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Institute for Complex Systems

In research, Institute for Complex Systems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,434 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,089 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 29.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,422
of 28,054 · #3,955 all time
Rank in Italy
#153
of 618
Research works
1.4k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Institute for Complex Systems 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,434 of 12,888 18.2%184 #2813
Physics and AstronomyField #1,089 of 1,646 20.6%60 #1416

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Complex Systems 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 Institute for Complex Systems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 29.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 24.5 works30×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 60.4 works10×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.89× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.56× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.46× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.43× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Complex Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefano Boccaletti, Stefano Lepri and Mauro Missori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Complex Systems.

  1. 1 Stefano Boccaletti Italy · #159,761 worldwide 300 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Stefano Lepri Italy · #213,120 worldwide 211 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Mauro Missori Italy · #239,671 worldwide 194 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Paolo Politi Italy · #447,095 worldwide 139 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Fabio Cecconi Italy · #820,061 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alessandro Torcini Italy · #1,181,234 worldwide 57 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Massimo Materassi Italy · #1,269,394 worldwide 15 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Laura Pilozzi Italy · #1,287,284 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 D. Colognesi Italy · #1,297,905 worldwide 61 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Marco Baldovin Italy · #1,567,084 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Complex Systems

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Complex Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Network Dynamics, Biomedical Applications, Feedback Control, Fluctuation Theorems, Stochastic Thermodynamics, Social Influence, Phase Transitions and Synchronization.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications14▲ 4.6×25 topics
  2. Network Dynamics12▲ 44×3 topics
  3. Feedback Control9▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Fluctuation Theorems9▲ 105×1 topic
  5. Stochastic Thermodynamics9▲ 105×1 topic
  6. Social Influence8▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.5×25 topics
  8. Phase Transitions8▲ 50×3 topics
  9. Synchronization8▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Nonlinear Dynamics7▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Monte Carlo Simulation6▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Agent-Based Modeling6▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Network Analysis6▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Biosensors6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Entanglement6▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  17. Colloidal Particles6▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Community Structure5▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Polymer Films5▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Scale-Free Networks5▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Hydrogels5▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Self-Assembly5▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Critical Phenomena5▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Random Walk Algorithm5▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Cathode Materials4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  26. Complex Networks4▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Ionic Liquids4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Anomalous Diffusion4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Complex Systems4▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Polarization4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  32. Collective Behavior4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Colloidal Suspensions3▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Metamaterials3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  36. Glass Transition3▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Pattern Formation3▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Structural Relaxation3▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Supercooled Liquids3▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Chimera States3▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Complex Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Theoretical and Computational Physics and Material Dynamics and Properties.

Advanced Thermodynamics …9Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 9 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 5 fractional worksTheoretical and Computational Physics: 5 fractional worksMaterial Dynamics and Properties: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 3 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics: 3 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Soc…3Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 3 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 3 fractional worksStatistical Mechanics and Entropy: 2 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMaterials ChemistryComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 works
  2. 2 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  3. 3 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  4. 4 Material Dynamics and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  6. 6 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  7. 7 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.8%domestic only50.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Complex Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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