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Politecnico di Milano

In research, Politecnico di Milano stands highest in Strategy and Management (#4 of 635 worldwide), Engineering (#58 of 6,636 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#26 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Geology and Automotive Engineering — Architecture is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#203
of 28,054 · #244 all time
Rank in Italy
#5
of 618
Research works
64k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Politecnico di Milano 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
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #4 of 635 47.3%171 #37
EngineeringField #58 of 6,636 20.2%6,167 #72
Business, Management and AccountingField #26 of 2,578 36.4%592 #86
Physical SciencesDomain #143 of 12,888 20.2%10,762 #184
Social SciencesDomain #136 of 10,521 30.9%2,448 #298
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #13 of 896 20.1%778 #18
Arts and HumanitiesField #31 of 1,998 27.7%343 #172
Urban StudiesSubfield #2 of 102 32.8%147 #21
Computer ScienceField #95 of 4,667 19.5%1,594 #104
Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield #2 of 82 23.8%137 #12

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Politecnico di Milano 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Strategy and Management#37 #4
  2. Engineering#72 #58
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#86 #26
  4. Physical Sciences#184 #143
  5. Social Sciences#298 #136
  6. Civil and Structural Engineering#18 #13
  7. Arts and Humanities#172 #31
  8. Urban Studies#21 #2
  9. Computer Science#104 #95
  10. Management of Technology and Innovation#12 #2
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Politecnico di Milano specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 74.6 works13×
  2. GeologySubfield · 99.5 works5.1×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 375.2 works4.8×
  4. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 429.0 works4.8×
  5. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 778.2 works4.5×
  6. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 72.2 works4.4×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 150 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 226 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 147 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.52× its world share, 128 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 1,594 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 299 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 186 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 6,167 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 894 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 550 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 262 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.66× its world share, 538 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 132 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 637 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 343 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 592 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 240 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 294 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 189 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 790 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Politecnico di Milano?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Rocca, Hang Su and Raffaela Mirandola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Politecnico di Milano.

  1. 1 F. Rocca Italy · #3,262 worldwide 1.8k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Hang Su Italy · #12,246 worldwide 1.3k citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Raffaela Mirandola Italy · #21,667 worldwide 547 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Barbara Pernici Italy · #23,747 worldwide 614 citations · 91 works
  5. 5 Carlo Samori Italy · #24,233 worldwide 357 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Luca Fumagalli Italy · #26,051 worldwide 569 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Cinzia Cappiello Italy · #27,707 worldwide 404 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Franco Zappa Italy · #28,319 worldwide 515 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Chiara Francalanci Italy · #28,563 worldwide 388 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Alfio Quarteroni Italy · #31,285 worldwide 1.6k citations · 224 works
All ranked researchers at Politecnico di Milano

Which keywords describe research at Politecnico di Milano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Cultural Heritage, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Sustainability888▲ 2.5×91 topics
  2. Deep Learning752▲ 1.51×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning638▲ 1.34×88 topics
  4. Renewable Energy446▲ 2.1×49 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage426▲ 5.3×29 topics
  6. Climate Change390◆ 1.00×93 topics
  7. Neural Networks365▲ 1.63×38 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency341▲ 2.5×43 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties333▲ 2.4×35 topics
  10. Environmental Impact331▲ 1.34×55 topics
  11. Remote Sensing322▲ 1.80×36 topics
  12. Sustainable Development305▲ 1.32×65 topics
  13. Innovation264▲ 1.73×49 topics
  14. Big Data250▲ 1.90×27 topics
  15. Electric Vehicles244▲ 5.7×4 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing221▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks212▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Heat Transfer206▲ 2.9×20 topics
  19. Model Predictive Control206▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. Smart Grid199▲ 3.6×10 topics
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics191▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Urban Development185▲ 3.5×17 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis166▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Sensor Networks162▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Life Cycle Assessment159▲ 4.0×8 topics
  26. Renewable Energy Integration155▲ 3.1×6 topics
  27. Construction153▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Large-Eddy Simulation128▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. Terrestrial Laser Scanning124▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. Environmental Effects122▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Vibration-based Damage Identification121▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Wireless Sensors121▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Participatory Design119▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Thermal Comfort115▲ 6.0×2 topics
  35. 3D Reconstruction105▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Point Clouds105▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Co-Creation105▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Reinforced Concrete102▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Photogrammetry98▲ 11×1 topic
  40. UAV98▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Politecnico di Milano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Structural Health Monito…121Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 121 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…983D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 98 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 95 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 84 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 82 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 81 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 81 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…76Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 76 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 76 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 74 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeologyAutomotive EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 121 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 98 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 95 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 84 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 82 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 81 works
  7. 7 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 81 works
  8. 8 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 76 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 76 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 74 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Politecnico di Milano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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