2021 tables: Institutions - chemistry

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 National Research Council (CNR), Italy 33.82 38.99 163 15.0%
2 Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy 19.08 20.19 70 5.5%
3 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 12.05 17.97 61 48.6%
4 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 15.80 15.82 59 -0.1%
5 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 16.56 14.99 51 -9.8%
6 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 8.67 12.86 44 47.9%
7 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 6.61 11.36 25 71.4%
8 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 5.49 10.22 42 85.5%
9 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 11.75 9.69 32 -17.8%
10 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 8.63 9.04 34 4.5%
11 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 9.80 8.83 26 -10.1%
12 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 4.99 8.09 26 61.8%
13 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 3.50 7.92 39 125.3%
14 National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Italy 5.02 7.37 46 46.4%
15 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 7.42 7.35 33 -1.2%
16 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 5.79 7.09 34 22.1%
17 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 5.27 6.04 20 14.4%
18 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 6.12 5.32 28 -13.3%
19 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 4.45 4.39 26 -1.5%
20 Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS), Italy 4.38 3.78 18 -14.0%
21 University of Genova, Italy 1.57 3.64 19 131.4%
22 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 3.87 3.59 16 -7.5%
23 Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Italy 2.59 3.32 23 28.2%
24 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 2.04 2.91 23 42.4%
25 University of Perugia, Italy 3.17 2.85 30 -10.3%
26 University of Sassari (UniSS), Italy 0.51 2.84 17 460.7%
27 University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" (UNIPMN), Italy 1.77 2.76 9 55.0%
28 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 1.12 2.63 15 133.9%
29 Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy 1.00 2.42 6 141.9%
30 University of Insubria, Italy 1.64 2.39 14 45.4%
31 Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), Italy 1.92 2.21 11 15.0%
32 National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy 0.28 1.97 13 608.9%
33 Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC), Italy 1.53 1.91 6 24.2%
34 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 0.96 1.77 16 84.8%
35 University of Basilicata, Italy 0.31 1.76 4 462.8%
36 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 0.33 1.75 12 426.0%
37 University of Catania, Italy 1.67 1.73 18 3.4%
38 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 1.01 1.70 8 67.9%
39 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 2.29 1.66 20 -27.6%
40 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 4.42 1.62 10 -63.4%
41 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 2.57 1.60 7 -38.0%
42 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 0.14 1.53 7 1012.0%
43 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 2.43 1.48 3 -39.5%
44 National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Italy – 1.36 2 N/A
45 Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy 0.07 1.28 5 1685.2%
46 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 1.13 1.26 22 11.0%
47 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 1.19 1.20 11 1.2%
48 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 0.30 0.87 10 191.4%
49 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 0.29 0.77 6 165.6%
50 Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Italy 0.50 0.75 4 49.0%
51 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 1.22 0.74 5 -39.0%
52 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 0.92 0.67 8 -27.8%
53 Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., Italy – 0.51 2 N/A
54 Italy Ministry of Health, Italy 0.23 0.51 3 115.8%
55 Ulisse BioMed SRL, Italy – 0.50 1 N/A
56 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy 1.04 0.49 2 -52.9%
57 Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSA), Italy 0.06 0.42 3 574.9%
58 University of Teramo (UniTE), Italy 0.00 0.41 2 58758.4%
59 Glass to Power Srl (G2P), Italy 0.09 0.40 2 321.0%
60 Eni s.p.a., Italy 0.90 0.39 2 -56.7%
61 Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM), Italy 0.33 0.35 10 6.2%
62 Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Italy – 0.33 1 N/A
63 Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Italy – 0.30 1 N/A
64 Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Italy – 0.29 1 N/A
65 BeDimensional Srl, Italy 0.04 0.28 3 558.1%
66 Telethon Foundation, Italy 0.75 0.27 3 -64.1%
67 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), Italy 0.56 0.25 3 -55.3%
68 Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Italy – 0.23 2 N/A
69 Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Italy 0.05 0.20 3 326.6%
70 University of Tuscia (UNITUS), Italy 0.00 0.20 1 28697.7%
71 National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Italy – 0.18 1 N/A
72 G. Monasterio Foundation (FTGM), Italy 0.06 0.17 1 199.1%
73 University of Urbino, Italy 1.64 0.14 1 -91.3%
73 University of Foggia (UNIFG), Italy – 0.14 1 N/A
74 Giotto Biotech S.r.l., Italy – 0.13 2 N/A
75 University of Magna Graecia (UMG), Italy 0.06 0.13 1 124.4%
75 Scriba Nanotecnologie S.r.l., Italy – 0.13 1 N/A
76 University of Roma Tre, Italy 0.54 0.12 2 -77.7%
77 Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy – 0.12 3 N/A
78 University of Molise (UNIMOL), Italy 0.01 0.12 8 1031.3%
79 University of Bergamo, Italy 0.01 0.11 7 986.9%
80 International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Italy 0.15 0.11 1 -26.2%
80 Molecular Horizon srl, Italy 0.11 0.11 1 -2.7%
80 Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC), Italy – 0.11 1 N/A
81 Cementir Holding NV, Italy – 0.10 1 N/A
82 QI-Technologies S.r.l., Italy – 0.09 1 N/A
82 Cicci Research s.r.l., Italy – 0.09 1 N/A
83 Human Technopole Foundation, Italy – 0.09 2 N/A
84 Isuschem Srl, Italy – 0.07 1 N/A
85 Fondazione Ri.MED, Italy – 0.06 1 N/A
85 Cogentech S.c.a.r.l., Italy – 0.06 1 N/A
86 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.86 0.06 2 -93.0%
87 AB Analitica Srl, Italy 0.06 0.06 1 -0.3%
88 National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter (CNISM), Italy 0.04 0.04 1 -0.3%
88 Campus Bio-Medico University, Italy – 0.04 1 N/A
89 ASST Mantova, Italy – 0.04 1 N/A
90 IMA S.p.a., Italy – 0.03 1 N/A
91 EryDel SpA, Italy – 0.03 1 N/A
92 Parthenope University of Naples, Italy 0.01 0.02 1 130.1%
93 Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy – 0.01 1 N/A
93 Edoardo Amaldi Foundation (F.E.A.), Italy – 0.01 1 N/A
94 University of Salento, Italy 0.34 0.01 1 -98.2%
95 National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), Italy 0.00 0.00 2 409.9%
95 Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV), Italy 0.00 0.00 2 409.9%

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