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Istituto Nanoscienze

In research, Istituto Nanoscienze stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,814 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#529 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,602 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 23.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,116
of 28,054 · #2,438 all time
Rank in Italy
#90
of 618
Research works
1.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
31.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nanoscienze 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 #1,814 of 12,888 16.8%286 #1615
Physics and AstronomyField #529 of 1,646 21.5%82 #818
EngineeringField #4,602 of 6,636 13.0%81 #3554
Materials ScienceField #2,064 of 2,468 13.7%72 #1762

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Nanoscienze 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. Physical Sciences#1,615 #1,814
  2. Physics and Astronomy#818 #529
  3. Engineering#3,554 #4,602
  4. Materials Science#1,762 #2,064
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 Nanoscienze specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 23.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 56.4 works23×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 81.7 works11×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.32× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.37× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.04× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.77× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Nanoscienze?

Ranked on the composite score, Vittorio Giovannetti, Luigi Carbone and Vincenzo Grillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nanoscienze.

  1. 1 Vittorio Giovannetti Italy · #206,814 worldwide 542 citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Luigi Carbone Italy · #210,623 worldwide 182 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Vincenzo Grillo Italy · #335,058 worldwide 131 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Milena De Giorgi Italy · #352,348 worldwide 151 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Stefano Corni Italy · #446,529 worldwide 134 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Dario Pisignano Italy · #527,708 worldwide 193 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Francesco Giazotto Italy · #541,167 worldwide 152 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Valentina Zannier Italy · #593,000 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Lucia Sorba Italy · #649,888 worldwide 288 citations · 104 works
  10. 10 Alessandro Braggio Italy · #654,172 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nanoscienze

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Nanoscienze?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Graphene, Entanglement, Two-Dimensional Materials, Nanoparticles, Quantum Computing, Spintronics 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. Biosensors25▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Nanoparticles20▲ 4.7×33 topics
  3. Graphene20▲ 8.4×10 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications18▲ 4.5×26 topics
  5. Entanglement18▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Nanocomposites16▲ 6.0×15 topics
  7. Two-Dimensional Materials16▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Quantum Computing15▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Spintronics15▲ 33×4 topics
  10. Raman Spectroscopy13▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Electron Spin12▲ 98×1 topic
  12. Semiconductor Quantum Dots12▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Metamaterials12▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Optical Modulators12▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Nanostructures11▲ 8.3×14 topics
  16. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Electronic Structure11▲ 18×8 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes10▲ 8.8×7 topics
  19. Security10▲ 4.5×5 topics
  20. Electronic Structure Calculations10▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Quantum Information10▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Semiconductor10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  23. Transparent Conductors10▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Nanophotonics9▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Superconducting Circuits9▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Cryptography8▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Quantum8▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Graphene Oxide8▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Chemical Vapor Deposition8▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Electronic Properties8▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Nanoribbons8▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Optoelectronic Devices8▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Terahertz8▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Nanocrystals7▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Semiconductors7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  36. Self-Assembly7▲ 6.5×10 topics
  37. Quantum Simulation7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Cuprate Superconductors7▲ 57×1 topic
  39. High-Temperature Superconductivity7▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Microcavities6▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Istituto Nanoscienze publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Graphene research and applications and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism.

Quantum and electron tra…12Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 12 fractional worksQuantum Information and …8Quantum Information and Cryptography: 8 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…8Graphene research and applications: 8 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…7Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 7 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 6 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…6Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 6 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 5 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum…4Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceMaterials ChemistryCondensed Matter Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  4. 4 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 7 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  7. 7 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.6%domestic only59.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Nanoscienze's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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