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Siena Biotech (Italy)

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World rank, all time
#34,240
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#738
of 743
Research works
138
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Siena Biotech (Italy)

Which fields of science does Siena Biotech (Italy) work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Siena Biotech (Italy) is in Life Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (39%), Medicine (25%), Chemistry (9%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 76 fractional works · 55.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 39.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 32.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 26.6% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 25.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 17.4% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 9.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSiena Biotech(Italy)138fractional works, all years
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5439.4%
    2. Neuroscience107.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology75.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    1. Medicine3525.4%
    2. Nursing10.7%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Chemistry139.1%
    2. Computer Science53.9%
    3. Engineering31.8%
    4. Materials Science21.7%
    5. Environmental Science10.5%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Decision Sciences00.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.22× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.09×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.22×5 works
  3. Chemistry2.74×1 works
  4. Neuroscience2.31×0 works
  5. Medicine1.93×5 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.70×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.02×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.72×0 works
  9. Engineering0.40×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.30×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.13×0 works
  12. Psychology0.13×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Siena Biotech (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Giuseppe Pollio, Andrea Caricasole and Claus A. F. Andersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Siena Biotech (Italy).

  1. 1 Giuseppe Pollio Italy · #1,090,334 worldwide 2.7k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Andrea Caricasole Italy · #1,122,819 worldwide 5.9k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Claus A. F. Andersen Italy · #1,373,288 worldwide 3.2k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Georg C. Terstappen Italy · #1,431,179 worldwide 6k citations · 102 works
  5. 5 Letizia Magnoni Italy · #1,984,623 worldwide 1k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Daniela Diamanti Italy · #2,470,192 worldwide 576 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Elisa Mori Italy · #2,662,691 worldwide 578 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Alessandro Padova Italy · #2,857,022 worldwide 728 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Iolanda Micco Italy · #3,197,664 worldwide 348 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Renza Roncarati Italy · #3,722,667 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Siena Biotech (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Siena Biotech (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Siena Biotech (Italy) is "Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58" (Hervé Tettelin et al., 2000), with 1,105 citations. Next come "Target deconvolution strategies in drug discovery" (438) and "Induction of Dickkopf-1, a Negative Modulator of the Wnt Pathway, Is Associated with Neuronal Degeneration in Alzheimer's Brain" (401).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58 Hervé Tettelin et al. · Science 10 Mar 2000 1,105
2 Target deconvolution strategies in drug discovery Georg C. Terstappen, Christina Schlüpen, Roberto Raggiaschi et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 5 Oct 2007 438
3 Induction of Dickkopf-1, a Negative Modulator of the Wnt Pathway, Is Associated with Neuronal Degeneration in Alzheimer's Brain Andrea Caricasole, Agata Copani, Filippo Caraci et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 30 Jun 2004 401
4 BLUEPRINT to decode the epigenetic signature written in blood David J. Adams et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Mar 2012 384
5 ATP extracellular concentrations are increased in the rat striatum during in vivo ischemia Alessia Melani, D. Turchi, Maria Giuliana Vannucchi et al. · Neurochemistry International 19 Jul 2005 257
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Siena Biotech (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery, Cell Signaling, Alzheimer's Disease, Medicinal Chemistry, Cancer Therapy and Crystal Structure.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Cancer13▲ 6.8×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.54×35 topics
  3. Pharmacology8▲ 18×5 topics
  4. Drug Discovery8▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Cell Signaling8▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Alzheimer's Disease8▲ 20×4 topics
  7. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy7▲ 8.3×13 topics
  9. Crystal Structure7▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×26 topics
  11. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 20×6 topics
  12. Apoptosis6▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Stem Cells6▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Pharmacokinetics6▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Molecular Mechanisms5▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Toxicology5▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Molecular Docking5▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Regulation5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Development5▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Drug Target Identification5▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Virtual Screening5▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Neurodegeneration4▲ 10×9 topics
  25. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  27. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Schizophrenia4▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 12×9 topics
  30. Cognitive Deficits4▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Immunity4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  32. Drug Development4▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Neuronal Signaling4▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors4▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Acetylcholinesterase4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Cholinesterase Inhibitors4▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Protein Aggregation4▲ 32×3 topics
  38. Signal Transduction4▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Proteomics3▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Therapeutic Targets3▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Siena Biotech (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Circular RNAs in diseases and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…0Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 0 fractional worksBacterial Infections and…0Bacterial Infections and Vaccines: 0 fractional worksCircular RNAs in diseases0Circular RNAs in diseases: 0 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles i…0Extracellular vesicles in disease: 0 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 0 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…0Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 0 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…0Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  3. 3 Circular RNAs in diseases Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 0 works
  6. 6 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Siena Biotech (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 Siena Biotech (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Siena Biotech (Italy)0.000066% in 20251990200020102020

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

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