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Center for Nano Science and Technology

In research, Center for Nano Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,731 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,528
of 28,054 · #5,367 all time
Rank in Italy
#213
of 618
Research works
504
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
54.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Center for Nano Science and Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,731 of 12,888 19.1%104 #3540

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Nano Science and Technology 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Center for Nano Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 20.1 works7.6×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 34.5 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.54× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.31× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.45× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Nano Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Mario Caironi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Nano Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Mario Caironi Italy · #362,049 worldwide 358 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Nano Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Center for Nano Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Semiconductors, Tissue Engineering, Nanomaterials, Efficiency, Nanocomposites, Crystal Growth and Nanofibers.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Biomedical Applications13▲ 8.1×25 topics
  2. Semiconductors11▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Nanomaterials10▲ 7.4×11 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering10▲ 12×10 topics
  5. Efficiency10▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Nanocomposites10▲ 9.3×10 topics
  7. Crystal Growth10▲ 25×8 topics
  8. Nanofibers8▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Stability8▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Light-Emitting Diodes8▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Organometal Halide Perovskites8▲ 52×1 topic
  12. Perovskite Solar Cells8▲ 52×1 topic
  13. Biosensors7▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Organic Electronics7▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Conducting Polymers7▲ 36×2 topics
  16. PEDOT:PSS7▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Polyaniline7▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.5×20 topics
  19. Electronic Structure6▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Energy Harvesting6▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Graphene6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Nanocrystals6▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Nanostructures5▲ 9.2×12 topics
  24. Flexible Electronics5▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Optogenetics5▲ 67×2 topics
  26. Channelrhodopsin4▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Neural Control4▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Semiconductor4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  29. Nanogenerators4▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Wearable4▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Photovoltaics4▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Bioimaging4▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Chemical Sensors3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Electrical Stimulation3▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Electrode Arrays3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Neural Stimulation3▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Optical Modulators3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Self-Assembly3▲ 7.1×11 topics

Which research topics does Center for Nano Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Conducting polymers and applications, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Perovskite Materials and…8Perovskite Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 7 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 3 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …3Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 3 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  3. 3 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.5%domestic only45.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Nano Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

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