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Civil and Structural Engineering research in Italy

Politecnico di Milano ranks first in Italy for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#13 worldwide), followed by Politecnico di Torino and University of Naples Federico II.

Italy's world rank
#5
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.6k
Top-10% rate
17.2%
Ranked institutions
28

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Politecnico di MilanoMilan #1362.320.1%778
2Politecnico di TorinoTurin #4843.019.9%452
3University of Naples Federico IINaples #5042.519.3%475
4Sapienza University of RomeRome #11530.215.0%331
5Polytechnic University of BariBari #11929.725.9%131
6University of BolognaBologna #20221.917.0%234
7University of PaduaPadua #23319.816.8%197
8University of CalabriaRende #23519.721.9%126
9Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #24719.013.5%152
10University of SalernoFisciano #25318.620.1%162
11University of PerugiaPerugia #31915.215.4%125
12University of CataniaCatania #32015.117.7%127
13University of FlorenceFlorence #32614.918.3%139
14University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #38012.622.1%94
15University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #40111.816.2%117
16University of TrentoTrento #42710.914.3%107
17National Research CouncilRome #42910.820.3%69
18University of PisaPisa #45510.018.7%113
19University of PalermoPalermo #4609.812.8%151
20University of ParmaParma #4849.117.1%90
21Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di PaviaPavia #5247.918.4%89
22University of PaviaPavia #5497.217.8%69
23University of GenoaGenoa #5596.915.1%105
24University of Chieti-PescaraChieti #5616.915.5%64
25University of MessinaMessina #6055.814.3%79
26University of Rome Tor VergataRome #6345.117.5%64
27Roma Tre UniversityRome #6794.111.5%80
28University of CagliariCagliari #7003.613.4%71

Institutions in Italy above the floor of 40 fractional works in Civil and Structural Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Italy?

Gerardo Mario Verderame, Erasmo Viola and Francesco Tornabene rank highest among researchers based in Italy.

  1. 1Gerardo Mario Verderame#11,502 worldwide overall824 citations · 46 works
  2. 2Erasmo Viola#46,054 worldwide overall586 citations · 27 works
  3. 3Francesco Tornabene#48,416 worldwide overall698 citations · 22 works
  4. 4Sergio Lagomarsino#49,633 worldwide overall470 citations · 54 works
  5. 5Carlo G. Lai#64,818 worldwide overall249 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Ferdinando Auricchio#76,629 worldwide overall947 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Enrico Spacone#79,389 worldwide overall428 citations · 54 works
  8. 8Mauro Dolce#81,863 worldwide overall276 citations · 23 works
  9. 9Andrea Penna#85,495 worldwide overall350 citations · 37 works
  10. 10Antonio Tralli#86,622 worldwide overall281 citations · 21 works
  11. 11Paolo Bazzurro#88,901 worldwide overall286 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Massimo Fragiacomo#94,920 worldwide overall422 citations · 49 works
  13. 13Enrico Zio#100,111 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 39 works
  14. 14Fabrizio Vestroni#121,049 worldwide overall264 citations · 22 works
  15. 15Roberto Nova#130,890 worldwide overall210 citations · 29 works

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