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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,717 of 12,888 worldwide), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#203 of 263 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,286 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 102.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,443
of 28,054 · #6,657 all time
Rank in Italy
#241
of 618
Research works
1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso 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 #4,717 of 12,888 29.3%155 #4011
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #203 of 263 37.6%65 #272
Physics and AstronomyField #1,286 of 1,646 35.8%113 #1598

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso 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#4,011 #4,717
  2. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#272 #203
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,598 #1,286
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 Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 102.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 65.1 works102×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 29.4 works28×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 113.1 works25×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 25.17× its world share, 113 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.22× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 25.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Parlati, F. Arneodo and Aldo Ianni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso.

  1. 1 S. Parlati Italy · #49,455 worldwide 1.6k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 F. Arneodo Italy · #57,388 worldwide 505 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Aldo Ianni Italy · #65,072 worldwide 612 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 W. Fulgione Italy · #88,890 worldwide 597 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 G. Pagliaroli Italy · #96,719 worldwide 537 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 M. Junker Italy · #114,438 worldwide 310 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 M. Balata Italy · #131,877 worldwide 370 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 M. Pallavicini Italy · #162,594 worldwide 720 citations · 121 works
  9. 9 A. Formicola Italy · #183,893 worldwide 232 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Denise Boncioli Italy · #185,365 worldwide 474 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Galactic Center, Cosmology, Axions and WIMPs.

▲ 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. Cosmic Rays30▲ 296×2 topics
  2. Neutrinos30▲ 296×2 topics
  3. Dark Matter28▲ 120×3 topics
  4. Particle Physics27▲ 179×2 topics
  5. Galactic Center19▲ 212×2 topics
  6. Cosmology18▲ 135×3 topics
  7. Axions17▲ 362×1 topic
  8. WIMPs17▲ 362×1 topic
  9. High-Energy Astrophysics13▲ 239×1 topic
  10. Particle Acceleration13▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Gravitational Waves12▲ 107×2 topics
  12. Neutrino Flavor Transformation12▲ 393×1 topic
  13. Neutrino Oscillations12▲ 393×1 topic
  14. Supernovae10▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Higgs Boson10▲ 96×1 topic
  16. High-Energy Collider10▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Innovation9▲ 4.2×4 topics
  18. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 80×3 topics
  19. Research8▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Detector Performance8▲ 115×2 topics
  21. Photon Counting7▲ 53×3 topics
  22. CMOS Technology7▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Literature7▲ 6.7×3 topics
  24. Identity7▲ 4.9×3 topics
  25. Particle Detectors7▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Silicon Detectors7▲ 173×1 topic
  27. Family7▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Learning7▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Pedagogy7▲ 6.9×1 topic
  30. Teaching7▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Equation of State7▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Binary Black Hole6▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Neutron Star6▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Cultural Studies6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Architectural Competitions6▲ 276×1 topic
  36. Media and Communication6▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Radiation Detection6▲ 62×2 topics
  38. Gamma-Ray Bursts6▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Metaphysics6▲ 62×3 topics
  40. Neutron Stars6▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Neutrino Physics Research and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 17 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 13 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research12Neutrino Physics Research: 12 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…10Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 10 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 7 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…6Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 6 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsEducationAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeneral Arts and Humanities

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

  1. 1 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  3. 3 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  5. 5 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  6. 6 Educational and Social Studies Education 7 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 6 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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