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Ministero della Salute

In research, Ministero della Salute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,466 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,300 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,160
of 28,054 · #13,100 all time
Rank in Italy
#174
of 618
Research works
806
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Ministero della Salute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,466 of 11,982 20.3%146 #5871
MedicineField #2,300 of 10,443 20.3%120 #5592

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.13× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.51× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× 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, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministero della Salute?

Ranked on the composite score, Michela Sabbatucci, Antonio Vitiello and Francesco Ferrara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministero della Salute.

  1. 1 Michela Sabbatucci Italy · #360,567 worldwide 198 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Antonio Vitiello Italy · #621,292 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Francesco Ferrara Italy · #697,912 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 David Poggiolini Italy · #1,027,388 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Andrea Zovi Italy · #1,103,999 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ministero della Salute

Which keywords describe research at Ministero della Salute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pandemic, Public Health, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology43▲ 4.3×93 topics
  2. Public Health18▲ 4.8×37 topics
  3. Pandemic17▲ 6.4×7 topics
  4. COVID-1914▲ 4.2×16 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-213▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Vaccine12▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases11▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Mental Health11▲ 3.0×20 topics
  9. ACE2 Receptor11▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Pathogenesis10▲ 7.8×20 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.4×23 topics
  12. Immune Response9▲ 6.5×13 topics
  13. Inflammation9▲ 1.67×32 topics
  14. Quality of Life8▲ 2.3×22 topics
  15. Clinical Trials8▲ 4.9×14 topics
  16. Risk Factors8▲ 2.9×21 topics
  17. Coronavirus8▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Viral Transmission8▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Risk Perception8▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Immunity7▲ 7.1×4 topics
  21. Mortality6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  22. Mutation6▲ 14×2 topics
  23. antibody6▲ 24×1 topic
  24. spike protein6▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Health Disparities6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  26. Global Burden6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Heart Failure5▲ 4.6×11 topics
  30. Global Access5▲ 22×2 topics
  31. COVID-19 Vaccine5▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Health Behavior5▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Vaccine Hesitancy5▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  35. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  36. Drug Resistance4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  37. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Clinical Characteristics4▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Cytokine Storm4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Integration4▲ 10.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministero della Salute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Migration, Health and Trauma.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…4COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…3Migration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…3Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesHealthClinical PsychologyNeurology4 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 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 works
  9. 9 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministero della Salute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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