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Institute on Membrane Technology

In research, Institute on Membrane Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,203 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology and Mechanical Engineering — Water Science and Technology is 30.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,186
of 28,054 · #6,966 all time
Rank in Italy
#262
of 618
Research works
964
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Institute on Membrane Technology 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 #5,203 of 12,888 16.2%142 #4112

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute on Membrane Technology 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 on Membrane Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 30.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 25.2 works30×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.57× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.26× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.17× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.35× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.25× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.54× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute on Membrane Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Johannes C. Jansen, Francesca Macedonio and Alfredo Cassano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute on Membrane Technology.

  1. 1 Johannes C. Jansen Italy · #85,148 worldwide 532 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Francesca Macedonio Italy · #117,027 worldwide 571 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Alfredo Cassano Italy · #118,113 worldwide 300 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Gianluca Di Profio Italy · #134,018 worldwide 390 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Alessandra Criscuoli Italy · #136,915 worldwide 214 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Gabriele Clarizia Italy · #167,142 worldwide 287 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Paola Bernardo Italy · #188,588 worldwide 306 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Lidietta Giorno Italy · #213,985 worldwide 537 citations · 101 works
  9. 9 Tiziana Marino Italy · #219,953 worldwide 369 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Silvia De Simone Italy · #265,168 worldwide 239 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Institute on Membrane Technology

Which keywords describe research at Institute on Membrane Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Membrane Technology, Desalination, Nanofiltration, CO2 Capture, Gas Permeability, Membrane Gas Separation, Mixed Matrix Membranes and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Membrane Technology24▲ 185×2 topics
  2. Desalination23▲ 236×1 topic
  3. Nanofiltration23▲ 236×1 topic
  4. CO2 Capture15▲ 61×5 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications13▲ 6.6×22 topics
  6. Gas Permeability12▲ 73×2 topics
  7. Membrane Gas Separation12▲ 305×1 topic
  8. Mixed Matrix Membranes12▲ 305×1 topic
  9. Nanocomposites12▲ 8.9×14 topics
  10. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.1×16 topics
  11. Capacitive Deionization10▲ 215×1 topic
  12. Water Desalination10▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Catalysis10▲ 9.1×12 topics
  14. Nanoparticles9▲ 4.5×16 topics
  15. Nanomaterials9▲ 5.0×13 topics
  16. Drug Delivery8▲ 9.3×10 topics
  17. Sustainable Technology8▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Metal Recovery7▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering7▲ 7.3×10 topics
  22. Graphene7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  23. Circular Economy7▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Battery Recycling6▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Rare Earth Elements6▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Green Chemistry6▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Ionic Liquids5▲ 12×10 topics
  28. Hydrogenation5▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Hydrogels5▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Water Scarcity5▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Biocatalysis4▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Photothermal Materials4▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Solar Desalination4▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  35. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Toxicity4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  37. Catalytic4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Renewable Fuels3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Electrochemistry3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts3▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute on Membrane Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Membrane Separation Tech…23Membrane Separation Technologies: 23 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 12 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 10 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 6 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Puri…4Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 4 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 2 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 2 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 2 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 23 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  6. 6 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 3 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 2 works
  10. 10 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute on Membrane Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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