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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,406 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,499 of 1,646 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 51.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,438
of 28,054 · #7,081 all time
Rank in Italy
#239
of 618
Research works
1.4k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari 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 #5,406 of 12,888 24.8%122 #4643
Physics and AstronomyField #1,499 of 1,646 31.9%61 #2318

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 51.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 31.4 works52×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 61.1 works14×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.57× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.85× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.72× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.21× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari?

Ranked on the composite score, U. D’Alesio, Viviana Fanti and Mariano Cadoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari.

  1. 1 U. D’Alesio Italy · #190,775 worldwide 336 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Viviana Fanti Italy · #229,476 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mariano Cadoni Italy · #970,829 worldwide 104 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Angelo Frongia Italy · #1,000,611 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 G. Concas Italy · #1,181,682 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Piero Olla Italy · #1,603,998 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Dark Matter, Quantum Gravity, Particle Physics, Black Holes, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider and Photon Counting.

▲ 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. Lattice QCD10▲ 86×2 topics
  2. Dark Matter10▲ 44×3 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity9▲ 60×3 topics
  4. Particle Physics9▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Black Holes9▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Higgs Boson7▲ 71×1 topic
  7. High-Energy Collider7▲ 71×1 topic
  8. Photon Counting7▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Supernovae6▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Crystal Growth6▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Field Theories5▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Holographic5▲ 61×1 topic
  13. QCD5▲ 81×1 topic
  14. charmonium5▲ 81×1 topic
  15. General Relativity5▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Dark Energy5▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Heavy-Ion Collisions4▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Quark-Gluon Plasma4▲ 93×1 topic
  20. X-ray Imaging4▲ 65×2 topics
  21. Detector Performance4▲ 68×2 topics
  22. CMOS Technology4▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Particle Detectors4▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Silicon Detectors4▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Gravitational Waves4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Galactic Center4▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Lorentz Violation3▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  29. Noncommutative Field Theory3▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Semiconductors3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Radiation Detection3▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Cosmology3▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Electronic Structure3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  34. Inorganic Scintillators3▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Scintillation Detectors3▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Cosmic Rays3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Neutrinos3▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Activity3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Binary Black Hole3▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Neutron Star3▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Particle physics theoret…7Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 7 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…5Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 5 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…5Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…5Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 4 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 4 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quant…3Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 3 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 3 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 3 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  3. 3 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  6. 6 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  7. 7 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 3 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  10. 10 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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