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Italy's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Italy has 6,272 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.6% from 5,723 in 2023. That places Italy 9th in the world by number of listed scientists. Università degli Studi di Padova has the most listed scientists (316), followed by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (255).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
7,620
+521 (+7.3%) vs 2023
Career Data
6,272
+549 (+9.6%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#9
No change vs 2023
Institutes
668
+11 (+1.7%) vs 2023
Scientists in Italy on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 56% since 2020.
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+23.7%
2022+7.0%
2023+7.9%
2024+9.6%
2025+9.0%
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,746 | 4,008 | ||
| 2021 | 6,126 | +29.1% | 4,956 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 6,839 | +11.6% | 5,302 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 7,099 | +3.8% | 5,723 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 7,620 | +7.3% | 6,272 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 7,991 | +4.9% | 6,839 | +9.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Italy
By number of listed scientists
Career-long list2024
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- 1Università degli Studi di Padova316
- 2Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche255
- 3Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna244
- 4Sapienza Università di Roma243
- 5Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II221
- 6Politecnico di Milano214
- 7Università di Pisa193
- 8Università degli Studi di Milano189
- 9Politecnico di Torino158
- 10Università degli Studi di Firenze154
All 6,272 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Italy | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | Humanitas Research Hospital | Immunology | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 306 | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 18 | |
| 3 | 486 | Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 520 | Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 26 | |
| 5 | 544 | Università degli Studi di Milano | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 22 | |
| 6 | 678 | INSTM | Chemical Physics | Rank 20 | |
| 7 | 798 | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia | Chemical Physics | Rank 25 | |
| 8 | 824 | IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 45 | |
| 9 | 921 | IRCCS Multimedica | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 31 | |
| 10 | 1,065 | IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 60 | |
| 11 | 1,123 | Elettrochimica Ed Energia | Energy | Rank 15 | |
| 12 | 1,143 | Università degli Studi di Firenze | Immunology | Rank 45 | |
| 13 | 1,294 | Università degli Studi di Firenze | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2 | |
| 14 | 1,346 | Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 9 | |
| 15 | 1,403 |
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Università degli Studi di Genova | Physical Chemistry | Rank 7 |
| 16 | 1,416 | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 12 | |
| 17 | 1,478 | Università di Parma | Experimental Psychology | Rank 25 | |
| 18 | 1,555 | Ospedale San Bortolo | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 11 | |
| 19 | 1,575 | IRCCS Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 67 | |
| 20 | 1,586 | Scuola di Medicina | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 68 | |
| 21 | 1,661 | Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 49 | |
| 22 | 1,664 | Università di Parma | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 168 | |
| 23 | 2,080 | Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena | Microbiology | Rank 33 | |
| 24 | 2,089 | IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 197 | |
| 25 | 2,244 | Università degli Studi di Padova | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 209 | |
| 26 | 2,343 | Università degli Studi di Trieste | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 57 | |
| 27 | 2,377 | Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna | General Chemistry | Rank 27 | |
| 28 | 2,412 | Università degli Studi di Pavia | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 120 | |
| 29 | 2,575 | LUISS University | Business & Management | Rank 20 | |
| 30 | 2,602 |
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International Center for Oncologic Pathology Consultations | Pathology | Rank 8 |
| 31 | 2,606 | Università degli Studi di Verona | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 2 | |
| 32 | 2,841 | San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy | Immunology | Rank 113 | |
| 33 | 2,859 | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati | Experimental Psychology | Rank 51 | |
| 34 | 2,977 | Politecnico di Milano | Optics | Rank 16 | |
| 35 | 2,993 | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 278 | |
| 36 | 3,040 | Università di Pisa | Chemical Physics | Rank 92 | |
| 37 | 3,068 | Università Bocconi | Sociology | Rank 6 | |
| 38 | 3,078 | Università degli Studi di Padova | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 4 | |
| 39 | 3,098 | Scuola di Scienza dei Materiali | Energy | Rank 39 | |
| 40 | 3,174 | Università degli Studi di Pavia | Chemical Physics | Rank 95 | |
| 41 | 3,283 |
CE
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Politecnico di Torino | Materials | Rank 41 |
| 42 | 3,328 | Università degli Studi di Milano | Energy | Rank 41 | |
| 43 | 3,337 | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca | Chemical Physics | Rank 103 | |
| 44 | 3,424 | Università degli Studi di Verona | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 113 | |
| 45 | 3,455 | Florence and INSTM University of UdR Firenze | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 17 | |
| 46 | 3,467 | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 115 | |
| 47 | 3,501 |
PP
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Arianna Foundation on Anticoagulation | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 176 |
| 48 | 3,542 | Università degli Studi di Padova | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 167 | |
| 49 | 3,564 |
ZE
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Politecnico di Milano | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 4 |
| 50 | 3,735 | Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 178 | |
| 51 | 3,772 | Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna | Philosophy | Rank 2 | |
| 52 | 3,851 | IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 197 | |
| 53 | 3,915 | Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 352 | |
| 54 | 3,924 | Autorità Europea per la Sicurezza Alimentare | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 18 | |
| 55 | 3,956 | Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 203 | |
| 56 | 3,958 | Università Bocconi | Business & Management | Rank 33 | |
| 57 | 3,969 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 205 | |
| 58 | 3,991 | Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele | Developmental Biology | Rank 211 | |
| 59 | 4,048 | IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 68 | |
| 60 | 4,071 | University of Ferrara | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 193 | |
| 61 | 4,299 | Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 381 | |
| 62 | 4,327 | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 218 | |
| 63 | 4,379 | Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 220 | |
| 64 | 4,455 | La Maddalena Cancer Center | Anesthesiology | Rank 15 | |
| 65 | 4,462 | Università degli Studi di Genova | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 31 | |
| 66 | 4,498 | Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 229 | |
| 67 | 4,550 | University of Ferrara | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 233 | |
| 68 | 4,557 | Università Politecnica delle Marche | Polymers | Rank 30 | |
| 69 | 4,630 | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 60 | |
| 70 | 4,708 | Università degli Studi di Genova | Immunology | Rank 190 | |
| 71 | 4,729 |
SR
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Università degli Studi di Firenze | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 25 |
| 72 | 4,787 | Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 239 | |
| 73 | 4,826 | Humanitas Research Hospital | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 244 | |
| 74 | 4,915 | Politecnico di Milano | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 31 | |
| 75 | 5,014 | IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 39 | |
| 76 | 5,025 | Università di Pisa | Chemical Physics | Rank 136 | |
| 77 | 5,047 | Università degli Studi di Messina | Physical Chemistry | Rank 23 | |
| 78 | 5,255 | Università degli Studi di Messina | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 36 | |
| 79 | 5,274 |
NK
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Istituto Per I Processi Chimico Fisici, Pisa | Applied Physics | Rank 146 |
| 80 | 5,312 | Università degli Studi di Perugia | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 263 | |
| 81 | 5,495 |
MC
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A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite Srl | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 38 |
| 82 | 5,657 | Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS | Immunology | Rank 224 | |
| 83 | 5,670 |
MM
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Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | Psychiatry | Rank 164 |
| 84 | 5,812 | Università degli Studi di Padova | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 267 | |
| 85 | 5,836 | Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 45 | |
| 86 | 5,897 | Università degli Studi di Perugia | Immunology | Rank 231 | |
| 87 | 5,986 | Istituto Europeo di Oncologia | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 265 | |
| 88 | 6,054 | Università degli Studi di Pavia | Immunology | Rank 239 | |
| 89 | 6,168 | Università di Pisa | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 19 | |
| 90 | 6,412 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 195 | |
| 91 | 6,605 | Università degli Studi di Milano | Microbiology | Rank 164 | |
| 92 | 6,852 | Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 200 | |
| 93 | 6,923 | Università degli Studi di Milano | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 597 | |
| 94 | 6,931 | Independent Researcher | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 61 | |
| 95 | 6,977 | Istituto Europeo di Oncologia | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 304 | |
| 96 | 7,042 | Università degli Studi di Padova | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 342 | |
| 97 | 7,137 | Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 17 | |
| 98 | 7,180 | Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 316 | |
| 99 | 7,194 | Università Politecnica delle Marche | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 209 | |
| 100 | 7,300 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Clinical Psychology | Rank 43 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Italy are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
7,620 scientists affiliated with Italy are on the 2024 single-year list, and 6,272 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Italy has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Università degli Studi di Padova has the most listed scientists from Italy, with 316. It is followed by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche with 255.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Italy changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Italy went from 4,008 scientists in 2020 to 6,272 in 2024, a change of +56.5%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.