2020 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 39.17 50.31 382 24.3%
2 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 42.58 46.19 320 5.0%
3 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 25.57 34.74 219 31.4%
4 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 33.43 32.67 307 -5.4%
5 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 28.13 29.44 95 1.3%
6 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 25.15 26.35 301 1.4%
7 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 34.25 24.94 188 -29.5%
8 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 29.07 22.02 215 -26.7%
9 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 33.48 21.92 246 -36.6%
10 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 15.32 20.27 82 28.1%
11 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 24.20 20.21 254 -19.2%
12 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 14.91 15.45 163 0.3%
13 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 15.67 15.27 213 -5.7%
14 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 17.72 14.39 159 -21.4%
15 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 11.92 13.41 80 8.8%
16 University of Roma Tre, Italy 10.10 11.21 114 7.4%
17 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 9.78 9.59 152 -5.1%
18 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 6.19 9.42 159 47.3%
19 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 8.95 9.15 47 -1.1%
20 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 7.57 9.12 150 16.6%
21 University of Genova, Italy 13.30 8.52 217 -38.0%
22 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 6.25 8.11 85 25.5%
23 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 7.60 7.95 68 1.1%
24 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 2.90 7.93 37 164.6%
25 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 8.26 7.72 53 -9.5%
26 University of Perugia, Italy 10.86 5.99 160 -46.6%
27 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 4.77 5.62 83 14.1%
28 University of Catania, Italy 9.47 5.47 120 -44.1%
29 University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (UNIPMN), Italy 4.54 5.05 141 7.7%
30 University of Salento, Italy 4.24 4.76 78 8.6%
31 University of Insubria, Italy 2.45 4.65 27 83.4%
32 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 2.25 4.44 24 90.7%
33 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 5.52 4.29 49 -24.9%
34 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), Italy 3.01 3.92 29 26.1%
35 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy 5.40 3.78 45 -32.3%
36 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 5.47 3.74 83 -33.9%
37 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 3.16 3.22 29 -1.5%
38 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 6.06 3.15 27 -49.8%
39 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 5.23 2.71 37 -49.9%
40 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy 1.03 2.47 18 131.5%
41 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 3.26 2.47 77 -26.7%
42 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 5.10 2.46 38 -53.4%
43 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 1.28 2.23 19 68.8%
44 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 1.74 2.13 19 18.6%
45 University of Urbino, Italy 1.01 2.08 37 99.1%
46 Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (UniSR), Italy 2.97 2.01 26 -34.4%
47 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 2.12 1.98 115 -9.8%
48 Parthenope University of Naples, Italy 0.01 1.97 35 22915.9%
49 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 1.95 1.95 25 -3.4%
50 Bocconi University, Italy 0.69 1.79 4 152.7%
51 IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy 0.33 1.59 5 359.5%
52 Humanitas University, Italy 0.97 1.53 8 52.1%
53 Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy 1.41 1.30 37 -11.1%
54 Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (UniBz), Italy 0.35 1.19 5 228.8%
55 University of Sassari (UniSS), Italy 1.78 1.05 14 -42.7%
56 University of Basilicata, Italy 0.85 0.71 90 -19.2%
57 University of Magna Graecia (UMG), Italy 0.54 0.56 9 -0.3%
58 University of Bergamo, Italy 0.10 0.51 4 410.9%
59 National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter (CNISM), Italy 0.35 0.47 6 29.7%
60 University of Sannio, Italy 0.49 0.43 11 -16.4%
61 European University Institute (EUI), Italy 0.17 0.33 1 93.5%
62 Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU), Italy 0.22 0.22 66 -3.4%
63 University of Tuscia (UNITUS), Italy 0.04 0.21 8 368.9%
64 Campus Bio-Medico University, Italy 1.31 0.15 2 -88.9%
65 University of Foggia (UNIFG), Italy 0.11 0.13 20 11.1%
66 European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM), Italy – 0.13 4 N/A
67 Foro Italico University of Rome, Italy – 0.12 4 N/A
68 San Luigi University Hospital, Italy 0.03 0.12 1 287.1%
69 University of Molise (UNIMOL), Italy 0.62 0.12 6 -81.8%
70 University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS), Italy 0.33 0.09 8 -74.3%
71 Maggiore Hospital, Italy 0.00 0.06 1 996.7%
72 University of Teramo (UniTE), Italy 0.78 0.02 4 -97.5%
73 Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (UNIRC), Italy 0.46 0.01 4 -97.9%
74 Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS Pavia), Italy 0.10 0.01 3 -95.1%
75 Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV), Italy 0.00 0.00 4 710.8%
76 University of Macerata (UNIMC), Italy 0.08 0.00 2 -97.0%
76 University for Foreigners Perugia (UNISTRAPG), Italy – 0.00 2 N/A
76 Orientale University of Naples, Italy – 0.00 2 N/A

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