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Cineca

In research, Cineca stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,068 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,866
of 28,054 · #15,422 all time
Rank in Italy
#375
of 618
Research works
324
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Cineca 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 #9,068 of 21,541 23.2%193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cineca 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).

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: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.88× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.63× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cineca?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Rossi, Carlo Cavazzoni and Antonella Guidazzoli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cineca.

  1. 1 E. Rossi Italy · #382,297 worldwide 77 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Carlo Cavazzoni Italy · #460,217 worldwide 127 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Antonella Guidazzoli Italy · #1,153,953 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mirko Cestari Italy · #1,608,447 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Giuseppa Muscianisi Italy · #1,627,242 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Cineca

Which keywords describe research at Cineca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parallel Computing, High-Performance Computing, Machine Learning, Large-Eddy Simulation, Performance Optimization, GPU Computing, Multicore Architectures and Workflow Management.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 2.7×24 topics
  2. Parallel Computing4▲ 60×3 topics
  3. High-Performance Computing4▲ 72×2 topics
  4. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 24×4 topics
  5. Performance Optimization3▲ 70×2 topics
  6. GPU Computing3▲ 113×1 topic
  7. Multicore Architectures3▲ 113×1 topic
  8. Climate Change2▲ 1.35×12 topics
  9. Security2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  10. Workflow Management2▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Heat Transfer2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  12. Big Data2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  13. Distributed Systems2▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Distributed Storage2▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  17. Network Coding2▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Turbulent Flows2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Bioinformatics2▲ 23×4 topics
  20. Boundary Layer Transition2▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Particle Image Velocimetry2▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Resource Management2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Quality of Life2▲ 1.67×5 topics
  24. Cloud Computing1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Spectral Analysis1▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Turbulent Flow1▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Acoustic Sources1▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Boundary Layer1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Data Assimilation1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Flow Control1▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Grid Computing1▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Jet Noise1▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Molecular Docking1▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Multiphase Flow1▲ 20×4 topics
  36. Software Development1▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Task Scheduling1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Virtual Screening1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Economic Evaluation1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. IoT1▲ 4.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Cineca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Advanced Data Storage Technologies, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems.

Parallel Computing and O…3Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…2Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 2 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…1Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and…1Scientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputational MechanicsAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cineca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.