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University of Parma

In research, University of Parma stands highest in Health Sciences (#323 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#291 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,008 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology and Veterinary — Geometry and Topology is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#734
of 28,054 · #695 all time
Rank in Italy
#24
of 618
Research works
30k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
761k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Parma 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 #323 of 11,982 22.8%1,317 #562
MedicineField #291 of 10,443 22.6%1,166 #544
Physical SciencesDomain #1,008 of 12,888 17.9%1,710 #797
Life SciencesDomain #644 of 7,800 26.2%801 #643
Social SciencesDomain #999 of 10,521 28.1%800 #679
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #617 of 3,579 22.5%323 #689
Social SciencesField #1,121 of 6,365 25.2%243 #980
EngineeringField #1,181 of 6,636 14.0%721 #760
Health ProfessionsField #347 of 1,928 32.5%63 #515
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #690 of 3,409 30.8%296 #743

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Parma 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#562 #323
  2. Medicine#544 #291
  3. Physical Sciences#797 #1,008
  4. Life Sciences#643 #644
  5. Social Sciences#679 #999
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#689 #617
  7. Social Sciences#980 #1,121
  8. Engineering#760 #1,181
  9. Health Professions#515 #347
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#743 #690
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 Parma specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 25.7 works3.4×
  2. VeterinaryField · 21.3 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: 1.34× its world share, 296 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 323 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 107 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 237 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 721 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 225 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 109 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.93× its world share, 105 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 79 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 1,166 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.38× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 169 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Parma?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicola Sverzellati, Giovanni Sartori and Vittorio Gallese lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Parma.

  1. 1 Nicola Sverzellati Italy · #8,791 worldwide 771 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Giovanni Sartori Italy · #9,957 worldwide 1.3k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Vittorio Gallese Italy · #10,158 worldwide 560 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 R. De Pietri Italy · #13,049 worldwide 1.2k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Nicoletta Pellegrini Italy · #21,350 worldwide 3.9k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Augusto Vaglio Italy · #25,161 worldwide 409 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Giacomo Rizzolatti Italy · #29,769 worldwide 633 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Lorenzo Rosa Italy · #31,606 worldwide 426 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 C. Tassoni Italy · #35,667 worldwide 717 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 G. Franceschini Italy · #48,676 worldwide 523 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at University of Parma

Which keywords describe research at University of Parma?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology226▲ 1.23×128 topics
  2. Climate Change147▲ 1.18×81 topics
  3. Inflammation140▲ 1.45×79 topics
  4. Sustainability129◆ 1.15×62 topics
  5. Deep Learning114▼ 0.72×69 topics
  6. Environmental Impact113▲ 1.44×49 topics
  7. Machine Learning99▼ 0.66×73 topics
  8. Treatment83▲ 1.49×48 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress82◆ 1.08×58 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage70▲ 2.8×21 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease65▲ 1.27×36 topics
  12. Diagnosis64▲ 1.49×39 topics
  13. Nanoparticles63◆ 1.08×37 topics
  14. Health Effects63▲ 2.2×22 topics
  15. Cancer62◆ 1.01×54 topics
  16. Quality of Life61◆ 0.92×51 topics
  17. Clinical Trials55▲ 1.79×19 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome55▲ 1.45×24 topics
  19. Genetics54▲ 1.68×24 topics
  20. Management53▲ 1.47×31 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties52▲ 1.16×32 topics
  22. Heat Transfer49▲ 2.1×18 topics
  23. Identity49▲ 1.45×36 topics
  24. Chemotherapy49▲ 1.50×25 topics
  25. Obesity49▲ 1.39×27 topics
  26. Immunotherapy45▲ 1.37×19 topics
  27. Consumer Perception39▲ 3.9×7 topics
  28. Metabolism39▲ 1.65×29 topics
  29. Precision Medicine38▲ 1.77×8 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing38▲ 2.6×8 topics
  31. Gut Microbiota38▲ 2.3×7 topics
  32. Health Benefits36▲ 2.4×15 topics
  33. Microbiota36▲ 3.6×8 topics
  34. Cancer Prevention33▲ 2.7×10 topics
  35. Metabolic Health32▲ 3.5×3 topics
  36. Supply Chain29▲ 3.0×5 topics
  37. Asthma23▲ 5.1×3 topics
  38. Prebiotics22▲ 5.0×2 topics
  39. Food Systems18▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Diets18▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Parma publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Gut microbiota and health and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Additive Manufacturing a…18Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…18Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 18 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 17 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…17Asthma and respiratory diseases: 17 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…16Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 16 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 16 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 14 fractional worksGeometric Analysis and C…14Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows: 14 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 14 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 14 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringEcologyMolecular BiologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 18 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 17 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 17 works
  5. 5 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 16 works
  6. 6 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 16 works
  7. 7 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  8. 8 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 14 works
  9. 9 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  10. 10 Educational and Social Studies Education 14 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Parma's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

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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.