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University of Sannio

In research, University of Sannio stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,577 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,917 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,753 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction and Civil and Structural Engineering — Building and Construction is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,148
of 28,054 · #2,633 all time
Rank in Italy
#91
of 618
Research works
5.1k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Sannio 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,577 of 10,521 29.7%165 #1949
Physical SciencesDomain #2,917 of 12,888 18.9%658 #1968
EngineeringField #1,753 of 6,636 17.4%319 #1315
Computer ScienceField #1,539 of 4,667 24.1%131 #432
Social SciencesField #2,158 of 6,365 28.3%60 #3825
Health SciencesDomain #6,679 of 11,982 24.8%83 #10264
Life SciencesDomain #4,407 of 7,800 28.1%103 #5497
MedicineField #6,874 of 10,443 25.8%70 #9684
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,575 of 2,318 13.8%82 #1468
Environmental ScienceField #2,485 of 3,551 19.0%74 #2389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Sannio 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. Social Sciences#1,949 #1,577
  2. Physical Sciences#1,968 #2,917
  3. Engineering#1,315 #1,753
  4. Computer Science#432 #1,539
  5. Social Sciences#3,825 #2,158
  6. Health Sciences#10,264 #6,679
  7. Life Sciences#5,497 #4,407
  8. Medicine#9,684 #6,874
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,468 #1,575
  10. Environmental Science#2,389 #2,485
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 Sannio specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 30.1 works4.8×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 52.4 works4.4×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.25× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 319 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Sannio?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Principe, Michele Ceccarelli and V. Pierro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Sannio.

  1. 1 M. Principe Italy · #15,315 worldwide 1.1k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Michele Ceccarelli Italy · #15,700 worldwide 589 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 V. Pierro Italy · #17,681 worldwide 1.2k citations · 99 works
  4. 4 I. M. Pinto Italy · #22,947 worldwide 1.3k citations · 122 works
  5. 5 Massimiliano Di Penta Italy · #34,530 worldwide 1.2k citations · 122 works
  6. 6 Gerardo Canfora Italy · #51,062 worldwide 599 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Sebastiano Panichella Italy · #82,708 worldwide 352 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Luigi Troiano Italy · #96,594 worldwide 313 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Francesco Vasca Italy · #118,789 worldwide 372 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Giuseppe Peter Vanoli Italy · #128,552 worldwide 481 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at University of Sannio

Which keywords describe research at University of Sannio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Comfort 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. Machine Learning79▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. Deep Learning77▲ 2.2×66 topics
  3. Sustainability47▲ 1.92×40 topics
  4. Renewable Energy39▲ 2.7×28 topics
  5. Remote Sensing34▲ 2.7×24 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency33▲ 3.5×25 topics
  7. Environmental Impact32▲ 1.89×33 topics
  8. Climate Change31◆ 1.14×46 topics
  9. Neural Networks29▲ 1.86×28 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage23▲ 4.2×13 topics
  11. Model Predictive Control21▲ 8.0×5 topics
  12. Thermal Comfort21▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks21▲ 4.3×8 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection20▲ 6.7×5 topics
  15. Smart Grid20▲ 5.2×7 topics
  16. IoT Security18▲ 5.6×3 topics
  17. Energy Simulation16▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Climate Change Impact16▲ 7.1×3 topics
  19. Dynamic Analysis16▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Building Energy Consumption16▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Buildings16▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Consumer Behavior15▲ 2.4×13 topics
  23. Electric Vehicles15▲ 4.9×4 topics
  24. Detection13▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 3.6×5 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment12▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Sensor Networks12▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Energy Management11▲ 6.5×2 topics
  29. Cybersecurity11▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Intrusion Detection10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Metamaterials9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. DDoS Attacks9▲ 7.4×1 topic
  33. Network Security9▲ 6.9×1 topic
  34. Probabilistic Analysis9▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Photonic Crystals9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Behavioral Analysis9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Demand Response8▲ 9.0×1 topic
  38. Electricity Markets8▲ 9.0×1 topic
  39. Nanophotonics8▲ 8.7×2 topics
  40. Ground Motion8▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Sannio publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Smart Grid Energy Management and Seismic Performance and Analysis.

Building Energy and Comf…16Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 16 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…9Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 8 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 8 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…7Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 7 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 6 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…6Software Engineering Research: 6 fractional works
Building and ConstructionComputer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 16 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 8 works
  6. 6 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 6 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Sannio's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.