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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

In research, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#30 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#530 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#408 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Management of Technology and Innovation is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,446
of 28,054 · #2,890 all time
Rank in Italy
#50
of 618
Research works
6.4k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
114k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Free University of Bozen-Bolzano 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #30 of 2,578 42.6%199 #210
Social SciencesDomain #530 of 10,521 32.6%689 #890
Computer ScienceField #408 of 4,667 27.2%351 #614
Physical SciencesDomain #1,565 of 12,888 24.7%1,013 #2894
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #608 of 3,409 37.6%182 #918
EngineeringField #1,442 of 6,636 21.0%382 #2440
Social SciencesField #1,434 of 6,365 28.2%238 #1538
Information SystemsSubfield #308 of 1,291 41.4%69 #162
Environmental ScienceField #1,022 of 3,551 30.6%137 #1733
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #774 of 2,578 31.7%89 #868

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Free University of Bozen-Bolzano 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. Business, Management and Accounting#210 #30
  2. Social Sciences#890 #530
  3. Computer Science#614 #408
  4. Physical Sciences#2,894 #1,565
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#918 #608
  6. Engineering#2,440 #1,442
  7. Social Sciences#1,538 #1,434
  8. Information Systems#162 #308
  9. Environmental Science#1,733 #1,022
  10. Sociology and Political Science#868 #774
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 Free University of Bozen-Bolzano specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 33.1 works5.3×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 51.6 works4.9×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 182 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.95× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 351 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 382 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 137 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 75 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.00× its world share, 199 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 81 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Stillman, Erwin Rauch and Camilla Wellstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.

  1. 1 Steven Stillman Italy · #32,032 worldwide 592 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Erwin Rauch Italy · #42,294 worldwide 402 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Camilla Wellstein Italy · #46,588 worldwide 479 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Marco Montali Italy · #60,357 worldwide 634 citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Diego Calvanese Italy · #66,201 worldwide 764 citations · 116 works
  6. 6 Enrico Franconi Italy · #68,366 worldwide 290 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Werner Nutt Italy · #75,252 worldwide 284 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Stefano Cesco Italy · #75,293 worldwide 272 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Claus Pahl Italy · #98,366 worldwide 494 citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Francesco Ricci⋆ Italy · #102,491 worldwide 492 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Which keywords describe research at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Innovation, Social Capital, Deep Learning, Big Data, Knowledge Representation and Description Logics.

▲ 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. Sustainability121▲ 2.4×66 topics
  2. Climate Change101▲ 1.82×76 topics
  3. Deep Learning88▲ 1.26×66 topics
  4. Machine Learning73◆ 1.08×68 topics
  5. Innovation60▲ 2.8×37 topics
  6. Big Data52▲ 2.8×21 topics
  7. Neural Networks49▲ 1.55×32 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management46▲ 2.4×17 topics
  9. Social Capital45▲ 4.2×14 topics
  10. Education42▲ 1.21×50 topics
  11. Corporate Governance40▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Internet of Things37▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Knowledge Representation32▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Description Logics30▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior29▲ 2.2×12 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation28▲ 3.6×12 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship27▲ 3.4×9 topics
  18. Polyphenols26▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems25▲ 4.6×8 topics
  20. Model Checking25▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Data Integration24▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Semantic Web24▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Firm Performance22▲ 5.8×3 topics
  24. Land Use Change21▲ 3.4×6 topics
  25. Digital Twin21▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Business Process Management20▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Ontology20▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Workflow Mining20▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Temporal Logic20▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Linked Data19▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Phenolic Compounds19▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. OWL19▲ 28×1 topic
  33. RDF19▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Flexible Electronics19▲ 5.3×3 topics
  35. Cloud Manufacturing18▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Smart Manufacturing18▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Social Entrepreneurship17▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Entrepreneurial Orientation16▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Opportunity Recognition16▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Thermal Comfort16▲ 6.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Free University of Bozen-Bolzano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Digital Transformation in Industry and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Business Process Modelin…20Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 20 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontolog…19Semantic Web and Ontologies: 19 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…18Digital Transformation in Industry: 18 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…16Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 13 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 13 fractional worksFamily Business Performa…12Family Business Performance and Succession: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 12 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 11 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Kn…11Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 11 fractional works
Management Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 20 works
  2. 2 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 16 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 12 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 12 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 11 works
  10. 10 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 11 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Free University of Bozen-Bolzano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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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