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AREA Science Park

In research, AREA Science Park stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,526 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,301
of 22,385 · #3,700 all time
Rank in Italy
#231
of 475
Research works
1.5k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
32.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
AREA Science Park

What is AREA Science Park 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 #5,526 of 10,670 8.5%89 #2206

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where AREA Science Park 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 AREA Science Park work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at AREA Science Park is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (16%), Engineering (16%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 98 fractional works · 67.5% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 10.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 15.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 10.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAREA Science Park145fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences5%

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. Materials Science2416.3%
    2. Engineering2315.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1913.4%
    4. Chemistry75.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences74.7%
    6. Computer Science64.4%
    7. Environmental Science43.1%
    8. Mathematics32.1%
    9. Energy31.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1812.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine1510.7%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.4%
    2. Decision Sciences10.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    5. Psychology10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.32× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.29× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.68× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.01× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.01×19 works
  2. Materials Science4.68×24 works
  3. Chemistry3.29×8 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.98×7 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.32×18 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.32×1 works
  7. Energy1.96×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.75×3 works
  9. Engineering1.05×23 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.88×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.85×0 works
  12. Nursing0.80×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.64×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.62×4 works
  16. Computer Science0.56×6 works
  17. Medicine0.56×15 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×2 works
  20. Health Professions0.32×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.25×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  24. Psychology0.13×1 works
  25. Social Sciences0.11×2 works

Who are the top researchers at AREA Science Park?

Ranked on the quality score, Giorgio Bedogni, I. Vobornik and Elvio Carlino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AREA Science Park.

  1. 1 Giorgio Bedogni Italy · #223,538 worldwide 19k citations · 379 works
  2. 2 I. Vobornik Italy · #367,106 worldwide 7.3k citations · 288 works
  3. 3 Elvio Carlino Italy · #812,509 worldwide 3.6k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Danilo Licastro Italy · #819,627 worldwide 4.3k citations · 166 works
  5. 5 Michele Alagia Italy · #965,193 worldwide 4.1k citations · 150 works
  6. 6 Jun Fujii Italy · #1,055,113 worldwide 6.2k citations · 291 works
  7. 7 Damjan Krizmancic Italy · #1,220,077 worldwide 918 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Rudy Ippodrino Italy · #1,295,563 worldwide 2k citations · 27 works
  9. 9 G. Panaccione Italy · #1,357,081 worldwide 7.5k citations · 313 works
  10. 10 Simeone Dal Monego Italy · #1,431,766 worldwide 1.6k citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at AREA Science Park

What are the most cited papers from AREA Science Park?

The most cited paper from AREA Science Park is "QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials" (Paolo Giannozzi et al., 2009), with 29,445 citations. Next come "The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis" (3,720) and "The Fatty Liver Index: a simple and accurate predictor of hepatic steatosis in the general population" (3,172).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials Paolo Giannozzi et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access Sep 2009 29,445
2 The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis Frank Kunst et al. · Nature Open access151 authors Nov 1997 3,720
3 The Fatty Liver Index: a simple and accurate predictor of hepatic steatosis in the general population Giorgio Bedogni, Stefano Bellentani, Lucia Miglioli et al. · BMC Gastroenterology Open access 2 Nov 2006 3,172
4 Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs Yasushi Okazaki et al. · Nature Open access137 authors Dec 2002 1,657
5 Bandgap opening in graphene induced by patterned hydrogen adsorption Richard Balog, Bjarke Jørgensen, Louis Nilsson et al. · Nature Materials 14 Mar 2010 1,509
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AREA Science Park?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Electronic Structure, Superconductivity, Nanostructures, Two-Dimensional Materials, Self-Assembly, Raman Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics.

▲ 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. Catalysis6▲ 6.7×19 topics
  2. Electronic Structure5▲ 20×7 topics
  3. Nanostructures4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  4. Superconductivity4▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Cancer4▲ 2.1×22 topics
  6. Nanocomposites4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  7. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.3×23 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications4▲ 2.3×20 topics
  9. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Graphene4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  11. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  12. Self-Assembly3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  13. Drug Delivery3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  18. Transparent Conductors3▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  20. Entanglement2▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Spintronics2▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Nanocrystals2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  23. Quantum Computing2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Biogenesis2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Crystal Growth2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  26. Electrocatalysis2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Chemical Vapor Deposition2▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Electronic Properties2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Graphene Oxide2▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Perovskite Oxides2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy2▲ 107×2 topics
  32. Supramolecular2▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Oxide Interfaces2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Two-Dimensional Electron Gases2▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Electron Transport2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Metal-Insulator Transition2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Protein2▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does AREA Science Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graphene research and applications, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Surface Chemistry and Catalysis.

Graphene research and ap…2Graphene research and applications: 2 fractional worksElectronic and Structura…2Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksSurface Chemistry and Catalysis: 1 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…1Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksGinkgo biloba and Cashew Applications: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics3 others

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  10. 10 Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications Complementary and alternative medicine 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AREA Science Park's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 AREA Science Park as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%AREA Science Park0.00052% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of AREA Science Park 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%AREA Science Park11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2008.

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