How does Italy rank in Cognitive Neuroscience research?

Italy ranks #7 of 57 countries on research quality in Cognitive Neuroscience (2022–2025), with 5.3k works.

Subfield · Cognitive Neuroscience · Italy

Cognitive Neuroscience research in Italy

University of Padua ranks first in Italy for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#44 worldwide), followed by Sapienza University of Rome and University of Bologna.

Italy's world rank: #7
Works, 2022–2025: 5.3k
Top-10% rate: 22.8%
Ranked institutions: 24

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in Italy?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of PaduaPadua	#44	39.7	23.0%	289
2	Sapienza University of RomeRome	#60	34.7	22.3%	275
3	University of BolognaBologna	#76	31.0	24.8%	192
4	University of TrentoTrento	#127	22.8	24.2%	173
5	Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa	#155	19.6	21.5%	125
6	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoRome	#187	16.6	24.5%	124
7	University of Milano-BicoccaMilan	#214	14.5	20.4%	142
8	Politecnico di TorinoTurin	#222	13.9	29.6%	76
9	University of TurinTurin	#227	13.5	22.6%	117
10	National Research CouncilRome	#250	12.0	29.7%	75
11	University of Chieti-PescaraChieti	#266	11.0	29.4%	76
12	Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreMilan	#267	10.9	22.6%	106
13	University of PisaPisa	#273	10.6	23.6%	116
14	University of MilanMilan	#279	10.2	17.7%	123
15	Fondazione Santa LuciaRome	#313	8.4	25.1%	76
16	University of FlorenceFlorence	#318	8.1	21.2%	95
17	University of Naples Federico IINaples	#325	7.8	25.1%	67
18	Politecnico di MilanoMilan	#340	7.1	16.5%	103
19	University of Bari Aldo MoroBari	#351	6.6	24.6%	68
20	University of ParmaParma	#357	6.3	28.1%	60
21	University of GenoaGenoa	#364	6.0	19.2%	99
22	University of Rome Tor VergataRome	#368	5.8	23.0%	65
23	University of VeronaVerona	#383	5.2	20.1%	71
24	University of PaviaPavia	#411	4.1	20.2%	72

Institutions in Italy above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Italy?

Maurizio Corbetta, Símone Rossi and Stefano F. Cappa rank highest among researchers based in Italy.

1Maurizio Corbetta#3,678 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 55 works
2Símone Rossi#7,241 worldwide overall1k citations · 16 works
3Stefano F. Cappa#9,205 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 39 works
4Oliviero Bruni#23,296 worldwide overall563 citations · 13 works
5Domenico Prattichizzo#25,950 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 22 works
6Cecilia Laschi#25,956 worldwide overall867 citations · 15 works
7Antonio Bicchi#29,634 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 35 works
8Giacomo Rizzolatti#29,769 worldwide overall633 citations · 35 works
9Luca Benini#41,052 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 18 works
10Giuseppe Plazzi#41,366 worldwide overall552 citations · 27 works
11Giuseppe Vallar#43,044 worldwide overall584 citations · 34 works
12Ennio De Renzi#44,993 worldwide overall467 citations · 24 works
13Letizia Leocani#46,096 worldwide overall405 citations · 14 works
14Paolo Maria Rossini#47,512 worldwide overall923 citations · 60 works
15Marcello Massimini#48,389 worldwide overall385 citations · 24 works

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