Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza Università di Roma
Italy
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen 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 Sapienza University of Rome's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Sapienza University of Rome is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Sapienza University of Rome has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 463 | 85.09 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Sapienza University of Rome' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 67 | 19.69 |
| Biological sciences | 44 | 9.35 |
| Chemistry | 35 | 9.81 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 31 | 9.07 |
| Health sciences | 95 | 17.69 |
| Physical sciences | 174 | 15.09 |
| Social sciences | 17 | 4.39 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 33 | 7.52 |
| Quantum Physics | 13 | 4.72 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 106 | 4.04 |
| Geology | 11 | 3.89 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 40 | 3.81 |
| Electrical Engineering | 6 | 3.54 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 20 | 3.13 |
| Chemical Engineering | 7 | 3.02 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 44 | 48 | 58 | 88 | 85 |
| Applied sciences | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 |
| Health sciences | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Natural sciences | 31 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 42 |
| Biological sciences | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Chemistry | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Physical sciences | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Nature & Science | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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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 Sapienza University of Rome.
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (177 institutions) | 35.4% |
| Domestic (115 institutions) | 64.6% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Sapienza University of Rome by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) | 7.80 / 21.51 | 29.32 |
| National Research Council (CNR) | 14.62 / 10.24 | 24.86 |
| Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS) | 7.04 / 6.67 | 13.71 |
| University of Rome Tor Vergata | 4.80 / 4.69 | 9.49 |
| University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) | 3.23 / 3.88 | 7.10 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Sapienza University of Rome by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 6.05 / 6.00 | 12.05 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 3.60 / 2.33 | 5.93 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 1.72 / 4.14 | 5.86 |
| The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) | 1.20 / 3.85 | 5.05 |
| UCL | 2.09 / 2.23 | 4.33 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Sapienza University of Rome. 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.
- Sapienza University of Rome
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.
- ALICE Collaboration
- Adolphe Merkle Institute Collaboration (AMI Collaboration)
- CINECA
- CNISM - Sapienza University of Rome Research Unit (UdR Roma La Sapienza)
- Center for Life Nanoscience (IIT@Sapienza)
- Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sull'Inquinamento e sull'Ambiente "Mauro Felli" (CIRIAF)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Biologia Molecolare delle piante
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Fisica delle Atmosfere e delle Idrosfere (CINFAI)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB)
- European Research Team in Algorithms and Biology, Formal and Experimental (ERABL)
- European Twisted Mass Collaboration (ETM Collaboration)
- Future Circular Collider Design Study (FCC)
- INSTM - Sapienza University of Rome Research Unit (UdR Rome)
- Inter-University Consortium for Space Physics (CIFS)
- International Associated Laboratory-Prenatal Stress and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- International Centre for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet)
- International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. Program (IRAP)
- Interuniversity Center for Malaria Research - Italian Malaria Network (CIRM-IMN)
- Interuniversity Center of Molecular Medicine and Applied Biophysics (CIMMBA)
- Interuniversity Consortium for Biotechnology (CIB)
- Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology (INBB)
- Interunversity Consortium Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis (CIRCC)
- Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network (MalariaGEN)
- National Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT)
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Nanoelectronics (IU.NET)
- National Transfer Accounts (NTA)
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The CMS Collaboration