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Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"

In research, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" stands highest in Computer Science (#511 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,131 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,955 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,417
of 28,054 · #2,341 all time
Rank in Italy
#118
of 618
Research works
4.3k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" 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
Computer ScienceField #511 of 4,667 27.3%282 #169
Social SciencesDomain #2,131 of 10,521 26.2%95 #2595
Physical SciencesDomain #3,955 of 12,888 23.6%453 #1658
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #663 of 1,884 30.5%103 #399
EngineeringField #3,875 of 6,636 16.2%113 #1753
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #648 of 941 21.8%61 #531

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" 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. Computer Science#169 #511
  2. Social Sciences#2,595 #2,131
  3. Physical Sciences#1,658 #3,955
  4. Artificial Intelligence#399 #663
  5. Engineering#1,753 #3,875
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#531 #648
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 Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 61.0 works7.8×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 103.4 works6.9×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 281.5 works5.8×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.85× its world share, 282 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 27 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"?

Ranked on the composite score, Roberto Scopigno, Fabrizio Sebastiani and Paolo Cignoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo".

  1. 1 Roberto Scopigno Italy · #13,829 worldwide 810 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Fabrizio Sebastiani Italy · #17,854 worldwide 868 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Paolo Cignoni Italy · #26,802 worldwide 673 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Andrea Esuli Italy · #45,135 worldwide 778 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Carmen Santoro Italy · #54,913 worldwide 304 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Umberto Straccia Italy · #78,474 worldwide 375 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Fosca Giannotti Italy · #98,508 worldwide 479 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Antonia Bertolino Italy · #105,784 worldwide 376 citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Stefano Borgo Italy · #106,682 worldwide 143 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Alessio Ferrari Italy · #110,385 worldwide 209 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"

Which keywords describe research at Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Semantic Web, Data Integration, Knowledge Representation and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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 Learning102▲ 4.8×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning64▲ 3.2×64 topics
  3. Neural Networks43▲ 4.5×26 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks23▲ 5.0×13 topics
  5. Big Data18▲ 3.3×17 topics
  6. Semantic Web16▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Data Integration15▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Security14▲ 3.6×12 topics
  9. Anomaly Detection13▲ 7.3×4 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks13▲ 4.6×14 topics
  11. Knowledge Representation13▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Deep Neural Networks12▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Information Retrieval12▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Text Classification12▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Description Logics12▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Model Checking12▲ 41×3 topics
  17. Distributed Systems11▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Software Development10▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Time Series10▲ 9.2×3 topics
  20. Surveillance10▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Temporal Logic10▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Ontology10▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Linked Data9▲ 37×2 topics
  24. OWL9▲ 44×1 topic
  25. RDF9▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Meta-Learning9▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Topic Modeling9▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Semi-Supervised Learning8▲ 12×3 topics
  29. User Experience8▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Requirements Engineering8▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Machine Translation8▲ 7.7×1 topic
  32. Object Recognition8▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Word Representation8▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Metamodeling8▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Model-Based Development8▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Feature Matching8▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Local Descriptors8▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Representation Learning8▲ 8.9×3 topics
  39. Automata8▲ 44×2 topics
  40. High-Dimensional Data8▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semantic Web and Ontologies, Topic Modeling, Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques and Formal Methods in Verification.

Semantic Web and Ontolog…9Semantic Web and Ontologies: 9 fractional worksTopic Modeling8Topic Modeling: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 8 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verification: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 7 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 7 fractional worksModel-Driven Software En…6Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques: 6 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 6 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 6 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputational Theory and MathematicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 works
  4. 4 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  5. 5 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques Software 6 works
  9. 9 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 6 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 6 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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