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University of Perugia

In research, University of Perugia stands highest in Health Sciences (#599 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#641 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#925 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary and Biochemistry — Veterinary is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#816
of 28,054 · #549 all time
Rank in Italy
#27
of 618
Research works
30k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
757k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Perugia 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 #599 of 11,982 21.8%993 #405
MedicineField #641 of 10,443 22.1%868 #365
Physical SciencesDomain #925 of 12,888 19.9%1,935 #595
Social SciencesDomain #916 of 10,521 24.2%667 #942
Life SciencesDomain #792 of 7,800 25.8%726 #595
Business, Management and AccountingField #307 of 2,578 33.6%89 #489
EngineeringField #889 of 6,636 17.8%736 #613
Environmental ScienceField #663 of 3,551 25.2%288 #636
Social SciencesField #1,405 of 6,365 23.6%251 #2084
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #913 of 3,579 22.6%290 #784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Perugia 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#405 #599
  2. Medicine#365 #641
  3. Physical Sciences#595 #925
  4. Social Sciences#942 #916
  5. Life Sciences#595 #792
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#489 #307
  7. Engineering#613 #889
  8. Environmental Science#636 #663
  9. Social Sciences#2,084 #1,405
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#784 #913
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 Perugia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 27.7 works4.7×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 20.1 works3.8×
← 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, 276 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 290 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 78 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.02× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 138 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 261 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 87 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 736 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 288 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 99 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 120 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 868 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.72× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 121 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 251 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Perugia?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Cutini, Giancarlo Agnelli and D. Gasparrini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Perugia.

  1. 1 S. Cutini Italy · #5,963 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Giancarlo Agnelli Italy · #6,102 worldwide 688 citations · 84 works
  3. 3 D. Gasparrini Italy · #9,076 worldwide 1.7k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Giuseppe Schillaci Italy · #12,022 worldwide 481 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 G. Tosti Italy · #12,922 worldwide 1.9k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 Leonardo Bianchi Italy · #13,331 worldwide 604 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Gianpaolo Reboldi Italy · #15,344 worldwide 614 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Filippo De Angelis Italy · #15,564 worldwide 1.5k citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Franco Aversa Italy · #19,509 worldwide 571 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Luigina Romani Italy · #20,487 worldwide 579 citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at University of Perugia

Which keywords describe research at University of Perugia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Thermal Comfort, Sustainability, Cultural Heritage and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Epidemiology177◆ 1.03×128 topics
  2. Climate Change160▲ 1.37×82 topics
  3. Inflammation125▲ 1.39×81 topics
  4. Sustainability113◆ 1.08×71 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress110▲ 1.55×59 topics
  6. Machine Learning105▼ 0.74×72 topics
  7. Environmental Impact94▲ 1.28×43 topics
  8. Deep Learning88▼ 0.60×65 topics
  9. Remote Sensing83▲ 1.56×33 topics
  10. Treatment63▲ 1.20×46 topics
  11. Cancer62◆ 1.07×51 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage62▲ 2.6×21 topics
  13. Renewable Energy60◆ 0.96×34 topics
  14. Genetics56▲ 1.85×26 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency54▲ 1.32×30 topics
  16. Diagnosis52▲ 1.28×39 topics
  17. Biomarkers51▲ 1.72×18 topics
  18. Health Effects48▲ 1.83×22 topics
  19. Catalysis47▲ 1.64×25 topics
  20. Immunotherapy47▲ 1.52×19 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks46▲ 2.2×8 topics
  22. Thermal Comfort42▲ 7.3×2 topics
  23. Sensor Networks38▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Antioxidants38▲ 1.97×13 topics
  25. Water Quality37▲ 2.1×12 topics
  26. Polyphenols33▲ 4.3×6 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds33▲ 4.0×8 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics32▲ 3.4×8 topics
  29. Energy Consumption30▲ 3.1×5 topics
  30. Environmental Effects27▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Vibration-based Damage Identification25▲ 8.8×1 topic
  32. Wireless Sensors25▲ 8.8×1 topic
  33. Vegetation24▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Urban Heat Island23▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. Energy Simulation22▲ 5.5×2 topics
  36. Green Roofs22▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Land Surface Temperature22▲ 9.6×1 topic
  38. Electronic Structure Calculations21▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Ab Initio Parametrization18▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Dispersion Correction18▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Perugia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Structural Health Monito…25Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 25 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…22Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 22 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 20 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…18Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…18Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 16 fractional worksEducational and Social Studies: 15 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…14Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 14 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 13 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 13 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 25 works
  2. 2 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 20 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 18 works
  5. 5 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Educational and Social Studies Education 15 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 14 works
  9. 9 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Perugia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.