2019 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS), Italy 43.34 37.18 201 -19.6%
2 National Research Council (CNR), Italy 18.50 13.49 103 -31.7%
3 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 8.72 13.47 62 44.7%
4 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 12.93 13.44 84 -2.6%
5 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 9.12 10.87 58 11.7%
6 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 6.39 9.45 43 38.4%
7 Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy 10.10 9.37 37 -13.1%
8 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 14.58 7.47 29 -52.0%
9 Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC), Italy 6.63 6.73 37 -5.0%
10 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 6.72 5.02 28 -30.1%
11 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 3.46 4.76 30 28.9%
12 International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Italy 4.18 4.51 12 1.1%
13 Fondazione Piemontese per la Ricerca sul Cancro Onlus (FPRC), Italy 1.33 4.05 11 184.2%
14 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 3.57 3.61 42 -5.3%
15 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 4.36 3.54 22 -23.9%
16 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 3.88 3.37 16 -18.8%
17 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 1.79 3.11 25 62.7%
18 Telethon Foundation, Italy 3.99 3.08 21 -27.8%
19 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 0.74 2.93 15 268.5%
20 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 4.20 2.78 12 -38.1%
21 Techint Group, Italy 2.11 2.65 13 17.7%
22 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 2.80 2.54 19 -15.1%
23 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 1.70 2.23 18 22.7%
24 National Institute of Molecular Genetics “Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi” (INGM), Italy 2.56 2.11 8 -22.9%
25 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 1.00 1.87 11 75.9%
26 Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli (SZN), Italy 2.01 1.77 11 -17.8%
27 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy 0.98 1.69 18 62.2%
28 Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Italy 0.86 1.63 12 77.4%
29 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 1.56 1.62 13 -2.8%
30 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 2.37 1.61 8 -36.4%
31 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.21 1.49 10 572.4%
32 University of Genova, Italy 3.87 1.45 25 -64.9%
33 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 2.88 1.44 17 -53.3%
34 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 1.75 1.33 12 -29.1%
35 Italy Ministry of Health, Italy 1.15 1.33 10 7.8%
36 University of Perugia, Italy 3.06 1.30 16 -60.1%
37 National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy 0.91 1.16 11 19.0%
38 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 0.22 1.01 5 325.3%
39 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), Italy 3.09 0.95 19 -71.2%
40 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy 0.48 0.94 7 85.4%
41 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 2.15 0.85 14 -62.7%
42 University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (UNIPMN), Italy 0.34 0.84 12 131.9%
43 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 0.18 0.79 11 305.3%
44 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 1.03 0.76 9 -30.7%
45 Fondazione del Piemonte per l’Oncologia (FPO), Italy – 0.76 3 N/A
46 European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC), Italy 0.13 0.69 7 408.6%
47 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 0.58 0.66 8 5.1%
48 Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy 1.37 0.63 5 -56.6%
49 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 1.07 0.63 11 -45.1%
50 MUSE - Museo delle Scienze di Trento, Italy – 0.62 5 N/A
51 Bioversity International, Italy – 0.57 5 N/A
52 University of Catania, Italy 1.01 0.56 8 -47.9%
53 Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA), Italy 0.45 0.47 6 -1.7%
54 Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Italy 0.10 0.42 3 312.6%
55 University of Roma Tre, Italy 0.15 0.41 3 160.7%
56 Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Italy 0.26 0.38 3 34.6%
57 Niguarda Hospital, Italy 0.42 0.38 5 -15.9%
58 National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Italy – 0.36 3 N/A
59 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 0.23 0.35 1 42.7%
60 University of Sannio, Italy – 0.34 6 N/A
61 Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy 0.04 0.30 3 565.4%
62 University of Teramo (UniTE), Italy 0.03 0.28 2 781.8%
63 Toscana Life Science Foundation, Italy – 0.27 3 N/A
64 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 0.01 0.27 2 4129.2%
65 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 0.12 0.27 3 100.8%
66 Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (UniBz), Italy 0.04 0.25 1 532.2%
66 Italy Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT), Italy – 0.25 2 N/A
67 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 0.80 0.23 6 -73.3%
68 Ospedale S.S. Annunziata Chieti, Italy – 0.21 2 N/A
69 Hospital Bassini Cinisello Balsamo, Italy – 0.21 1 N/A
69 TES Pharma S.r.l., Italy – 0.21 1 N/A
70 Edo and Elvo Tempia Valenta Foundation (FEETV), Italy 0.22 0.21 2 -12.7%
71 NeuroTeam, Italy – 0.21 1 N/A
72 Ceinge - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.C. a r.l., Italy 0.27 0.21 2 -28.8%
73 University of Insubria, Italy 0.61 0.20 6 -68.8%
74 Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Italy – 0.20 1 N/A
75 IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy 1.09 0.19 3 -84.0%
76 Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy 0.07 0.18 5 148.6%
77 University of Magna Graecia (UMG), Italy 0.15 0.18 2 12.8%
78 Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale of Cosenza (ASP of Conseza), Italy – 0.18 1 N/A
79 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 0.05 0.17 3 210.6%
80 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 1.64 0.17 4 -90.4%
81 European University Institute (EUI), Italy 0.05 0.17 1 196.6%
81 Hospital San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli, Italy – 0.17 1 N/A
81 Auxilium Vitae Volterra S.P.A., Italy – 0.17 1 N/A
82 Avantea s.r.l., Italy – 0.15 1 N/A
83 Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy 0.31 0.15 9 -53.6%
84 Menarini Group, Italy – 0.15 1 N/A
85 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 1.05 0.15 3 -87.0%
86 Italfarmaco S.p.A., Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
86 National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
86 Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
87 Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
88 Il Museo della Fisica e il Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi (Centro Fermi), Italy 0.27 0.14 3 -52.0%
89 Bari University Hospital, Italy 0.02 0.13 2 679.6%
90 Flamma S.p.A., Italy – 0.13 1 N/A
91 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 0.33 0.13 6 -64.0%
92 Italian Sports Medicine Federation (FMSI), Italy – 0.13 1 N/A
92 Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria (IIPP), Italy – 0.13 1 N/A
93 Fondazione Città della Speranza, Italy 0.03 0.12 3 356.6%
94 Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy 0.02 0.12 3 398.6%
94 Fondazione Cariplo, Italy 0.02 0.12 3 398.6%
95 University of Foggia (UNIFG), Italy 0.01 0.11 1 1575.4%
95 BiEsseA Laboratori Analisi Veterinarie s.r.l, Italy 0.07 0.11 1 45.7%
95 Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Italy 1.71 0.11 1 -93.9%
96 University of Molise (UNIMOL), Italy 0.02 0.10 1 459.1%
97 University of Salento, Italy 0.24 0.10 3 -61.8%
98 Bocconi University, Italy 1.07 0.09 1 -92.1%
98 Ananas Nanotech S.r.l., Italy – 0.09 1 N/A
99 MolMed S.p.A., Italy 0.05 0.09 1 57.0%
100 Institute for Scientific Interchange (ISI), Italy 0.27 0.09 2 -70.0%

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