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Liceo Cantonale

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Research works
49
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Liceo Cantonale

Not ranked overall: Liceo Cantonale is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Liceo Cantonale work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Liceo Cantonale is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 38.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 11.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 25.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 13.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 15.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLiceo Cantonale49fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy511.2%
    2. Environmental Science36.8%
    3. Engineering36.4%
    4. Mathematics36.1%
    5. Chemistry24.3%
    6. Computer Science11.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    8. Materials Science00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology613.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology36.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.7%
    4. Neuroscience01.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    1. Social Sciences612.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities24.6%
    3. Psychology11.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine715.2%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.83× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 18.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.69× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 18.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics18.42×2 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy8.69×2 works
  3. Chemistry2.83×0 works
  4. Psychology1.64×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.56×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.15×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×0 works
  8. Neuroscience1.03×0 works
  9. Engineering0.64×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.43×0 works
  13. Medicine0.27×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Liceo Cantonale?

Ranked on the quality score, J C Piffaretti, Tiziano Balmelli and Tommaso Corridoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Liceo Cantonale.

  1. 1 J C Piffaretti Switzerland · #1,370,271 worldwide 1.9k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Tiziano Balmelli Switzerland · #2,759,334 worldwide 603 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Tommaso Corridoni Switzerland · #4,349,369 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Michele D’Anna Switzerland · #5,158,694 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Liceo Cantonale

What are the most cited papers from Liceo Cantonale?

The most cited paper from Liceo Cantonale is "Clinical progression, survival, and immune recovery during antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus coinfection: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study" (Gilbert Greub, B Ledergerber, Manuel Battegay et al., 2000), with 904 citations. Next come "Eradication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in primary marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the skin" (234) and "Association between different clinical manifestations of Lyme disease and different species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato" (197).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Clinical progression, survival, and immune recovery during antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus coinfection: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study Gilbert Greub, B Ledergerber, Manuel Battegay et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2000 904
2 Eradication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in primary marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the skin Enrico Roggero, Emanuele Zucca, Carlo Mainetti et al. · Human Pathology Feb 2000 234
3 Association between different clinical manifestations of Lyme disease and different species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Tiziano Balmelli, J C Piffaretti · Research in Microbiology Open access 1995 197
4 PCR Detection, Characterization, and Distribution of Virulence Genes in Aeromonas spp Cesar I. Bin Kingombe, Geert R. B. Huys, Mauro Tonolla et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Dec 1999 194
5 Accurate Prediction of Macrolide Resistance in Helicobacter pylori by a PCR Line Probe Assay for Detection of Mutations in the 23S rRNA Gene: Multicenter Validation Study Leen‐Jan van Doorn, Youri Glupczynski, Johannes G. Kusters et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access May 2001 153
All 83 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Liceo Cantonale?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smartphones, Pathogenesis, Virulence Factors, Experimental Tools, Video Analysis, Evolution and Genomics.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.6×19 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  3. Smartphones3▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Pathogenesis3▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Virulence Factors3▲ 32×5 topics
  6. Evolution3▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Experimental Tools3▲ 228×1 topic
  8. Video Analysis3▲ 75×1 topic
  9. Genomics3▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Bacterial Pathogenesis2▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Lyme Disease2▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  16. STEM Education2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Teacher Preparation2▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Infection2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Biofilm Formation1▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Invasive Species1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  22. Cultural Transmission1▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Distance Learning1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Yersinia pestis1▲ 145×1 topic
  25. plague1▲ 145×1 topic
  26. Ecology1▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Inquiry-Based Teaching1▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Scientific Literacy1▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Virus1▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  31. Biogeography1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  32. Pedagogy1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Phylogeny1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Taxonomy1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Gospel Translation1▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Immune System1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  39. Mediterranean1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Vascular Flora1▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Liceo Cantonale publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical and Linguistic Studies, Advanced Mathematical Theories, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics and Process Optimization and Integration.

Historical and Linguisti…1Historical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 0 fractional worksProcess Optimization and Integration: 0 fractional worksGeometric and Algebraic Topology: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 0 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…0Science Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 0 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 0 fractional worksExperimental and Theoret…0Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMathematical PhysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Mathematical Theories Mathematical Physics 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  4. 4 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and Topology 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  7. 7 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 0 works
  8. 8 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 0 works
  10. 10 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Liceo Cantonale's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Liceo Cantonale as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000046% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Liceo Cantonale0.000019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Liceo Cantonale over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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