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Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

In research, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna stands highest in Social Sciences (#866 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,314 of 11,982 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,012 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture and Cognitive Neuroscience — Hardware and Architecture is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,352
of 28,054 · #1,728 all time
Rank in Italy
#69
of 618
Research works
8.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
201k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna 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
Social SciencesDomain #866 of 10,521 35.2%561 #808
Health SciencesDomain #2,314 of 11,982 22.3%348 #2635
Computer ScienceField #1,012 of 4,667 21.6%228 #386
MedicineField #2,366 of 10,443 21.0%287 #3062
Business, Management and AccountingField #585 of 2,578 45.1%132 #367
Physical SciencesDomain #3,008 of 12,888 17.6%795 #1817
EngineeringField #1,718 of 6,636 13.1%409 #913
Social SciencesField #1,867 of 6,365 29.5%238 #2162
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #525 of 1,775 38.9%116 #277
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,086 of 3,409 41.4%110 #965

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna 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. Social Sciences#808 #866
  2. Health Sciences#2,635 #2,314
  3. Computer Science#386 #1,012
  4. Medicine#3,062 #2,366
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#367 #585
  6. Physical Sciences#1,817 #3,008
  7. Engineering#913 #1,718
  8. Social Sciences#2,162 #1,867
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#277 #525
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#965 #1,086
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 Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 33.9 works15×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 50.8 works3.5×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.46× its world share, 78 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 228 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 408 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 287 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.76× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna?

Ranked on the composite score, Giovanni Dosi, Maria Chiara Carrozza and Cecilia Laschi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

  1. 1 Giovanni Dosi Italy · #4,001 worldwide 2.2k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Maria Chiara Carrozza Italy · #24,665 worldwide 590 citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Cecilia Laschi Italy · #25,956 worldwide 867 citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Arianna Menciassi Italy · #31,363 worldwide 1k citations · 151 works
  5. 5 Andrea Roventini Italy · #42,801 worldwide 459 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Giorgio Fagiolo Italy · #47,848 worldwide 661 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Pietro Valdastri Italy · #50,626 worldwide 463 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Matteo Cianchetti Italy · #52,853 worldwide 360 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 A.M. Sabatini Italy · #55,488 worldwide 345 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Giorgio Buttazzo Italy · #57,467 worldwide 654 citations · 117 works
All ranked researchers at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Which keywords describe research at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Robotic Manipulators, Soft Robotics, Human Rights, Microwave Photonics, Biomedical Applications, Actuators and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

▲ 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. Deep Learning97▲ 1.44×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning73◆ 1.13×60 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications56▲ 2.4×23 topics
  4. Human Rights55▲ 2.7×37 topics
  5. Sustainability52◆ 1.09×53 topics
  6. Innovation41▲ 2.0×25 topics
  7. Big Data41▲ 2.3×18 topics
  8. Economic Growth41▲ 2.5×19 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence40▲ 1.49×31 topics
  10. Robotic Manipulators37▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Soft Robotics34▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Microwave Photonics32▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Environmental Management31▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Actuators29▲ 9.3×5 topics
  15. Global Governance27▲ 6.1×13 topics
  16. Minimally Invasive Surgery27▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Optical Fiber26▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Bioinspired Robotics26▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Continuum Robots26▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Gait Analysis26▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Electromyography25▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Muscle Fatigue25▲ 25×1 topic
  23. International Law25▲ 4.2×19 topics
  24. Health Monitoring24▲ 6.0×3 topics
  25. Embedded Systems24▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Feedback Control24▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. Optical Access Networks24▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Photonic Signal Processing24▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Surveillance24▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Circular Economy23▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Robotics22▲ 4.7×4 topics
  32. Haptic Interfaces22▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Flexible Electronics22▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Resource Allocation21▲ 6.2×8 topics
  35. Energy Harvesting21▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Nanogenerators21▲ 8.0×1 topic
  37. Wearable21▲ 8.0×1 topic
  38. Coherent Detection20▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Digital Signal Processing20▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Security Council18▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soft Robotics and Applications, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Soft Robotics and Applic…26Soft Robotics and Applications: 26 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…25Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…21Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 21 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…20Optical Network Technologies: 20 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 16 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 15 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabili…15Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 15 fractional worksReal-Time Systems Scheduling: 15 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 15 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringStrategy and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 15 works
  8. 8 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Real-Time Systems Scheduling Hardware and Architecture 15 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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