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Health Sciences research in Italy

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico ranks first in Italy for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#198 worldwide), followed by Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Italy's world rank
#13
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
143k
Top-10% rate
15.6%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoRome #19842.517.1%5,483
2Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilan #21241.817.5%1,805
3Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreMilan #22341.216.0%5,094
4University of MilanMilan #24040.416.2%4,539
5Humanitas UniversityRozzano #26239.518.8%2,384
6University of Naples Federico IINaples #26639.318.2%3,970
7University of PaduaPadua #28638.515.0%4,636
8National Research CouncilRome #34136.616.9%2,384
9Sapienza University of RomeRome #34936.415.5%6,085
10University of FlorenceFlorence #35136.314.7%3,548
11University of TurinTurin #35236.314.4%3,501
12University of BolognaBologna #40734.715.2%3,690
13Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilan #45433.517.7%1,540
14University of PisaPisa #51332.215.2%2,146
15European Institute of OncologyMilan #51932.019.1%583
16University of Milano-BicoccaMilan #53531.714.7%1,500
17University of VeronaVerona #55131.414.3%2,169
18University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena #55431.315.3%1,744
19University of Rome Tor VergataRome #60530.416.5%1,955
20University of PaviaPavia #63129.916.7%1,463
21University of GenoaGenoa #65729.515.6%1,440
22Azienda USL di BolognaBologna #67129.318.5%1,081
23University of SienaSiena #67729.216.0%1,484
24IRCCS Ospedale San RaffaeleMilan #68529.017.5%657
25University of ParmaParma #70228.815.7%1,317
26Università Campus Bio-MedicoRome #71228.617.7%1,406
27Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa #75328.016.4%304
28University of TriesteTrieste #75728.013.2%921
29Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoa #77027.816.3%1,054
30University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #77627.719.6%1,725
31University of BresciaBrescia #79627.415.5%1,145
32University of TrentoTrento #83326.914.4%400
33University of PerugiaPerugia #84026.813.6%1,102
34Istituto Ortopedico RizzoliBologna #84226.818.6%531
35Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #86926.517.2%1,316
36University of PalermoPalermo #87026.418.0%1,746
37Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”Vercelli #88726.216.6%757
38Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilan #89526.117.0%656
39Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria PisanaPisa #89626.114.4%660
40Bambino Gesù Children's HospitalRome #94425.514.1%846
41University of InsubriaVarese #94625.515.9%835
42Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaPisa #97025.215.4%348
43San Raffaele University of RomeRome #1,03724.517.9%302
44University of SalernoFisciano #1,04424.519.4%953
45Politecnico di MilanoMilan #1,05724.312.6%815
46University of CalabriaRende #1,06224.318.7%363
47Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano NiguardaMilan #1,08424.013.1%577
48Ospedale MaggioreTrieste #1,13723.514.9%387
49University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #1,14523.517.1%747
50University of Chieti-PescaraChieti #1,14823.418.7%1,052
51University of UdineUdine #1,17823.115.1%1,070
52IRCCS Istituto Auxologico ItalianoMilan #1,19123.015.3%427
53Policlinico San Matteo FondazionePavia #1,19323.015.2%536
54University of FerraraFerrara #1,19423.013.8%1,184
55Istituto Ortopedico GaleazziMilan #1,21422.817.9%243
56Fondazione TelethonRome #1,23522.618.3%103
57Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio EmiliaReggio Emilia #1,27922.213.8%445
58Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoa #1,28822.213.7%419
59University of Bari Aldo MoroBari #1,29022.117.9%2,189
60University of CataniaCatania #1,29822.118.2%1,503

Institutions in Italy above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Italy?

Marco Metra, Carlo La Vecchia and Giuseppe Remuzzi rank highest among researchers based in Italy, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Marco Metra#14,411 worldwide overall460.4 of 1,407 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Carlo La Vecchia#49,989 worldwide overall500.1 of 2,133 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Giuseppe Remuzzi#18,220 worldwide overall398.0 of 1,294 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Aldo Pietro Maggioni#21,233 worldwide overall376.9 of 1,222 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Massimo Filippi#89,629 worldwide overall426.4 of 1,800 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rosario Tumino#10,334 worldwide overall308.2 of 840 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Giovanni Targher#11,363 worldwide overall264.4 of 704 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Antonio Hugo Bezerra Colombo#124,894 worldwide overall379.4 of 1,897 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Silvia Franceschi#44,693 worldwide overall299.5 of 1,175 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Gianfranco Parati#91,476 worldwide overall338.7 of 1,368 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Giuseppe Mancia#96,810 worldwide overall329.8 of 1,517 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Azeem Latib#52,294 worldwide overall278.5 of 1,086 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Massimo Francesco Piepoli#16,896 worldwide overall239.0 of 702 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paolo P. Pelosi#29,275 worldwide overall246.8 of 820 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Silvio Danese#24,508 worldwide overall264.0 of 954 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Italy on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Italy compares with other countries in Health Sciences