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University of Genoa

In research, University of Genoa stands highest in Health Sciences (#431 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#445 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#676 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes and Energy Engineering and Power Technology — Earth-Surface Processes is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#714
of 28,054 · #486 all time
Rank in Italy
#22
of 618
Research works
44k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
917k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Genoa 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 #431 of 11,982 22.9%1,440 #489
MedicineField #445 of 10,443 22.6%1,281 #462
Social SciencesDomain #676 of 10,521 21.5%1,341 #683
Life SciencesDomain #575 of 7,800 21.4%682 #496
Physical SciencesDomain #1,005 of 12,888 16.2%3,282 #499
EngineeringField #654 of 6,636 15.3%1,551 #351
Arts and HumanitiesField #296 of 1,998 16.6%275 #314
Social SciencesField #995 of 6,365 21.8%542 #831
Computer ScienceField #786 of 4,667 19.1%536 #262
Health ProfessionsField #328 of 1,928 24.9%90 #498

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Genoa 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#489 #431
  2. Medicine#462 #445
  3. Social Sciences#683 #676
  4. Life Sciences#496 #575
  5. Physical Sciences#499 #1,005
  6. Engineering#351 #654
  7. Arts and Humanities#314 #296
  8. Social Sciences#831 #995
  9. Computer Science#262 #786
  10. Health Professions#498 #328
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 Genoa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 29.2 works3.6×
  2. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 24.5 works3.4×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 116 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 315 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 181 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 36 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 536 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 187 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 68 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.53× its world share, 1,550 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 359 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 196 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 117 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 166 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 52 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 90 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 1,281 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 275 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 130 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 127 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 218 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 542 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Genoa?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Pia Sormani, Matilde Inglese and Claudio Viscoli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Genoa.

  1. 1 Maria Pia Sormani Italy · #3,803 worldwide 818 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Matilde Inglese Italy · #8,198 worldwide 636 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Claudio Viscoli Italy · #8,329 worldwide 774 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Alessandro Moretta Italy · #12,437 worldwide 707 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Giorgio Walter Canonica Italy · #17,636 worldwide 1.3k citations · 258 works
  6. 6 M. Bertero Italy · #24,949 worldwide 513 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 A. Ferretto Parodi Italy · #32,465 worldwide 622 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 M. Canepa Italy · #35,629 worldwide 947 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 A. S. Siri Italy · #36,579 worldwide 254 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Matteo Bassetti Italy · #37,898 worldwide 822 citations · 120 works
All ranked researchers at University of Genoa

Which keywords describe research at University of Genoa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Large-Eddy Simulation, Sustainability, Heat Transfer and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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 Learning282▲ 1.22×75 topics
  2. Epidemiology248◆ 0.93×129 topics
  3. Climate Change214▲ 1.18×84 topics
  4. Machine Learning200◆ 0.91×80 topics
  5. Sustainability183◆ 1.11×77 topics
  6. Environmental Impact169▲ 1.47×47 topics
  7. Renewable Energy143▲ 1.47×43 topics
  8. Inflammation135◆ 0.96×83 topics
  9. Neural Networks130▲ 1.25×34 topics
  10. Globalization104▼ 0.78×90 topics
  11. Remote Sensing103▲ 1.24×31 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage100▲ 2.7×27 topics
  13. Heat Transfer98▲ 2.9×18 topics
  14. Treatment94◆ 1.15×51 topics
  15. Quality of Life90◆ 0.93×54 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency82▲ 1.30×36 topics
  17. Smart Grid75▲ 2.9×9 topics
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation73▲ 5.7×5 topics
  19. Identity68▲ 1.39×46 topics
  20. Renewable Energy Integration66▲ 2.9×6 topics
  21. Air Quality65▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Energy Storage62▲ 1.41×12 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders62▲ 1.61×19 topics
  24. Power Electronics62▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Emissions58▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Maritime Transportation58▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Electric Vehicles52▲ 2.6×4 topics
  28. Collision Avoidance52▲ 4.2×4 topics
  29. Boundary Layer51▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Fuel Consumption46▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles43▲ 3.1×5 topics
  32. Shipping41▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Alternative Fuels40▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Turbulent Flow40▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Path Planning40▲ 4.6×3 topics
  36. Emission Control Areas39▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Ship Propulsion39▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Feedback Control38▲ 3.5×8 topics
  39. Thermodynamic Analysis33▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Model Checking28▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Genoa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization.

Maritime Transport Emiss…39Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 39 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…26Smart Grid Energy Management: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 25 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 22 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 21 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 21 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…20Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 20 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 20 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 20 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 39 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  4. 4 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 21 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 20 works
  9. 9 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 works
  10. 10 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 20 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Genoa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.