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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,090 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,527 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 98.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,851
of 28,054 · #7,112 all time
Rank in Italy
#374
of 618
Research works
918
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara 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 #7,090 of 12,888 23.7%84 #4410
Physics and AstronomyField #1,527 of 1,646 28.0%61 #2086

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 98.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 30.9 works99×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 61.2 works28×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.69× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× 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, 27.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, A. Cotta Ramusino, M. Contalbrigo and H. Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara.

  1. 1 A. Cotta Ramusino Italy · #87,401 worldwide 493 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 M. Contalbrigo Italy · #96,024 worldwide 606 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 H. Lu Italy · #141,502 worldwide 631 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 L. Barion Italy · #216,819 worldwide 217 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 P. Dalpiaz Italy · #227,533 worldwide 162 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 M. Moretti Italy · #317,038 worldwide 157 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 G. Ciullo Italy · #339,446 worldwide 339 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 L. Sun Italy · #348,362 worldwide 217 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 P. Lenisa Italy · #395,761 worldwide 276 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 D. Comelli Italy · #446,937 worldwide 163 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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

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

▲ 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 Matter14▲ 118×3 topics
  2. Particle Physics12▲ 158×2 topics
  3. Higgs Boson8▲ 165×1 topic
  4. High-Energy Collider8▲ 165×1 topic
  5. Supernovae8▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Lattice QCD8▲ 129×2 topics
  7. Photon Counting7▲ 106×3 topics
  8. X-ray Imaging7▲ 210×2 topics
  9. Gravitational Waves7▲ 125×2 topics
  10. CMOS Technology7▲ 84×3 topics
  11. Detector Performance6▲ 199×2 topics
  12. Particle Detectors6▲ 322×1 topic
  13. Silicon Detectors6▲ 322×1 topic
  14. Cosmology5▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Cosmic Rays5▲ 96×2 topics
  16. Neutrinos5▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Crystal Growth5▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Medical Imaging5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  19. Radiation Detection5▲ 105×2 topics
  20. Galactic Center5▲ 102×2 topics
  21. Inorganic Scintillators5▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Scintillation Detectors5▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Cosmological Parameters4▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Dark Energy4▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Black Holes4▲ 46×3 topics
  26. QCD4▲ 119×1 topic
  27. charmonium4▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 79×3 topics
  29. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 139×1 topic
  30. Neutron Stars4▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Heavy-Ion Collisions4▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Quark-Gluon Plasma4▲ 143×1 topic
  33. Axions3▲ 144×1 topic
  34. WIMPs3▲ 144×1 topic
  35. Binary Black Hole3▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Neutron Star3▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Tomography3▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Synchrotron Radiation2▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Quantum Gravity2▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.9×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Particle Detector Development and Performance, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 8 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 6 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …5Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…4Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…4High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 4 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 3 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 2 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 8 works
  2. 2 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  3. 3 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 5 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  8. 8 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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