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Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale

In research, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,611 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,321 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,023 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Oceanography is 22.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,291
of 28,054 · #8,065 all time
Rank in Italy
#266
of 618
Research works
1.3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,611 of 3,551 19.8%152 #1441
Physical SciencesDomain #6,321 of 12,888 21.1%252 #5789
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,023 of 1,209 24.2%65 #1447

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#1,441 #1,611
  2. Physical Sciences#5,789 #6,321
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,447 #1,023
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 22.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 20.7 works23×
  2. EcologySubfield · 43.9 works17×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 32.7 works13×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 64.7 works13×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.69× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.43× its world share, 152 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale?

Ranked on the composite score, Piero Genovesi, Ernesto Azzurro and Ettore Randi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale.

  1. 1 Piero Genovesi Italy · #170,309 worldwide 282 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Ernesto Azzurro Italy · #269,878 worldwide 223 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Ettore Randi Italy · #410,477 worldwide 225 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Pertti J. Hakkinen Italy · #449,452 worldwide 88 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Franco Andaloro Italy · #512,004 worldwide 82 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 David Pellegrini Italy · #565,721 worldwide 64 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Michele Munafò Italy · #586,026 worldwide 42 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Leonardo Tunesi Italy · #631,521 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Marco Pantaloni Italy · #721,279 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 L. Ciccarese Italy · #733,369 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Functioning and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change81▲ 9.2×58 topics
  2. Remote Sensing34▲ 8.4×23 topics
  3. Biodiversity27▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Environmental Impact26▲ 4.8×28 topics
  5. Invasive Species23▲ 17×16 topics
  6. Population Dynamics22▲ 27×7 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning17▲ 27×6 topics
  8. Conservation17▲ 12×17 topics
  9. Marine Environment17▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Sustainability16▲ 2.0×24 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services16▲ 13×9 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades14▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Habitat Selection14▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification13▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Waste Management11▲ 8.3×4 topics
  16. Recycling11▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Conservation Biology10▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Benthic Communities10▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Biogeography10▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Marine Biodiversity10▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Biological Invasions10▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Pollution10▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Land Use Change10▲ 9.6×5 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage9▲ 5.2×9 topics
  26. Citizen Science9▲ 28×3 topics
  27. GIS-based Modeling9▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Sea-Level Rise9▲ 24×5 topics
  29. Model Evaluation9▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Animal Movement9▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Occupancy Rates9▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Climate Change Impacts9▲ 23×5 topics
  33. Bleaching8▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Coral Reefs8▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Marine Invasions8▲ 185×1 topic
  36. Mediterranean Sea8▲ 185×1 topic
  37. Ecological Niche8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Human Health8▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…8Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 8 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 8 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…8Species Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksLandslides and related h…7Landslides and related hazards: 7 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 7 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 7 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 7 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 7 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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