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Materials Science research in Italy

National Research Council ranks first in Italy for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#229 worldwide), followed by Italian Institute of Technology and University of Padua.

Italy's world rank
#16
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
8.6%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Research CouncilRome #22929.77.7%1,364
2Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa #24928.612.5%331
3University of PaduaPadua #31725.59.3%363
4Politecnico di MilanoMilan #33025.09.1%557
5National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and TechnologyFlorence #39622.611.6%232
6University of BolognaBologna #45220.99.4%379
7Sapienza University of RomeRome #51919.17.2%432
8University of Naples Federico IINaples #59217.48.8%401
9University of Milano-BicoccaMilan #66915.811.8%186
10University of ParmaParma #70215.29.7%109
11University of PerugiaPerugia #73814.69.0%138
12University of TriesteTrieste #74214.58.2%124
13University of PisaPisa #74414.57.8%234
14University of BresciaBrescia #75514.310.0%72
15University of TurinTurin #81513.38.3%201
16Politecnico di TorinoTurin #82913.18.9%423
17University of TrentoTrento #86812.56.9%165
18University of FlorenceFlorence #94611.49.1%170
19University of PaviaPavia #94711.38.6%145
20University of Rome Tor VergataRome #95911.27.4%206
21University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena #98810.811.4%133
22University of CalabriaRende #99810.78.3%153
23University of MilanMilan #1,00410.66.2%200
24University of SalentoLecce #1,1059.412.7%105
25University of CagliariCagliari #1,1299.110.2%110
26Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareRome #1,1748.66.5%83
27Ca' Foscari University of VeniceVenice #1,1788.510.4%66
28University of SalernoFisciano #1,1988.37.7%237
29University of GenoaGenoa #1,2218.16.3%196
30National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentRome #1,2327.96.0%156
31Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.Trieste #1,2457.83.8%87
32Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #1,2917.38.9%77
33University of FerraraFerrara #1,3187.17.1%61
34University of MessinaMessina #1,3986.310.3%141
35University of PalermoPalermo #1,4146.29.9%226
36University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #1,4565.89.4%76
37University of Bari Aldo MoroBari #1,5544.98.0%86
38Polytechnic University of BariBari #1,7243.65.9%72
39University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #1,7623.311.5%72
40Roma Tre UniversityRome #1,9142.26.3%96
41University of CataniaCatania #2,027150.04.9%168

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Italy?

Liberato Manna, Roberta Sessoli and Filippo De Angelis rank highest among researchers based in Italy, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Liberato Manna#11,115 worldwide overall98.9 of 283 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Roberta Sessoli#16,223 worldwide overall95.4 of 277 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Filippo De Angelis#23,678 worldwide overall71.0 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Andréa Caneschi#81,645 worldwide overall73.9 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Silvia Bordiga#26,304 worldwide overall66.2 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dante Gatteschi#412,551 worldwide overall105.5 of 406 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Gianfranco Pacchioni#75,283 worldwide overall73.9 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carlo Lamberti#45,398 worldwide overall55.5 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Paolo Fornasiero#33,364 worldwide overall48.6 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Josè Maria Kenny#484,438 worldwide overall88.9 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Vincenzo Balzani#88,259 worldwide overall54.5 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Edoardo Mosconi#20,828 worldwide overall36.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Francesco Sciortino#61,501 worldwide overall44.1 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Pooyan Makvandi#1,513 worldwide overall32.5 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Silvia Picozzi#125,296 worldwide overall40.0 of 157 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Italy on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science