo Forlanini HospitalHospital / health system · Rome | #9,644 | 21.9% | 215 | #456 |
| 276 | Ospedale MonaldiHospital / health system · Naples | #9,660 | 14.2% | 406 | #425 |
| 277 | Institute of CrystallographyResearch facility · Bari | #9,740 | 16.6% | 202 | #165 |
| 278 | Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for EnergyResearch facility · Padova | #9,791 | 12.1% | 198 | #371 |
| 279 | Università degli Studi eCampusUniversity · Novedrate | #9,878 | 21.5% | 380 | #424 |
| 280 | Azienda Usl Toscana CentroHospital / health system · Pistoia | #9,881 | 14.8% | 388 | #507 |
| 281 | Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di ModenaGovernment institution · Modena | #9,909 | 16.7% | 297 | #322 |
| 282 | Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione Innovazione e Ricerca EducativaGovernment institution · Florence | #9,953 | 10.5% | 269 | #554 |
| 283 | Osservatorio Astrofisico di TorinoResearch facility · Pino Torinese | #9,970 | 23.0% | 113 | #246 |
| 284 | Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di TriesteHospital / health system · Trieste | #9,974 | 20.6% | 262 | #528 |
| 285 | Institute of Sciences of Food ProductionResearch facility · Bari | #10,016 | 34.0% | 183 | #291 |
| 286 | Unitelma Sapienza UniversityUniversity · Rome | #10,063 | 34.8% | 179 | #511 |
| 287 | Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (Italy)Company · Milan | #10,181 | 10.8% | 290 | #280 |
| 288 | Guglielmo da Saliceto HospitalHospital / health system · Piacenza | #10,190 | 14.7% | 189 | #488 |
| 289 | Institute of Biostructure and BioimagingResearch facility · Naples | #10,218 | 21.0% | 186 | #278 |
| 290 | Ospedale Vincenzo CervelloHospital / health system · Palermo | #10,277 | 19.7% | 184 | #382 |
| 291 | University of Naples - L'OrientaleUniversity · Naples | #10,333 | 12.5% | 623 | #486 |
| 292 | Institute of Molecular Biology and PathologyResearch facility · Rome | #10,362 | 27.0% | 98 | #273 |
| 293 | Ospedale San Luigi GonzagaHospital / health system · Orbassano | #10,375 | 22.7% | 261 | #313 |
| 294 | Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria SeneseHospital / health system · Siena | #10,394 | 18.4% | 195 | #492 |
| 295 | IRCCS Eugenio MedeaResearch facility · Bosisio Parini | #10,513 | 21.8% | 222 | #351 |
| 296 | Astronomical Observatory of CapodimonteResearch facility · Naples | #10,537 | 21.4% | 113 | #245 |
| 297 | Università degli Studi Internazionali di RomaUniversity · Rome | #10,562 | 16.4% | 348 | #491 |
| 298 | Istituto di Farmacologia TraslazionaleResearch facility · Rome | #10,582 | 18.5% | 163 | #289 |
| 299 | Ospedale SS. AnnunziataHospital / health system · Chieti | #10,615 | 16.8% | 246 | #403 |
| 300 | Ospedale CannizzaroHospital / health system · Catania | #10,631 | 23.2% | 187 | #426 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Italy on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Italy
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.