2020 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science - 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 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 1.41 1.01 12 -28.4%
2 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 0.72 0.93 16 28.8%
3 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 0.13 0.82 13 511.7%
4 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy – 0.71 3 N/A
5 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 0.20 0.47 7 134.1%
6 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 0.37 0.42 6 14.2%
7 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 0.15 0.40 4 173.4%
8 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 0.05 0.31 7 583.5%
9 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 0.10 0.28 7 181.1%
10 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 0.16 0.26 5 59.7%
11 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 0.07 0.25 8 234.8%
12 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 0.37 0.23 4 -39.3%
13 Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (UniSR), Italy – 0.21 2 N/A
14 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 0.14 0.17 2 22.8%
15 University of Foggia (UNIFG), Italy – 0.12 2 N/A
16 University of Roma Tre, Italy 0.38 0.10 2 -74.3%
17 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 0.11 0.07 1 -36.6%
18 University of Catania, Italy 0.12 0.06 5 -44.7%
19 Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy 0.02 0.06 4 262.8%
20 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 0.09 0.06 4 -33.9%
21 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 0.28 0.05 1 -81.0%
22 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 0.09 0.05 2 -41.6%
23 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 0.00 0.05 2 2547.9%
24 University of Perugia, Italy 0.08 0.04 2 -42.6%
25 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy – 0.04 2 N/A
26 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 0.01 0.04 5 443.6%
27 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy – 0.03 1 N/A
28 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy – 0.03 3 N/A
29 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 0.03 0.03 3 6.4%
30 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy – 0.03 3 N/A
31 University of Tuscia (UNITUS), Italy – 0.03 2 N/A
32 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy – 0.02 3 N/A
33 University of Teramo (UniTE), Italy – 0.02 2 N/A
34 University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS), Italy – 0.02 1 N/A
35 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 0.00 0.01 1 187.6%
36 University of Urbino, Italy – 0.01 2 N/A
37 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 0.05 0.01 2 -78.0%
38 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 0.14 0.01 3 -93.4%
39 University of Genova, Italy 0.04 0.00 2 -89.3%
40 Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS Pavia), Italy – 0.00 1 N/A
41 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy – 0.00 3 N/A
42 University of Sassari (UniSS), Italy – 0.00 2 N/A
43 University of Insubria, Italy 0.01 0.00 1 -77.6%
43 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy – 0.00 1 N/A
44 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 0.25 0.00 2 -99.5%
45 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.00 0.00 1 -60.3%
45 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 0.02 0.00 1 -97.0%
45 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 0.01 0.00 1 -91.0%
45 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 0.05 0.00 1 -98.7%
45 Parthenope University of Naples, Italy – 0.00 1 N/A
45 University of Salento, Italy – 0.00 1 N/A
45 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy – 0.00 1 N/A
45 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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