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University of Insubria

In research, University of Insubria stands highest in Medicine (#694 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#822 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,260 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,499
of 28,054 · #1,292 all time
Rank in Italy
#51
of 618
Research works
9.6k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
240k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University of Insubria 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
MedicineField #694 of 10,443 19.5%628 #659
Health SciencesDomain #822 of 11,982 19.5%688 #802
Social SciencesDomain #1,260 of 10,521 29.6%350 #1293
Life SciencesDomain #1,148 of 7,800 26.8%267 #1315
Physical SciencesDomain #2,332 of 12,888 22.8%625 #1410
Arts and HumanitiesField #610 of 1,998 26.4%73 #1222
Computer ScienceField #1,501 of 4,667 25.9%134 #692
Social SciencesField #2,315 of 6,365 24.9%119 #2633
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,427 of 3,579 22.8%135 #1305
Environmental ScienceField #1,478 of 3,551 26.7%122 #1431

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Insubria 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. Medicine#659 #694
  2. Health Sciences#802 #822
  3. Social Sciences#1,293 #1,260
  4. Life Sciences#1,315 #1,148
  5. Physical Sciences#1,410 #2,332
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,222 #610
  7. Computer Science#692 #1,501
  8. Social Sciences#2,633 #2,315
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,305 #1,427
  10. Environmental Science#1,431 #1,478
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.

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: 0.64× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 135 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.62× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.92× its world share, 83 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.69× its world share, 628 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 119 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Insubria?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini, Francesco Dentali and Luigi Bartalena lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Insubria.

  1. 1 Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini Italy · #16,513 worldwide 546 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Francesco Dentali Italy · #19,794 worldwide 418 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Luigi Bartalena Italy · #21,257 worldwide 439 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Gianluca Tettamanti Italy · #41,619 worldwide 317 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Giovanni Veronesi Italy · #48,280 worldwide 271 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Simon Pierce Italy · #48,933 worldwide 329 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Walter Ageno Italy · #50,618 worldwide 563 citations · 113 works
  8. 8 Mauro Guglielmin Italy · #57,258 worldwide 464 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Roberto De Ponti Italy · #62,215 worldwide 245 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Maurizio Ferrario Italy · #70,978 worldwide 387 citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at University of Insubria

Which keywords describe research at University of Insubria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Genetic Mutations, Endoscopic Surgery, Climate Change, Waste Management, Survival Analysis and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109▲ 1.43×116 topics
  2. Inflammation62▲ 1.53×75 topics
  3. Climate Change58◆ 1.12×74 topics
  4. Machine Learning53▼ 0.83×60 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress41▲ 1.29×44 topics
  6. Sustainability40▼ 0.84×51 topics
  7. Environmental Impact39▲ 1.18×32 topics
  8. Quality of Life39▲ 1.39×45 topics
  9. Treatment37▲ 1.58×44 topics
  10. Cancer36▲ 1.41×46 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease36▲ 1.66×35 topics
  12. Diagnosis34▲ 1.91×37 topics
  13. Risk Factors33▲ 1.55×29 topics
  14. Pandemic32▲ 1.57×11 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations31▲ 3.8×22 topics
  16. COVID-1930◆ 1.14×24 topics
  17. Immunotherapy28▲ 2.1×18 topics
  18. Waste Management28▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines24▲ 2.3×14 topics
  20. Complications24▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Mortality23▲ 2.1×11 topics
  22. Immune Response23▲ 2.1×19 topics
  23. Survival Analysis22▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Recycling22▲ 2.9×6 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-221▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Endoscopic Surgery21▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Guidelines20▲ 2.3×13 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor18▲ 3.9×3 topics
  29. Thrombosis18▲ 3.3×7 topics
  30. Pathophysiology16▲ 2.7×10 topics
  31. Pregnancy14▲ 3.6×10 topics
  32. Metabolic Disorders13▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Growth Hormone13▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Endovascular Repair12▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Tumor Classification12▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Antithrombotic Therapy11▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Neuroendocrine Tumors11▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors11▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Cushing's Syndrome10▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Pituitary Adenomas10▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Insubria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Neuroendocrine Tumor Res…11Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 11 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…10Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 9 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 8 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 8 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…7Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 7 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 7 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInfectious DiseasesIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 10 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 9 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 7 works
  9. 9 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 7 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Insubria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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