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Mercatorum University

In research, Mercatorum University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,218 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,153 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management (Strategy and Management is 6.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,694
of 22,385 · #8,155 all time
Rank in Italy
#116
of 475
Research works
593
▲ 287% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Mercatorum University

What is Mercatorum University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,218 of 9,585 18.6%168 #4558
Physical SciencesDomain #4,153 of 10,670 10.1%123 #7179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercatorum University 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 Mercatorum University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Mercatorum University is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 225 fractional works · 48.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 73 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 13.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 10.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 169 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEngineering: 70 fractional works · 15.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 12.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 6.4% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMercatorumUniversity462fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences49%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7315.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6313.7%
    3. Psychology4910.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance163.4%
    5. Decision Sciences132.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities112.3%
    1. Engineering7015.1%
    2. Computer Science5812.5%
    3. Environmental Science194.2%
    4. Materials Science91.9%
    5. Mathematics40.9%
    6. Energy40.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine255.4%
    2. Health Professions112.4%
    3. Nursing20.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience132.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences122.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Mercatorum University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 23.8 works6.0×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.25× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.51× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.25×63 works
  2. Psychology3.51×49 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.86×13 works
  4. Neuroscience1.78×13 works
  5. Computer Science1.60×58 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.59×16 works
  7. Social Sciences1.24×73 works
  8. Engineering1.01×70 works
  9. Energy0.92×4 works
  10. Health Professions0.91×11 works
  11. Environmental Science0.85×20 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.81×11 works
  13. Veterinary0.80×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.77×4 works
  15. Nursing0.68×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×12 works
  17. Materials Science0.53×9 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×2 works
  19. Medicine0.28×25 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.27×3 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×3 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mercatorum University?

Ranked on the quality score, Francesco Paolone, Irene Messina and Maria Palazzo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercatorum University.

  1. 1 Francesco Paolone Italy · #129,217 worldwide 1.6k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Irene Messina Italy · #336,378 worldwide 1.7k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Maria Palazzo Italy · #362,768 worldwide 1.8k citations · 191 works
  4. 4 Riccardo Tiscini Italy · #573,173 worldwide 1.3k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Laura Martiniello Italy · #613,168 worldwide 653 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Paola Coletti Italy · #1,168,233 worldwide 384 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Gianpaolo Basile Italy · #1,255,440 worldwide 1.1k citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Andrea Mazzitelli Italy · #1,482,066 worldwide 353 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Isabella Bonacci Italy · #1,858,564 worldwide 122 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Maria Zifaro Italy · #2,095,434 worldwide 25 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Mercatorum University

What are the most cited papers from Mercatorum University?

The most cited paper from Mercatorum University is "Exploring the impact of big data analytics capabilities on business model innovation: The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation" (Francesco Ciampi, Stefano Demi, Alessandro Magrini et al., 2020), with 659 citations. Next come "Human-Centered and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence in Industry 5.0: Challenges and Perspectives" (244) and "Digital transformation and entrepreneurship process in SMEs of India: a moderating role of adoption of AI-CRM capability and strategic planning" (215).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exploring the impact of big data analytics capabilities on business model innovation: The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation Francesco Ciampi, Stefano Demi, Alessandro Magrini et al. · Journal of Business Research Open access Oct 2020 659
2 Human-Centered and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence in Industry 5.0: Challenges and Perspectives Barbara Martini, Denise Bellisario, Paola Coletti · Sustainability Open access 26 Jun 2024 244
3 Digital transformation and entrepreneurship process in SMEs of India: a moderating role of adoption of AI-CRM capability and strategic planning Sheshadri Chatterjee, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Demetris Vrontis et al. · Journal of strategy and management 18 May 2021 215
4 The impact of audit committee characteristics on ESG performance in the European Union member states: Empirical evidence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Matteo Pozzoli, Alessandra Almeida Castro Pagani, Francesco Paolone · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 12 Aug 2022 197
5 The Challenge of Sustainable Development Goal Reporting: The First Evidence from Italian Listed Companies Maria Federica Izzo, Mirella Ciaburri, Riccardo Tiscini · Sustainability Open access 24 Apr 2020 185
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mercatorum University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Perception, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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 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. Sustainability22▲ 1.98×43 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 1.42×55 topics
  3. Deep Learning22▲ 1.35×47 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 2.6×22 topics
  5. Mental Health16▲ 2.5×28 topics
  6. Big Data12▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Social Capital12▲ 5.2×13 topics
  8. Innovation12▲ 2.6×23 topics
  9. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.49×25 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior11▲ 3.8×13 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.4×12 topics
  12. Consumer Perception10▲ 8.8×8 topics
  13. Depression10▲ 2.3×16 topics
  14. Internet of Things9▲ 2.3×10 topics
  15. Corporate Governance9▲ 2.7×11 topics
  16. Environmental Management9▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Well-being9▲ 4.8×12 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation8▲ 5.6×8 topics
  19. Resilience8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  20. Customer Experience7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  21. Psychopathology6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. Corporate Social Responsibility6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  23. Strategic Alliances6▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Academic Achievement6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Human-Robot Interaction5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  26. Institutional Theory5▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Service Robots5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Shareholder Value5▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Ethical Consumption5▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Technology Adoption5▲ 5.9×2 topics
  31. Business Ethics5▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Chatbots5▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Hospitality5▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Personality Traits5▲ 8.4×8 topics
  35. Digital Twin5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Neurobiological Correlates5▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Environmental Innovation5▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Green Consumption5▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Stakeholder Theory5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Sustainability Reporting5▲ 9.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercatorum University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: AI in Service Interactions, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

AI in Service Interactions5AI in Service Interactions: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…5Environmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…4Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 3 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 3 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…3Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 3 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceMarketingStrategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  3. 3 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  9. 9 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  10. 10 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mercatorum University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 287% higher 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 Mercatorum University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Mercatorum University0.0025% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Mercatorum University 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.

still counting10%20%30%Mercatorum University14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.8% in 2020.

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