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Ministero della Salute

In research, Ministero della Salute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,990 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,050 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,913
of 22,385 · #8,969 all time
Rank in Italy
#165
of 475
Research works
806
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Ministero della Salute

What is Ministero della Salute 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,990 of 9,902 13.9%146 #4258
MedicineField #3,050 of 8,541 13.5%120 #4371

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministero della Salute 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 Ministero della Salute work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Ministero della Salute is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Health Professions (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 160 fractional works · 58.4% of its workMedicine: 133 fractional works · 48.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 7.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 47 fractional works · 17.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMinistero dellaSalute275fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences14%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13348.3%
    2. Health Professions227.9%
    3. Veterinary20.8%
    4. Nursing20.7%
    5. Dentistry20.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology186.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences134.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology124.3%
    4. Neuroscience31.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences155.6%
    2. Psychology114.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science103.8%
    2. Engineering62.4%
    3. Computer Science41.3%
    4. Mathematics31.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Energy00.0%
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: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.28× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.51× its world share, 133 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.00× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.00×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.28×12 works
  3. Health Professions3.02×22 works
  4. Medicine2.51×133 works
  5. Nursing1.43×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.39×1 works
  7. Dentistry1.39×2 works
  8. Psychology1.35×11 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×18 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×6 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×12 works
  12. Mathematics0.96×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.77×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.77×10 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×5 works
  16. Social Sciences0.44×15 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.37×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.24×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.17×4 works
  20. Engineering0.16×6 works
  21. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  25. Energy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ministero della Salute?

Ranked on the quality score, Francesco Paolo Maraglino, Michela Sabbatucci and Andrea Siddu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministero della Salute.

  1. 1 Francesco Paolo Maraglino Italy · #287,038 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Michela Sabbatucci Italy · #308,032 worldwide 3.4k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Andrea Siddu Italy · #326,268 worldwide 1.6k citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Anna Caraglia Italy · #1,217,856 worldwide 460 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Antonella Campanale Italy · #1,686,927 worldwide 805 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Serena Battilomo Italy · #1,837,688 worldwide 359 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Luigi Ruocco Italy · #2,255,391 worldwide 620 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Stefania Iannazzo Italy · #2,363,244 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Bianca Maria Polizzi Italy · #2,434,276 worldwide 211 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Antonio Vitiello Italy · #2,503,534 worldwide 2.8k citations · 155 works
All ranked researchers at Ministero della Salute

What are the most cited papers from Ministero della Salute?

The most cited paper from Ministero della Salute is "Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy" (Giacomo Grasselli et al., 2020), with 1,747 citations. Next come "Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries" (791) and "Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults" (758).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy Giacomo Grasselli et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine Open access149 authors 15 Jul 2020 1,747
2 Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries Knut Lönnroth et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 18 Mar 2015 791
3 Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors 8 May 2019 758
4 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
5 Paternal concentrations of dioxin and sex ratio of offspring Paolo Mocarelli, Pier Mario Gerthoux, Enrica Ferrari et al. · The Lancet Open access May 2000 448
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ministero della Salute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases, COVID-19 and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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. Epidemiology48▲ 4.4×98 topics
  2. Public Health21▲ 5.2×37 topics
  3. Pandemic18▲ 6.6×7 topics
  4. COVID-1915▲ 4.2×16 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-213▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Vaccine13▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases13▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 3.6×24 topics
  9. Mental Health11▲ 2.9×20 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor11▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Pathogenesis11▲ 7.6×20 topics
  12. Immune Response10▲ 6.7×13 topics
  13. Inflammation10▲ 1.73×35 topics
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 3.2×23 topics
  15. Quality of Life9▲ 2.2×25 topics
  16. Clinical Trials9▲ 4.8×14 topics
  17. Coronavirus8▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Viral Transmission8▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Risk Perception8▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Mortality7▲ 4.7×12 topics
  21. Immunity7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.1×17 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Mutation7▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Global Burden6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  26. antibody6▲ 24×1 topic
  27. spike protein6▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Health Disparities6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  29. Heart Failure5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  30. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Drug Resistance5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  32. Global Access5▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Global Health5▲ 11×4 topics
  34. COVID-19 Vaccine5▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Health Behavior5▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Vaccine Hesitancy5▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Workers5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Thrombosis5▲ 6.0×4 topics
  39. Clinical Characteristics4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Cytokine Storm4▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministero della Salute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …6SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…5Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…4COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…4Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …3Nutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesHealthApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministero della Salute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ministero della Salute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Ministero della Salute0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ministero della Salute 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%Ministero della Salute17.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2025.

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