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University of Pavia

In research, University of Pavia stands highest in Health Sciences (#299 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#338 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#505 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geology and History and Philosophy of Science — Geology is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#502
of 28,054 · #522 all time
Rank in Italy
#16
of 618
Research works
36k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
825k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Pavia 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 #299 of 11,982 24.9%1,448 #314
MedicineField #338 of 10,443 24.3%1,282 #317
Social SciencesDomain #505 of 10,521 23.7%1,132 #614
Life SciencesDomain #395 of 7,800 24.4%771 #527
Physical SciencesDomain #779 of 12,888 18.4%2,103 #620
Arts and HumanitiesField #180 of 1,998 18.1%278 #321
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #409 of 3,579 22.4%390 #465
Business, Management and AccountingField #330 of 2,578 37.7%131 #378
EngineeringField #866 of 6,636 14.7%840 #523
Computer ScienceField #850 of 4,667 23.4%280 #745

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Pavia 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#314 #299
  2. Medicine#317 #338
  3. Social Sciences#614 #505
  4. Life Sciences#527 #395
  5. Physical Sciences#620 #779
  6. Arts and Humanities#321 #180
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#465 #409
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#378 #330
  9. Engineering#523 #866
  10. Computer Science#745 #850
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 Pavia specialise in?

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

  1. GeologySubfield · 26.6 works3.6×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 24.8 works3.0×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 138 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 390 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 160 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 280 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 128 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 840 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 252 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 140 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 129 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 172 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 45 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 92 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 1,282 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 278 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 131 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 125 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 175 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 384 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Pavia?

Ranked on the composite score, Silvia G. Priori, Emilio Perucca and M. Cambiaghi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Pavia.

  1. 1 Silvia G. Priori Italy · #1,983 worldwide 2k citations · 163 works
  2. 2 Emilio Perucca Italy · #2,103 worldwide 1.7k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 M. Cambiaghi Italy · #15,331 worldwide 1.1k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Giulia Grancini Italy · #17,132 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Franco Brezzi Italy · #18,980 worldwide 845 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 P.F. Manfredi Italy · #19,064 worldwide 853 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Simone Perna Italy · #20,091 worldwide 425 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Roberta Rabellotti Italy · #26,749 worldwide 387 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 R. Castello Italy · #29,388 worldwide 1.6k citations · 155 works
  10. 10 Giampaolo Merlini Italy · #29,616 worldwide 775 citations · 145 works
All ranked researchers at University of Pavia

Which keywords describe research at University of Pavia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Inflammation, Climate Change, Neurological Disorders, Remote Sensing, Treatment and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology252▲ 1.17×133 topics
  2. Inflammation152▲ 1.34×82 topics
  3. Climate Change149◆ 1.02×90 topics
  4. Machine Learning145▼ 0.81×78 topics
  5. Deep Learning129▼ 0.69×70 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage107▲ 3.6×29 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress105▲ 1.18×60 topics
  8. Remote Sensing103▲ 1.53×32 topics
  9. Sustainability99▼ 0.75×76 topics
  10. Treatment99▲ 1.50×52 topics
  11. Diagnosis88▲ 1.73×41 topics
  12. Globalization84▼ 0.78×85 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders79▲ 2.6×19 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease77▲ 1.27×37 topics
  15. Neural Networks74◆ 0.88×36 topics
  16. Innovation73▲ 1.27×39 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications69◆ 1.07×34 topics
  18. Cancer69◆ 0.94×54 topics
  19. Genetics65▲ 1.69×26 topics
  20. Depression60▲ 1.26×24 topics
  21. Biosensors59▲ 2.1×12 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome59▲ 1.32×23 topics
  23. Identity58▲ 1.47×43 topics
  24. Management56▲ 1.31×33 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering51▲ 1.53×13 topics
  26. Conservation43▲ 1.83×21 topics
  27. Angiogenesis41▲ 2.3×15 topics
  28. Crystal Growth37▲ 2.4×11 topics
  29. Integrated Circuits37▲ 4.3×3 topics
  30. Optical Modulators33▲ 4.0×3 topics
  31. Terrestrial Laser Scanning32▲ 4.8×2 topics
  32. CMOS26▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. 3D Reconstruction25▲ 5.0×2 topics
  34. Point Clouds25▲ 5.0×2 topics
  35. CMOS Technology24▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. Photogrammetry24▲ 7.1×1 topic
  37. UAV24▲ 7.1×1 topic
  38. Delta-Sigma Modulator22▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Industrialization21▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Low-Power20▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Pavia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Photonic and Optical Devices, Italian Literature and Culture and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

3D Surveying and Cultura…243D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 24 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…24Photonic and Optical Devices: 24 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 18 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 17 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 15 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 15 fractional worksHistorical and Environme…14Historical and Environmental Studies: 14 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 13 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 13 fractional works
GeologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Arts and HumanitiesBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 24 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 18 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 15 works
  7. 7 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  8. 8 Historical and Environmental Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  9. 9 Educational and Social Studies Education 13 works
  10. 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 13 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Pavia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.