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Sigma Tau (Italy)

In research, Sigma Tau (Italy) stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,045 of 5,801 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,293 of 11,023 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,739 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,072
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#734
of 743
Research works
521
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Sigma Tau (Italy)

What is Sigma Tau (Italy) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,045 of 5,801 4.5%188
Life SciencesDomain #10,293 of 11,023 5.2%269
MedicineField #13,739 of 14,558 6.7%168
Health SciencesDomain #15,902 of 16,688 6.5%177

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sigma Tau (Italy) 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 Sigma Tau (Italy) work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Sigma Tau (Italy) is in Life Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (36%), Medicine (32%), Chemistry (8%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 269 fractional works · 51.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 188 fractional works · 36.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 111 fractional works · 21.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 37 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 7.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 4.4% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 3.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 177 fractional works · 34.0% of its workMedicine: 168 fractional works · 32.3% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 13.1% of its workChemistry: 44 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSigma Tau (Italy)521fractional works, all years
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences34%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18836.2%
    2. Neuroscience407.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology234.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics122.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.1%
    1. Medicine16832.3%
    2. Nursing61.2%
    3. Health Professions10.2%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Chemistry448.4%
    2. Engineering101.9%
    3. Materials Science40.9%
    4. Computer Science40.8%
    5. Environmental Science30.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology20.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Social Sciences00.0%
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: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.81× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.81×0 works
  2. Veterinary5.32×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.03×1 works
  4. Chemistry3.81×1 works
  5. Materials Science2.22×1 works
  6. Engineering1.70×3 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.45×1 works
  9. Medicine1.21×3 works
  10. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  11. Energy0.79×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.73×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sigma Tau (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Giovanni Salvatori, Roberto Camerini and Giuseppe Giannini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigma Tau (Italy).

  1. 1 Giovanni Salvatori Italy · #957,284 worldwide 3.9k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Roberto Camerini Italy · #2,595,576 worldwide 1.7k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Giuseppe Giannini Italy · #2,645,823 worldwide 3.7k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 Raffaella Nicolai Italy · #2,660,333 worldwide 2.1k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Emiliano Pavoni Italy · #2,795,001 worldwide 883 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Vito Ruggiero Italy · #2,828,614 worldwide 1.6k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Marco Frigerio Italy · #2,920,883 worldwide 1.9k citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Sante Cundari Italy · #3,028,251 worldwide 962 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Gianfranco Battistuzzi Italy · #3,648,859 worldwide 1.4k citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Ashraf Virmani Italy · #3,820,864 worldwide 2.5k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Sigma Tau (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Sigma Tau (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Sigma Tau (Italy) is "Non-redundant role of the long pentraxin PTX3 in anti-fungal innate immune response" (Cecília Garlanda, Emilio Hirsch, Silvia Bozza et al., 2002), with 677 citations. Next come "A User-Friendly Entry to 2-Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX)" (655) and "Inhibition of hypothalamic carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 decreases food intake and glucose production" (562).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Non-redundant role of the long pentraxin PTX3 in anti-fungal innate immune response Cecília Garlanda, Emilio Hirsch, Silvia Bozza et al. · Nature Nov 2002 677
2 A User-Friendly Entry to 2-Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX) Marco Frigerio, Marco Santagostino, Simona Sputore · The Journal of Organic Chemistry 14 May 1999 655
3 Inhibition of hypothalamic carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 decreases food intake and glucose production Silvana Obici, Zhaohui Feng, Arduino Arduini et al. · Nature Medicine 18 May 2003 562
4 Polymorphisms of α-adducin and salt sensitivity in patients with essential hypertension Daniele Cusi, Cristina Barlassina, Tiziana Azzani et al. · The Lancet May 1997 530
5 Recurrence quantification analysis of the logistic equation with transients Lluis Lligoña Trulla, Alessandro Giuliani, Joseph P. Zbilut et al. · Physics Letters A Dec 1996 455
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Which keywords describe research at Sigma Tau (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Disorders, Oxidative Stress, Newborn Screening, Mitochondrial Function, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Biochemical Genetics and Carnitine.

▲ 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. Inflammation62▲ 5.1×58 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress49▲ 5.1×45 topics
  3. Metabolic Disorders43▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Newborn Screening39▲ 68×2 topics
  5. Mitochondrial Function38▲ 48×4 topics
  6. Tandem Mass Spectrometry36▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Biochemical Genetics36▲ 90×1 topic
  8. Carnitine36▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Cancer33▲ 4.5×36 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy30▲ 9.1×16 topics
  11. Mitochondrial Dysfunction27▲ 14×10 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders27▲ 7.7×12 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species26▲ 10×11 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome26▲ 5.7×16 topics
  15. Metabolic Regulation24▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Neurodegenerative Diseases24▲ 21×7 topics
  17. Aging23▲ 8.6×8 topics
  18. Mitochondria22▲ 25×6 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 3.5×23 topics
  20. Cell Death19▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Synaptic Plasticity19▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Fission18▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Mitochondrial Fusion18▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Drug Discovery16▲ 7.7×9 topics
  25. Alzheimer's Disease15▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Hypertension15▲ 7.9×11 topics
  27. Cell Signaling14▲ 8.1×10 topics
  28. Dendritic Spines14▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Pharmacology14▲ 7.9×12 topics
  30. Angiogenesis13▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Diabetes13▲ 4.9×16 topics
  32. Astrocyte Function13▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Neuronal Circuits13▲ 13×2 topics
  34. GABAergic12▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Neurotransmission12▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Innate Immunity12▲ 6.5×8 topics
  37. Ketogenic Diet11▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Low-Carbohydrate Diet11▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Anticancer Agents10▲ 7.6×10 topics
  40. Nuclear Receptors10▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Sigma Tau (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment, Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Myeloproliferative Neopl…0Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Researc…0Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksChronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 0 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…0Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 0 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quant…0Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 0 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 0 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 0 fractional worksInfant Health and Develo…0Infant Health and Development: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 0 fractional works
GeneticsHematologyFood ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 0 works
  2. 2 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 0 works
  3. 3 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 0 works
  4. 4 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 0 works
  5. 5 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  6. 6 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Infant Health and Development Pharmacy 0 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sigma Tau (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sigma Tau (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Sigma Tau (Italy)0.000030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sigma Tau (Italy) 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2011Sigma Tau (Italy)9.1% in 201120002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2005.

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