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University of Gastronomic Sciences

In research, University of Gastronomic Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,610 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,965
of 28,054 · #19,592 all time
Rank in Italy
#342
of 618
Research works
390
▲ 187% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is University of Gastronomic Sciences 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,610 of 7,800 33.6%63 #9252

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Gastronomic Sciences 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).

What does University of Gastronomic Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 55.5 works8.0×
← 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: 8.03× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 4.29× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.56× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Gastronomic Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Andréa Pieroni, Paola Migliorini and Luisa Torri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Gastronomic Sciences.

  1. 1 Andréa Pieroni Italy · #54,200 worldwide 225 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Paola Migliorini Italy · #511,046 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Luisa Torri Italy · #624,486 worldwide 96 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Anthony Rowley Italy · #865,004 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco Italy · #981,294 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Gastronomic Sciences

Which keywords describe research at University of Gastronomic Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Consumer Perception, Environmental Impact, Consumer Behavior, Identity, Biodiversity, Food Tourism and Gastronomy.

▲ 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. Sustainability28▲ 7.8×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact17▲ 6.8×15 topics
  3. Consumer Perception16▲ 49×6 topics
  4. Consumer Behavior15▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Identity12▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Climate Change12▲ 3.0×27 topics
  7. Biodiversity11▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Globalization11▲ 3.8×18 topics
  9. Food Tourism9▲ 198×1 topic
  10. Gastronomy9▲ 198×1 topic
  11. Food Quality8▲ 147×1 topic
  12. Organic Agriculture8▲ 226×1 topic
  13. Food Security6▲ 8.0×10 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants6▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Agroecology5▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Herbal Medicine5▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.9×7 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  22. Ethnobotanical Survey4▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Traditional Ecological Knowledge4▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Political Economy4▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Climate Change Resilience4▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Food Sovereignty4▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Land Grabbing4▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Antioxidant4▲ 3.9×18 topics
  30. Gender3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  31. Social Capital3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  32. Pheromones3▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Colonialism3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  34. Food Choice3▲ 161×1 topic
  35. Sensory Analysis3▲ 161×1 topic
  36. Community Development3▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Consumer Acceptance3▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Global Impact3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Olfactory System3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Gastronomic Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Culinary Culture and Tourism, Organic Food and Agriculture, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development.

Culinary Culture and Tou…9Culinary Culture and Tourism: 9 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agricul…8Organic Food and Agriculture: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 4 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 4 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 3 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…2Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 2 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 2 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 2 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSensory Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 9 works
  2. 2 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  5. 5 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 3 works
  6. 6 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2 works
  9. 9 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Gastronomic Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 187% 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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