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Mechanical Engineering research in Italy

Politecnico di Milano ranks first in Italy for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022-now (#149 worldwide), followed by University of Padua and Politecnico di Torino.

Italy's world rank
#15
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.7k
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Politecnico di MilanoMilan #14930.410.0%722
2University of PaduaPadua #20026.211.4%318
3Politecnico di TorinoTurin #29920.711.0%506
4National Research CouncilRome #31519.99.2%322
5University of BolognaBologna #33219.28.6%307
6University of Naples Federico IINaples #34618.611.2%310
7Sapienza University of RomeRome #35718.211.0%233
8University of Rome Tor VergataRome #42915.612.9%93
9University of TrentoTrento #44415.110.3%105
10Italian Institute of TechnologyGenoa #45214.99.4%71
11University of PisaPisa #49913.58.2%173
12Polytechnic University of BariBari #53312.610.6%152
13University of FlorenceFlorence #54312.47.4%159
14University of L'AquilaL’Aquila #57711.512.2%109
15University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena #6669.59.1%125
16University of BresciaBrescia #6929.011.0%103
17University of PerugiaPerugia #7008.810.0%71
18Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona #7198.410.7%92
19University of ParmaParma #7208.49.2%113
20University of CalabriaRende #7597.713.0%104
21University of SalernoFisciano #7717.510.9%114
22University of PaviaPavia #8056.97.5%63
23Free University of Bozen-BolzanoBolzano #8326.49.4%72
24University of GenoaGenoa #8805.64.4%161
25University of BergamoBergamo #9115.28.2%64
26University of FerraraFerrara #9864.15.9%70
27University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta #9973.98.9%83
28University of PalermoPalermo #1,0113.77.9%104
29National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentRome #1,0633.07.0%60
30University of MessinaMessina #1,0912.69.8%77
31University of CataniaCatania #1,1192.36.8%72

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Italy?

Enrico Drioli, Angelo Freni and G. Restuccia rank highest among researchers based in Italy, on their papers in Mechanical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Enrico Drioli#296,387 worldwide overall47.7 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Angelo Freni#143,748 worldwide overall30.5 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3G. Restuccia#72,009 worldwide overall26.7 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Andrea Frazzica#276,443 worldwide overall25.9 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Johannes C. Jansen#79,467 worldwide overall21.5 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Francesco Barzagli#54,430 worldwide overall17.0 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sara Bagherifard#122,858 worldwide overall25.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alessio Sapienza#186,854 worldwide overall17.5 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alberto Cavallini#544,657 worldwide overall25.7 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matteo Carmelo Romano#183,476 worldwide overall19.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Mario Guagliano#359,094 worldwide overall28.0 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Davide Del Col#773,856 worldwide overall31.2 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Francesco Calise#92,342 worldwide overall15.8 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ali Gökhan Demir#671,663 worldwide overall24.5 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Giampaolo Manzolini#268,945 worldwide overall16.1 of 56 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Italy on their work in Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering