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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

In research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta stands highest in Medicine (#2,362 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,201 of 11,982 worldwide) and Neurology (#101 of 336 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience — Neurology is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,149
of 28,054 · #4,178 all time
Rank in Italy
#144
of 618
Research works
4.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta 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
MedicineField #2,362 of 10,443 20.1%300 #1859
Health SciencesDomain #3,201 of 11,982 20.2%309 #2393
NeurologySubfield #101 of 336 20.7%77 #149
Life SciencesDomain #2,669 of 7,800 20.4%152 #1732
NeuroscienceField #773 of 1,168 22.2%68 #752
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,492 of 3,579 19.6%78 #1654

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,859 #2,362
  2. Health Sciences#2,393 #3,201
  3. Neurology#149 #101
  4. Life Sciences#1,732 #2,669
  5. Neuroscience#752 #773
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,654 #2,492
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 77.0 works27×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 25.8 works19×
  3. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.5 works17×
  4. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 32.0 works13×
  5. NeuroscienceField · 68.0 works8.3×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.89× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.32× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta?

Ranked on the composite score, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Francesco DiMeco and Bianca Pollo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta.

  1. 1 Gaetano Finocchiaro Italy · #4,421 worldwide 1.7k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Francesco DiMeco Italy · #18,584 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Bianca Pollo Italy · #23,301 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Alberto Raggi Italy · #32,169 worldwide 645 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Caterina Mariotti Italy · #47,930 worldwide 375 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Laura Fariselli Italy · #50,693 worldwide 284 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Alberto Albanese Italy · #51,247 worldwide 459 citations · 94 works
  8. 8 Marina Mora Italy · #55,782 worldwide 346 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Matilde Leonardi Italy · #60,673 worldwide 482 citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Roberto Spreafico Italy · #67,503 worldwide 249 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

Which keywords describe research at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Immunotherapy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Genetic Mutations, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy and Radiosurgery.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders53▲ 18×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology40▲ 2.0×54 topics
  3. Immunotherapy40▲ 11×16 topics
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction40▲ 27×9 topics
  5. Genetic Mutations37▲ 17×18 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration32▲ 22×9 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress28▲ 3.4×26 topics
  8. Parkinson's Disease26▲ 21×8 topics
  9. Epilepsy22▲ 41×4 topics
  10. Radiosurgery21▲ 46×4 topics
  11. Prognosis20▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Radiotherapy20▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Treatment19▲ 3.2×24 topics
  14. Cancer18▲ 2.7×30 topics
  15. Molecular Classification18▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Diagnostic Criteria18▲ 16×9 topics
  17. Glioblastoma18▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Neuroimaging18▲ 13×11 topics
  19. Temozolomide18▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Genetics18▲ 5.0×14 topics
  21. Surgical Management16▲ 7.9×13 topics
  22. Neuroinflammation16▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Neuromuscular Junction16▲ 74×2 topics
  24. Protein Aggregation15▲ 58×3 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors15▲ 6.9×11 topics
  26. Autoantibodies14▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Deep Brain Stimulation13▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Chaperones13▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Impairment12▲ 9.8×9 topics
  30. Neurodegenerative Diseases12▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Genomic Analysis12▲ 9.5×6 topics
  32. Surgery12▲ 6.6×8 topics
  33. Huntington's Disease11▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Polyglutamine11▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Neurobiology11▲ 8.6×6 topics
  36. Clinical Management11▲ 13×4 topics
  37. DNA Methylation11▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Basal Ganglia10▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Histological Classification10▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Meningiomas10▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Meningioma and schwannoma management and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Glioma Diagnosis and Tre…18Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 18 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…11Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 11 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 10 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 10 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 9 fractional worksMigraine and Headache Studies: 9 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Th…8Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 8 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 8 fractional worksNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases: 8 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…7Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 7 fractional works
GeneticsCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEpidemiologyNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 18 works
  2. 2 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11 works
  3. 3 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 10 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 10 works
  5. 5 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  6. 6 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  7. 7 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 8 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 8 works
  9. 9 Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Neurology 8 works
  10. 10 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 7 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

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