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Italian Institute of Technology

In research, Italian Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#889 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#770 of 7,800 worldwide) and Engineering (#916 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biophysics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience — Biophysics is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#926
of 28,054 · #1,015 all time
Rank in Italy
#32
of 618
Research works
8.1k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
263k
32.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Italian Institute of Technology 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 #889 of 12,888 19.8%1,224 #962
Life SciencesDomain #770 of 7,800 23.8%424 #832
EngineeringField #916 of 6,636 17.8%613 #802
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #539 of 3,579 24.6%190 #728
Computer ScienceField #787 of 4,667 24.6%173 #1127
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #319 of 1,568 16.2%255 #251
Materials ScienceField #585 of 2,468 20.1%238 #544
Health SciencesDomain #3,061 of 11,982 26.9%164 #3854
Social SciencesDomain #2,785 of 10,521 22.9%135 #3651
NeuroscienceField #312 of 1,168 21.6%199 #407

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Italian Institute of Technology 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. Physical Sciences#962 #889
  2. Life Sciences#832 #770
  3. Engineering#802 #916
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#728 #539
  5. Computer Science#1,127 #787
  6. Biomedical Engineering#251 #319
  7. Materials Science#544 #585
  8. Health Sciences#3,854 #3,061
  9. Social Sciences#3,651 #2,785
  10. Neuroscience#407 #312
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 Italian Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biophysics takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiophysicsSubfield · 27.5 works12×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 55.1 works9.1×
  3. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 125.2 works8.8×
  4. NeuroscienceField · 198.9 works6.3×
  5. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 254.7 works6.3×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 190 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.30× its world share, 199 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.07× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 173 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 613 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.50× its world share, 238 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 89 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Italian Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Annamaria Petrozza, Francesco Bonaccorso and Marco Polini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Italian Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Annamaria Petrozza · #9,456 worldwide 2k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Francesco Bonaccorso · #12,938 worldwide 1.6k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Marco Polini · #16,792 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Manuel G. Catalano · #17,319 worldwide 538 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Nikos G. Tsagarakis · #19,226 worldwide 1.1k citations · 137 works
  6. 6 Darwin G. Caldwell · #25,512 worldwide 1.6k citations · 225 works
  7. 7 Giorgio Grioli · #28,381 worldwide 421 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Liberato Manna · #49,662 worldwide 1.2k citations · 169 works
  9. 9 Teresa Pellegrino · #54,472 worldwide 475 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Mirko Prato · #59,099 worldwide 897 citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Italian Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Italian Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Efficiency, Nanomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Robotics, Actuators and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Deep Learning138▲ 2.1×62 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications132▲ 5.7×34 topics
  3. Nanomaterials73▲ 3.5×16 topics
  4. Nanoparticles66▲ 2.7×39 topics
  5. Neural Networks64▲ 2.1×25 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering61▲ 5.1×13 topics
  7. Nanocomposites57▲ 3.6×20 topics
  8. Efficiency50▲ 8.6×4 topics
  9. Robotics48▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Graphene46▲ 3.4×11 topics
  11. Biosensors46▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Actuators45▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Biomechanics44▲ 7.4×11 topics
  14. Semiconductors43▲ 7.3×5 topics
  15. Crystal Growth42▲ 7.8×11 topics
  16. Nanocrystals42▲ 7.9×5 topics
  17. Stability41▲ 9.1×4 topics
  18. Grasping39▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Robot Learning39▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Photovoltaics38▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Rehabilitation38▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Haptic Interfaces37▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Self-Assembly37▲ 5.8×12 topics
  24. Control36▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Gait Analysis35▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Electromyography35▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Muscle Fatigue35▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Light-Emitting Diodes35▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Organometal Halide Perovskites34▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Perovskite Solar Cells34▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Human-Robot Interaction34▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Exoskeletons34▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Lower Limb34▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Health Monitoring34▲ 8.4×3 topics
  35. Molecular Dynamics33▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Neural Mechanisms32▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Bioimaging32▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. Robotic Manipulators30▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Social Cognition30▲ 9.2×8 topics
  40. Fluorescence Imaging30▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Italian Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics.

Robot Manipulation and L…39Robot Manipulation and Learning: 39 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…35Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 35 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 34 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabili…34Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…27Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 27 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 27 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 24 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…23Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 23 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and Control: 22 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction and HRI: 20 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and LearningControl and Systems Engineering 39 works
  2. 2 Muscle activation and electromyography studiesBiomedical Engineering 35 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsBiomedical Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 27 works
  6. 6 Tactile and Sensory InteractionsCognitive Neuroscience 27 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 24 works
  8. 8 Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 23 works
  9. 9 Robotic Locomotion and ControlBiomedical Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 Social Robot Interaction and HRISocial Psychology 20 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Italian Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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