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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
26,574
Country Rank
1,045
Institution Rank : 10
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Massimo Libra](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,269
14,135
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
61,983
Country Rank
2,394
Institution Rank : 17
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Enrico Rizzarelli](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,262
4,264
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
106,238
Country Rank
4,314
Institution Rank : 39
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Francesco Purrello](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/97/1803789.jpg)
diabete
NAFLD
NASH
cirrosi epatica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,138
4,175
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
109,319
Country Rank
4,472
Institution Rank : 40
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Gea Oliveri Conti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/46/1804724.jpg)
Hygiene and environmental Hygiene
vascular disease
food hygiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,908
7,816
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
126,966
Country Rank
5,315
Institution Rank : 52
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Rosario Pignatello](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/20/1857173.jpg)
Drug Delivery
Nanomedicine
Prodrugs
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,795
3,035
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
121,413
Country Rank
5,064
Institution Rank : 47
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Martina Barchitta](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
6,380
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
135,448
Country Rank
5,747
Institution Rank : 58
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Emanuele D'Amico](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ab/1793642.jpg)
sclerosi multipla
sclerosi laterale amiotrofica
malattie rare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
6,387
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
144,220
Country Rank
6,139
Institution Rank : 66
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Luca Falzone](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cc/1796813.jpg)
Oncologia Traslazionale e Genomica Funzionale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
6,718
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
145,350
Country Rank
6,195
Institution Rank : 68
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Frittitta L](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ab/5275831.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,873
2,131
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
163,652
Country Rank
7,043
Institution Rank : 78
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Salvatore Graziani](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,350
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
176,721
Country Rank
7,691
Institution Rank : 89
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Riccardo Caponetto](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/1855767.jpg)
Systems modeling and control
fractional order systems
soft computing techniques.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,673
2,017
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
184,979
Country Rank
8,101
Institution Rank : 97
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Guglielmo Guido Condorelli](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
1,761
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
185,827
Country Rank
8,137
Institution Rank : 99
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Massimo Motta](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
medicina geriatrica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
1,745
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
197,803
Country Rank
8,716
Institution Rank : 111
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Agostino Gaudio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/12/1766599.jpg)
Bone metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
1,969
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
215,681
Country Rank
9,554
Institution Rank : 122
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Massimiliano Lanza](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/46/1851665.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
2,089
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
232,992
Country Rank
10,388
Institution Rank : 134
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Ignazio Barbagallo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/1828128.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
2,599
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
245,458
Country Rank
10,975
Institution Rank : 139
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Angela Messina](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2f/1779482.jpg)
VDAC
membrane proteins
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,015
1,758
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
258,362
Country Rank
11,601
Institution Rank : 147
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Placido Mineo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/59/1854729.jpg)
Functional polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
1,315
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
268,821
Country Rank
12,110
Institution Rank : 153
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Antonio Zanghi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
2,423
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
269,974
Country Rank
12,159
Institution Rank : 154
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Stefano La Malfa](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,851
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
270,237
Country Rank
12,172
Institution Rank : 156
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Gianpiero Evola](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Energetica degli edifici
Energie rinnovabili
Acustica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
2,390
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
277,254
Country Rank
12,507
Institution Rank : 161
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Biagio Ricceri](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,494
784
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
291,626
Country Rank
13,181
Institution Rank : 170
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Simone Palazzo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
2,406
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
293,345
Country Rank
13,284
Institution Rank : 172
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Giuseppe Bonanno](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Conservazione e gestione dell'ambiente
modellistica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
2,084
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
296,318
Country Rank
13,413
Institution Rank : 176
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Antonio Cristaldi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Environmental Hygiene and Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,232
3,108
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
26,574
Country Ranking
1,045
Institution Ranking
10
Massimo Libra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,269
14,135
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
61,983
Country Ranking
2,394
Institution Ranking
17
Enrico Rizzarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,262
4,264
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
106,238
Country Ranking
4,314
Institution Ranking
39
Francesco Purrello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,138
4,175
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
109,319
Country Ranking
4,472
Institution Ranking
40
Gea Oliveri Conti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,908
7,816
0.877
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Hygiene and environmental Hygiene
vascular disease
food hygiene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
126,966
Country Ranking
5,315
Institution Ranking
52
Rosario Pignatello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,795
3,035
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
121,413
Country Ranking
5,064
Institution Ranking
47
Martina Barchitta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
6,380
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
135,448
Country Ranking
5,747
Institution Ranking
58
Emanuele D'Amico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
6,387
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
144,220
Country Ranking
6,139
Institution Ranking
66
Luca Falzone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,926
6,718
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
145,350
Country Ranking
6,195
Institution Ranking
68
Frittitta L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,873
2,131
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
163,652
Country Ranking
7,043
Institution Ranking
78
Salvatore Graziani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
2,350
0.384
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
176,721
Country Ranking
7,691
Institution Ranking
89
Riccardo Caponetto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,673
2,017
0.356
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Systems modeling and control
fractional order systems
soft computing techniques.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
184,979
Country Ranking
8,101
Institution Ranking
97
Guglielmo Guido Condorelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
1,761
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
185,827
Country Ranking
8,137
Institution Ranking
99
Massimo Motta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,391
1,745
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
197,803
Country Ranking
8,716
Institution Ranking
111
Agostino Gaudio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
1,969
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
215,681
Country Ranking
9,554
Institution Ranking
122
Massimiliano Lanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
2,089
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
232,992
Country Ranking
10,388
Institution Ranking
134
Ignazio Barbagallo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
2,599
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
245,458
Country Ranking
10,975
Institution Ranking
139
Angela Messina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,015
1,758
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
258,362
Country Ranking
11,601
Institution Ranking
147
Placido Mineo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
1,315
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
268,821
Country Ranking
12,110
Institution Ranking
153
Antonio Zanghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
2,423
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
269,974
Country Ranking
12,159
Institution Ranking
154
Stefano La Malfa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,851
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
270,237
Country Ranking
12,172
Institution Ranking
156
Gianpiero Evola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,599
2,390
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
277,254
Country Ranking
12,507
Institution Ranking
161
Biagio Ricceri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,494
784
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
291,626
Country Ranking
13,181
Institution Ranking
170
Simone Palazzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
2,406
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
293,345
Country Ranking
13,284
Institution Ranking
172
Giuseppe Bonanno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
2,084
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
296,318
Country Ranking
13,413
Institution Ranking
176
Antonio Cristaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,232
3,108
0.962