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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova

In research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,845 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,301 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 76.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,701
of 28,054 · #2,506 all time
Rank in Italy
#192
of 618
Research works
2.5k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova 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 #3,845 of 12,888 23.8%193 #1649
Physics and AstronomyField #1,301 of 1,646 33.6%99 #788

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 76.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 54.4 works77×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 99.1 works20×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.75× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.84× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Grazia Pia, R. Musenich and Giovanni Ridolfi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova.

  1. 1 Maria Grazia Pia Italy · #2,239 worldwide 1.8k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 R. Musenich Italy · #14,320 worldwide 1.3k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Giovanni Ridolfi Italy · #17,602 worldwide 693 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 M. Anghinolfi Italy · #21,168 worldwide 891 citations · 85 works
  5. 5 S. Farinon Italy · #28,460 worldwide 479 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 A. Chincarini Italy · #31,720 worldwide 951 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 P. Corvisiero Italy · #33,437 worldwide 516 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 B. Mascialino Italy · #34,155 worldwide 1.4k citations · 32 works
  9. 9 R. Parodi Italy · #44,258 worldwide 381 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 G. Ricco Italy · #52,982 worldwide 398 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Lattice QCD, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Quantum Gravity, Renormalization Group 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 Matter20▲ 79×4 topics
  2. Particle Physics19▲ 110×2 topics
  3. Lattice QCD14▲ 108×2 topics
  4. Higgs Boson13▲ 115×1 topic
  5. High-Energy Collider13▲ 115×1 topic
  6. Quantum Gravity9▲ 52×3 topics
  7. Renormalization Group8▲ 69×2 topics
  8. Cosmic Rays8▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Neutrinos8▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Hydrodynamics8▲ 55×3 topics
  11. QCD7▲ 95×1 topic
  12. charmonium7▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Heavy-Ion Collisions7▲ 127×1 topic
  14. Quark-Gluon Plasma7▲ 127×1 topic
  15. Black Holes7▲ 33×3 topics
  16. CMOS Technology7▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Cosmology7▲ 46×3 topics
  18. Photon Counting7▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Detector Performance6▲ 89×2 topics
  20. X-ray Imaging6▲ 80×2 topics
  21. Particle Detectors6▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Silicon Detectors6▲ 142×1 topic
  23. String Theory6▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Field Theories6▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Holographic6▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Galactic Center5▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Axions5▲ 99×1 topic
  28. WIMPs5▲ 99×1 topic
  29. General Relativity5▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Entanglement5▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Critical Current Density5▲ 86×2 topics
  32. Supernovae5▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Cosmological Parameters4▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Dark Energy4▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Nb3Sn Conductor4▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Superconducting Magnets4▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Neutrino Flavor Transformation4▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Neutrino Oscillations4▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Quantum Information4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Negative Ion Sources4▲ 90×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research and Particle Detector Development and Performance.

Particle physics theoret…13Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 13 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 7 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…7High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 7 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…6Particle Detector Development and Performance: 6 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 6 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…4Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 4 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiomedical EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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 13 works
  2. 2 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  3. 3 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  4. 4 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  5. 5 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  6. 6 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 4 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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