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University · L’Aquila · Italy

University of L'Aquila

In research, University of L'Aquila stands highest in Health Sciences (#454 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#590 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,359 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,077
of 28,054 · #1,080 all time
Rank in Italy
#40
of 618
Research works
20k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
390k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of L'Aquila 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 #454 of 11,982 24.2%747 #959
MedicineField #590 of 10,443 24.2%607 #1134
Physical SciencesDomain #1,359 of 12,888 16.4%1,928 #955
Social SciencesDomain #1,397 of 10,521 25.0%447 #1672
Life SciencesDomain #1,136 of 7,800 22.4%355 #1557
Computer ScienceField #745 of 4,667 17.7%335 #620
EngineeringField #1,110 of 6,636 15.0%933 #745
Environmental ScienceField #952 of 3,551 21.0%196 #1026
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,146 of 3,579 22.0%187 #1410
Arts and HumanitiesField #654 of 1,998 19.3%102 #711

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of L'Aquila 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#959 #454
  2. Medicine#1,134 #590
  3. Physical Sciences#955 #1,359
  4. Social Sciences#1,672 #1,397
  5. Life Sciences#1,557 #1,136
  6. Computer Science#620 #745
  7. Engineering#745 #1,110
  8. Environmental Science#1,026 #952
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,410 #1,146
  10. Arts and Humanities#711 #654
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 L'Aquila specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 29.0 works7.4×
  2. DentistryField · 73.0 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: 0.45× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 187 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 335 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 932 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 196 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.42× its world share, 99 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 128 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.33× its world share, 73 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 607 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 102 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 90 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of L'Aquila?

Ranked on the composite score, Simona Sacco, Carlo Cecati and Giovanni Pitari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of L'Aquila.

  1. 1 Simona Sacco Italy · #7,315 worldwide 645 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Carlo Cecati Italy · #9,140 worldwide 1.3k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Giovanni Pitari Italy · #25,591 worldwide 930 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Antonio Mecozzi Italy · #53,040 worldwide 697 citations · 124 works
  5. 5 Antonio Carolei Italy · #61,606 worldwide 219 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 B. Crosignani Italy · #62,311 worldwide 371 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Francesca Beolchini Italy · #66,307 worldwide 347 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Giovambattista Desideri Italy · #71,442 worldwide 337 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Paola Inverardi Italy · #72,361 worldwide 324 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Maria Concetta Fargnoli Italy · #73,121 worldwide 224 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at University of L'Aquila

Which keywords describe research at University of L'Aquila?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Stability Analysis, Power Electronics, Deep Learning and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology125◆ 0.91×117 topics
  2. Machine Learning115◆ 1.01×73 topics
  3. Deep Learning109◆ 0.92×69 topics
  4. Sustainability102▲ 1.21×52 topics
  5. Climate Change97◆ 1.04×79 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage75▲ 4.0×17 topics
  7. Inflammation73◆ 1.01×79 topics
  8. Quality of Life70▲ 1.39×50 topics
  9. Environmental Impact64◆ 1.07×38 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency61▲ 1.86×28 topics
  11. Remote Sensing56▲ 1.31×29 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties51▲ 1.50×29 topics
  13. Cancer51◆ 1.08×48 topics
  14. Power Electronics47▲ 4.0×8 topics
  15. Stability Analysis38▲ 6.6×6 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders36▲ 1.82×18 topics
  17. Sensor Networks34▲ 4.0×4 topics
  18. Nonlinear Dynamics34▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Conservation34▲ 2.3×15 topics
  20. Model Predictive Control33▲ 3.7×6 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis32▲ 3.4×9 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration31▲ 2.6×6 topics
  23. Metal Recovery26▲ 3.7×3 topics
  24. Feedback Control26▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Nonlinear Systems26▲ 3.5×8 topics
  26. Diagnostic Criteria25▲ 3.3×10 topics
  27. Distributed Control24▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Thermodynamic Analysis24▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Land Use22▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Orthognathic Surgery21▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Robust Control21▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Dental Esthetics20▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Orthodontic Tooth Movement20▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Multi-Criteria Analysis19▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Public-Private Partnerships19▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Event-Triggered Control18▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Real Estate Market18▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Urban Regeneration18▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Spatial Decision Support System18▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Transferable Development Rights18▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does University of L'Aquila publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Urban Planning and Valuation, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage.

Orthodontics and Dentofa…20Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 20 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valua…18Urban Planning and Valuation: 18 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 17 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 14 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 14 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 13 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…13Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 13 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 13 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 12 fractional works
OrthodonticsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawCivil and Structural EngineeringGeology5 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 20 works
  2. 2 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 18 works
  3. 3 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 16 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 14 works
  7. 7 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  9. 9 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 12 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

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 L'Aquila's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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.