University of Naples Federico II (UNINA)
Università di Napoli ‘Federico II’ (UNINA)
Italy
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 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 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 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 | 395 | 66.15 |
Overall Count and Share for 'University of Naples Federico II (UNINA)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 54 | 18.32 |
| Biological sciences | 35 | 6.32 |
| Chemistry | 38 | 10.90 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 19 | 4.40 |
| Health sciences | 94 | 14.33 |
| Physical sciences | 148 | 8.99 |
| Social sciences | 7 | 2.89 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Biotechnology | 9 | 4.34 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 22 | 3.02 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 108 | 2.93 |
| Ecology | 14 | 2.86 |
| Electrical Engineering | 9 | 2.72 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 12 | 2.72 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 3 | 2.67 |
| Theoretical and Computational Chemistry | 6 | 2.65 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 35 | 36 | 40 | 68 | 68 |
| Applied sciences | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 25 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (143 institutions) | 29.0% |
| Domestic (125 institutions) | 71.0% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) | 7.59 / 15.18 | 22.77 |
| National Research Council (CNR) | 6.89 / 10.67 | 17.57 |
| University of Florence (UNIFI) | 3.64 / 3.39 | 7.03 |
| Sapienza University of Rome | 3.71 / 3.09 | 6.79 |
| University of Salerno (UNISA) | 3.76 / 2.04 | 5.80 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of Naples Federico II (UNINA) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 4.72 / 4.52 | 9.24 |
| University of Southern Denmark (SDU) | 1.29 / 2.50 | 3.80 |
| Temple University | 3.46 / 0.26 | 3.71 |
| UCL | 1.87 / 1.31 | 3.17 |
| Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) | 0.48 / 2.02 | 2.49 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of Naples Federico II (UNINA). 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.
- University of Naples Federico II (UNINA)
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.
- Biology and Molecular Genetics (Biogem)
- CINECA
- CNISM - University of Naples Federico II Research Unit (UdR Napoli Federico II)
- Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI)
- Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)
- Centre of Systems Biology (SYSBIO)
- Consorzio C.R.E.A.T.E. (CREATE)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Biologia Molecolare delle piante
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici (CIRCMSB)
- Diagnostica e Farmaceutica Molecolari Scrl (D.F.M.)
- Endocannabinoid Research Group (ERG)
- European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases (ELFID)
- European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study
- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs)
- Global BPGen Consortium
- IIT Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare, UNINA
- INSTM - University of Naples Federico II Research Unit (UdR Naples Federico II)
- InterAct Consortium
- Interuniversity Center for Malaria Research - Italian Malaria Network (CIRM-IMN)
- Interuniversity Consortium for Biotechnology (CIB)
- Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology (INBB)
- Interuniversity Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPEB)
- Interunversity Consortium Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis (CIRCC)
- Italy’s National University Centre for Applied Economic Studies (CiMET)
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics (LMMGe)
- National Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT)
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC)
- National Institute of Neuroscience (INN)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Innovative Synthetic Methodologies and Processes (CINMPIS)
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa)
- PreventCD
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The CMS Collaboration
- The OPERA Collaboration
- Tomato Genome Consortium