National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)

Italy
Time frame: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Italy
Overall 95 1
Government 6 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Italy
Biological sciences 1292 38
Chemistry 1521 42
Earth & environmental sciences 1254 42
Physical sciences 26 1

Research

National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 888 181.93

Overall Count and Share for 'National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 15 1.20
Chemistry 22 1.39
Earth & environmental sciences 4 0.62
Physical sciences 872 180.57

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

Topics Count Share
Particle and High Energy Physics 508 112.43
Particle and High Energy Physics 508 112.43
Astronomical Sciences 151 28.01
Astronomical Sciences 151 28.01
Nuclear and Plasma Physics 55 9.92
Nuclear and Plasma Physics 55 9.92
Quantum Physics 37 7.42
Quantum Physics 37 7.42
Mathematical Physics 14 2.95
Mathematical Physics 14 2.95

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Overall 153 169 155 166 174
Biological sciences 1 1 2 1 1
Chemistry 2 2 0 2 1
Earth & environmental sciences 1 1 0 1 1
Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 150 167 154 163 173
Natural sciences 0 0 155 166 174
Nature & Science 1 1 3 0 1

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (1392 institutions) 84.4%
Domestic (113 institutions) 15.6%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
University of Padova (UNIPD) 32.46 / 18.12 50.57
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) 19.44 / 16.58 36.02
University of Bologna (UNIBO) 24.95 / 9.85 34.80
University of Turin (UNITO) 22.34 / 11.70 34.03
Sapienza University of Rome 20.47 / 8.23 28.70
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Top 5 international collaborators with National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 22.70 / 24.62 47.32
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 32.31 / 12.61 44.91
Max Planck Society 18.60 / 12.45 31.05
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 17.86 / 12.30 30.16
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 14.20 / 14.72 28.92
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.