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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,582 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#761 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 74.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,509
of 28,054 · #3,937 all time
Rank in Italy
#121
of 618
Research works
1.7k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania 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 #2,582 of 12,888 22.1%217 #2532
Physics and AstronomyField #761 of 1,646 28.5%134 #1163

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 74.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 59.6 works74×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 21.4 works61×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 134.1 works24×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 20.9 works16×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 21.8 works12×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 23.60× its world share, 134 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 23.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Vito Latora, C. Petta and G.S. Pappalardo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania.

  1. 1 Vito Latora Italy · #6,579 worldwide 1.6k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 C. Petta Italy · #8,384 worldwide 1.4k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 G.S. Pappalardo Italy · #12,586 worldwide 834 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 I. Berceanu Italy · #14,173 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
  5. 5 F. Riggi Italy · #21,736 worldwide 2k citations · 199 works
  6. 6 D. Lo Presti Italy · #33,854 worldwide 588 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 A. Palmeri Italy · #37,697 worldwide 728 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 S. Aiello Italy · #44,395 worldwide 388 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 A. Insolia Italy · #52,370 worldwide 824 citations · 90 works
  10. 10 M. Bondí Italy · #65,397 worldwide 390 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Lattice QCD, Particle Physics, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Renormalization Group, Nucleosynthesis and Cosmic Rays.

▲ 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. Dark Matter16▲ 55×3 topics
  2. Lattice QCD16▲ 106×2 topics
  3. Particle Physics16▲ 81×2 topics
  4. Higgs Boson11▲ 82×1 topic
  5. High-Energy Collider11▲ 82×1 topic
  6. Renormalization Group10▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Nucleosynthesis10▲ 80×3 topics
  8. Cosmic Rays10▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Neutrinos10▲ 75×2 topics
  10. QCD10▲ 108×1 topic
  11. charmonium10▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Crystal Growth9▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Medical Imaging9▲ 6.9×2 topics
  14. Radiation Detection9▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Inorganic Scintillators9▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Scintillation Detectors9▲ 107×1 topic
  17. CMOS Technology9▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Tomography9▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Data Analysis8▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Supernovae8▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Nuclear Forces8▲ 164×1 topic
  22. Nuclear Structure8▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Neutron Imaging7▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Hydrodynamics7▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Heavy-Ion Collisions7▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Quark-Gluon Plasma7▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Photon Counting6▲ 37×3 topics
  29. General Relativity6▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Cosmological Parameters6▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Dark Energy6▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Detector Performance6▲ 75×2 topics
  33. Gravitational Waves6▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 12×5 topics
  35. X-ray Imaging6▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Particle Detectors6▲ 120×1 topic
  37. Quantum Gravity6▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Silicon Detectors6▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Entanglement6▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Quantum Information6▲ 20×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies and Nuclear physics research studies.

Particle physics theoret…11Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…10Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 10 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …9Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 9 fractional worksNuclear physics research…8Nuclear physics research studies: 8 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…6Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 6 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…5Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationAstronomy and Astrophysics

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 11 works
  2. 2 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  3. 3 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 9 works
  4. 4 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 works
  6. 6 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  10. 10 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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