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Scuola Superiore Meridionale

In research, Scuola Superiore Meridionale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,418 of 10,670 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#558 of 1,896 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#470 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (Archeology is 25.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,250
of 22,385 · #4,357 all time
Rank in Italy
#106
of 475
Research works
513
▲ 1035% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.30×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Scuola Superiore Meridionale

What is Scuola Superiore Meridionale 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,418 of 10,670 17.0%226 #2158
Arts and HumanitiesField #558 of 1,896 5.6%69 -
Physics and AstronomyField #470 of 1,417 21.4%96 #676
Social SciencesDomain #4,169 of 9,585 6.7%126 #4673

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scuola Superiore Meridionale 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#2,158 #2,418
  2. Physics and Astronomy#676 #470
  3. Social Sciences#4,673 #4,169
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Scuola Superiore Meridionale work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Scuola Superiore Meridionale is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (25%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 272 fractional works · 58.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 114 fractional works · 24.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 52 fractional works · 11.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 29 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 5.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 137 fractional works · 29.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 74 fractional works · 15.9% of its workArcheology: 35 fractional works · 7.7% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKScuola SuperioreMeridionale461fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences30%

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. Physics and Astronomy11424.7%
    2. Engineering449.5%
    3. Computer Science265.6%
    4. Mathematics255.3%
    5. Chemistry204.2%
    6. Materials Science194.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences132.9%
    8. Environmental Science81.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.7%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities7415.9%
    2. Social Sciences4610.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.1%
    5. Psychology40.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology234.9%
    2. Neuroscience30.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine214.6%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Scuola Superiore Meridionale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 25.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 35.3 works25×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 52.2 works22×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 28.9 works20×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.70× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.52× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.11× its world share, 114 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.52× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy11.11×114 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.52×74 works
  3. Mathematics4.52×24 works
  4. Chemistry2.70×20 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.05×3 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.83×13 works
  7. Materials Science1.19×19 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×23 works
  9. Social Sciences0.79×46 works
  10. Computer Science0.72×26 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×7 works
  12. Engineering0.63×44 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.37×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.36×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×5 works
  17. Environmental Science0.34×8 works
  18. Psychology0.26×4 works
  19. Medicine0.24×21 works
  20. Nursing0.24×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×1 works
  22. Energy0.19×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×2 works
  25. Health Professions0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Scuola Superiore Meridionale?

Ranked on the quality score, Giada Bargiacchi, Luigi Crisci and Anna Chiara Alfano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scuola Superiore Meridionale.

  1. 1 Giada Bargiacchi Italy · #233,096 worldwide 1.2k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Luigi Crisci Italy · #409,012 worldwide 332 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Anna Chiara Alfano Italy · #1,022,593 worldwide 113 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Gian Carlo Maffettone Italy · #2,007,172 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Aymeric Xu Italy · #2,112,868 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Domenico Napolitano Italy · #2,593,228 worldwide 228 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Fulvio Perrella Italy · #2,831,162 worldwide 341 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Emanuela Gaglio Italy · #3,278,498 worldwide 83 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Emanuele Cristoforoni Italy · #3,428,779 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Vincenzo Amato Italy · #3,452,057 worldwide 43 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Scuola Superiore Meridionale

What are the most cited papers from Scuola Superiore Meridionale?

The most cited paper from Scuola Superiore Meridionale is "Cosmology intertwined: A review of the particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology associated with the cosmological tensions and anomalies" (Élcio Abdalla et al., 2022), with 1,230 citations. Next come "A portrait of the Higgs boson by the CMS experiment ten years after the discovery" (427) and "Bouncing cosmology in f(Q) symmetric teleparallel gravity" (206).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cosmology intertwined: A review of the particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology associated with the cosmological tensions and anomalies Élcio Abdalla et al. · Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) Open access203 authors 2022 1,230
2 A portrait of the Higgs boson by the CMS experiment ten years after the discovery A. Tumasyan et al. · Nature Open access2,386 authors 4 Jul 2022 427
3 Bouncing cosmology in f(Q) symmetric teleparallel gravity Francesco Bajardi, Daniele Vernieri, Salvatore Capozzıello · The European Physical Journal Plus Open access Nov 2020 206
4 Quasars as standard candles Elisabeta Lusso, Guido Risaliti, Emanuele Nardini et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 25 Aug 2020 176
5 Characterization of Silane-Treated and Untreated Natural Fibers from Stem of Leucas Aspera R. Vijay, S. Manoharan, Sundaramoorthi Arjun et al. · Journal of Natural Fibers 11 Jan 2020 173
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Scuola Superiore Meridionale?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Exchange, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Supernovae, General Relativity, Mediterranean and Dark Energy.

▲ 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. Archaeology24▲ 40×7 topics
  2. Cultural Exchange23▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity22▲ 58×4 topics
  4. Black Holes22▲ 50×3 topics
  5. General Relativity22▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Supernovae22▲ 58×2 topics
  7. Mediterranean21▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy20▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Cosmic Microwave Background19▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Cosmological Parameters19▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Bronze Age19▲ 103×3 topics
  12. Roman Economy18▲ 99×2 topics
  13. Cyprus17▲ 198×1 topic
  14. Pottery Production17▲ 198×1 topic
  15. String Theory16▲ 61×2 topics
  16. Quantum Entanglement15▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Field Theories15▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Holographic15▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Cultural Heritage14▲ 5.9×14 topics
  20. Late Antiquity13▲ 56×3 topics
  21. Identity12▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Literature12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  23. Dark Matter12▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Cosmology10▲ 33×3 topics
  25. Gender10▲ 3.9×13 topics
  26. Urban Development9▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Gravitational Waves9▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Ancient Rome8▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Greek Literature8▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Particle Physics7▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Society7▲ 8.3×9 topics
  32. Density Functional Theory7▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations7▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Star Formation7▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Equation of State7▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Middle Ages7▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Iberian Peninsula7▲ 50×3 topics
  38. Galactic Center6▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Binary Black Hole6▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Neutron Star6▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Scuola Superiore Meridionale publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Classical Antiquity Studies.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…19Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 19 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 17 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 15 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 8 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 5 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 5 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 5 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsArcheologyNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 17 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 15 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 8 works
  5. 5 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  7. 7 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 5 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 5 works
  9. 9 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 5 works
  10. 10 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Scuola Superiore Meridionale's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1035% 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 Scuola Superiore Meridionale as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Scuola Superiore Meridionale0.0023% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Scuola Superiore Meridionale over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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