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Telecom Italia (Italy)

In research, Telecom Italia (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,297 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,822 of 6,336 worldwide) and Computer Networks and Communications (#680 of 1,775 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,829
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#228
of 743
Research works
750
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Telecom Italia (Italy)

What is Telecom Italia (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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,297 of 17,446 10.1%629
Computer ScienceField #1,822 of 6,336 11.5%296
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #680 of 1,775 14.4%142
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,482 of 3,725 9.9%204
EngineeringField #4,065 of 9,532 9.3%298

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Telecom Italia (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Computer Science (25%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 79.4% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 45.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 29.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 24.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 12.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTelecom Italia(Italy)62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences13%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2845.3%
    2. Computer Science1524.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy22.8%
    4. Materials Science12.1%
    5. Environmental Science12.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences46.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting23.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    4. Decision Sciences10.9%
    5. Psychology00.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine45.8%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.04× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 3.16× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.02× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.04×1 works
  2. Computer Science3.16×15 works
  3. Engineering3.02×28 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.25×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.98×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.61×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.53×4 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.44×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.42×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.41×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  13. Medicine0.30×4 works
  14. Energy0.29×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  17. Psychology0.09×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Telecom Italia (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Fabio Luigi Bellifemine, Mauro Renato Boldi and Roberta Giannantonio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Telecom Italia (Italy).

  1. 1 Fabio Luigi Bellifemine Italy · #545,350 worldwide 7k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Mauro Renato Boldi Italy · #754,555 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Roberta Giannantonio Italy · #834,502 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Dario Sabella Italy · #984,975 worldwide 6.2k citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Giovanni Caire Italy · #1,260,821 worldwide 2k citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Massimo Valla Italy · #1,381,677 worldwide 808 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Enrico Buracchini Italy · #1,831,344 worldwide 507 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Vinicio Vercellone Italy · #1,888,894 worldwide 543 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Roberto Saracco Italy · #1,955,375 worldwide 865 citations · 87 works
  10. 10 Cristina Frà Italy · #2,061,838 worldwide 436 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Telecom Italia (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Telecom Italia (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Telecom Italia (Italy) is "How much energy is needed to run a wireless network?" (Gunther Auer, Vito Giannini, Claude Desset et al., 2011), with 1,571 citations. Next come "Energy Efficiency in the Future Internet: A Survey of Existing Approaches and Trends in Energy-Aware Fixed Network Infrastructures" (710) and "Real-Time Urban Monitoring Using Cell Phones: A Case Study in Rome" (627).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How much energy is needed to run a wireless network? Gunther Auer, Vito Giannini, Claude Desset et al. · IEEE Wireless Communications Oct 2011 1,571
2 Energy Efficiency in the Future Internet: A Survey of Existing Approaches and Trends in Energy-Aware Fixed Network Infrastructures Raffaele Bolla, Roberto M. Bruschi, Franco Davoli et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 3 Aug 2010 710
3 Real-Time Urban Monitoring Using Cell Phones: A Case Study in Rome Francesco Calabrese, Massimo F. Colonna, Piero Lovisolo et al. · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Open access 5 Oct 2010 627
4 Cloud technologies for flexible 5G radio access networks Peter Rost, Carlos J. Bernardos, Antonio De Domenico et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine May 2014 463
5 Enabling Effective Programming and Flexible Management of Efficient Body Sensor Network Applications Giancarlo Fortino, Roberta Giannantonio, Raffaele Gravina et al. · IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 24 Dec 2012 420
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Telecom Italia (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, 5G Networks, Deep Learning, Microwave Photonics, Optical Access Networks, Photonic Signal Processing, Coherent Detection and Optical Fiber.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency6▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  3. 5G Networks4▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.81×19 topics
  5. Microwave Photonics3▲ 61×2 topics
  6. Optical Access Networks3▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Photonic Signal Processing3▲ 156×1 topic
  8. Internet of Things3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  9. Neural Networks3▲ 2.8×10 topics
  10. Coherent Detection2▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Optical Fiber2▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Spectral Efficiency2▲ 62×3 topics
  13. Security and Privacy2▲ 20×3 topics
  14. IoT Security2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Entanglement2▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Quantum Information2▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Elastic Optical Networks2▲ 213×1 topic
  18. Healthcare2▲ 2.9×2 topics
  19. Optical Networks2▲ 213×1 topic
  20. Security2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Edge Computing2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Smart Cities2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Wireless Networks2▲ 22×6 topics
  24. Channel Modeling2▲ 25×5 topics
  25. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Mobile Edge Computing2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Data Mining2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Fog Computing2▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Cellular Networks2▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Interference Alignment2▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Massive MIMO2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Emissions2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Inclusion2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Wireless Communication2▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Quantum Algorithms1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Quantum Computation1▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Cryptography1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Quantum1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Travel Behavior1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Channel Estimation1▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Telecom Italia (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Optical Network Technologies and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network…2Advanced Optical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Educational and Social Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Telecom Italia (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Telecom Italia (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Telecom Italia (Italy)0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Telecom Italia (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 2017Telecom Italia (Italy)6.4% in 20172010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.8% in 2012.

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