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IFOM

In research, IFOM stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,557 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,266
of 28,054 · #4,663 all time
Rank in Italy
#178
of 618
Research works
745
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
78.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is IFOM 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,557 of 7,800 28.8%67 #2044

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.4 works8.7×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 57.2 works8.5×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.46× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.42× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IFOM?

Ranked on the composite score, Angela Bachi, Giorgio Scita and Francesco Ferrari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IFOM.

  1. 1 Angela Bachi · #259,729 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Giorgio Scita · #612,884 worldwide 180 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Francesco Ferrari · #736,789 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Vincenzo Costanzo · #813,214 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Angela Cattaneo · #923,954 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at IFOM

Which keywords describe research at IFOM?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Cancer Therapy, Genomic Instability, Aging, Stem Cells, Chromatin and Homologous Recombination.

▲ 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. Inflammation15▲ 5.5×35 topics
  2. Cancer14▲ 8.4×34 topics
  3. Cancer Therapy11▲ 15×11 topics
  4. Genomic Instability9▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Aging9▲ 13×12 topics
  6. Stem Cells8▲ 27×9 topics
  7. Chromatin7▲ 116×2 topics
  8. Homologous Recombination7▲ 117×2 topics
  9. Mechanotransduction6▲ 72×4 topics
  10. Chemotherapy6▲ 6.6×12 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.9×23 topics
  12. DNA Damage5▲ 55×3 topics
  13. ATM and ATR Kinases5▲ 181×1 topic
  14. Repair5▲ 181×1 topic
  15. Apoptosis5▲ 13×11 topics
  16. Weight Loss5▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Targeted Therapy5▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Tumor Suppression5▲ 53×4 topics
  19. Cancer Progression5▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  22. Precision Medicine4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  24. Cell Death4▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Cancer Genomics4▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Cancer Risk4▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Cell-Free DNA4▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Molecular Subtypes4▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Mutational Signatures4▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Genetic Testing4▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Immunity4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization4▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Cell Migration3▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Cholesterol3▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Adjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Cell Mechanics3▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Cytoskeleton3▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Senescence3▲ 183×1 topic
  40. Telomere3▲ 183×1 topic

Which research topics does IFOM publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: DNA Repair Mechanisms, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence.

DNA Repair Mechanisms5DNA Repair Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…4Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…3Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 3 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, a…3Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 3 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 3 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health3Dietary Effects on Health: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 2 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure…2Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCancer ResearchCell BiologyPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 DNA Repair MechanismsMolecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer Research 4 works
  3. 3 Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsCell Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescencePhysiology 3 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesOncology 3 works
  6. 6 Genetic factors in colorectal cancerPathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Dietary Effects on HealthPhysiology 3 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studiesPhysiology 2 works
  9. 9 Cellular transport and secretionCell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMolecular Biology 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IFOM's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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