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Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura

In research, Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,304 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,430
of 28,054 · #14,725 all time
Rank in Italy
#469
of 618
Research works
748
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,304 of 7,800 20.4%62 #6207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura 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 Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.8 works12×
← 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: 8.75× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.71× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura?

Ranked on the composite score, Corrado Costa, Fulvia Rizza and Paolo Rapisarda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura.

  1. 1 Corrado Costa Italy · #149,185 worldwide 237 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Fulvia Rizza Italy · #354,843 worldwide 155 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Paolo Rapisarda Italy · #371,305 worldwide 116 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 A. Mercuri Italy · #414,920 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Giuseppe Pulighe Italy · #494,693 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Massimo Zaccardelli Italy · #560,369 worldwide 71 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Federico Pallottino Italy · #629,996 worldwide 105 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Manna Crespan Italy · #641,193 worldwide 68 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Catello Pane Italy · #744,288 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Daniele Pochi Italy · #757,328 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura

Which keywords describe research at Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biomass Estimation, Biomass, Health Effects, Invasive Species, Antioxidants, Sustainable Agriculture and Global Change.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 5.1×32 topics
  2. Sustainability7▲ 2.3×20 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  5. Health Effects5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  6. Biomass Estimation5▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Biomass5▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Invasive Species4▲ 8.6×12 topics
  9. Antioxidants4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  10. Genetics4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Global Change4▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Polyphenols4▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  17. Optimization4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  18. Bioenergy4▲ 56×3 topics
  19. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.4×13 topics
  22. Food Authentication3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. GIS3▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy3▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Supply Chain3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  27. Genetic Improvement3▲ 28×4 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Livestock Production3▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Logistics3▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Multivariate Calibration3▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Quality Assessment3▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Uncertainty3▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Variable Selection3▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Plant Growth3▲ 23×6 topics
  37. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Anthocyanins3▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Consumer Perception3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Horticultural Crops3▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Forest Biomass Utilization and Management, Smart Agriculture and AI and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Spectroscopy and Chemome…3Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 3 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilizati…3Forest Biomass Utilization and Management: 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…2Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …2Meat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 2 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 2 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology an…2Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 2 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryMechanics of MaterialsPlant ScienceEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.