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Foro Italico University of Rome

In research, Foro Italico University of Rome stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,035 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,485 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,709 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 48.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,683
of 28,054 · #12,643 all time
Rank in Italy
#251
of 618
Research works
1.3k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Foro Italico University of Rome 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,035 of 11,982 28.1%190 #5796
Social SciencesDomain #4,485 of 10,521 38.8%63 #5202
MedicineField #4,709 of 10,443 27.7%176 #6195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foro Italico University of Rome 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. Health Sciences#5,796 #4,035
  2. Social Sciences#5,202 #4,485
  3. Medicine#6,195 #4,709
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 Foro Italico University of Rome specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 48.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 43.2 works48×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.59× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 176 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Foro Italico University of Rome?

Ranked on the composite score, Corrado Lupo, Caterina Pesce and Antonio Tessitore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foro Italico University of Rome.

  1. 1 Corrado Lupo Italy · #238,160 worldwide 68 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Caterina Pesce Italy · #253,798 worldwide 117 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Antonio Tessitore Italy · #264,907 worldwide 75 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Pier Paolo Mariani Italy · #306,579 worldwide 72 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Attilio Parisi Italy · #352,044 worldwide 77 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Fabio Pigozzi Italy · #384,432 worldwide 110 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Luigi Di Luigi Italy · #433,966 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Laura Capranica Italy · #574,231 worldwide 110 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Andrea Macaluso Italy · #816,162 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Paolo Borrione Italy · #861,981 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Foro Italico University of Rome

Which keywords describe research at Foro Italico University of Rome?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Epidemiology, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Injury Prevention, Prevention and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.7×49 topics
  2. High-Intensity Interval Training32▲ 85×2 topics
  3. Resistance Training25▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Performance Analysis22▲ 29×1 topic
  5. Training Load22▲ 97×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors21▲ 5.5×15 topics
  7. Injury Prevention21▲ 49×4 topics
  8. Prevention19▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Physical Activity18▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 4.7×27 topics
  11. Athletic Training18▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Muscle Injuries17▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Sports Injury17▲ 75×1 topic
  14. Heart Failure14▲ 9.5×11 topics
  15. Inflammation14▲ 1.91×46 topics
  16. Motor Imagery11▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Muscle Strength11▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Gait Analysis11▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Exercise10▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Vascular Function10▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Sport Psychology10▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Cardiorespiratory Fitness10▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Exercise Capacity10▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Athlete Development9▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Expert Performance9▲ 105×1 topic
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species9▲ 6.4×8 topics
  27. Immune Function8▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations8▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Muscle Damage8▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress8▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Muscle-Derived Interleukin-68▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Biomechanics7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Atrial Fibrillation7▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Sudden Death7▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy7▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Athletes7▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Cardiac Remodeling7▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  39. Biomechanical Analysis6▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Motor Control6▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Foro Italico University of Rome publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Sport Psychology and Performance.

Sports Performance and T…22Sports Performance and Training: 22 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 10 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 9 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…7Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 7 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 6 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 5 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 5 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 22 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  5. 5 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 8 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 5 works
  10. 10 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 5 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foro Italico University of Rome's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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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