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Ambiente Italia (Italy)

In research, Ambiente Italia (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,740 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,722 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,483
of 22,385 · #7,590 all time
Rank in Italy
#157
of 475
Research works
981
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Ambiente Italia (Italy)

What is Ambiente Italia (Italy) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,740 of 10,670 11.3%97 #6627
Social SciencesDomain #6,722 of 9,585 8.2%76 #7768

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ambiente Italia (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 Ambiente Italia (Italy) work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Ambiente Italia (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (23%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 106 fractional works · 41.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 60 fractional works · 23.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 39 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAmbiente Italia(Italy)256fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences31%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science6023.5%
    2. Engineering259.6%
    3. Computer Science72.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences62.5%
    5. Materials Science31.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    7. Energy20.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences5019.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities72.8%
    3. Decision Sciences72.6%
    4. Psychology72.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting52.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.7%
    1. Medicine187.2%
    2. Health Professions176.6%
    3. Dentistry20.7%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Nursing10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences218.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 1.77× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.72× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.72×60 works
  2. Veterinary3.33×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.71×7 works
  4. Health Professions2.49×17 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.47×2 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.77×22 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.58×6 works
  8. Social Sciences1.56×50 works
  9. Dentistry1.40×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.97×7 works
  11. Psychology0.85×7 works
  12. Nursing0.78×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×4 works
  14. Energy0.66×2 works
  15. Engineering0.64×25 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×5 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×5 works
  19. Medicine0.38×18 works
  20. Computer Science0.37×7 works
  21. Neuroscience0.32×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.28×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.14×1 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ambiente Italia (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Emanuela Guidoboni, Paolo Frankl and Roberto Romizi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ambiente Italia (Italy).

  1. 1 Emanuela Guidoboni Italy · #2,034,239 worldwide 3.9k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Paolo Frankl Italy · #2,850,883 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Roberto Romizi Italy · #3,075,388 worldwide 151 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Graziano Ferrari Italy · #3,912,696 worldwide 2.5k citations · 118 works
  5. 5 Aliki Panou Italy · #4,151,294 worldwide 296 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Michele Giavini Italy · #4,818,318 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Lucineide Maria de Jesus Santos Italy · #4,974,363 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Roberto Toffoli Italy · #5,119,805 worldwide 340 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jesús Abad Soria Italy · #5,246,980 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Giorgio Ghiringhelli Italy · #5,551,982 worldwide 33 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Ambiente Italia (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Ambiente Italia (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Ambiente Italia (Italy) is "Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe" (Stanislas Rigal et al., 2023), with 501 citations. Next come "Predicting the consequences of anthropogenic disturbance: large-scale effects of loss of canopy algae on rocky shores" (402) and "Biodiversity and Adaptive Mechanisms in Brackish Water Fauna" (285).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe Stanislas Rigal et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 15 May 2023 501
2 Predicting the consequences of anthropogenic disturbance: large-scale effects of loss of canopy algae on rocky shores Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, Federica Pannacciulli, Fabio Bulleri et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series Open access 2001 402
3 Biodiversity and Adaptive Mechanisms in Brackish Water Fauna Giuseppe Cognetti, Ferruccio Maltagliati · Marine Pollution Bulletin 2000 285
4 Determination of aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air of Rome Domenico Brocco, R. Fratarcangeli, Luca Lepore et al. · Atmospheric Environment Feb 1997 281
5 Mapping Lichen Diversity as an Indicator of Environmental Quality J. Asta, Walter Erhardt, Marco Peter Ferretti et al. Book chapter 2002 247
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ambiente Italia (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Waste Management, Climate Change and Public Health.

▲ 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. Sustainability28▲ 4.4×46 topics
  2. Sustainable Development19▲ 4.7×22 topics
  3. Climate Change19▲ 2.7×56 topics
  4. Environmental Impact18▲ 4.2×33 topics
  5. Public Policy15▲ 12×12 topics
  6. Biodiversity14▲ 7.3×16 topics
  7. Public Health14▲ 3.8×24 topics
  8. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.8×17 topics
  9. Globalization12▲ 2.3×26 topics
  10. Waste Management11▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Educational Technology10▲ 3.1×9 topics
  12. Water Resources9▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Environmental Education9▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Qualitative Research9▲ 4.0×5 topics
  15. Healthcare8▲ 2.8×10 topics
  16. Teacher Training8▲ 5.2×11 topics
  17. Eco-friendly Practices8▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Social Participation8▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Cultural Heritage8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  20. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.4×15 topics
  21. Online Learning7▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Health Effects6▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Data Analysis6▲ 8.3×2 topics
  24. Organizational Management5▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Research Methods5▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Healthcare Access5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  28. Health Policy5▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Social Inequality5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Invasive Species5▲ 4.3×13 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Legislation4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Population Dynamics4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  34. Agroecology4▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Inclusion4▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Environmental Justice4▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Media Education4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Research4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. WebQuests4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Ambiente Italia (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Business and Management Studies, Education and Digital Technologies and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Environmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability and Education: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation3Healthcare Regulation: 3 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 2 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 3 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 2 works
  9. 9 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ambiente Italia (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ambiente Italia (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ambiente Italia (Italy)0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ambiente Italia (Italy)9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2015.

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