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Engineering (Italy)

In research, Engineering (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,710 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,679 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 5.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,078
of 22,385 · #2,180 all time
Rank in Italy
#123
of 475
Research works
1.5k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Engineering (Italy)

What is Engineering (Italy) 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 #2,710 of 10,670 5.8%285 #1036
EngineeringField #2,679 of 5,901 5.5%165 #1257

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Engineering (Italy) 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 Engineering (Italy) work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Engineering (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Computer Science (14%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 296 fractional works · 78.9% of its workEngineering: 169 fractional works · 44.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 38 fractional works · 10.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 54 fractional works · 14.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEngineering(Italy)376fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering16944.9%
    2. Computer Science5414.4%
    3. Environmental Science256.7%
    4. Materials Science195.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy72.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.9%
    7. Chemistry71.8%
    8. Energy61.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences143.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting82.1%
    3. Decision Sciences41.2%
    4. Psychology41.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.0%
    1. Medicine215.5%
    2. Health Professions20.6%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.4%
    3. Neuroscience41.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Engineering (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 works5.0×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.99× its world share, 169 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.99×169 works
  2. Computer Science1.86×54 works
  3. Energy1.59×6 works
  4. Materials Science1.45×19 works
  5. Environmental Science1.35×25 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.33×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.21×4 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×7 works
  9. Chemistry1.13×7 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.89×8 works
  11. Neuroscience0.69×4 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×8 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×9 works
  15. Psychology0.35×4 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.34×4 works
  17. Social Sciences0.30×14 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×5 works
  19. Medicine0.28×20 works
  20. Mathematics0.24×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.23×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  23. Nursing0.06×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Engineering (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mauro Isaja, Luca Bevilacqua and Francesco Saverio Nucci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Engineering (Italy).

  1. 1 Mauro Isaja Italy · #1,883,405 worldwide 156 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Luca Bevilacqua Italy · #3,189,847 worldwide 98 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Francesco Saverio Nucci Italy · #3,349,122 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Marzia Mammina Italy · #3,617,913 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 P Grasso Italy · #3,641,345 worldwide 305 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Francesco Spadoni Italy · #3,889,844 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Luigi Briguglio Italy · #4,165,881 worldwide 34 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Engineering (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Engineering (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Engineering (Italy) is "Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009): The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)" (and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) et al., 2009), with 2,057 citations. Next come "High-entropy energy materials: challenges and new opportunities" (963) and "Global long-term observations of coastal erosion and accretion" (808).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009): The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 27 Aug 2009 2,057
2 High-entropy energy materials: challenges and new opportunities Yanjiao Ma, Yanjiao Ma, Yuan Ma et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2021 963
3 Global long-term observations of coastal erosion and accretion Lorenzo Mentaschi, Michalis Ioannis Vousdoukas, Jean‐François Pekel et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 21 Aug 2018 808
4 Global probabilistic projections of extreme sea levels show intensification of coastal flood hazard Michalis Ioannis Vousdoukas, Lorenzo Mentaschi, Evangelos Voukouvalas et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Jun 2018 798
5 Blockchain Based Decentralized Management of Demand Response Programs in Smart Energy Grids Claudia Daniela Pop, Tudor Cioara, Claudia Antal et al. · Sensors Open access 9 Jan 2018 624
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Engineering (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning31▲ 2.4×60 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 1.90×53 topics
  3. Sustainability17▲ 1.88×34 topics
  4. Renewable Energy15▲ 2.8×28 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency14▲ 4.0×28 topics
  6. Neural Networks13▲ 2.2×24 topics
  7. Remote Sensing12▲ 2.7×26 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.64×27 topics
  9. Climate Change10◆ 0.97×36 topics
  10. Smart Grid10▲ 7.0×9 topics
  11. Power Electronics9▲ 7.6×8 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 7.3×6 topics
  13. Big Data8▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.2×11 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Internet of Things7▲ 2.2×11 topics
  17. IoT6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Thermal Management6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Optimization5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Feature Extraction5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  23. Thermal Analysis5▲ 10×5 topics
  24. IoT Security5▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  26. Energy Management4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. Control Systems4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  28. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  29. Smart Home4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Energy Harvesting4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Construction4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  34. Engineering Education3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Thermal Comfort3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Dynamic Analysis3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Probabilistic Analysis3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Decision Support Systems3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Demand Response3▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Electricity Markets3▲ 9.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Engineering (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Energy Management, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…3Smart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…3Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksSeismic Performance and …2Seismic Performance and Analysis: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Information SystemsControl and Systems EngineeringBuilding and Construction2 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Engineering (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower 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 Engineering (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Engineering (Italy)0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Engineering (Italy) 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%Engineering (Italy)10.9% 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 11.1% in 2015.

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