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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Italy

Italian Institute of Technology ranks first in Italy for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#88 worldwide), followed by National Research Council and University of Trento.

Italy's world rank
#10
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.3k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in Italy?

Institutions in Italy above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Italy?

Marcello Massimini, Giovanni Pezzulo and Vincenzo Romei rank highest among researchers based in Italy, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Marcello Massimini#25,221 worldwide overall43.7 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Giovanni Pezzulo#46,731 worldwide overall34.4 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Vincenzo Romei#38,750 worldwide overall30.3 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Giacomo Rizzolatti#5,059 worldwide overall27.6 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Stefano Panzeri#77,913 worldwide overall32.0 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Giacomo Rizzolatti#94,753 worldwide overall26.0 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Simone Sarasso#70,104 worldwide overall23.7 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alessio Avenanti#157,452 worldwide overall21.6 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alessandro Gozzi#86,212 worldwide overall20.3 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mario Rosanova#84,291 worldwide overall22.3 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Leonardo Fogassi#47,914 worldwide overall19.9 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Lino Nobili#171,406 worldwide overall24.4 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Giuseppe Luppino#60,317 worldwide overall17.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Luciano Fadiga#150,970 worldwide overall21.5 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Giacomo Koch#86,125 worldwide overall23.0 of 105 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Italy on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Italy compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience