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University of Florence

In research, University of Florence stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#3 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#39 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#38 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial relations, General Arts and Humanities and Space and Planetary Science — Industrial relations is 101.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#245
of 28,054 · #261 all time
Rank in Italy
#7
of 618
Research works
63k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5M
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Florence 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 #3 of 2,578 33.3%246 #31
Social SciencesDomain #39 of 10,521 21.5%2,872 #231
PsychologyField #38 of 2,181 29.3%395 #249
Arts and HumanitiesField #39 of 1,998 15.3%699 #100
Health SciencesDomain #263 of 11,982 22.5%2,367 #254
MedicineField #231 of 10,443 22.4%2,124 #254
Physical SciencesDomain #428 of 12,888 20.1%3,959 #271
Life SciencesDomain #301 of 7,800 23.6%1,433 #278
Social SciencesField #259 of 6,365 20.1%1,243 #434
Environmental ScienceField #178 of 3,551 25.0%621 #166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Florence 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#31 #3
  2. Social Sciences#231 #39
  3. Psychology#249 #38
  4. Arts and Humanities#100 #39
  5. Health Sciences#254 #263
  6. Medicine#254 #231
  7. Physical Sciences#271 #428
  8. Life Sciences#278 #301
  9. Social Sciences#434 #259
  10. Environmental Science#166 #178
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 Florence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial relations takes 101.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial relationsSubfield · 33.0 works101×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 67.1 works30×
  3. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 20.0 works9.4×
  4. ArchitectureSubfield · 27.1 works6.5×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 32.1 works5.1×
  6. ConservationSubfield · 50.6 works5.0×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 146.9 works4.6×
  8. GeologySubfield · 62.3 works4.3×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 464 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 654 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 89 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 194 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 36 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 204 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 682 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 291 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 1,451 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 621 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 159 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 196 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 263 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 155 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 2,124 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 48 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 700 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 246 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 67 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 221 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 395 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1,243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Florence?

Ranked on the composite score, Massimo Mannelli, Gianni Virgili and Roberta Sessoli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Florence.

  1. 1 Massimo Mannelli Italy · #2,910 worldwide 1.7k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Gianni Virgili Italy · #10,449 worldwide 596 citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Roberta Sessoli Italy · #11,292 worldwide 1.5k citations · 108 works
  4. 4 Enrico Maggi Italy · #12,931 worldwide 697 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Sergio Romagnani Italy · #14,815 worldwide 662 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 M. Inguscio Italy · #17,834 worldwide 1.2k citations · 114 works
  7. 7 Alessandro Casini Italy · #19,364 worldwide 483 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Alessandro Piva Italy · #20,968 worldwide 649 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Lorenzo Franchi Italy · #21,053 worldwide 408 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Stefano Baronti Italy · #23,024 worldwide 804 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at University of Florence

Which keywords describe research at University of Florence?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change412▲ 1.44×100 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage399▲ 6.9×31 topics
  3. Epidemiology367◆ 0.87×133 topics
  4. Sustainability334▲ 1.29×90 topics
  5. Deep Learning292▼ 0.80×79 topics
  6. Globalization284▲ 1.36×112 topics
  7. Inflammation233◆ 1.05×83 topics
  8. Identity229▲ 3.0×59 topics
  9. Remote Sensing212▲ 1.61×32 topics
  10. Education207◆ 1.14×91 topics
  11. Environmental Impact203◆ 1.13×57 topics
  12. Treatment185▲ 1.44×51 topics
  13. Innovation182▲ 1.63×40 topics
  14. Literature166▲ 2.9×47 topics
  15. Gender154▲ 2.7×45 topics
  16. Colonialism133▲ 2.6×38 topics
  17. Conservation133▲ 2.9×23 topics
  18. Religion125▲ 2.5×31 topics
  19. Narrative123▲ 7.2×14 topics
  20. Pedagogy122▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Nationalism122▲ 2.5×28 topics
  22. Cultural Studies114▲ 2.9×28 topics
  23. Inclusion112▲ 7.4×5 topics
  24. Learning110▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Research107▲ 8.2×8 topics
  26. Family107▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Teaching105▲ 8.0×6 topics
  28. Cura103▲ 111×1 topic
  29. Qualitative103▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Urban Planning101▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Social Policy84▲ 8.3×7 topics
  32. Terrestrial Laser Scanning82▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Italy77▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Industrialization71▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Propaganda70▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Totalitarianism68▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Urban Geography68▲ 45×3 topics
  38. Historical Ecology68▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Sediment Characterization68▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Territorial Planning68▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Florence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational and Social Studies, Historical and Environmental Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and Italian Literature and Culture.

Educational and Social S…103Educational and Social Studies: 103 fractional worksHistorical and Environme…68Historical and Environmental Studies: 68 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…66Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 66 fractional worksItalian Literature and C…66Italian Literature and Culture: 66 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 60 fractional worksDiverse academic and cultural studies: 51 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valua…49Urban Planning and Valuation: 49 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and L…48Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 48 fractional worksEnzyme function and inhi…48Enzyme function and inhibition: 48 fractional worksItalian Social Issues an…36Italian Social Issues and Migration: 36 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Arts and HumanitiesGeology4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational and Social Studies Education 103 works
  2. 2 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 68 works
  3. 3 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 66 works
  4. 4 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 66 works
  5. 5 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 60 works
  6. 6 Diverse academic and cultural studies Economics and Econometrics 51 works
  7. 7 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 49 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 48 works
  9. 9 Enzyme function and inhibition Molecular Biology 48 works
  10. 10 Italian Social Issues and Migration Sociology and Political Science 36 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Florence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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.

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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.