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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,748 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 56.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,746
of 28,054 · #2,983 all time
Rank in Italy
#193
of 618
Research works
1.4k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro 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 #3,748 of 12,888 24.2%111 #1847

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro 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 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 56.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 25.5 works56×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 56.0 works17×
← 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: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.45× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Vannucci, D. Fabris and R. A. Ricci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro.

  1. 1 L. Vannucci Italy · #23,797 worldwide 699 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 D. Fabris Italy · #45,649 worldwide 601 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 R. A. Ricci Italy · #49,042 worldwide 723 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 V. Rizzi Italy · #71,581 worldwide 425 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 A. Moroni Italy · #75,671 worldwide 252 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Burns Italy · #77,267 worldwide 422 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 G. Pollarolo Italy · #171,969 worldwide 197 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 S. Beghini Italy · #179,940 worldwide 222 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 R. Pengo Italy · #204,441 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 G. Ruoso Italy · #208,765 worldwide 164 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Data Analysis, Tomography, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering and Negative Ion Sources.

▲ 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. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 165×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces9▲ 342×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure9▲ 342×1 topic
  4. Data Analysis9▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Tomography9▲ 33×4 topics
  6. Negative Ion Sources8▲ 311×1 topic
  7. Neutron Imaging8▲ 160×1 topic
  8. Small-Angle Scattering8▲ 105×1 topic
  9. Superconducting Cavities8▲ 311×1 topic
  10. Radiation Detection6▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Crystal Growth6▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Medical Imaging6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  13. Inorganic Scintillators6▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Scintillation Detectors6▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Gold Nanoparticles5▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Cancer Treatment5▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Particle Therapy5▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Proton Therapy5▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Turbulence4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Dark Matter4▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Tokamak4▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Transport4▲ 92×1 topic
  23. DNA Strand Breaks4▲ 199×1 topic
  24. Low-Energy Electrons4▲ 199×1 topic
  25. Particle Physics4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Dosimetry4▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Plasma Etching3▲ 103×1 topic
  28. Semiconductor Industry3▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Nanostructures3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Cosmic Rays3▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Neutrinos3▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Synchrotron Radiation3▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Mass Measurements3▲ 434×1 topic
  35. Nuclear Masses3▲ 434×1 topic
  36. PET Imaging2▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Radiopharmaceuticals2▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Spectroscopy2▲ 9.9×7 topics
  39. Cosmology2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Luminescent Materials2▲ 23×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear physics research studies, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics, Nuclear Physics and Applications and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies.

Nuclear physics research studies: 9 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 8 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…8Nuclear Physics and Applications: 8 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …6Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 6 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 5 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 4 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Phy…4Atomic and Molecular Physics: 4 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 3 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear sciences: 3 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAerospace EngineeringRadiationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  2. 2 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 8 works
  4. 4 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 6 works
  5. 5 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  7. 7 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  8. 8 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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