How does Italy rank in Surgery research?

Italy ranks #4 of 88 countries on research quality in Surgery (2022–2025), with 17k works.

Surgery research in Italy

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico ranks first in Italy for Surgery research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by University of Padua and Sapienza University of Rome.

Italy's world rank: #4
Works, 2022–2025: 17k
Top-10% rate: 21.0%
Ranked institutions: 60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Surgery in Italy?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoRome	#20	60.1	24.5%	672
2	University of PaduaPadua	#46	49.0	20.0%	557
3	Sapienza University of RomeRome	#57	46.1	20.7%	543
4	University of MilanMilan	#60	45.4	23.6%	471
5	University of BolognaBologna	#76	42.3	23.8%	398
6	University of Naples Federico IINaples	#93	39.6	25.6%	302
7	Agostino Gemelli University PolyclinicRome	#94	39.5	19.5%	437
8	Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilan	#114	36.9	25.8%	240
9	Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreMilan	#138	34.3	24.1%	302
10	IRCCS Humanitas Research HospitalRozzano	#157	32.6	23.8%	204
11	Humanitas UniversityRozzano	#168	31.7	24.0%	220
12	Istituto Ortopedico RizzoliBologna	#183	30.6	25.7%	224
13	University of TurinTurin	#190	30.1	21.0%	294
14	University of Rome Tor VergataRome	#191	30.0	24.2%	212
15	University of VeronaVerona	#197	29.6	18.3%	268
16	University of FlorenceFlorence	#220	28.1	20.4%	223
17	University of PisaPisa	#225	27.8	20.8%	242
18	University of Bari Aldo MoroBari	#232	27.4	24.1%	208
19	University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Caserta	#274	25.2	23.9%	169
20	Federico II University HospitalNaples	#279	25.0	21.6%	192
21	Campus Bio Medico University HospitalRome	#287	24.6	30.6%	141
22	University of CataniaCatania	#292	24.4	25.8%	141
23	University of PalermoPalermo	#294	24.3	22.3%	173
24	Università Campus Bio-MedicoRome	#303	23.9	27.2%	163
25	Azienda USL di BolognaBologna	#308	23.6	24.2%	157
26	IRCCS Ospedale San RaffaeleMilan	#331	22.7	28.9%	88
27	Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilan	#340	22.3	22.5%	148
28	Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiFlorence	#349	22.0	17.9%	171
29	University of MessinaMessina	#362	21.5	21.3%	152
30	University of ParmaParma	#390	20.5	21.9%	133
31	Policlinico Umberto IRome	#394	20.4	24.2%	108
32	University of PaviaPavia	#396	20.3	23.6%	118
33	University of Milano-BicoccaMilan	#404	20.0	22.7%	123
34	Magna Graecia UniversityCatanzaro	#407	19.9	29.9%	115
35	University of SalernoFisciano	#442	18.8	30.1%	97
36	University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaModena	#449	18.6	20.5%	140
37	University of GenoaGenoa	#450	18.6	20.0%	138
38	Marche Polytechnic UniversityAncona	#504	17.1	21.9%	134
39	Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilan	#512	16.9	23.9%	85
40	University of SienaSiena	#531	16.4	19.0%	146
41	University of Chieti-PescaraChieti	#537	16.2	21.8%	99
42	University of BresciaBrescia	#564	15.6	21.1%	121
43	Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoa	#574	15.4	20.2%	105
44	Istituto Ortopedico GaleazziMilan	#578	15.3	31.7%	82
45	University of FerraraFerrara	#626	14.2	17.4%	124
46	Politecnico di MilanoMilan	#696	12.8	24.7%	85
47	Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria PisanaPisa	#729	12.2	17.6%	94
48	University of SassariSassari	#766	11.5	23.2%	83
49	University of FoggiaFoggia	#771	11.4	21.0%	82
50	Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano NiguardaMilan	#782	11.2	15.7%	96
51	Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'AndreaRome	#789	11.1	21.3%	70
52	University of InsubriaVarese	#800	10.9	19.9%	93
53	University of TriesteTrieste	#827	10.5	15.5%	98
54	Bambino Gesù Children's HospitalRome	#843	10.2	15.8%	111
55	Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di TorinoTurin	#876	9.7	16.2%	93
56	University of L'AquilaL’Aquila	#903	9.3	19.1%	83
57	University of UdineUdine	#926	9.0	19.5%	82
58	Policlinico San Matteo FondazionePavia	#948	8.7	20.2%	68
59	University of PerugiaPerugia	#951	8.6	18.4%	84
60	Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaBrescia	#956	8.6	20.6%	72

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Italy?

Alaide Chieffo, Davide Capodanno and Felice Giuliante rank highest among researchers based in Italy.

1Alaide Chieffo#804 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 33 works
2Davide Capodanno#1,266 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 41 works
3Felice Giuliante#1,954 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 33 works
4Domenico Alvaro#2,319 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 41 works
5Guido Carpino#2,734 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 29 works
6Luigi Mariani#3,754 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 25 works
7Carlo La Vecchia#3,888 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 26 works
8Gaetano Thiene#5,483 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 39 works
9Giulio Stefanini#6,919 worldwide overall984 citations · 29 works
10Luca Ansaloni#6,988 worldwide overall667 citations · 37 works
11Cora N. Sternberg#7,243 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 32 works
12Eugenio Gaudio#8,218 worldwide overall999 citations · 37 works
13Vito Annese#9,008 worldwide overall921 citations · 27 works
14Filippo Crea#9,241 worldwide overall2k citations · 50 works
15Gianluca Pellino#13,317 worldwide overall488 citations · 27 works

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