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University of Bologna

In research, University of Bologna stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#4 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#17 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#87 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, Classics and Veterinary — General Arts and Humanities is 19.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#128
of 28,054 · #224 all time
Rank in Italy
#2
of 618
Research works
94k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2M
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University of Bologna 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #4 of 2,578 34.7%447 #22
Social SciencesDomain #17 of 10,521 26.5%4,582 #144
Health SciencesDomain #87 of 11,982 23.6%3,236 #204
Social SciencesField #47 of 6,365 28.0%1,989 #238
Arts and HumanitiesField #15 of 1,998 19.0%997 #27
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #10 of 1,201 32.8%369 #111
MedicineField #135 of 10,443 23.0%2,744 #236
Health ProfessionsField #29 of 1,928 27.1%263 #164
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #44 of 2,578 25.8%785 #169
Physical SciencesDomain #246 of 12,888 20.0%6,525 #230

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bologna 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. Business, Management and Accounting#22 #4
  2. Social Sciences#144 #17
  3. Health Sciences#204 #87
  4. Social Sciences#238 #47
  5. Arts and Humanities#27 #15
  6. Political Science and International Relations#111 #10
  7. Medicine#236 #135
  8. Health Professions#164 #29
  9. Sociology and Political Science#169 #44
  10. Physical Sciences#230 #246
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 of Bologna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 19.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 66.3 works19×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 46.9 works4.8×
  3. VeterinaryField · 87.7 works3.9×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 178.7 works3.6×
  5. Small AnimalsSubfield · 72.6 works3.6×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 728 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 831 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 123 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 314 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 66 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 267 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 1,400 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 336 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 2,541 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 725 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 375 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 299 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 443 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 88 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 262 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 2,744 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.94× its world share, 88 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.11× its world share, 997 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 447 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 176 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 489 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 485 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1,989 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bologna?

Ranked on the composite score, Fabio Piscaglia, A. Bertin and Raffaele Bugiardini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bologna.

  1. 1 Fabio Piscaglia · #276 worldwide 2.2k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 A. Bertin · #1,028 worldwide 3.6k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Raffaele Bugiardini · #1,729 worldwide 2.2k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Umberto Eco · #1,841 worldwide 462 citations · 145 works
  5. 5 Luigi Bolondi · #1,918 worldwide 1.7k citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Stefano Pileri · #1,934 worldwide 1.4k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Francesco Saverio Violante · #2,065 worldwide 5.2k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Gian Luca Grazi · #2,153 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Nazzareno Galiè · #3,573 worldwide 1.1k citations · 142 works
  10. 10 Davide Dardari · #5,704 worldwide 1.7k citations · 124 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bologna

Which keywords describe research at University of Bologna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Globalization, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Identity, Deep Learning and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology566◆ 0.87×134 topics
  2. Climate Change550▲ 1.25×104 topics
  3. Deep Learning492◆ 0.88×77 topics
  4. Globalization472▲ 1.47×134 topics
  5. Machine Learning462▼ 0.86×83 topics
  6. Sustainability456◆ 1.14×101 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage353▲ 3.9×36 topics
  8. Environmental Impact324▲ 1.16×62 topics
  9. Identity277▲ 2.3×67 topics
  10. Innovation251▲ 1.46×56 topics
  11. Inflammation241▼ 0.71×83 topics
  12. Neural Networks240◆ 0.95×37 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence222◆ 0.99×50 topics
  14. Education220▼ 0.78×114 topics
  15. Remote Sensing214◆ 1.06×34 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress213▼ 0.79×61 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency194▲ 1.26×40 topics
  18. Big Data193▲ 1.30×27 topics
  19. Gender193▲ 2.2×44 topics
  20. Religion192▲ 2.5×33 topics
  21. Colonialism191▲ 2.5×46 topics
  22. Literature188▲ 2.1×52 topics
  23. Nationalism185▲ 2.4×30 topics
  24. Internet of Things159◆ 1.12×21 topics
  25. Cultural Studies149▲ 2.4×33 topics
  26. Memory143▲ 3.6×21 topics
  27. Conservation133▲ 1.88×23 topics
  28. Ethics131▲ 1.65×52 topics
  29. Urban Development122▲ 2.0×17 topics
  30. Italy98▲ 23×2 topics
  31. European Union98▲ 2.6×26 topics
  32. Propaganda94▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Totalitarianism89▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Urban Planning88▲ 6.6×11 topics
  35. Fascism88▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Social Policy81▲ 5.2×9 topics
  37. Media and Communication69▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Ethnobotany68▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Architectural Competitions66▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Art and Design57▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Bologna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Italian Literature and Culture, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage and Diverse academic and cultural studies.

Italian Fascism and Post…88Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 88 fractional worksItalian Literature and C…66Italian Literature and Culture: 66 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 55 fractional worksDiverse academic and cultural studies: 53 fractional worksHistorical and Environmental Studies: 51 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 48 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 46 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and L…46Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 46 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 45 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 37 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Arts and HumanitiesGeologyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySociology and Political Science 88 works
  2. 2 Italian Literature and CultureGeneral Arts and Humanities 66 works
  3. 3 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageGeology 55 works
  4. 4 Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics and Econometrics 53 works
  5. 5 Historical and Environmental StudiesSociology and Political Science 51 works
  6. 6 Educational and Social StudiesEducation 48 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesCivil and Structural Engineering 46 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionArtificial Intelligence 46 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 45 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 37 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bologna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Bologna

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.