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University of Macerata

In research, University of Macerata stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,382 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#284 of 1,998 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#911 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,647
of 28,054 · #6,755 all time
Rank in Italy
#127
of 618
Research works
3.3k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is University of Macerata 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,382 of 10,521 18.6%636 #1448
Arts and HumanitiesField #284 of 1,998 15.7%159 #460
Business, Management and AccountingField #911 of 2,578 30.8%62 #964
Physical SciencesDomain #4,788 of 12,888 22.9%148 #9955
Computer ScienceField #1,834 of 4,667 22.5%75 #4020
Social SciencesField #2,536 of 6,365 16.5%285 #2191
Health SciencesDomain #5,758 of 11,982 23.3%89 #6498
MedicineField #6,479 of 10,443 19.4%64 #8246
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,635 of 2,578 16.1%96 #1805
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,280 of 1,775 24.3%75 #1274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Macerata 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. Social Sciences#1,448 #1,382
  2. Arts and Humanities#460 #284
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#964 #911
  4. Physical Sciences#9,955 #4,788
  5. Computer Science#4,020 #1,834
  6. Social Sciences#2,191 #2,536
  7. Health Sciences#6,498 #5,758
  8. Medicine#8,246 #6,479
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,805 #1,635
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,274 #1,280
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 Macerata specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 23.1 works8.5×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.08× its world share, 159 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.87× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 285 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Macerata?

Ranked on the composite score, Emmanuele Pavolini, Francesco Orilia and Eugenio Pucci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Macerata.

  1. 1 Emmanuele Pavolini Italy · #144,113 worldwide 96 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Francesco Orilia Italy · #150,339 worldwide 89 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Eugenio Pucci Italy · #184,005 worldwide 144 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Vittorio Olgiati Italy · #211,137 worldwide 18 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Francesca Raffi Italy · #215,006 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Giulia Baratta Italy · #216,240 worldwide 27 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Elena Di Giovanni Italy · #216,843 worldwide 28 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Massimo Meccarelli Italy · #220,415 worldwide 25 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Alberto Febbrajo Italy · #236,376 worldwide 10 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Benedetta Ubertazzi Italy · #278,812 worldwide 5 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at University of Macerata

Which keywords describe research at University of Macerata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Education, Literature, Cultural Studies, Cultural Heritage, Narrative and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization61▲ 3.5×66 topics
  2. Education50▲ 3.2×50 topics
  3. Identity42▲ 6.3×36 topics
  4. Literature32▲ 6.5×36 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage30▲ 6.1×13 topics
  6. History28▲ 4.4×34 topics
  7. Gender28▲ 5.6×25 topics
  8. Cultural Studies27▲ 8.0×24 topics
  9. Innovation27▲ 2.9×22 topics
  10. Pedagogy27▲ 6.0×14 topics
  11. Economic Growth27▲ 3.5×20 topics
  12. Religion26▲ 6.0×18 topics
  13. Narrative25▲ 17×12 topics
  14. Colonialism24▲ 5.6×23 topics
  15. Human Rights24▲ 2.5×32 topics
  16. Neoliberalism22▲ 7.0×15 topics
  17. Nationalism22▲ 5.2×15 topics
  18. Ethics20▲ 4.6×23 topics
  19. Philosophy19▲ 4.8×21 topics
  20. Memory18▲ 8.4×13 topics
  21. Inclusion18▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Learning17▲ 6.5×3 topics
  23. Teaching17▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Archaeology17▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Research17▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Social Policy17▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Cura17▲ 209×1 topic
  28. Family17▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Industrialization16▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Monetary Policy16▲ 7.4×10 topics
  31. Late Antiquity15▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Italy14▲ 60×2 topics
  33. European Union14▲ 6.6×12 topics
  34. Historiography13▲ 12×9 topics
  35. Social Innovation13▲ 8.9×5 topics
  36. Public Opinion12▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange12▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Emotional Intelligence12▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Pragmatics12▲ 8.2×5 topics
  40. Income Inequality12▲ 9.2×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Macerata publish most on?

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

Educational and Social S…17Educational and Social Studies: 17 fractional worksHistorical and Environme…11Historical and Environmental Studies: 11 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…11Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 11 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…11Classical Antiquity Studies: 11 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 10 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 8 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…8Economic Theory and Institutions: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…7Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …6Historical and Literary Analyses: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…6Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyGeneral Arts and Humanities5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational and Social Studies Education 17 works
  2. 2 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 11 works
  5. 5 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 10 works
  6. 6 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 8 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Macerata's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

Other research institutions in Macerata

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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.