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University Niccolò Cusano

In research, University Niccolò Cusano stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,984 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,340 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,624 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,898
of 28,054 · #7,534 all time
Rank in Italy
#135
of 618
Research works
1.2k
▲ 122% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University Niccolò Cusano 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 #1,984 of 10,521 31.7%153 #3205
Physical SciencesDomain #4,340 of 12,888 19.0%224 #6021
EngineeringField #2,624 of 6,636 18.2%133 #2996

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Niccolò Cusano 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#3,205 #1,984
  2. Physical Sciences#6,021 #4,340
  3. Engineering#2,996 #2,624
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 Niccolò Cusano specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 23.5 works4.6×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 133 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.26× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.53× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Niccolò Cusano?

Ranked on the composite score, Luca Silvestri, Marco Valeri and Danilo Orlando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Niccolò Cusano.

  1. 1 Luca Silvestri Italy · #277,407 worldwide 130 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Marco Valeri Italy · #418,628 worldwide 127 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Danilo Orlando Italy · #444,154 worldwide 212 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Alfredo Donno Italy · #675,017 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Carlo Drago Italy · #1,033,151 worldwide 60 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Daniele D’Angeli Italy · #1,046,191 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Gabriele Serafini Italy · #1,156,073 worldwide 10 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Francesco Peluso Cassese Italy · #1,174,396 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Maurizio Mazziero Italy · #1,285,921 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Michele De Santis Italy · #1,324,011 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University Niccolò Cusano

Which keywords describe research at University Niccolò Cusano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Electric Vehicles, Frequency Selective Surfaces, Metasurfaces, Additive Manufacturing, Environmental Management and Photonic Crystals.

▲ 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. Sustainability25▲ 2.4×41 topics
  2. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.4×29 topics
  3. Climate Change14▲ 1.17×30 topics
  4. Sustainable Development11▲ 1.63×23 topics
  5. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.78×23 topics
  6. Innovation10▲ 2.2×15 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior10▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Electric Vehicles9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency9▲ 2.2×20 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.2×16 topics
  11. Environmental Management9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  12. Social Capital9▲ 3.8×9 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 6.4×6 topics
  14. Physical Activity8▲ 3.9×10 topics
  15. Frequency Selective Surfaces8▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Metasurfaces8▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Life Cycle Assessment8▲ 6.2×4 topics
  18. Photonic Crystals7▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Metamaterials6▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Wireless Communications6▲ 8.3×2 topics
  21. Antenna6▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Microstrip6▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Sustainability Assessment6▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Negative Refraction6▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Plasmonic Metasurfaces6▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Model Predictive Control5▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. COVID-19 Impact5▲ 7.2×2 topics
  29. Circular Economy5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Seismic Analysis5▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Product Design5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Historic Constructions5▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Masonry Strengthening5▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Tourist Satisfaction5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Destination Image4▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Knowledge Economy4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Sustainable Tourism4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Community Perceptions4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Tourism Development4▲ 7.8×1 topic

Which research topics does University Niccolò Cusano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Antenna Design and Analysis, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications and Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis.

Advanced Antenna and Met…8Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 8 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…6Antenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…6Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 6 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Str…5Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 5 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…4Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…3Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 works
  4. 4 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 3 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Niccolò Cusano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 122% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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