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University for Foreigners of Siena

In research, University for Foreigners of Siena stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,987 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#964 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,971 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Arts and Humanities — Language and Linguistics is 34.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,423
of 28,054 · #33,272 all time
Rank in Italy
#516
of 618
Research works
478
▲ 127% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is University for Foreigners of Siena 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,987 of 10,521 10.4%168 #8595
Arts and HumanitiesField #964 of 1,998 10.6%89 #2169
Social SciencesField #5,971 of 6,365 9.3%65 #8909

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University for Foreigners of Siena 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. Social Sciences#8,595 #4,987
  2. Arts and Humanities#2,169 #964
  3. Social Sciences#8,909 #5,971
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 University for Foreigners of Siena specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 34.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 32.4 works35×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 88.7 works14×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 14.37× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University for Foreigners of Siena?

Ranked on the composite score, Matteo Binasco, Ermanno Orlando and Massimo Vedovelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University for Foreigners of Siena.

  1. 1 Matteo Binasco Italy · #547,863 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Ermanno Orlando Italy · #788,933 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Massimo Vedovelli Italy · #789,694 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Marina Benedetti Italy · #825,503 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Carla Bagna Italy · #830,948 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Monica Barni Italy · #841,672 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Anna Baldini Italy · #977,059 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University for Foreigners of Siena

Which keywords describe research at University for Foreigners of Siena?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Teaching, Pragmatics, Prosody, Corpora, Spoken Language, Globalization, Literature and Multilingualism.

▲ 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. Language Teaching39▲ 72×4 topics
  2. Pragmatics36▲ 105×6 topics
  3. Prosody30▲ 371×2 topics
  4. Corpora29▲ 1065×1 topic
  5. Spoken Language29▲ 1065×1 topic
  6. Globalization26▲ 6.2×19 topics
  7. Literature22▲ 19×18 topics
  8. Multilingualism20▲ 55×6 topics
  9. Identity19▲ 13×15 topics
  10. Cultural Studies17▲ 21×9 topics
  11. Innovation16▲ 6.9×9 topics
  12. Language Policy15▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Bilingual Education14▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Religion13▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Gender12▲ 11×13 topics
  16. History12▲ 8.3×17 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics12▲ 31×8 topics
  18. Education12▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Pedagogy12▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Teacher Training10▲ 7.6×4 topics
  21. Higher Education10▲ 8.8×4 topics
  22. Nationalism10▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Colonialism9▲ 9.2×9 topics
  24. Narrative9▲ 27×5 topics
  25. CLIL9▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Content and Language Integrated Learning9▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Society9▲ 22×11 topics
  28. Urban Planning9▲ 51×3 topics
  29. Emotional Intelligence9▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Ethnobotany9▲ 69×2 topics
  31. Architectural Competitions8▲ 377×1 topic
  32. Media and Communication8▲ 167×1 topic
  33. Culture8▲ 7.2×13 topics
  34. Learning8▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Language Learning8▲ 49×4 topics
  36. Cultural History8▲ 30×6 topics
  37. Linguistics8▲ 22×6 topics
  38. Family8▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Research8▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Lexicography7▲ 33×5 topics

Which research topics does University for Foreigners of Siena publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Italian Literature and Culture and Educational and Social Studies.

Linguistic Studies and L…29Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 29 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…9Second Language Learning and Teaching: 9 fractional worksItalian Literature and C…8Italian Literature and Culture: 8 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 6 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…5Multilingual Education and Policy: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksItalian Social Issues and Migration: 4 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 4 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Arts and HumanitiesEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 29 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  3. 3 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 8 works
  4. 4 Educational and Social Studies Education 8 works
  5. 5 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 5 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  8. 8 Italian Social Issues and Migration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 4 works
  10. 10 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 3 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University for Foreigners of Siena's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 127% 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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