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University of Pisa

In research, University of Pisa stands highest in Medicine (#281 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#344 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#400 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, Mathematical Physics and Classics — General Arts and Humanities is 14.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#386
of 28,054 · #320 all time
Rank in Italy
#11
of 618
Research works
60k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is University of Pisa 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
MedicineField #281 of 10,443 21.3%1,915 #360
Health SciencesDomain #344 of 11,982 21.4%2,095 #374
Physical SciencesDomain #400 of 12,888 21.0%4,355 #256
Social SciencesDomain #445 of 10,521 23.0%1,642 #532
EngineeringField #306 of 6,636 20.1%1,665 #153
Arts and HumanitiesField #94 of 1,998 16.8%428 #177
Computer ScienceField #253 of 4,667 21.2%989 #218
Life SciencesDomain #503 of 7,800 25.2%1,341 #559
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #76 of 795 39.3%279 #43
Business, Management and AccountingField #252 of 2,578 31.0%211 #300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Pisa 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. Medicine#360 #281
  2. Health Sciences#374 #344
  3. Physical Sciences#256 #400
  4. Social Sciences#532 #445
  5. Engineering#153 #306
  6. Arts and Humanities#177 #94
  7. Computer Science#218 #253
  8. Life Sciences#559 #503
  9. Aerospace Engineering#43 #76
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#300 #252
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 Pisa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 29.0 works15×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 69.7 works4.7×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 23.9 works4.3×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 491 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 518 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 71 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 241 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 39 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 157 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 989 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 204 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 1,665 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 366 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 228 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.36× its world share, 262 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.91× its world share, 402 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 1,915 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.22× its world share, 41 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 428 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 211 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 162 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 221 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 551 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Pisa?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefano Taddei, Ele Ferrannini and Luca Sanguinetti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Pisa.

  1. 1 Stefano Taddei Italy · #4,834 worldwide 1.6k citations · 169 works
  2. 2 Ele Ferrannini Italy · #5,029 worldwide 1k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Luca Sanguinetti Italy · #9,878 worldwide 1.1k citations · 93 works
  4. 4 Aldo Pinchera Italy · #11,237 worldwide 820 citations · 135 works
  5. 5 Paolo Vitti Italy · #11,296 worldwide 533 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Rossella Elisei Italy · #12,625 worldwide 740 citations · 115 works
  7. 7 E. Cuoco Italy · #12,711 worldwide 1.3k citations · 92 works
  8. 8 M. Mantovani Italy · #12,868 worldwide 1.2k citations · 86 works
  9. 9 A. Bertolini Italy · #13,131 worldwide 1.2k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Anna Sonia Petronio Italy · #13,541 worldwide 2.4k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at University of Pisa

Which keywords describe research at University of Pisa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Treatment.

▲ 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. Deep Learning371◆ 1.15×75 topics
  2. Epidemiology347◆ 0.93×132 topics
  3. Machine Learning336◆ 1.09×84 topics
  4. Climate Change254◆ 1.00×90 topics
  5. Inflammation216◆ 1.10×83 topics
  6. Sustainability201◆ 0.87×77 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress179▲ 1.16×60 topics
  8. Environmental Impact162◆ 1.01×54 topics
  9. Neural Networks158◆ 1.09×37 topics
  10. Treatment152▲ 1.33×50 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage130▲ 2.5×28 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency129▲ 1.45×31 topics
  13. Healthcare106◆ 1.00×29 topics
  14. Genetics106▲ 1.60×26 topics
  15. Diagnosis103▲ 1.18×40 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease102◆ 0.98×39 topics
  17. Big Data102▲ 1.19×27 topics
  18. Security100▲ 1.62×22 topics
  19. Immunotherapy100▲ 1.48×19 topics
  20. Identity98▲ 1.42×47 topics
  21. Chemotherapy96▲ 1.46×25 topics
  22. Literature93▲ 1.82×42 topics
  23. Internet of Things93◆ 1.13×19 topics
  24. Conservation74▲ 1.82×22 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders74▲ 1.38×19 topics
  26. Electric Vehicles62▲ 2.2×5 topics
  27. Privacy61▲ 2.2×9 topics
  28. Autoantibodies58▲ 2.6×8 topics
  29. Distributed Systems56▲ 3.6×6 topics
  30. 5G Networks54▲ 2.8×5 topics
  31. Archaeology43▲ 3.4×11 topics
  32. Mediterranean43▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Late Antiquity40▲ 7.9×3 topics
  34. BRAF Mutation37▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Thyroid Carcinoma34▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Trajectory Optimization34▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Italy32▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Solar Sail30▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Spacecraft Formation Flying30▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Media and Communication30▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Pisa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing33IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 33 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…32Antenna Design and Analysis: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 31 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 30 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 30 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 29 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 29 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…28Classical Antiquity Studies: 28 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 27 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 26 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsAerospace EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 33 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 31 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 30 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 29 works
  7. 7 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 29 works
  8. 8 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 28 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 27 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 26 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Pisa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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.