2016 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science - academic

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 1.65 4
2 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 1.61 9
3 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 0.84 9
4 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 0.70 3
5 University of Perugia, Italy 0.64 9
6 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 0.44 7
7 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 0.35 11
8 University of Salento, Italy 0.28 4
9 University of Roma Tre, Italy 0.22 3
10 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 0.21 5
11 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 0.19 5
12 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 0.18 6
13 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 0.17 2
14 University of Genova, Italy 0.14 5
15 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 0.13 7
16 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 0.13 4
17 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 0.13 2
18 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 0.12 3
19 University of Insubria, Italy 0.11 3
20 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 0.10 2
21 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 0.07 5
22 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 0.07 3
23 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 0.07 2
24 Parthenope University of Naples, Italy 0.06 2
25 National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter (CNISM), Italy 0.06 1
26 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 0.05 5
27 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 0.05 3
28 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 0.05 1
29 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 0.03 2
30 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy 0.02 1
31 Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy 0.02 1
32 Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (UniBz), Italy 0.02 1
33 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 0.01 3
34 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 0.01 2
35 University of Sassari (UniSS), Italy 0.01 3
36 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), Italy 0.01 2
37 University of Catania, Italy 0.00 2
37 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 0.00 2
38 University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (UNIPMN), Italy 0.00 1
38 University of Basilicata, Italy 0.00 1
39 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 0.00 1
40 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 0.00 2
40 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.00 1
40 University of Molise (UNIMOL), Italy 0.00 1
40 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 0.00 1
40 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 0.00 1
40 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 0.00 1
41 Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU), Italy 0.00 1
42 University of Urbino, Italy 0.00 1
42 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 0.00 1

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