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University of Naples - L'Orientale

In research, University of Naples - L'Orientale stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,770 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,833 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,154 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Archeology and Language and Linguistics — Anthropology is 22.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,333
of 28,054 · #16,306 all time
Rank in Italy
#291
of 618
Research works
2.3k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University of Naples - L'Orientale 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 #2,770 of 10,521 12.6%545 #3558
Social SciencesField #2,833 of 6,365 12.4%300 #3336
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,154 of 1,998 10.2%185 #1269
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #824 of 1,201 19.7%62 #1253
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,942 of 2,578 8.2%113 #2414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Naples - L'Orientale 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#3,558 #2,770
  2. Social Sciences#3,336 #2,833
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,269 #1,154
  4. Political Science and International Relations#1,253 #824
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,414 #1,942
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 Naples - L'Orientale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 39.6 works23×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 38.2 works20×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 40.3 works15×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 27.4 works11×
  5. Arts and HumanitiesField · 185.2 works10×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.30× its world share, 185 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Naples - L'Orientale?

Ranked on the composite score, Iain Chambers, Giuseppe Camodeca and Armando Salvatore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Naples - L'Orientale.

  1. 1 Iain Chambers Italy · #35,885 worldwide 192 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Giuseppe Camodeca Italy · #109,450 worldwide 46 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Armando Salvatore Italy · #149,626 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Rodolfo Fattovich Italy · #151,279 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jean Stengers Italy · #195,575 worldwide 20 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Roberto Tottoli Italy · #235,356 worldwide 19 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Lorenzo Bianchi Italy · #261,733 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Alessandro Triulzi Italy · #280,956 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Rossella Bonito Oliva Italy · #328,638 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Michele Bernardini Italy · #354,535 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Naples - L'Orientale

Which keywords describe research at University of Naples - L'Orientale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, History, Religion, Literature, Politics, Culture, Globalization and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Identity64▲ 14×45 topics
  2. History61▲ 14×32 topics
  3. Religion60▲ 20×27 topics
  4. Globalization56▲ 4.6×68 topics
  5. Literature53▲ 16×39 topics
  6. Politics46▲ 27×17 topics
  7. Culture45▲ 14×26 topics
  8. Colonialism42▲ 14×28 topics
  9. Nationalism40▲ 14×24 topics
  10. Gender40▲ 12×31 topics
  11. Society33▲ 28×14 topics
  12. Migration31▲ 15×19 topics
  13. Cultural Exchange29▲ 36×10 topics
  14. Philosophy26▲ 9.6×19 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage26▲ 7.6×24 topics
  16. Feminism24▲ 14×15 topics
  17. Cultural Studies24▲ 10×21 topics
  18. Language Teaching22▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Innovation22▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Pragmatics22▲ 22×6 topics
  21. Middle East20▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Semitic Languages20▲ 73×2 topics
  23. Conflict19▲ 18×9 topics
  24. Archaeology18▲ 22×11 topics
  25. Archaeological Evidence18▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Linguistics18▲ 17×7 topics
  27. Urban Development17▲ 7.6×11 topics
  28. Empire17▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Gender Equality17▲ 9.7×7 topics
  30. Cultural Transmission16▲ 32×4 topics
  31. Secularism16▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Memory16▲ 10×9 topics
  33. Central Asia15▲ 35×4 topics
  34. Modernization15▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Palestine15▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Portuguese14▲ 61×2 topics
  37. Refugees14▲ 18×6 topics
  38. Cultural History14▲ 18×12 topics
  39. Islamic reform14▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Ottoman Empire14▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Naples - L'Orientale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, African history and culture analysis, Eurasian Exchange Networks and Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition.

Islamic Studies and Hist…14Islamic Studies and History: 14 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…14African history and culture analysis: 14 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 12 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 11 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 11 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 10 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 10 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…10Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 10 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 10 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 9 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAnthropologyArtificial IntelligenceArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 12 works
  4. 4 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 11 works
  6. 6 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 10 works
  8. 8 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  10. 10 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 9 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Naples - L'Orientale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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