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Medicine research in Italy

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico ranks first in Italy for Medicine research in 2022-now (#173 worldwide), followed by Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Italy's world rank
#13
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
129k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoRome #17343.116.9%5,264
2Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilan #20141.417.6%1,695
3Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreMilan #20941.015.8%4,730
4University of MilanMilan #22740.116.0%4,008
5Humanitas UniversityRozzano #24539.218.7%2,308
6University of Naples Federico IINaples #25039.017.8%3,546
7University of PaduaPadua #25938.615.0%4,231
8University of FlorenceFlorence #30536.814.7%3,267
9University of TurinTurin #31836.314.2%3,128
10National Research CouncilRome #33235.916.6%2,099
11Sapienza University of RomeRome #33335.815.8%5,148
12University of BolognaBologna #38934.115.0%3,180
13Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilan #42633.117.4%1,427
14University of PisaPisa #45632.415.1%1,963
15University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena #49631.415.3%1,584
16University of VeronaVerona #49731.414.0%1,998
17University of Milano-BicoccaMilan #50831.214.8%1,337
18European Institute of OncologyMilan #52330.919.0%569
19University of Rome Tor VergataRome #56430.016.1%1,731
20University of PaviaPavia #58729.616.5%1,297
21Azienda USL di BolognaBologna #59429.518.5%1,039
22University of GenoaGenoa #60629.215.6%1,281
23IRCCS Ospedale San RaffaeleMilan #60929.217.6%636
24University of SienaSiena #63428.715.4%1,318
25Università Campus Bio-MedicoRome #64628.517.5%1,338
26University of ParmaParma #65528.415.7%1,166
27Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoa #67128.116.2%1,018
28University of TriesteTrieste #69927.613.6%821
29University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #70527.519.2%1,553
30University of BresciaBrescia #70627.515.6%1,053
31Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa #74327.016.0%274
32University of PalermoPalermo #76526.617.7%1,596
33University of PerugiaPerugia #77526.513.7%968
34Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria PisanaPisa #78526.414.4%638
35Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #80326.117.1%1,195
36Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”Vercelli #82825.816.5%673
37Bambino Gesù Children's HospitalRome #84025.613.8%799
38University of InsubriaVarese #85125.516.0%769
39Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilan #87625.217.0%641
40University of TrentoTrento #88225.114.1%334
41San Raffaele University of RomeRome #91224.718.0%284
42Istituto Ortopedico RizzoliBologna #94224.418.5%514
43Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano NiguardaMilan #96124.113.2%555
44Ospedale MaggioreTrieste #97923.915.1%370
45Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaPisa #98723.815.6%287
46University of UdineUdine #1,02223.515.1%973
47University of CalabriaRende #1,03023.419.0%311
48University of SalernoFisciano #1,04123.218.3%780
49Policlinico San Matteo FondazionePavia #1,04423.215.0%512
50University of Chieti-PescaraChieti #1,05423.118.6%908
51University of FerraraFerrara #1,08822.813.3%1,033
52Fondazione TelethonRome #1,09922.618.3%100
53University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #1,11122.517.3%607
54Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'AndreaRome #1,13522.317.1%381
55IRCCS Istituto Auxologico ItalianoMilan #1,14022.215.1%399
56Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio EmiliaReggio Emilia #1,14822.213.9%420
57Politecnico di MilanoMilan #1,15122.112.3%662
58University of Bari Aldo MoroBari #1,15522.117.0%1,931
59Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoa #1,16122.013.6%392
60University of CataniaCatania #1,20121.717.4%1,292

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Italy?

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

  1. 1Marco Metra#14,411 worldwide overall456.2 of 1,381 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Carlo La Vecchia#49,989 worldwide overall464.7 of 1,995 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Giuseppe Remuzzi#18,220 worldwide overall380.9 of 1,253 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Aldo Pietro Maggioni#21,233 worldwide overall372.0 of 1,187 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Massimo Filippi#89,629 worldwide overall420.3 of 1,766 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rosario Tumino#10,334 worldwide overall290.1 of 795 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Giovanni Targher#11,363 worldwide overall263.7 of 696 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Antonio Hugo Bezerra Colombo#124,894 worldwide overall378.3 of 1,882 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Silvia Franceschi#44,693 worldwide overall288.6 of 1,135 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Azeem Latib#52,294 worldwide overall277.9 of 1,080 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Giuseppe Mancia#96,810 worldwide overall312.3 of 1,430 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Massimo Francesco Piepoli#16,896 worldwide overall237.6 of 684 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Gianfranco Parati#91,476 worldwide overall317.4 of 1,295 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Silvio Danese#24,508 worldwide overall257.7 of 925 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Paolo P. Pelosi#29,275 worldwide overall239.8 of 797 papers here in the top 10%

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