2019 tables: Institutions - physical 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 National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy 116.90 133.53 693 8.0%
2 National Research Council (CNR), Italy 57.20 51.45 270 -14.9%
3 National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Italy 28.35 30.25 124 0.9%
4 Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy 20.66 25.02 87 14.5%
5 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 21.14 24.89 82 11.3%
6 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 21.60 20.68 323 -9.5%
7 Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy 13.73 15.18 147 4.6%
8 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 12.83 13.82 218 1.8%
9 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 12.75 13.31 152 -1.3%
10 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 15.18 10.27 189 -36.1%
11 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 13.25 10.03 134 -28.4%
12 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 6.44 9.77 241 43.6%
13 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 6.62 9.09 260 29.8%
14 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 10.08 8.42 39 -20.9%
15 University of Genova, Italy 5.74 8.13 234 34.0%
16 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 6.19 7.87 144 20.3%
17 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 6.69 7.16 172 1.2%
18 Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Italy 5.80 6.91 26 12.6%
19 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 5.23 6.17 133 11.6%
20 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 5.59 6.14 36 3.9%
21 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 4.12 6.00 218 37.7%
22 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 7.20 5.40 176 -29.1%
23 University of Roma Tre, Italy 5.05 5.22 95 -2.3%
24 University of Perugia, Italy 5.03 4.53 138 -14.9%
25 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 3.78 3.92 80 -2.1%
26 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 4.16 3.89 144 -11.6%
27 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 5.63 3.61 39 -39.3%
28 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 3.74 2.95 184 -25.4%
29 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 3.17 2.83 57 -15.5%
30 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 4.16 2.77 13 -37.0%
31 Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Italy 1.21 2.75 88 114.5%
32 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 1.47 2.65 40 70.0%
33 University of Catania, Italy 2.06 2.62 126 20.2%
34 University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (UNIPMN), Italy 1.92 2.55 137 25.7%
35 Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Italy 1.95 2.31 11 12.0%
36 University of Salento, Italy 4.44 2.18 74 -53.6%
37 University of Insubria, Italy 1.33 1.98 16 40.9%
38 National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Italy 1.17 1.88 16 52.5%
39 Institute for Scientific Interchange (ISI), Italy 1.01 1.87 7 75.1%
40 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 2.30 1.81 55 -25.4%
41 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy 0.52 1.81 24 228.3%
42 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 1.27 1.78 155 32.8%
43 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), Italy 1.45 1.70 8 10.6%
44 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 2.12 1.69 7 -24.7%
45 Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS), Italy 2.46 1.62 10 -37.7%
46 National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Italy 0.57 1.58 8 164.3%
47 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 1.62 1.51 126 -11.9%
48 Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy 4.15 1.36 38 -69.0%
49 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 0.36 1.32 8 244.9%
50 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 1.93 1.30 14 -36.4%
51 Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy 1.11 1.19 20 1.8%
52 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 1.44 1.02 10 -33.3%
53 Italy Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), Italy 2.00 1.00 1 -52.7%
54 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 0.39 0.91 77 118.9%
55 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.17 0.90 5 413.0%
56 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 0.20 0.62 5 191.3%
57 Bocconi University, Italy 0.07 0.60 2 688.0%
58 Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy 0.60 0.48 9 -24.0%
59 University of Basilicata, Italy 0.06 0.46 125 598.6%
60 Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (UNIRC), Italy 0.01 0.46 2 3,189.7%
61 Il Museo della Fisica e il Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi (Centro Fermi), Italy 0.62 0.45 24 -30.6%
62 Italy Ministry of Health, Italy 0.44 0.43 79 -8.4%
63 University of Magna Graecia (UMG), Italy 0.25 0.36 1 35.1%
64 Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC), Italy 0.81 0.35 5 -58.6%
65 EcamRicert S.r.l., Italy – 0.33 1 N/A
66 National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter (CNISM), Italy 1.80 0.33 5 -82.8%
67 BeDimensional Srl, Italy – 0.29 3 N/A
68 Santa Marinella Research Institute (SMRI), Italy – 0.25 1 N/A
69 Rome International Center for Materials Science of Superstripes (RICMASS), Italy 0.03 0.24 1 800.5%
70 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy 0.08 0.23 2 165.7%
71 Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU), Italy 0.54 0.22 96 -60.9%
72 Campus Bio-Medico University, Italy 0.16 0.22 1 30.7%
73 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 0.07 0.21 2 175.8%
74 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 0.24 0.18 69 -29.1%
75 University of Sannio, Italy 0.43 0.18 6 -60.0%
76 IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy 1.38 0.15 1 -89.8%
77 Techint Group, Italy – 0.15 1 N/A
78 European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), Italy 0.34 0.14 5 -60.4%
79 ST Microelectronics, Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
80 University of Urbino, Italy 0.15 0.14 35 -11.6%
81 Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy – 0.13 2 N/A
82 Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica "Francesco Severi" (INdAM), Italy 0.61 0.11 1 -82.8%
83 University of Molise (UNIMOL), Italy – 0.11 2 N/A
84 Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS Pavia), Italy 0.27 0.10 3 -63.8%
85 San Raffaele University of Rome (UniSanRaffaele), Italy – 0.10 2 N/A
86 School of Advanced International Studies for Applied Theoretical and Non Linear Methodologies of Physics (SAISTMP), Italy – 0.10 1 N/A
86 Institute for Scientific Methodology (ISEM), Italy – 0.10 1 N/A
87 Galliera Hospital, Italy – 0.09 1 N/A
88 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 0.40 0.08 1 -80.2%
88 Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, Italy – 0.08 1 N/A
88 University of Macerata (UNIMC), Italy – 0.08 1 N/A
89 Novystem S.r.l., Italy – 0.07 1 N/A
90 Kore University of Enna, Italy 0.04 0.06 3 69.4%
91 Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC), Italy – 0.06 1 N/A
92 Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy – 0.05 1 N/A
93 University of Sassari (UniSS), Italy – 0.05 3 N/A
94 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 0.06 0.05 1 -31.2%
94 G. Monasterio Foundation (FTGM), Italy – 0.05 1 N/A
94 E.P. Elettronica Progetti s.r.l., Italy – 0.05 1 N/A
95 Fondazione Città della Speranza, Italy – 0.04 1 N/A
96 National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), Italy 0.20 0.03 2 -84.0%
97 Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli (SZN), Italy 0.39 0.03 1 -93.6%
98 Mediteknology Srl, Italy – 0.02 1 N/A
99 University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS), Italy 0.03 0.02 2 -51.7%
100 Ansaldo Ricerche S.p.A., Italy 0.00 0.01 1 703.7%
100 ABB S.p.A., Italy 0.00 0.01 1 703.7%

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