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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,231
Country Rank
90
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Giacomo Rizzolatti](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,064
32,558
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,469
Country Rank
140
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Vittorio Gallese](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/30/1872635.jpg)
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,880
28,666
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
7,654
Country Rank
382
Institution Rank : 3
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Roberto De Pietri](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/95/1856476.jpg)
Gravitational Waves
Relativistic Astrophysics
Numerical Relativity
Mathematical Physics
General Relativity.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,772
51,292
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,519
Country Rank
634
Institution Rank : 4
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Roberto Cammi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b5/1856422.jpg)
Theoretical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,175
13,113
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,632
Country Rank
640
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Marcello Maggio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a7/1798611.jpg)
geriatrics-gerontology
endocrinology of aging
sarcopenia
clinical nutrition
frailty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,006
25,842
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,315
Country Rank
663
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Marco Ventura](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,053
23,207
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,789
Country Rank
829
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Riccardo Bonadonna](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ae/1855760.jpg)
diabetes mellitus
pancreatic beta cell
insulin resistance
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,879
6,890
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,500
Country Rank
897
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Fulvio Lauretani](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d3/4963100.jpg)
Area of Interest: Parkinson's Disease and Mobility Disability in Older Persons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,352
12,276
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
23,100
Country Rank
910
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Daniele Del Rio](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/eb/1790930.jpg)
Human nutrition
polyphenols
bioavailability
metabolism
phytochemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,883
16,567
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,485
Country Rank
1,346
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Federico Quaini](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c2/1802338.jpg)
stem cells
regenerative medicine
oncology
hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,980
4,592
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,851
Country Rank
1,362
Institution Rank : 11
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Paolo Colombo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/1852719.jpg)
Pharmacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,833
6,394
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,766
Country Rank
1,403
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Luppino G](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,440
4,284
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,692
Country Rank
1,477
Institution Rank : 13
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Antonio Mutti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/21/1752560.jpg)
Toxicology
Occupational Medicine
Respiratory disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,657
5,436
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,306
Country Rank
1,573
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Saverio Bettuzzi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9c/1858222.jpg)
Biochimica Biologia Molecolare Oncologia Biologia Cellulare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,692
7,909
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,459
Country Rank
1,580
Institution Rank : 15
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Furio Brighenti](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4b/1804314.jpg)
human nutrition
food science
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,646
7,969
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
43,125
Country Rank
1,692
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Francesca Turroni](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,726
13,423
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
43,330
Country Rank
1,700
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/9992.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Rosangela Marchelli](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,656
7,124
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,490
Country Rank
1,915
Institution Rank : 18
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Christian Milani](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/88/1755846.jpg)
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,935
13,632
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
53,653
Country Rank
2,051
Institution Rank : 19
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Alberto Broggi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
computer vision
computer engineering
intelligent transportation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,943
3,754
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
54,682
Country Rank
2,102
Institution Rank : 20
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Liborio Parrino](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,716
6,326
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,957
Country Rank
2,157
Institution Rank : 21
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Paolo Caffarra](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,450
9,876
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
56,125
Country Rank
2,167
Institution Rank : 22
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Alessandro Casnati](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f6/1874258.jpg)
Chemistry
Calixarenes
Surfactants
Ligands
Lubricants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,415
2,943
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,230
Country Rank
2,254
Institution Rank : 23
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Marco Mor](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7a/1799296.jpg)
medicinal chemistry
drug design
pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,986
4,689
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,462
Country Rank
2,264
Institution Rank : 24
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Gabriele Missale](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0c/4963101.jpg)
Epatologia
Immunologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,941
3,364
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,272
Country Rank
2,292
Institution Rank : 25
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![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Paola Palanza](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/31/1852491.jpg)
Behavioral Biology
Neuroscience
Development
Sex Differences
Endocrine Disruptors.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
5,292
0.358
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,064
32,558
0.206
Vittorio Gallese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,880
28,666
0.261
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Roberto De Pietri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,772
51,292
0.888
Gravitational Waves
Relativistic Astrophysics
Numerical Relativity
Mathematical Physics
General Relativity.
Roberto Cammi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,175
13,113
0.353
Marcello Maggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,006
25,842
0.698
geriatrics-gerontology
endocrinology of aging
sarcopenia
clinical nutrition
frailty
Marco Ventura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,053
23,207
0.644
Riccardo Bonadonna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,879
6,890
0.223
diabetes mellitus
pancreatic beta cell
insulin resistance
computational biology
Fulvio Lauretani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,352
12,276
0.418
Area of Interest: Parkinson's Disease and Mobility Disability in Older Persons
Daniele Del Rio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,883
16,567
0.574
Human nutrition
polyphenols
bioavailability
metabolism
phytochemicals
Federico Quaini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,980
4,592
0.209
stem cells
regenerative medicine
oncology
hematology
Paolo Colombo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,833
6,394
0.293
Luppino G
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,440
4,284
0.200
Antonio Mutti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,657
5,436
0.263
Toxicology
Occupational Medicine
Respiratory disorders
Saverio Bettuzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,692
7,909
0.402
Biochimica Biologia Molecolare Oncologia Biologia Cellulare
Furio Brighenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,646
7,969
0.406
human nutrition
food science
public health
Francesca Turroni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,726
13,423
0.717
Rosangela Marchelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,656
7,124
0.382
Christian Milani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,935
13,632
0.805
Alberto Broggi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,943
3,754
0.235
computer vision
computer engineering
intelligent transportation systems
Liborio Parrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,716
6,326
0.403
Paolo Caffarra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,450
9,876
0.639
Alessandro Casnati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,415
2,943
0.191
Chemistry
Calixarenes
Surfactants
Ligands
Lubricants
Marco Mor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,986
4,689
0.313
medicinal chemistry
drug design
pharmacology
Gabriele Missale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,941
3,364
0.225
Paola Palanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
5,292
0.358
Behavioral Biology
Neuroscience
Development
Sex Differences
Endocrine Disruptors.