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University of Palermo

In research, University of Palermo stands highest in Health Sciences (#282 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#271 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#358 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Earth-Surface Processes — Archeology is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#466
of 28,054 · #683 all time
Rank in Italy
#14
of 618
Research works
39k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
747k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University of Palermo 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 #282 of 11,982 26.9%1,515 #471
MedicineField #271 of 10,443 26.5%1,375 #485
Life SciencesDomain #358 of 7,800 29.0%1,152 #729
Business, Management and AccountingField #123 of 2,578 37.2%127 #173
Physical SciencesDomain #652 of 12,888 19.9%2,914 #762
Social SciencesDomain #555 of 10,521 24.9%1,137 #665
Environmental ScienceField #238 of 3,551 24.3%652 #457
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #232 of 3,409 32.7%546 #370
Health ProfessionsField #194 of 1,928 30.9%78 #244
Arts and HumanitiesField #207 of 1,998 17.5%259 #322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Palermo 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#471 #282
  2. Medicine#485 #271
  3. Life Sciences#729 #358
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#173 #123
  5. Physical Sciences#762 #652
  6. Social Sciences#665 #555
  7. Environmental Science#457 #238
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#370 #232
  9. Health Professions#244 #194
  10. Arts and Humanities#322 #207
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 Palermo specialise in?

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

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 72.1 works3.6×
  2. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 27.5 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: 1.71× its world share, 546 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 399 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 85 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 98 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 81 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 294 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 190 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 87 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 1,066 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 652 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 225 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 151 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 148 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 1,375 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 259 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 153 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 443 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Palermo?

Ranked on the composite score, Francesco María Raimondo, A. Valenza and Andrea Cortegiani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Palermo.

  1. 1 Francesco María Raimondo Italy · #27,834 worldwide 219 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 A. Valenza Italy · #33,554 worldwide 475 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Andrea Cortegiani Italy · #35,450 worldwide 440 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Maria Carmela Roccheri Italy · #58,863 worldwide 291 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 G. Massimo Palma Italy · #59,616 worldwide 420 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Vincenzo Fiore Italy · #70,470 worldwide 380 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Riccardo Guarino Italy · #72,119 worldwide 266 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Antonio Mazzola Italy · #90,664 worldwide 204 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Antonio Craxı̀ Italy · #92,201 worldwide 395 citations · 166 works
  10. 10 Antonio Piacentino Italy · #92,439 worldwide 330 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at University of Palermo

Which keywords describe research at University of Palermo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Inflammation and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change350▲ 1.94×92 topics
  2. Epidemiology265◆ 1.00×126 topics
  3. Sustainability237▲ 1.45×80 topics
  4. Environmental Impact194▲ 1.69×51 topics
  5. Inflammation184▲ 1.31×83 topics
  6. Machine Learning147▼ 0.67×77 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage144▲ 3.9×27 topics
  8. Renewable Energy137▲ 1.42×42 topics
  9. Remote Sensing120▲ 1.45×32 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications119▲ 1.49×34 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress118◆ 1.08×61 topics
  12. Cancer116▲ 1.29×57 topics
  13. Biodiversity112▲ 2.2×27 topics
  14. Invasive Species105▲ 3.7×20 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease100▲ 1.35×38 topics
  16. Treatment98▲ 1.21×48 topics
  17. Conservation96▲ 3.3×20 topics
  18. Antioxidant95▲ 2.1×51 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties95▲ 1.46×33 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome90▲ 1.65×23 topics
  21. Nanocomposites83▲ 1.54×20 topics
  22. Genetics78▲ 1.66×27 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity76▲ 1.80×30 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering74▲ 1.79×13 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services71▲ 2.7×11 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants68▲ 2.5×16 topics
  27. Power Electronics68▲ 3.0×8 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration66▲ 2.9×6 topics
  29. Recycling64▲ 2.5×10 topics
  30. Biogeography60▲ 3.5×20 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment58▲ 3.1×8 topics
  32. Ecosystem Functioning58▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control55▲ 3.2×6 topics
  34. Polyphenols45▲ 3.8×6 topics
  35. Phylogeny44▲ 4.3×17 topics
  36. Mediterranean39▲ 6.4×6 topics
  37. Ocean Acidification39▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Land Use34▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Benthic Communities32▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity32▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Palermo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Planning and Valuation, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Urban Planning and Valua…26Urban Planning and Valuation: 26 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…26Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 26 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…26Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 26 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…25Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 25 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 24 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 24 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…22Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 22 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 22 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 22 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawPollutionControl and Systems EngineeringFood Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 26 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 26 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 26 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 26 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 25 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 24 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 24 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 22 works
  9. 9 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 22 works
  10. 10 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 22 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Palermo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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 Palermo

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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.