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Ansaldo (Italy)

In research, Ansaldo (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,172 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,057 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,654
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#325
of 743
Research works
751
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Ansaldo (Italy)

What is Ansaldo (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 #5,172 of 17,446 5.5%697
EngineeringField #3,057 of 9,532 5.2%485

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

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Ansaldo (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Medicine (9%), Materials Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 86.5% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 64.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 15.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAnsaldo (Italy)42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences3%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2764.1%
    2. Materials Science48.9%
    3. Chemical Engineering24.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy23.9%
    5. Energy11.9%
    6. Computer Science11.4%
    7. Chemistry00.8%
    8. Environmental Science00.7%
    1. Medicine49.1%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.3%
    2. Decision Sciences01.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 14.02× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.27× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering14.02×2 works
  2. Engineering4.27×27 works
  3. Materials Science2.54×4 works
  4. Energy2.06×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.74×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.01×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×0 works
  8. Chemistry0.50×0 works
  9. Medicine0.47×4 works
  10. Nursing0.27×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.18×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ansaldo (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Alessandro ALEMBERTI, Luciano Cinotti and E. Vacchieri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ansaldo (Italy).

  1. 1 Alessandro ALEMBERTI Italy · #1,722,271 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Luciano Cinotti Italy · #2,114,238 worldwide 919 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 E. Vacchieri Italy · #2,257,691 worldwide 293 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Giovanni Campa Italy · #2,410,893 worldwide 466 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Nadia Mazzino Italy · #2,552,688 worldwide 429 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 L. Barucca Italy · #2,766,786 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 M. Brossa Italy · #3,025,137 worldwide 147 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Carlo Gualco Italy · #3,071,437 worldwide 298 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Giorgio Mongardi Italy · #3,239,853 worldwide 256 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Concetta Pragliola Italy · #3,397,720 worldwide 326 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Ansaldo (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Ansaldo (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Ansaldo (Italy) is "Overview of lead-cooled fast reactor activities" (Alessandro ALEMBERTI, V. S. Smirnov, Craig F. Smith et al., 2013), with 376 citations. Next come "A non conventional power converter for plasma stabilization" (347) and "DEMO design activity in Europe: Progress and updates" (305).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Overview of lead-cooled fast reactor activities Alessandro ALEMBERTI, V. S. Smirnov, Craig F. Smith et al. · Progress in Nuclear Energy 17 Dec 2013 376
2 A non conventional power converter for plasma stabilization Mario Marchesoni, M. Mazzucchelli, S. Tenconi Conference paper 6 Jan 2003 347
3 DEMO design activity in Europe: Progress and updates G. Federici et al. · Fusion Engineering and Design Open access 5 Jun 2018 305
4 The design and safety features of the IRIS reactor Mario D. Carelli, L. Conway, Luca Oriani et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Design Open access 10 Apr 2004 302
5 Overview of the DEMO staged design approach in Europe G. Federici et al. · Nuclear Fusion Open access 20 Mar 2019 256
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ansaldo (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Chemical Kinetics, Combustion Instabilities, Premixed Combustion, Turbulent Flames, Boundary Layer and Molten Salt.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Transfer5▲ 25×9 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 95×2 topics
  4. Combustion Instabilities3▲ 111×2 topics
  5. Premixed Combustion2▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Turbulent Flames2▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Boundary Layer2▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Molten Salt2▲ 142×1 topic
  9. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 142×1 topic
  10. Film Cooling2▲ 268×1 topic
  11. Turbine2▲ 268×1 topic
  12. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Thermodynamic Analysis2▲ 62×3 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis2▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Combustion2▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  17. Epidemiology2◆ 0.92×11 topics
  18. Soot Formation2▲ 84×1 topic
  19. fusion materials2▲ 189×1 topic
  20. radiation damage2▲ 189×1 topic
  21. Accident Tolerant Fuels1▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Fuel Cladding1▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.78×4 topics
  24. Power Electronics1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  25. Energy Storage1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Friction Modeling1▲ 454×1 topic
  27. Microstructure1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  28. Nonlinear Normal Modes1▲ 454×1 topic
  29. Large Eddy Simulation1▲ 79×2 topics
  30. Reliability Evaluation1▲ 48×2 topics
  31. Turbulence1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Ejectors1▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Passive Systems1▲ 156×1 topic
  34. Refrigerants1▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis1▲ 156×1 topic

Which research topics does Ansaldo (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Combustion and flame dynamics, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Combustion and flame dyn…2Combustion and flame dynamics: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …2Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performan…2Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…2Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 2 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 2 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 1 fractional worksBladed Disk Vibration Dy…1Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics: 1 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Ther…1Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 1 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Co…1Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 1 fractional worksHigh Temperature Alloys …1High Temperature Alloys and Creep: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  5. 5 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 1 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ansaldo (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Ansaldo (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ansaldo (Italy)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ansaldo (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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2018Ansaldo (Italy)8.0% in 20182010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2011.

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