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Lucchini (Italy)

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Research works
43
▼ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Lucchini (Italy)

Not ranked overall: Lucchini (Italy) 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 Lucchini (Italy) work in?

In all years, 81% of research at Lucchini (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Materials Science (10%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 81.2% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 64.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 28.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 22.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLucchini (Italy)43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences5%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2864.3%
    2. Materials Science49.8%
    3. Chemistry12.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    6. Environmental Science01.0%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine49.5%
    2. Health Professions12.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Psychology11.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    3. Social Sciences00.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
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.

Engineering: 4.47× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.53× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.47×3 works
  2. Psychology2.53×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.26×0 works
  4. Mathematics1.03×0 works
  5. Environmental Science0.98×0 works
  6. Medicine0.74×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lucchini (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrea Ghidini, Steven Cervello and Stefano Cantini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lucchini (Italy).

  1. 1 Andrea Ghidini Italy · #2,957,680 worldwide 1.2k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Steven Cervello Italy · #3,402,922 worldwide 373 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Stefano Cantini Italy · #4,653,494 worldwide 260 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Lucchini (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Lucchini (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Lucchini (Italy) is "Tremor, olfactory and motor changes in Italian adolescents exposed to historical ferro-manganese emission" (Roberto G. Lucchini, Stefano Guazzetti, Silvia Zoni et al., 2012), with 264 citations. Next come "The competitive role of wear and RCF in a rail steel" (170) and "The effect of nitriding, severe shot peening and their combination on the fatigue behavior and micro-structure of a low-alloy steel" (152).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tremor, olfactory and motor changes in Italian adolescents exposed to historical ferro-manganese emission Roberto G. Lucchini, Stefano Guazzetti, Silvia Zoni et al. · NeuroToxicology Open access Feb 2012 264
2 The competitive role of wear and RCF in a rail steel Giorgio Donzella, Michela Faccoli, Andrea Ghidini et al. · Engineering Fracture Mechanics 24 Sep 2004 170
3 The effect of nitriding, severe shot peening and their combination on the fatigue behavior and micro-structure of a low-alloy steel S.M. Hassani-Gangaraj, Atieh Moridi, Mario Guagliano et al. · International Journal of Fatigue Open access 2 May 2013 152
4 Reducing the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of energy intensive industries through decision support systems – An example of application to the steel industry Giacomo Filippo Porzio, Barbara Fornai, Alessandro Amato et al. · Applied Energy 3 Jun 2013 118
5 Fracture mechanics and scale effects in the fatigue of railway axles S. Beretta, Andrea Ghidini, Franklin T. Lombardo · Engineering Fracture Mechanics 7 Jul 2004 98
All 80 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lucchini (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rolling Contact Fatigue, Dynamic Interaction, Ground Vibration, Railway Dynamics, Finite Element Simulation, Fretting Wear, Mechanical Properties and Microstructure.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Rolling Contact Fatigue7▲ 318×2 topics
  2. Dynamic Interaction6▲ 207×2 topics
  3. Ground Vibration6▲ 579×1 topic
  4. Railway Dynamics6▲ 579×1 topic
  5. Finite Element Simulation5▲ 322×1 topic
  6. Fretting Wear5▲ 433×1 topic
  7. Mechanical Properties4▲ 10×7 topics
  8. Microstructure4▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Fatigue Crack Closure3▲ 152×1 topic
  10. Fracture Toughness Testing3▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Cryogenic Treatment2▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Wear Resistance2▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Vibration Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Grain Refinement2▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Gear Dynamics1▲ 105×1 topic
  18. Mesh Stiffness1▲ 105×1 topic
  19. Loosening Mechanism1▲ 168×1 topic
  20. Threaded Fasteners1▲ 168×1 topic
  21. Finite Elements1▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Fracture Mechanics1▲ 30×2 topics
  23. NURBS1▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Tribological Properties1▲ 160×2 topics

Which research topics does Lucchini (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques and Engineering Structural Analysis Methods.

Railway Engineering and …1Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMechanical stress and fa…0Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 0 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…0Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 0 fractional worksEngineering Structural Analysis Methods: 0 fractional worksBrake Systems and Friction Analysis: 0 fractional worksMaterial Science and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 0 fractional worksPolymer Science and Applications: 0 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 0 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …0Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  3. 3 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Brake Systems and Friction Analysis Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Material Science and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Polymer Science and Applications Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lucchini (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Lucchini (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Lucchini (Italy)0.000023% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Lucchini (Italy) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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