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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna

In research, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,357 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,444
of 28,054 · #28,760 all time
Rank in Italy
#517
of 618
Research works
354
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #11,357 of 14,347 22.8%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna 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).

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: 7.48× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.96× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Boyazoglu, A. Pirisi and Giovanni Piredda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna.

  1. 1 J. Boyazoglu Italy · #262,772 worldwide 106 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 A. Pirisi Italy · #321,257 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Giovanni Piredda Italy · #687,734 worldwide 91 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Silvia Dei Giudici Italy · #852,975 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Sebastiano Porcu Italy · #1,054,422 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 S. Casu Italy · #1,069,490 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 A. Branca Italy · #1,165,897 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 M. Sitzia Italy · #1,315,685 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 A. Carta Italy · #1,405,720 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Sara Casu Italy · #1,419,920 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Public Health, Genetic Characterization, Diagnosis, Vaccine, Vaccines and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 11×30 topics
  2. Pathogenesis12▲ 39×10 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 10.0×11 topics
  4. Genetic Characterization9▲ 306×2 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 9.6×8 topics
  7. Vaccine5▲ 21×7 topics
  8. Vaccines5▲ 143×2 topics
  9. Bluetongue Virus5▲ 417×1 topic
  10. Culicoides Biting Midges5▲ 417×1 topic
  11. Immune Response5▲ 14×8 topics
  12. Treatment4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  13. Viral Pathogenesis4▲ 108×2 topics
  14. African Swine Fever4▲ 232×1 topic
  15. Foot-and-Mouth Disease4▲ 232×1 topic
  16. Host-Pathogen Interactions4▲ 79×4 topics
  17. Genomic Sequencing4▲ 55×3 topics
  18. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 32×7 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Biodiversity4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Invasive Species4▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Infection3▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Zoonotic Infections3▲ 83×2 topics
  24. Bunyavirus3▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Coronavirus3▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Vaccine Development3▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers3▲ 98×1 topic
  28. Genetics3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Metagenomics2▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Circovirus2▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus2▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Virulence Factors2▲ 27×4 topics
  34. Lyme Disease2▲ 153×1 topic
  35. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 153×1 topic
  36. Zoonosis2▲ 194×2 topics
  37. Global Impact2▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Nematodes2▲ 73×2 topics
  39. Echinococcosis2▲ 284×1 topic
  40. Neurocysticercosis2▲ 284×1 topic

Which research topics does Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral Infections and Vectors and Animal Virus Infections Studies.

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases: 5 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…3Viral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …2Animal Virus Infections Studies: 2 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksParasitic infections in humans and animals: 2 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites S…2Mollusks and Parasites Studies: 2 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 1 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAgronomy and Crop ScienceInfectious DiseasesAnimal Science and Zoology6 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  5. 5 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  6. 6 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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