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Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems

In research, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,849 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,091 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,744 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,545
of 28,054 · #3,262 all time
Rank in Italy
#123
of 618
Research works
2.9k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems 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 #2,849 of 12,888 11.3%408 #2113
EngineeringField #3,091 of 6,636 10.2%204 #1782
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,744 of 2,318 8.3%117 #951
Materials ScienceField #2,012 of 2,468 11.1%98 #1742

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems 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. Physical Sciences#2,113 #2,849
  2. Engineering#1,782 #3,091
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#951 #1,744
  4. Materials Science#1,742 #2,012
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 Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 21.0 works10×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 32.7 works10×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 117.1 works7.2×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 59.8 works6.7×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.83× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.07× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.01× its world share, 204 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.20× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.61× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems?

Ranked on the composite score, Vittorio Morandi, S. Coffa and Fabrizio Roccaforte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems.

  1. 1 Vittorio Morandi Italy · #42,646 worldwide 726 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 S. Coffa Italy · #75,807 worldwide 210 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Fabrizio Roccaforte Italy · #103,682 worldwide 401 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Giuseppe Greco Italy · #125,982 worldwide 218 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 F. Iacona Italy · #135,343 worldwide 183 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 M. Catalano Italy · #169,585 worldwide 172 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 G. Franzò Italy · #176,411 worldwide 274 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Patrick Fiorenza Italy · #227,889 worldwide 149 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Filippo Giannazzo Italy · #257,797 worldwide 341 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Peter J. Ward Italy · #275,134 worldwide 63 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Graphene, Biosensors, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Solar Cells, Semiconductors, Semiconductor and Two-Dimensional Materials.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials31▲ 6.5×15 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications31▲ 5.7×28 topics
  3. Graphene30▲ 9.5×11 topics
  4. Biosensors29▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Solar Cells25▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Semiconductors21▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Nanoparticles21▲ 3.6×30 topics
  8. Semiconductor20▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Two-Dimensional Materials20▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Nanostructures20▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Nanocomposites19▲ 5.3×17 topics
  12. Efficiency18▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Nanocrystals18▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Metamaterials17▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Photovoltaics16▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Power Devices15▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Reliability15▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Thermal Management14▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Water Splitting14▲ 8.4×4 topics
  20. Nanophotonics14▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Nanoelectronics14▲ 34×2 topics
  22. High-Temperature Electronics13▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Atomic Layer Deposition13▲ 41×1 topic
  24. High-k Dielectrics13▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Silicon Carbide13▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors13▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Nanowires13▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Optoelectronic Devices12▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Carbon Nanotubes12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  30. Electronic Structure12▲ 15×7 topics
  31. Light-Emitting Diodes12▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Optical Modulators12▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Raman Spectroscopy12▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Crystal Growth11▲ 8.9×9 topics
  35. Photonic Crystals11▲ 20×5 topics
  36. Transparent Conductors11▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Photoluminescence10▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Metamaterial10▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Gold Nanoparticles10▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Energy Conversion10▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Semiconductor materials …13Semiconductor materials and devices: 13 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…13Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 10 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 9 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 8 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 8 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanopart…7Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 7 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 7 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and interfaces: 7 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and interfaces Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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