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Engineering research in Italy

Politecnico di Milano ranks first in Italy for Engineering research in 2022-now (#123 worldwide), followed by University of Padua and National Research Council.

Italy's world rank
#12
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
67k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Engineering in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Politecnico di MilanoMilan #12344.611.0%6,211
2University of PaduaPadua #21538.211.0%2,567
3National Research CouncilRome #23037.410.4%3,542
4University of Naples Federico IINaples #28934.711.7%2,860
5Politecnico di TorinoTurin #29334.610.9%4,404
6Sapienza University of RomeRome #30834.010.1%3,130
7University of BolognaBologna #33033.29.8%2,575
8University of TrentoTrento #37831.610.4%1,095
9University of PisaPisa #38231.59.8%1,703
10Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa #42030.411.2%811
11University of Rome Tor VergataRome #43830.09.8%1,140
12Polytechnic University of BariBari #48728.712.0%1,236
13University of FlorenceFlorence #54027.58.8%1,511
14University of CalabriaRende #61726.013.4%1,036
15University of SalernoFisciano #70124.511.8%1,138
16University of PerugiaPerugia #71024.48.9%753
17University of GenoaGenoa #71624.37.0%1,550
18University of SalentoLecce #76923.514.4%510
19University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #77023.510.2%932
20University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena #78923.29.0%883
21University of PaviaPavia #79423.19.0%861
22University of TriesteTrieste #80323.08.0%457
23Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #83822.59.8%921
24Roma Tre UniversityRome #85322.39.1%714
25University of BresciaBrescia #87322.010.2%740
26University of TurinTurin #89421.79.9%476
27University of ParmaParma #91421.59.2%721
28Innovation Engineering (Italy)Rome #98120.717.8%186
29University of Milano-BicoccaMilan #1,03020.18.9%430
30National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentRome #1,10119.38.7%594
31University of PalermoPalermo #1,19718.48.1%1,072
32University of Reggio CalabriaReggio Calabria #1,23318.011.2%396
33Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaPisa #1,25117.910.9%408
34University of CagliariCagliari #1,26717.78.7%687
35Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareRome #1,27017.79.4%315
36Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiTrieste #1,28317.612.7%96
37University of MilanMilan #1,30317.49.9%527
38Free University of Bozen-BolzanoBolzano #1,31217.310.8%382
39National Institute for AstrophysicsRome #1,40716.58.2%301
40National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and TechnologyFlorence #1,42716.411.4%256
41Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio MeridionaleCassino #1,44516.26.9%415
42University of CataniaCatania #1,49215.88.9%1,052
43University of SannioBenevento #1,50115.810.0%319
44Fondazione Bruno KesslerTrento #1,52315.69.6%201
45Parthenope University of NaplesNaples #1,54715.411.6%374
46University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #1,60215.010.0%688
47Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le TelecomunicazioniParma #1,62114.912.3%209
48University of SienaSiena #1,75713.910.8%317
49University of BergamoBergamo #1,78913.88.6%382
50University of UdineUdine #1,79213.710.0%425
51Ca' Foscari University of VeniceVenice #1,94212.811.3%162
52University of FerraraFerrara #1,95112.87.0%512
53Università Campus Bio-MedicoRome #1,98912.518.0%202
54Università di CamerinoCamerino #1,99012.510.6%180
55Italian Aerospace Research CentreCapua #2,05712.14.9%211
56University of MessinaMessina #2,09211.910.2%608
57University of Bari Aldo MoroBari #2,11911.811.8%334
58Ferrari (Italy)Maranello #2,13111.78.7%225
59University Niccolò CusanoRome #2,17411.511.1%133
60Eurac ResearchBolzano #2,18511.416.3%96

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Italy?

Enrico Zio, Bruno Scrosati and Pierluigi Siano rank highest among researchers based in Italy, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Enrico Zio#74,999 worldwide overall204.7 of 847 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bruno Scrosati#25,994 worldwide overall148.1 of 392 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Pierluigi Siano#71,412 worldwide overall173.3 of 706 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Liberato Manna#11,115 worldwide overall98.4 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Enrico Drioli#296,387 worldwide overall122.6 of 388 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sauro Succi#187,499 worldwide overall87.4 of 342 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alberto Bemporad#135,076 worldwide overall94.2 of 334 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Filippo De Angelis#23,678 worldwide overall66.4 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jusef Hassoun#69,075 worldwide overall75.4 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Darwin Gordon Caldwell#244,509 worldwide overall105.8 of 563 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Francesco Tornabene#241,002 worldwide overall118.1 of 251 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alessandro De Luca#65,871 worldwide overall62.8 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Michael Dumbser#26,481 worldwide overall63.0 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14P. Lazzarin#97,696 worldwide overall68.2 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Daniele Ielmini#71,488 worldwide overall64.5 of 248 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Italy on their work in Engineering 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 Engineering