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Nextworks (Italy)

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Research works
85
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
729
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
72%
world 18%
Nextworks (Italy)

Not ranked overall: Nextworks (Italy) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Nextworks (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (50%), Engineering (43%), Business, Management and Accounting (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 93.2% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 49.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 33.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 43.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 18.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNextworks (Italy)26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1349.6%
    2. Engineering1143.3%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    2. Social Sciences01.1%
    3. Decision Sciences00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Neuroscience01.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    1. Medicine00.4%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 6.38× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.88× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science6.38×13 works
  2. Engineering2.88×11 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×1 works
  4. Neuroscience0.78×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.74×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works
  11. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nextworks (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Gino Carrozzo, Nicola Ciulli and Elian Kraja lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nextworks (Italy).

  1. 1 Gino Carrozzo Italy · #1,583,343 worldwide 1.1k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Nicola Ciulli Italy · #1,841,577 worldwide 895 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Elian Kraja Italy · #2,502,846 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Gabriele Scivoletto Italy · #2,717,234 worldwide 71 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Cristian Patachia Italy · #2,798,280 worldwide 180 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Giada Landi Italy · #2,939,407 worldwide 1.6k citations · 154 works
  7. 7 Marius Iordache Italy · #3,035,220 worldwide 387 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Pietro G. Giardina Italy · #3,299,490 worldwide 410 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Juan Brenes Italy · #3,541,696 worldwide 268 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Matteo Pardi Italy · #3,939,615 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Nextworks (Italy)

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

The most cited paper from Nextworks (Italy) is "Smart City: An Event Driven Architecture for Monitoring Public Spaces with Heterogeneous Sensors" (Luca Filipponi, Andrea Vitaletti, Giada Landi et al., 2010), with 183 citations. Next come "All-optical packet/circuit switching-based data center network for enhanced scalability, latency, and throughput" (101) and "Enable Advanced QoS-Aware Network Slicing in 5G Networks for Slice-Based Media Use Cases" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Smart City: An Event Driven Architecture for Monitoring Public Spaces with Heterogeneous Sensors Luca Filipponi, Andrea Vitaletti, Giada Landi et al. Conference paper Jul 2010 183
2 All-optical packet/circuit switching-based data center network for enhanced scalability, latency, and throughput Jordi Perelló et al. · IEEE Network Open access Nov 2013 101
3 Enable Advanced QoS-Aware Network Slicing in 5G Networks for Slice-Based Media Use Cases Qi Wang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting Open access 13 Mar 2019 91
4 BonFIRE: A Multi-cloud Test Facility for Internet of Services Experimentation Alastair C. Hume, Yahya Al-Hazmi, Bartosz Belter et al. · Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering Conference paperOpen access 2012 84
5 5Growth: An End-to-End Service Platform for Automated Deployment and Management of Vertical Services over 5G Networks Xi Li, Andrés García‐Saavedra, Xavier Costa‐Pérez et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Open access Mar 2021 83
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nextworks (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: 5G Networks, Internet of Things, Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, Network Virtualization, Software-Defined Networking, Healthcare and Smart Cities.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. 5G Networks6▲ 118×3 topics
  2. Internet of Things4▲ 18×6 topics
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency3▲ 14×6 topics
  5. Network Virtualization3▲ 301×1 topic
  6. Software-Defined Networking3▲ 301×1 topic
  7. Healthcare3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  8. IoT Security3▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Smart Cities3▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Security and Privacy2▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Edge Computing2▲ 71×1 topic
  12. Fog Computing2▲ 80×1 topic
  13. Mobile Edge Computing2▲ 59×2 topics
  14. Massive MIMO2▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Big Data2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  16. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Semantic Web Services2▲ 112×2 topics
  18. Distributed Systems2▲ 33×5 topics
  19. QoS-Aware Middleware2▲ 378×1 topic
  20. Service-Oriented Computing2▲ 378×1 topic
  21. Wireless Communication2▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Fault Tolerance1▲ 36×5 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  24. Sustainability1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  25. Digital Twin1▲ 36×1 topic
  26. IoT1▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Machine Learning1▲ 1.46×10 topics
  28. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Security1▲ 6.3×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Software-Defined Networks and 5G, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Software-Defined Network…3Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksService-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksIoT Networks and Protocols1IoT Networks and Protocols: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksInterconnection Networks and Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 IoT Networks and Protocols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Interconnection Networks and Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.4%domestic only27.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Nextworks (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

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

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