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Institute of Genetics and Biophysics

In research, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,424 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,495 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,159 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,071
of 28,054 · #6,057 all time
Rank in Italy
#409
of 618
Research works
1.6k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Institute of Genetics and Biophysics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #2,424 of 14,347 25.8%1,065
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,495 of 7,814 26.1%777
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,159 of 4,961 25.3%525
MedicineField #5,756 of 17,978 28.2%324
Health SciencesDomain #7,784 of 20,462 28.4%337
Physical SciencesDomain #13,833 of 21,541 26.8%177
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,395 of 6,031 36.2%133

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 20.2 works10×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 31.4 works8.9×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.90× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.31× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.94× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 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: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Genetics and Biophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Riccio, Antonio Simeone and Antonio Giuditta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Genetics and Biophysics.

  1. 1 Andrea Riccio Italy · #131,405 worldwide 283 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Antonio Simeone Italy · #138,970 worldwide 298 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Antonio Giuditta Italy · #331,694 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Alfredo Ciccodicola Italy · #351,499 worldwide 121 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 D.G. Mita Italy · #386,534 worldwide 127 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Teresa Nutile Italy · #390,218 worldwide 150 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 John Guardiola Italy · #501,092 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Matilde Valeria Ursini Italy · #544,172 worldwide 43 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Sergio Rossi Italy · #1,025,175 worldwide 66 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 G. Martini Italy · #1,077,303 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Genetics and Biophysics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Genetics and Biophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Gene Expression, SARS-CoV-2, Regulation, Biogenesis, Cancer Therapy, Transcriptional Regulation and Epigenetic Regulation.

▲ 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. Cancer7▲ 7.7×27 topics
  2. Gene Expression4▲ 9.5×13 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×32 topics
  4. SARS-CoV-23▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Cancer Therapy3▲ 6.9×12 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Regulation3▲ 7.3×11 topics
  8. Biogenesis2▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Biomarkers2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  11. DNA Methylation2▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 16×6 topics
  13. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  15. Angiogenesis2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  16. Metastasis2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  17. Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Dendritic Spines2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Differentiation2▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Immunity2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  22. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Cell Signaling2▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Embryonic Stem Cells2▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Mutation2▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Apoptosis2▲ 7.4×9 topics
  29. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Reprogramming2▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Vaccine2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  32. Brain Development1▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Coronavirus1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Innate Immunity1▲ 6.8×8 topics
  35. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Stem Cells1▲ 8.3×8 topics
  37. Cancer Progression1▲ 11×6 topics
  38. MicroRNA1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. antibody1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. spike protein1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Genetics and Biophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation and MicroRNA in disease regulation.

Pluripotent Stem Cells R…2Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 1 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksGenetic Syndromes and Im…1Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 1 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyInfectious DiseasesCancer ResearchGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 1 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Genetics and Biophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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