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Fraunhofer Italia Research

In research, Fraunhofer Italia Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,153 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#20,558
of 42,892
Rank in Italy
#592
of 969
Research works
220
▲ 206% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Italia Research 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 #12,153 of 21,541 28.9%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Italia Research 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 Fraunhofer Italia Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 36.4 works4.2×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.23× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Italia Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Riedl and Andrea Giusti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Italia Research.

  1. 1 Michael Riedl Italy · #870,541 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Andrea Giusti Italy · #1,187,057 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Italia Research

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Italia Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Cyber-Physical Systems, BIM, Construction, Big Data and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Sustainability10▲ 7.3×17 topics
  2. Risk Management6▲ 20×3 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management5▲ 9.1×7 topics
  4. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 29×4 topics
  5. BIM4▲ 109×1 topic
  6. Construction4▲ 50×1 topic
  7. Deep Learning4▲ 1.95×13 topics
  8. Big Data4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Internet of Things4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  10. Digital Twin3▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Cloud Manufacturing3▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Smart Manufacturing3▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Neural Networks2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  15. Circular Economy2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  17. Assembly Planning2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Cultural Heritage2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  19. Design for Manufacture2▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Distributed Control2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Path Planning2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Flexible Automation2▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Photogrammetry2▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems2▲ 117×1 topic
  26. UAV2▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Grasping2▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Order Picking2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Robot Learning2▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Warehouse Design2▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Environmental Management1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Modular Robots1▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Optimal Motion Planning1▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Sampling-Based Algorithms1▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Self-Reconfiguration1▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Dynamic Modeling1▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Energy Simulation1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Rheology1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. 3D Printing1▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Italia Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Digital Transformation in Industry, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

BIM and Construction Integration: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 2 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…2Robot Manipulation and Learning: 2 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…1Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 1 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…1Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…1Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Building and ConstructionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGeologyControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 4 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Italia Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 206% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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