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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,941
Country Rank
170
Institution Rank : 1
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Giuseppe Grosso](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c5/1807051.jpg)
nutrition
public health
epidemiology
chronic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,651
92,704
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,613
Country Rank
308
Institution Rank : 2
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Riccardo Polosa](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,049
28,364
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,840
Country Rank
647
Institution Rank : 3
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Fabio Galvano](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7b/1801693.jpg)
Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,670
24,358
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,592
Country Rank
679
Institution Rank : 4
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Alessandro Lanzafame](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9e/1874391.jpg)
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,607
29,142
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,880
Country Rank
752
Institution Rank : 5
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Antonio Biondi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5f/1752280.jpg)
Chirurgia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,730
29,690
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,158
Country Rank
805
Institution Rank : 6
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Giacomo Morabito](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Wireless networks
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,416
14,946
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,563
Country Rank
858
Institution Rank : 7
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Vittorio Scardaci](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
nanomaterials
spectroscopy
sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
10,616
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,259
Country Rank
951
Institution Rank : 8
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Valerio Pirronello](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,928
11,419
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,992
Country Rank
979
Institution Rank : 9
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Rossella Caruso](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7f/1857229.jpg)
High Energy Cosmic Rays
Neutrino Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,354
12,689
0.464
* 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
28,780
Country Rank
1,131
Institution Rank : 11
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Filippo Drago](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/19/1802621.jpg)
Neuropsychopharmacology
Neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,901
12,758
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
30,957
Country Rank
1,213
Institution Rank : 12
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Ferdinando Nicoletti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e2/1802462.jpg)
immunologia
autoimmunità
immunofarmacologia
oncologia sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
11,490
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,279
Country Rank
1,341
Institution Rank : 13
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Luigi Fortuna](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/55/1797481.jpg)
nonlinear circuits
control theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,041
8,634
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,817
Country Rank
1,486
Institution Rank : 14
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Antonino Belfiore](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Medicine
Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,577
5,746
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
52,110
Country Rank
1,995
Institution Rank : 15
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Domenico Lo Presti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1d/1792180.jpg)
Fisica Sperimentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
9,450
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
61,930
Country Rank
2,391
Institution Rank : 16
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Lorenzo Malatino](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/99/1796488.jpg)
Rischio Cardiovascolare nell'Ipertensione e nelle malattie renali. Sindrome Cardio-Renale
Peptidi Natriuretici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
3,794
0.266
* 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
62,116
Country Rank
2,398
Institution Rank : 18
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Sandro La Vignera](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/1854869.jpg)
Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,237
10,075
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
64,234
Country Rank
2,480
Institution Rank : 19
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Agata Copani](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b8/1766439.jpg)
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,878
3,114
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
66,557
Country Rank
2,602
Institution Rank : 20
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Salvatore Leonardi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/12/1857686.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
9,156
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
71,110
Country Rank
2,794
Institution Rank : 21
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Margherita Ferrante](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6b/1799737.jpg)
life science
biology
environmental hygiene
hygiene and public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,828
10,344
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
71,502
Country Rank
2,812
Institution Rank : 22
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Filippo Caraci](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bb/1802600.jpg)
Alzheimer
neuroprotection
neurotrophic factors
TGF-beta 1
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,776
7,586
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
72,281
Country Rank
2,833
Institution Rank : 23
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Li Volti Giovanni](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c2/1796053.jpg)
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,670
6,287
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
73,508
Country Rank
2,879
Institution Rank : 24
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Francesco Frasca](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/1803493.jpg)
Endocrinologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
4,350
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
75,240
Country Rank
2,955
Institution Rank : 25
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Giuseppe Musumeci](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f2/1807169.jpg)
Anatomy
Sports Medicine
Physical Activity
Biomedical Sciences
Sport and Exercise Science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,254
8,699
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
2,941
Country Ranking
170
Institution Ranking
1
Giuseppe Grosso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,651
92,704
0.921
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nutrition
public health
epidemiology
chronic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,613
Country Ranking
308
Institution Ranking
2
Riccardo Polosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,049
28,364
0.405
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9977.jpg)
medicina interna
fumo
tabacco
sigarette elettroniche
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
15,840
Country Ranking
647
Institution Ranking
3
Fabio Galvano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,670
24,358
0.664
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Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16,592
Country Ranking
679
Institution Ranking
4
Alessandro Lanzafame
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,607
29,142
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
18,880
Country Ranking
752
Institution Ranking
5
Antonio Biondi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,730
29,690
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
20,158
Country Ranking
805
Institution Ranking
6
Giacomo Morabito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,416
14,946
0.476
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Wireless networks
Internet of Things
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
21,563
Country Ranking
858
Institution Ranking
7
Vittorio Scardaci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
10,616
0.353
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nanomaterials
spectroscopy
sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
24,259
Country Ranking
951
Institution Ranking
8
Valerio Pirronello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,928
11,419
0.409
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Astrofisica
Mezzo Interstellare
raggi Cosmici
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
24,992
Country Ranking
979
Institution Ranking
9
Rossella Caruso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,354
12,689
0.464
* 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
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
28,780
Country Ranking
1,131
Institution Ranking
11
Filippo Drago
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,901
12,758
0.512
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Neuropsychopharmacology
Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
30,957
Country Ranking
1,213
Institution Ranking
12
Ferdinando Nicoletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
11,490
0.485
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immunologia
autoimmunità
immunofarmacologia
oncologia sperimentale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
34,279
Country Ranking
1,341
Institution Ranking
13
Luigi Fortuna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,041
8,634
0.392
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nonlinear circuits
control theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,817
Country Ranking
1,486
Institution Ranking
14
Antonino Belfiore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,577
5,746
0.279
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Medicine
Biology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
52,110
Country Ranking
1,995
Institution Ranking
15
Domenico Lo Presti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,262
9,450
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
61,930
Country Ranking
2,391
Institution Ranking
16
Lorenzo Malatino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,274
3,794
0.266
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Rischio Cardiovascolare nell'Ipertensione e nelle malattie renali. Sindrome Cardio-Renale
Peptidi Natriuretici
* 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
62,116
Country Ranking
2,398
Institution Ranking
18
Sandro La Vignera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,237
10,075
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
64,234
Country Ranking
2,480
Institution Ranking
19
Agata Copani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,878
3,114
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
66,557
Country Ranking
2,602
Institution Ranking
20
Salvatore Leonardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
9,156
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
71,110
Country Ranking
2,794
Institution Ranking
21
Margherita Ferrante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,828
10,344
0.806
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life science
biology
environmental hygiene
hygiene and public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
71,502
Country Ranking
2,812
Institution Ranking
22
Filippo Caraci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,776
7,586
0.594
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Alzheimer
neuroprotection
neurotrophic factors
TGF-beta 1
depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
72,281
Country Ranking
2,833
Institution Ranking
23
Li Volti Giovanni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,670
6,287
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
73,508
Country Ranking
2,879
Institution Ranking
24
Francesco Frasca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,498
4,350
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
75,240
Country Ranking
2,955
Institution Ranking
25
Giuseppe Musumeci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,254
8,699
0.710
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Anatomy
Sports Medicine
Physical Activity
Biomedical Sciences
Sport and Exercise Science.