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Telecom Italia Lab

In research, Telecom Italia Lab stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,709 of 17,446 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,987 of 3,725 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,294 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,111
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#381
of 743
Research works
1.2k
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
5%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Telecom Italia Lab

What is Telecom Italia Lab 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 #7,709 of 17,446 3.6%1,138
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,987 of 3,725 3.9%482
EngineeringField #5,294 of 9,532 3.9%620
Computer ScienceField #3,788 of 6,336 3.5%368
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #1,448 of 1,775 4.2%129

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

In all years, 94% of research at Telecom Italia Lab is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Computer Science (30%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,138 fractional works · 94.3% of its workEngineering: 620 fractional works · 51.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 482 fractional works · 39.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 368 fractional works · 30.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 129 fractional works · 10.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 78 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSignal Processing: 50 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 93 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 79 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTelecom ItaliaLab1,207fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering62051.4%
    2. Computer Science36830.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy937.7%
    4. Materials Science383.2%
    5. Chemistry80.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.5%
    7. Environmental Science20.2%
    8. Mathematics20.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences252.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting110.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities50.4%
    4. Psychology50.4%
    5. Decision Sciences30.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology60.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.2%
    3. Neuroscience20.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine50.4%
    2. Health Professions10.1%
    3. Nursing00.0%
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: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.85×2 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.61×0 works
  3. Nursing3.32×0 works
  4. Neuroscience3.00×0 works
  5. Engineering1.64×2 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.20×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.04×0 works
  9. Medicine0.97×2 works
  10. Materials Science0.93×0 works
  11. Psychology0.80×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.77×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.65×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.62×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.49×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Telecom Italia Lab?

Ranked on the quality score, S. Mosso, Matteo D’Ambrosio and F. Cisternino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Telecom Italia Lab.

  1. 1 S. Mosso Italy · #2,596,250 worldwide 609 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Matteo D’Ambrosio Italy · #3,086,652 worldwide 446 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 F. Cisternino Italy · #3,208,058 worldwide 407 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Tiziana Tambosso Italy · #3,460,945 worldwide 681 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Emilio Vezzoni Italy · #3,497,046 worldwide 745 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Bruno Melis Italy · #3,693,310 worldwide 382 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Alberto Ciaramella Italy · #4,344,710 worldwide 257 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 B. Costa Italy · #4,392,901 worldwide 418 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 P. Cinato Italy · #4,396,565 worldwide 198 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Piero Gambini Italy · #4,421,495 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Telecom Italia Lab

What are the most cited papers from Telecom Italia Lab?

The most cited paper from Telecom Italia Lab is "SAR data focusing using seismic migration techniques" (C. Cafforio, C. Prati, F. Rocca, 1991), with 696 citations. Next come "Developing multi‐agent systems with a FIPA‐compliant agent framework" (577) and "Transparent optical packet switching: the European ACTS KEOPS project approach" (467).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SAR data focusing using seismic migration techniques C. Cafforio, C. Prati, F. Rocca · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Mar 1991 696
2 Developing multi‐agent systems with a FIPA‐compliant agent framework Fabio Luigi Bellifemine, Agostino Poggi, Giovanni Rimassa · Software Practice and Experience Feb 2001 577
3 Transparent optical packet switching: the European ACTS KEOPS project approach Christian Guillemot et al. · Journal of Lightwave Technology 1998 467
4 Developing Multi-agent Systems with JADE Fabio Luigi Bellifemine, Agostino Poggi, Giovanni Rimassa · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2001 370
5 JADE Fabio Luigi Bellifemine, Agostino Poggi, Giovanni Rimassa Conference paper 28 May 2001 368
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Which keywords describe research at Telecom Italia Lab?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Fiber, Integrated Circuits, Semiconductor Lasers, Optical Interconnects, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), Wireless Networks, Biosensors and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Optical Fiber90▲ 57×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning80▲ 3.1×30 topics
  3. Integrated Circuits77▲ 27×3 topics
  4. Semiconductor Lasers76▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Optical Interconnects75▲ 78×1 topic
  6. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)75▲ 78×1 topic
  7. Wireless Networks69▲ 25×8 topics
  8. Biosensors66▲ 9.5×5 topics
  9. Optical Modulators64▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Raman Lasers64▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Silicon Photonics62▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Microcavities62▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Nanophotonic Waveguides62▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Resource Allocation61▲ 22×6 topics
  15. Digital Signal Processing61▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Coherent Detection60▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Nonlinear Effects60▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Power Control58▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Channel Assignment51▲ 39×3 topics
  20. CDMA Systems47▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Multiuser Detection47▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Microwave Photonics41▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Energy Efficiency40▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Fault Tolerance40▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Video Coding39▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Wireless Communications39▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Photovoltaics38▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Semiconductor37▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Nanowires36▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Hyperspectral Imaging36▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Distributed Systems36▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Band Parameters35▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Quantum Dots35▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Convolutional Neural Networks34▲ 6.7×9 topics
  35. Excitons34▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Single-Photon Source34▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Fiber Lasers32▲ 19×3 topics
  38. JPEG200029▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Wavelet Compression29▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Optics29▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Telecom Italia Lab publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Theatre and Performance Studies, Architecture, Design, and Social History, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks.

Theatre and Performance …1Theatre and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 0 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…0Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 0 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 0 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 0 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…0Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 0 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsConservationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  2. 2 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 0 works
  10. 10 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available5.4%not open94.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Telecom Italia Lab's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% 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 Lab as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Telecom Italia Lab0.000043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Telecom Italia Lab 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 2005Telecom Italia Lab3.3% in 20052000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.4% in 2000.

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