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University of Cagliari

In research, University of Cagliari stands highest in Social Sciences (#542 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#776 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,072 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#959
of 28,054 · #954 all time
Rank in Italy
#34
of 618
Research works
24k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
524k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University of Cagliari 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 #542 of 10,521 25.0%949 #749
Health SciencesDomain #776 of 11,982 21.7%872 #1003
Physical SciencesDomain #1,072 of 12,888 19.2%1,792 #1067
MedicineField #1,034 of 10,443 21.2%765 #1142
PsychologyField #272 of 2,181 27.7%150 #536
Computer ScienceField #665 of 4,667 23.0%439 #577
Arts and HumanitiesField #288 of 1,998 17.3%200 #610
Life SciencesDomain #1,133 of 7,800 21.8%453 #827
EngineeringField #1,060 of 6,636 17.3%668 #973
Social SciencesField #1,089 of 6,365 24.0%369 #1081

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cagliari 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#749 #542
  2. Health Sciences#1,003 #776
  3. Physical Sciences#1,067 #1,072
  4. Medicine#1,142 #1,034
  5. Psychology#536 #272
  6. Computer Science#577 #665
  7. Arts and Humanities#610 #288
  8. Life Sciences#827 #1,133
  9. Engineering#973 #1,060
  10. Social Sciences#1,081 #1,089
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 Cagliari specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 42.2 works3.5×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 117 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 71 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 439 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 668 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 217 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 765 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 200 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 369 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cagliari?

Ranked on the composite score, Luigi Atzori, Michele Marchesi and G. Di Chiara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cagliari.

  1. 1 Luigi Atzori Italy · #20,164 worldwide 605 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Michele Marchesi Italy · #27,474 worldwide 689 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 G. Di Chiara Italy · #30,703 worldwide 786 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Vincenzo Fiorentini Italy · #30,759 worldwide 848 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Gian Luigi Gessa Italy · #34,589 worldwide 526 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Adolfo Pisanu Italy · #40,895 worldwide 236 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Michela Marignani Italy · #44,302 worldwide 456 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Fabio Bernardini Italy · #48,027 worldwide 700 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 M. Vanzi Italy · #53,261 worldwide 234 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Sofia Cosentino Italy · #54,797 worldwide 228 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cagliari

Which keywords describe research at University of Cagliari?

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

▲ 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. Deep Learning194▲ 1.39×72 topics
  2. Epidemiology144◆ 0.90×120 topics
  3. Machine Learning141◆ 1.06×75 topics
  4. Sustainability128▲ 1.30×66 topics
  5. Climate Change109◆ 0.99×83 topics
  6. Neural Networks97▲ 1.55×34 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage88▲ 4.0×23 topics
  8. Inflammation86◆ 1.02×79 topics
  9. Renewable Energy82▲ 1.40×35 topics
  10. Environmental Impact76◆ 1.11×44 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress74◆ 1.12×56 topics
  12. Globalization65▼ 0.82×75 topics
  13. Security61▲ 2.3×20 topics
  14. Quality of Life57◆ 0.97×46 topics
  15. Remote Sensing55◆ 1.10×27 topics
  16. Internet of Things54▲ 1.52×15 topics
  17. Smart Grid49▲ 3.1×10 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks44▲ 1.47×13 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services44▲ 2.8×9 topics
  20. Privacy44▲ 3.6×8 topics
  21. Genetics43▲ 1.52×24 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders40▲ 1.75×20 topics
  23. Conservation39▲ 2.2×20 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation34▲ 2.3×12 topics
  25. Neurobiology29▲ 2.8×10 topics
  26. Game Theory27▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Diagnostic Criteria27▲ 3.0×9 topics
  28. Smart Home26▲ 3.8×4 topics
  29. Energy Management26▲ 3.6×3 topics
  30. Pragmatics25▲ 3.8×5 topics
  31. Economic Evaluation24▲ 4.9×4 topics
  32. Public-Private Partnerships24▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Demand Response22▲ 5.9×1 topic
  34. Electricity Markets22▲ 5.9×1 topic
  35. Real Estate Market22▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Multi-Criteria Analysis22▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Land Use21▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Urban Regeneration21▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Spatial Decision Support System20▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Transferable Development Rights20▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Cagliari publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Smart Grid Energy Management, Urban Planning and Valuation and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Blockchain Technology Ap…22Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 22 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…22Smart Grid Energy Management: 22 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valua…20Urban Planning and Valuation: 20 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…19Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 19 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 14 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 13 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…13Urban Transport and Accessibility: 13 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 12 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…11Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 11 fractional works
Information SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 22 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  5. 5 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  6. 6 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 13 works
  7. 7 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 13 works
  8. 8 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Educational and Social Studies Education 12 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 11 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cagliari's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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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.