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Space (Italy)

In research, Space (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,900 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Aerospace Engineering is 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,417
of 28,054 · #7,276 all time
Rank in Italy
#468
of 618
Research works
862
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Space (Italy) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,900 of 12,888 21.2%107 #4494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Space (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Space (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.1 works19×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 29.0 works11×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.99× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.61× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Space (Italy)?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Vallerani, P. Messidoro and Davide Fiscaletti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Space (Italy).

  1. 1 E. Vallerani Italy · #1,025,200 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 P. Messidoro Italy · #1,591,675 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Davide Fiscaletti Italy · #1,596,074 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Space (Italy)

Which keywords describe research at Space (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Orbit Determination, Quantum Gravity, CubeSat, small satellite, On-Orbit Servicing, Space Debris, Solar System Abundances and Terrestrial Planets.

▲ 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. Orbit Determination5▲ 99×2 topics
  2. Quantum Gravity4▲ 44×3 topics
  3. CubeSat4▲ 178×1 topic
  4. small satellite4▲ 178×1 topic
  5. On-Orbit Servicing4▲ 145×1 topic
  6. Space Debris4▲ 145×1 topic
  7. Solar System Abundances4▲ 59×1 topic
  8. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 59×1 topic
  9. Supernovae3▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Dark Energy3▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Optimal Control3▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Trajectory Optimization3▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Cosmic Microwave Background3▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 42×1 topic
  15. Solar Sail3▲ 158×1 topic
  16. Spacecraft Formation Flying3▲ 158×1 topic
  17. IoT Applications2▲ 49×2 topics
  18. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Lorentz Violation2▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Metamaterial2▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Noncommutative Field Theory2▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Satellite Communications2▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Black Holes2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Channel Modeling2▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Metamaterials2▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Mars2▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Martian Surface2▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Solar Wind2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. String Theory2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Wireless Communications2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Entanglement2▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Quantum Entanglement2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Quantum Information2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Antenna2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Field Theories2▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Holographic2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Microstrip2▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Superconducting Circuits2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Bell Inequality2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Decoherence2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Space (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Astro and Planetary Science and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Spacecraft Design and Te…4Spacecraft Design and Technology: 4 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …4Space Satellite Systems and Control: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…4Astro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…3Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 3 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication …2Satellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…2Planetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…2Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Space (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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