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Active Technologies (Italy)

In research, Active Technologies (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,622 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,918 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

activetechnologies.itROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#10,401
of 22,385 · #11,023 all time
Rank in Italy
#218
of 475
Research works
434
▲ 124% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Active Technologies (Italy)

What is Active Technologies (Italy) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,622 of 17,446 8.3%186
Social SciencesDomain #10,918 of 14,833 9.1%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Active Technologies (Italy) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Active Technologies (Italy) work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Active Technologies (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (21%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 41.2% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 20.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 13.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 13.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKActiveTechnologies…163fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science3320.5%
    2. Engineering2213.6%
    3. Environmental Science52.9%
    4. Materials Science21.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2515.1%
    2. Psychology1911.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting52.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities52.8%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    1. Medicine2213.7%
    2. Health Professions42.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Neuroscience53.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.64× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.91× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.91×19 works
  2. Computer Science2.64×33 works
  3. Neuroscience2.04×5 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.36×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.19×24 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.97×4 works
  7. Health Professions0.94×4 works
  8. Engineering0.91×22 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×5 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×2 works
  11. Medicine0.71×22 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×5 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.60×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.58×5 works
  15. Nursing0.56×0 works
  16. Veterinary0.50×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.38×2 works
  18. Energy0.37×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.35×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×2 works
  21. Mathematics0.27×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Active Technologies (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Eric Parsloe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Active Technologies (Italy).

  1. 1 Eric Parsloe Italy · #4,294,335 worldwide 212 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Active Technologies (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Active Technologies (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Active Technologies (Italy) is "The Human Organization" (Joy A. Palmer, 1997), with 573 citations. Next come "nnU-Net Revisited: A Call for Rigorous Validation in 3D Medical Image Segmentation" (341) and "Benefits of virtual reality based cognitive rehabilitation through simulated activities of daily living: a randomized controlled trial with stroke patients" (319).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Human Organization Joy A. Palmer · Journal of Knowledge Management Dec 1997 573
2 nnU-Net Revisited: A Call for Rigorous Validation in 3D Medical Image Segmentation Fabian Isensee, Tassilo Wald, Constantin Ulrich et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2024 341
3 Benefits of virtual reality based cognitive rehabilitation through simulated activities of daily living: a randomized controlled trial with stroke patients Ana Lúcia Faria, Andreia Cordeiro Andrade, Luísa Soares et al. · Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Open access 2 Nov 2016 319
4 Preparing for the Unknown: Learning a Universal Policy with Online System Identification Wenhao Yu, Jie Tan, C. Karen Liu et al. Conference paperOpen access 12 Jul 2017 229
5 CrisisTracker: Crowdsourced social media curation for disaster awareness Jakob Rogstadius, Marin Vuković, Carlos Antônio Teixeira et al. · IBM Journal of Research and Development Sep 2013 213
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Which keywords describe research at Active Technologies (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Interaction, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Internet of Things and Supply Chain Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning14▲ 2.5×28 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 4.9×10 topics
  3. Deep Learning11▲ 1.96×34 topics
  4. Big Data10▲ 6.4×9 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×22 topics
  6. Social Interaction6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  8. Internet of Things6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Neural Networks5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  10. Healthcare5▲ 2.5×8 topics
  11. Gender Differences4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  12. Embodiment4▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Learning Outcomes4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  14. Human-Robot Interaction4▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Virtual Reality4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  16. Consumer Perception3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  17. Physical Activity3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  18. Surveillance3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  19. Precision Medicine3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  20. Analytics3▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Business Intelligence3▲ 21×1 topic
  22. User Experience3▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Customer Experience3▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Health Equity3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  25. Marketing3▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Chatbots3▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Ethical Challenges3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Robotics3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Service Robots3▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Gender Dynamics3▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Radiology3▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Fairness2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Accountability2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Discrimination2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Algorithmic Bias2▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Psychological Well-being2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Stereotypes2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Transparency2▲ 10.0×1 topic
  40. Video Games2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Active Technologies (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Big Data and Business Intelligence, AI in Service Interactions, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Big Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions3AI in Service Interactions: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media2Digital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence Applications: 2 fractional worksHumor Studies and Applic…2Humor Studies and Applications: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceHealth InformaticsSafety Research4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Humor Studies and Applications Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.2%domestic only47.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Active Technologies (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 124% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Active Technologies (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Active Technologies (Italy)0.00099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Active Technologies (Italy) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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