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The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

In research, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#868 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#266 of 1,646 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#197 of 565 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 25.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,588
of 28,054 · #867 all time
Rank in Italy
#55
of 618
Research works
7.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
204k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) 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 #868 of 12,888 27.4%423 #601
Physics and AstronomyField #266 of 1,646 35.9%182 #303
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #197 of 565 29.4%63 #297

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#601 #868
  2. Physics and Astronomy#303 #266
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#297 #197
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 25.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 38.6 works26×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 31.5 works21×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 63.3 works18×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 182.5 works17×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 29.0 works12×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.56× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.15× its world share, 182 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 17.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdus Salam, Goran Senjanović and Filippo Giorgi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

  1. 1 Abdus Salam Italy · #5,171 worldwide 1.6k citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Goran Senjanović Italy · #27,721 worldwide 824 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Filippo Giorgi Italy · #42,110 worldwide 972 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 J. Strathdee Italy · #55,734 worldwide 452 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 B. Nava Italy · #94,710 worldwide 222 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 A. Yu. Smirnov Italy · #111,062 worldwide 293 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Marcello Dalmonte Italy · #111,633 worldwide 310 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Pierdavide Coïsson Italy · #126,323 worldwide 183 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 S. M. Radicella Italy · #127,456 worldwide 282 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Marco Zennaro Italy · #153,950 worldwide 266 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

Which keywords describe research at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Renormalization Group, Dynamics, Topological Order, Quantum Gravity, Many-Body Localization, Quantum Thermalization and Quantum Information.

▲ 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. Entanglement40▲ 57×4 topics
  2. Machine Learning34▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Climate Change26▲ 2.0×42 topics
  4. Renormalization Group23▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Dynamics20▲ 91×3 topics
  6. Topological Order20▲ 86×2 topics
  7. Quantum Gravity19▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Many-Body Localization18▲ 184×1 topic
  9. Quantum Thermalization18▲ 184×1 topic
  10. Quantum Information18▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Black Holes17▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Security16▲ 5.2×7 topics
  13. Global Warming15▲ 7.8×9 topics
  14. Superconducting Circuits15▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Computation15▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Quantum Entanglement15▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Cryptography14▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Dark Matter14▲ 26×4 topics
  19. Quantum14▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Communication14▲ 9.4×2 topics
  21. Metrology14▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Ocean Circulation14▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Photon14▲ 48×1 topic
  24. String Theory14▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Field Theories13▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Holographic13▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Supernovae13▲ 33×2 topics
  28. General Relativity13▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Dark Energy12▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Cosmic Microwave Background12▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Cosmological Parameters12▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Particle Physics12▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Quantum Simulation12▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 15×6 topics
  35. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Extreme Events11▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Climate Modeling10▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Precipitation Extremes10▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Spintronics10▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum many-body systems, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Quantum many-body systems18Quantum many-body systems: 18 fractional worksQuantum Information and …14Quantum Information and Cryptography: 14 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…13Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 13 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…12Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 12 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 10 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 9 fractional worksTheoretical and Computat…8Theoretical and Computational Physics: 8 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 7 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 7 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  7. 7 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 8 works
  8. 8 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 7 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher 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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