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University of Ferrara

In research, University of Ferrara stands highest in Health Sciences (#552 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#595 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#990 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics — Orthodontics is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,016
of 28,054 · #770 all time
Rank in Italy
#38
of 618
Research works
23k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
534k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Ferrara 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
Health SciencesDomain #552 of 11,982 20.0%1,177 #714
MedicineField #595 of 10,443 19.5%1,026 #704
Social SciencesDomain #990 of 10,521 25.5%558 #962
Life SciencesDomain #813 of 7,800 25.9%512 #491
Physical SciencesDomain #1,441 of 12,888 16.4%1,295 #976
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #566 of 3,579 23.6%254 #289
Health ProfessionsField #307 of 1,928 22.5%75 #493
Social SciencesField #1,254 of 6,365 22.0%199 #1304
Arts and HumanitiesField #460 of 1,998 19.8%131 #421
EngineeringField #1,837 of 6,636 13.9%502 #950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Ferrara 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. Health Sciences#714 #552
  2. Medicine#704 #595
  3. Social Sciences#962 #990
  4. Life Sciences#491 #813
  5. Physical Sciences#976 #1,441
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#289 #566
  7. Health Professions#493 #307
  8. Social Sciences#1,304 #1,254
  9. Arts and Humanities#421 #460
  10. Engineering#950 #1,837
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 Ferrara specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 33.1 works8.3×
← 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, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 254 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 102 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 113 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 502 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 190 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.46× its world share, 115 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.64× its world share, 63 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 75 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 1,026 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Ferrara?

Ranked on the composite score, Paolo Pinton, Francesco Di Virgilio and Roberto Ferrari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Ferrara.

  1. 1 Paolo Pinton Italy · #4,598 worldwide 1.7k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Francesco Di Virgilio Italy · #4,659 worldwide 1.3k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Roberto Ferrari Italy · #6,681 worldwide 1.7k citations · 227 works
  4. 4 Paolo Zamboni Italy · #8,668 worldwide 715 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Massimo Negrini Italy · #22,329 worldwide 656 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Renzo Cimiraglia Italy · #40,445 worldwide 758 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Gaetano Caramori Italy · #52,019 worldwide 140 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Enrico Granieri Italy · #56,424 worldwide 216 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Celestino Angeli Italy · #59,795 worldwide 759 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Savino Spadaro Italy · #61,696 worldwide 219 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Ferrara

Which keywords describe research at University of Ferrara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Climate Change, Treatment, Sustainability and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology202▲ 1.44×125 topics
  2. Inflammation124▲ 1.69×79 topics
  3. Climate Change108◆ 1.13×81 topics
  4. Sustainability96◆ 1.11×62 topics
  5. Quality of Life91▲ 1.79×49 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage90▲ 4.6×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress80▲ 1.38×55 topics
  8. Treatment73▲ 1.71×46 topics
  9. Diagnosis61▲ 1.86×37 topics
  10. Cancer61▲ 1.27×48 topics
  11. Environmental Impact54◆ 0.90×45 topics
  12. Remote Sensing52▲ 1.20×25 topics
  13. Risk Factors52▲ 1.34×33 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease50▲ 1.27×35 topics
  15. Management49▲ 1.75×32 topics
  16. Biomarkers42▲ 1.76×17 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders41▲ 2.0×19 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations40▲ 2.6×23 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines38▲ 1.98×14 topics
  20. Genetics38▲ 1.53×23 topics
  21. Health Effects38▲ 1.76×22 topics
  22. Clinical Trials37▲ 1.56×19 topics
  23. Guidelines35▲ 2.1×13 topics
  24. Global Burden33▲ 1.73×12 topics
  25. Neuroprotection30▲ 2.4×15 topics
  26. Heart Failure30▲ 1.93×13 topics
  27. Diagnostic Criteria26▲ 3.4×10 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis26▲ 2.5×11 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction25▲ 3.1×7 topics
  30. Terrestrial Laser Scanning24▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Orthodontic Tooth Movement24▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Orthognathic Surgery24▲ 14×1 topic
  33. 3D Reconstruction22▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Point Clouds22▲ 6.8×2 topics
  35. Photogrammetry22▲ 9.8×1 topic
  36. Sea-Level Rise22▲ 5.4×5 topics
  37. UAV22▲ 9.8×1 topic
  38. Urban Planning18▲ 6.2×10 topics
  39. Description Logics17▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Indoor Air Quality14▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Ferrara publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 24 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 22 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 12 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 12 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 12 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valuation: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…12COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 12 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 12 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 11 fractional worksAdenosine and Purinergic…11Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling: 11 fractional works
OrthodonticsGeologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineComplementary and Manual Therapy6 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 24 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 22 works
  3. 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 12 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 12 works
  6. 6 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 12 works
  8. 8 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  10. 10 Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling Physiology 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Ferrara's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.