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ASL Roma

In research, ASL Roma stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,675 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,481 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,707
of 22,385 · #6,118 all time
Rank in Italy
#128
of 475
Research works
1k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
ASL Roma

What is ASL Roma 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,675 of 9,902 14.5%211 #2949
MedicineField #1,481 of 8,541 14.6%190 #2610

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ASL Roma 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 ASL Roma work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at ASL Roma is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 236 fractional works · 66.1% of its workMedicine: 213 fractional works · 59.8% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKASL Roma357fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences11%

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. Medicine21359.8%
    2. Health Professions174.7%
    3. Dentistry30.9%
    4. Veterinary20.6%
    5. Nursing10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology215.9%
    2. Neuroscience113.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology92.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Psychology185.1%
    2. Social Sciences113.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science174.6%
    2. Engineering61.7%
    3. Computer Science41.2%
    4. Mathematics20.5%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
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: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.50× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.11× its world share, 213 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.14×2 works
  2. Medicine3.11×213 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.50×9 works
  4. Neuroscience1.92×11 works
  5. Dentistry1.77×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.77×17 works
  7. Psychology1.66×18 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.11×21 works
  9. Environmental Science0.93×17 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×5 works
  11. Nursing0.50×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.42×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×7 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×4 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.26×3 works
  17. Social Sciences0.24×11 works
  18. Computer Science0.15×4 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  21. Engineering0.12×6 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works
  25. Energy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ASL Roma?

Ranked on the quality score, Matteo Scortichini, Federica Nobile and Filomena Pietrantonio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ASL Roma.

  1. 1 Matteo Scortichini Italy · #59,930 worldwide 8k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Federica Nobile Italy · #1,173,129 worldwide 336 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Filomena Pietrantonio Italy · #2,710,447 worldwide 738 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Tommaso Caravita di Toritto Italy · #2,970,005 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Cataldo Procacci Italy · #2,996,819 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Amedeo Altamura Italy · #3,187,103 worldwide 234 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Armando Cotugno Italy · #3,210,407 worldwide 289 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Loredana Ubertazzo Italy · #3,212,642 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Raffaele La Porta Italy · #3,346,648 worldwide 817 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Chiara Pelliccia Italy · #3,429,798 worldwide 208 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at ASL Roma

What are the most cited papers from ASL Roma?

The most cited paper from ASL Roma is "Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter" (Richard T. Burnett et al., 2018), with 2,561 citations. Next come "Efficacy of HPV-based screening for prevention of invasive cervical cancer: follow-up of four European randomised controlled trials" (1,845) and "Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management" (1,087).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter Richard T. Burnett et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 4 Sep 2018 2,561
2 Efficacy of HPV-based screening for prevention of invasive cervical cancer: follow-up of four European randomised controlled trials Guglielmo Ronco, Joakim Dillner, K. Miriam Elfström et al. · The Lancet Open access 2 Nov 2013 1,845
3 Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management Elsa Dent et al. · The journal of nutrition health & aging Open access 3 Oct 2019 1,087
4 New evidences on the altered gut microbiota in autism spectrum disorders Francesco Strati, Duccio Cavalieri, Davide Albanese et al. · Microbiome Open access 21 Feb 2017 1,072
5 Prevalence and Clinical Manifestations of Primary Aldosteronism Encountered in Primary Care Practice Silvia Monticone, Jacopo Burrello, Davide Tizzani et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Apr 2017 884
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ASL Roma?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Treatment, Public Health, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Quality of Life and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 3.1×110 topics
  2. Inflammation19▲ 2.5×59 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 4.1×39 topics
  4. Public Health17▲ 3.3×41 topics
  5. Mortality16▲ 7.6×13 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress15▲ 2.5×37 topics
  7. Quality of Life14▲ 2.8×44 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.2×32 topics
  9. Diagnosis13▲ 3.9×34 topics
  10. COVID-1911▲ 2.4×19 topics
  11. Pandemic11▲ 3.1×9 topics
  12. Immune Response10▲ 4.9×17 topics
  13. Depression9▲ 2.9×18 topics
  14. Genetics9▲ 3.6×15 topics
  15. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.7×22 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.5×13 topics
  17. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.2×16 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations7▲ 4.7×17 topics
  19. Management7▲ 2.6×26 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.5×19 topics
  21. Health Effects7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  23. Vaccine7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  24. Anxiety7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.4×14 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.1×18 topics
  27. Guidelines6▲ 3.7×13 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Neuroimaging6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Rituximab5▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  35. Particulate Matter5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Mutation5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Epidemiological Studies5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Air Pollution4▲ 10.0×1 topic
  39. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Economic Evaluation4▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does ASL Roma publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Climate Change and Health Impacts and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Air Quality and Health I…4Air Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 3 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsInfectious DiseasesClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ASL Roma's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% 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 ASL Roma as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%ASL Roma0.0011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of ASL Roma 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 counting10%20%ASL Roma15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2025.

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