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Mechanics of Materials research in Italy

Politecnico di Torino ranks first in Italy for Mechanics of Materials research in 2022–2025 (#77 worldwide), followed by Politecnico di Milano and University of Naples Federico II.

Italy's world rank
#9
of 64 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
Top-10% rate
15.6%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Mechanics of Materials in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Politecnico di TorinoTurin #7729.118.4%233
2Politecnico di MilanoMilan #7828.917.9%226
3University of Naples Federico IINaples #20513.116.4%103
4Sapienza University of RomeRome #23011.216.5%108
5University of PaduaPadua #23610.813.2%122
6University of BolognaBologna #24710.117.5%96
7University of FlorenceFlorence #2827.918.2%61
8Polytechnic University of BariBari #2987.015.4%80

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

Who are the top Mechanics of Materials researchers in Italy?

Franco Brezzi, P. Lazzarin and Erasmo Viola rank highest among researchers based in Italy.

  1. 1Franco Brezzi#18,980 worldwide overall845 citations · 14 works
  2. 2P. Lazzarin#19,580 worldwide overall636 citations · 23 works
  3. 3Erasmo Viola#46,054 worldwide overall586 citations · 32 works
  4. 4L. Beirão da Veiga#46,068 worldwide overall539 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Francesco Tornabene#48,416 worldwide overall698 citations · 41 works
  6. 6Marino Quaresimin#57,556 worldwide overall347 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Vincenzo Palleschi#59,841 worldwide overall432 citations · 22 works
  8. 8Ferdinando Auricchio#76,629 worldwide overall947 citations · 22 works
  9. 9Anna Pandolfi#81,500 worldwide overall450 citations · 17 works
  10. 10Luigi T. DeLuca#87,649 worldwide overall304 citations · 17 works
  11. 11Alessandro Marzani#87,757 worldwide overall374 citations · 20 works
  12. 12G. Maier#93,736 worldwide overall485 citations · 21 works
  13. 13Roger Kelly#97,997 worldwide overall602 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Stefano Legnaioli#98,887 worldwide overall269 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Enrico Zio#100,111 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 15 works

How Italy compares with other countries in Mechanics of Materials