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Regione Siciliana

In research, Regione Siciliana stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,271 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 5.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,247
of 22,385 · #11,200 all time
Rank in Italy
#251
of 475
Research works
653
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.3k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Regione Siciliana

What is Regione Siciliana 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 #8,271 of 9,585 8.3%62 #10178

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

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Regione Siciliana is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 67 fractional works · 44.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 16.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 18.7% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 15.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 17.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRegione Siciliana152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences44%

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. Social Sciences2717.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities2516.2%
    3. Psychology74.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Environmental Science148.9%
    2. Engineering53.5%
    3. Computer Science53.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.0%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Medicine2315.1%
    2. Health Professions42.9%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1711.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Regione Siciliana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 24.6 works5.6×
← 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: 2.39× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.61× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.61×25 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.39×17 works
  3. Environmental Science1.79×14 works
  4. Psychology1.59×7 works
  5. Social Sciences1.40×27 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.27×2 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.27×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.11×4 works
  9. Health Professions1.09×4 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×4 works
  11. Mathematics0.80×1 works
  12. Medicine0.78×23 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×6 works
  14. Veterinary0.73×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.67×0 works
  16. Nursing0.60×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.49×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.43×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.42×5 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  21. Engineering0.23×5 works
  22. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  24. Energy0.03×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Regione Siciliana?

Ranked on the quality score, Achille Cernigliaro, Luigi Bernabò Brea and Sebastiano Tusa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Regione Siciliana.

  1. 1 Achille Cernigliaro Italy · #469,672 worldwide 6.5k citations · 148 works
  2. 2 Luigi Bernabò Brea Italy · #1,192,983 worldwide 437 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Sebastiano Tusa Italy · #2,545,339 worldwide 1.8k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Alessandra Vincenza Allotta Italy · #2,682,040 worldwide 296 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Giorgia Caruso Italy · #2,876,452 worldwide 506 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Pasquale Cananzi Italy · #4,407,272 worldwide 259 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Sebastiano Pollina Addario Italy · #4,601,681 worldwide 338 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Salvatore Scondotto Italy · #4,692,274 worldwide 1.4k citations · 147 works
  9. 9 Elena Anna Grasso Italy · #4,857,701 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Giuseppe Murolo Italy · #4,963,926 worldwide 180 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Regione Siciliana

What are the most cited papers from Regione Siciliana?

The most cited paper from Regione Siciliana is "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019" (Jonathan Kocarnik et al., 2021), with 2,100 citations. Next come "Ewing Sarcoma: Current Management and Future Approaches Through Collaboration" (748) and "Recommended Methods to Study Resistive Switching Devices" (671).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors 30 Dec 2021 2,100
2 Ewing Sarcoma: Current Management and Future Approaches Through Collaboration Nathalie Gaspar et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 24 Aug 2015 748
3 Recommended Methods to Study Resistive Switching Devices Mario Lanza et al. · Advanced Electronic Materials Open access 27 Sep 2018 671
4 The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Lisa M Force et al. · The Lancet Open access1,377 authors 25 Sep 2025 330
5 Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions Massimo Stafoggia et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 24 Jul 2015 235
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Regione Siciliana?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Literature, Identity, Climate Change, History, Colonialism, Invasive Species and Education.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 2.4×33 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage9▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.26×54 topics
  4. Education7▲ 2.5×21 topics
  5. Identity6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  6. Literature6▲ 7.4×11 topics
  7. History6▲ 5.5×15 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 1.91×20 topics
  9. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  10. Mental Health6▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Colonialism5▲ 6.7×10 topics
  12. Biodiversity5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  13. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.75×11 topics
  14. Invasive Species4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  15. Gender4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  16. Pedagogy4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  18. Narrative4▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Cultural Studies3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  20. Language Teaching3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  21. Religion3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  22. Inclusion3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Research3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Conservation3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  26. Nationalism3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Social Responsibility3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  29. Family2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Portuguese2▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  32. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Pragmatics2▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Memory2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Corpora2▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Historiography2▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Spoken Language2▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Cura2▲ 156×1 topic
  39. Knowledge Economy2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Teaching2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Regione Siciliana publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition, Educational and Social Studies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Management, Economics, and Public Policy.

Linguistic Studies and L…2Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 2 fractional worksEducational and Social S…2Educational and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksManagement, Economics, a…2Management, Economics, and Public Policy: 2 fractional worksDiverse academic and cul…2Diverse academic and cultural studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksItalian Literature and C…1Italian Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceEducationLawMarketing6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Educational and Social Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  4. 4 Management, Economics, and Public Policy Marketing 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse academic and cultural studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 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-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Regione Siciliana's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower 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 Regione Siciliana as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Regione Siciliana0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Regione Siciliana 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%Regione Siciliana10.1% 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 17.0% in 2019.

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