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Medica (Italy)

In research, Medica (Italy) stands highest in Medicine (#3,837 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,748 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,712 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,618
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#373
of 743
Research works
910
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Medica (Italy)

What is Medica (Italy) 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
MedicineField #3,837 of 14,558 11.0%654
Health SciencesDomain #4,748 of 16,688 10.8%679
Life SciencesDomain #8,712 of 11,023 6.3%169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medica (Italy) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Medica (Italy) work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Medica (Italy) is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 62.8% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 61.0% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 11.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 22.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedica (Italy)42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Medicine2561.0%
    2. Nursing01.0%
    3. Health Professions00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology717.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience01.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Environmental Science12.9%
    2. Engineering12.5%
    3. Computer Science11.5%
    4. Materials Science00.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Psychology23.8%
    2. Social Sciences11.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.25× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.25×7 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.21×0 works
  3. Medicine3.17×25 works
  4. Nursing2.05×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×1 works
  6. Psychology1.24×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.15×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.74×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.59×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  15. Engineering0.17×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Medica (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Elisa Nada, Carmelo Iacono and Stefano Pacifici lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medica (Italy).

  1. 1 Elisa Nada Italy · #2,411,734 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Carmelo Iacono Italy · #3,973,109 worldwide 495 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Stefano Pacifici Italy · #4,036,045 worldwide 72 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Barbara Tartaglino Italy · #4,819,893 worldwide 435 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 E Fiorentino Italy · #5,636,868 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Medica (Italy)

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

The most cited paper from Medica (Italy) is "ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—part I: ankle, hip, and spine" (Ge Wu, Sorin Siegler, Paul Allard et al., 2002), with 3,266 citations. Next come "Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Is a Distinct Syndrome That Develops in Patients With Acute Decompensation of Cirrhosis" (3,048) and "Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant pertuzumab and trastuzumab in women with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early HER2-positive breast cancer (NeoSphere): a randomised multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial" (2,403).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—part I: ankle, hip, and spine Ge Wu, Sorin Siegler, Paul Allard et al. · Journal of Biomechanics Apr 2002 3,266
2 Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Is a Distinct Syndrome That Develops in Patients With Acute Decompensation of Cirrhosis Richard Moreau, Rajiv Jalan, Pere Ginès et al. · Gastroenterology 6 Mar 2013 3,048
3 Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant pertuzumab and trastuzumab in women with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early HER2-positive breast cancer (NeoSphere): a randomised multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial Luca Gianni, Tadeusz Pieńkowski, Young‐Hyuck Im et al. · The Lancet Oncology 10 Dec 2011 2,403
4 Effects of KRAS, BRAF, NRAS, and PIK3CA mutations on the efficacy of cetuximab plus chemotherapy in chemotherapy-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a retrospective consortium analysis Wendy De Roock et al. · The Lancet Oncology 9 Jul 2010 2,168
5 Reappraisal of European guidelines on hypertension management: a European Society of Hypertension Task Force document Giuseppe Mancia et al. · Journal of Hypertension 21 Oct 2009 1,659
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Medica (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Inflammation, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy and Cancer.

▲ 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-now 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.80×24 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.4×22 topics
  3. Treatment2▲ 5.0×17 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.1×15 topics
  5. Cancer2▲ 3.1×20 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.9×10 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×18 topics
  8. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.5×9 topics
  11. Biomarkers1▲ 4.4×10 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.6×11 topics
  13. Precision Medicine1▲ 6.1×6 topics
  14. Surgical Management1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  15. Breast Cancer1▲ 10×7 topics
  16. E-Waste1▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Health Consequences1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  18. Psychological Impact1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  19. Recycling1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  20. Complications1▲ 4.9×7 topics
  21. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  22. Liver Transplantation1▲ 20×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis.

Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 0 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…0Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…0Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringClinical PsychologyOncologyHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  4. 4 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 0 works
  5. 5 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Medica (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Medica (Italy)0.000083% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%Medica (Italy)19.7% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 2013.

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