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Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies

In research, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,095 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,652 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience and Social Psychology — Cognitive Neuroscience is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,669
of 28,054 · #6,684 all time
Rank in Italy
#216
of 618
Research works
1.2k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,095 of 10,521 32.4%99 #2084
Physical SciencesDomain #9,652 of 12,888 23.7%78 #12158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies 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 of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 38.6 works20×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 45.8 works11×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 21.3 works9.2×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 10.83× its world share, 46 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.53× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.30× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies?

Ranked on the composite score, Cristiano Castelfranchi, Stefano Nolfi and Elisabetta Visalberghi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies.

  1. 1 Cristiano Castelfranchi Italy · #56,911 worldwide 378 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Stefano Nolfi Italy · #109,771 worldwide 449 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Elisabetta Visalberghi Italy · #117,180 worldwide 255 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Giovanni Pezzulo Italy · #122,018 worldwide 399 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Mario Paolucci Italy · #222,452 worldwide 105 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Angelo Oddi Italy · #291,689 worldwide 130 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Virginia Volterra Italy · #335,577 worldwide 61 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Cristina Burani Italy · #339,277 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Daniele Vilone Italy · #368,728 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Andrea Orlandini Italy · #501,693 worldwide 104 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Cognition, Neural Mechanisms, Deep Learning, Embodiment, Neuronal Oscillations, Neural Networks, Neural Circuits and Human-Robot Interaction.

▲ 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. Deep Learning21▲ 2.4×40 topics
  2. Social Cognition16▲ 37×7 topics
  3. Neural Networks13▲ 3.3×17 topics
  4. Neural Mechanisms13▲ 52×4 topics
  5. Embodiment12▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Neuronal Oscillations9▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Neural Circuits9▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Social Interaction8▲ 7.3×10 topics
  9. Human-Robot Interaction8▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation8▲ 9.2×8 topics
  11. Action Observation7▲ 138×1 topic
  12. Mirror Neuron System7▲ 138×1 topic
  13. Genetics7▲ 3.7×6 topics
  14. Neural Correlates7▲ 27×6 topics
  15. Altruism6▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Cognition6▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Cooperation6▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Language Development6▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Working Memory6▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Multi-Agent Systems6▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Emotion6▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Robotics6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  23. Motor Imagery6▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Neural Basis6▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity6▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Neuroscience6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  27. Evolution6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Synchronization6▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Cortical Networks5▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Decision Making5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Gamma Rhythms5▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Neurodegeneration5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  33. Brain-Computer Interfaces5▲ 20×1 topic
  34. EEG Analysis5▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Affordances5▲ 97×2 topics
  36. Data Integration5▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Knowledge Representation5▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Embodied Cognition5▲ 176×1 topic
  39. Predictive Brain Theory5▲ 176×1 topic
  40. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Action Observation and Synchronization, Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Embodied and Extended Cognition.

Action Observation and S…7Action Observation and Synchronization: 7 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…5Neural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…5EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 5 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Co…5Embodied and Extended Cognition: 5 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction and HRI: 4 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 4 fractional worksChild and Animal Learnin…4Child and Animal Learning Development: 4 fractional worksMultisensory perception and integration: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…3Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial IntelligenceDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  5. 5 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Child and Animal Learning Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Multisensory perception and integration Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  10. 10 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 3 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.6%domestic only63.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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