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Instituto di Biofisica

In research, Instituto di Biofisica stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,443 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,765 of 7,814 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,274 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,569
of 28,054 · #7,174 all time
Rank in Spain
#352
of 658
Research works
1.7k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Instituto di Biofisica 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 #3,443 of 14,347 18.2%973
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,765 of 7,814 14.2%510
Physical SciencesDomain #8,274 of 21,541 15.7%489
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,442 of 4,961 13.2%386
NeuroscienceField #1,492 of 2,675 10.9%238
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,711 of 2,837 38.5%146
MedicineField #11,445 of 17,978 18.0%179
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,164 of 6,031 37.7%196
Health SciencesDomain #14,310 of 20,462 18.3%194
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield #820 of 945 10.7%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto di Biofisica 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).

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: 2.11× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.79× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.74× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto di Biofisica?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Pusch, Adriana Fiorentini and Franco Conti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto di Biofisica.

  1. 1 Michael Pusch Spain · #107,141 worldwide 262 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Adriana Fiorentini Spain · #158,611 worldwide 163 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Franco Conti Spain · #220,354 worldwide 182 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Paolo Gualtieri Spain · #421,285 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Marta Di Carlo Spain · #520,074 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Stefano Vignudelli Spain · #566,248 worldwide 177 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Laura Barsanti Spain · #569,253 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Angelo Di Garbo Spain · #1,000,762 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Francesco Lenci Spain · #1,029,495 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Alessandro Vitale Spain · #1,188,260 worldwide 64 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto di Biofisica

Which keywords describe research at Instituto di Biofisica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroscience, Health Benefits, Oxidative Stress, Ion Channels, Cell Signaling, Neuronal Function, Membrane Proteins and Psychology.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.9×16 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 1.63×18 topics
  3. Neuroscience4▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 1.23×16 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  6. Health Benefits3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  7. Ion Channels2▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  9. Cell Signaling2▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Neuronal Function2▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Membrane Proteins2▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Psychology2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Channel Regulation2▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Near-Death Experiences2▲ 298×1 topic
  15. Paranormal Beliefs2▲ 298×1 topic
  16. Biofield2▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Biophoton2▲ 239×1 topic
  18. Calcium Channels2▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Cancer Therapy2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Voltage-Gated Channels2▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Microbiota1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  25. Vibrational Spectroscopy1▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Cancer Detection1▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Informal Learning1▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  30. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. CFTR1▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Channelrhodopsin1▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Cystic Fibrosis1▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Genome Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Neuronal Circuits1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Optogenetics1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Prediction1▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Preterm Infants1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto di Biofisica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs, Biofield Effects and Biophysics, Ion channel regulation and function and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Paranormal Experiences a…2Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs: 2 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Bio…2Biofield Effects and Biophysics: 2 fractional worksIon channel regulation a…2Ion channel regulation and function: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…1Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques …1Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional worksEducational and Social S…1Educational and Social Studies: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyPhysiologyMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 works
  10. 10 Educational and Social Studies Education 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto di Biofisica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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