2017 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions in Earth & environmental sciences

The 2017 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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Position Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy 5.02 6.51 13 21.0% Increase
2 University of Roma Tre, Italy 4.18 4.60 12 2.8% Increase
3 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 3.62 4.25 16 9.6% Increase
4 University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy 3.26 4.00 13 14.3% Increase
5 University of Turin (UNITO), Italy 6.00 3.99 9 -37.9% Decrease
6 University of Palermo (UNIPA), Italy 1.11 3.18 11 166.9% Increase
7 University of Florence (UNIFI), Italy 2.17 2.70 16 15.7% Increase
8 University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy 2.60 2.63 13 -5.6% Decrease
9 University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy 0.48 2.52 7 388.0% Increase
10 University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy 4.49 1.77 9 -63.2% Decrease
11 University of Genova, Italy 1.40 1.44 5 -4.1% Decrease
12 University of Messina (UNIME), Italy 0.00 1.04 2 0.0% Increase
13 University of Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy 0.03 1.03 7 3,184.3% Increase
14 Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 1.76 1.00 1 -46.9% Decrease
15 Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy 1.22 0.99 5 -24.2% Decrease
16 University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy 2.29 0.83 7 -66.0% Decrease
17 University of Catania, Italy 1.09 0.79 3 -32.6% Decrease
18 University of Urbino, Italy 1.50 0.69 4 -57.2% Decrease
19 University of L'Aquila (UNIVAQ), Italy 1.35 0.67 1 -54.0% Decrease
20 University of Perugia, Italy 0.26 0.66 8 139.5% Increase
21 University of Brescia (UNIBS), Italy 0.00 0.65 1 0.0% Increase
22 University of Chieti (Ud'A), Italy 0.25 0.56 4 110.2% Increase
23 University of Pavia (UNIPV), Italy 0.99 0.54 4 -48.8% Decrease
24 University of Salento, Italy 0.04 0.54 2 1,223.5% Increase
25 University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBA), Italy 0.33 0.48 2 33.3% Increase
26 University of Trieste (UNITS), Italy 0.42 0.45 1 -0.2% Decrease
27 Ca' Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE), Italy 0.83 0.39 4 -56.5% Decrease
28 University of Sannio, Italy 0.00 0.37 2 0.0% Increase
29 University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy 0.67 0.33 1 -53.3% Decrease
30 University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy 0.17 0.30 1 68.0% Increase
30 National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter (CNISM), Italy 0.39 0.30 1 -27.7% Decrease
31 University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (UNICAS), Italy 0.15 0.29 2 81.5% Increase
32 University of Parma (UNIPR), Italy 1.50 0.27 2 -83.3% Decrease
33 University of Tuscia (UNITUS), Italy 0.25 0.22 2 -18.1% Decrease
34 University of Trento (UNITN), Italy 0.52 0.20 1 -64.0% Decrease
35 University of Siena (UNISI), Italy 0.35 0.19 2 -48.7% Decrease
36 University of Foggia (UNIFG), Italy 0.23 0.18 2 -24.3% Decrease
37 University of Verona (UNIVR), Italy 1.40 0.17 1 -88.9% Decrease
37 Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Italy 0.07 0.17 2 109.7% Increase
38 University of Cagliari (UNICA), Italy 0.00 0.15 1 0.0% Increase
39 Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
40 University of Camerino (UNICAM), Italy 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
41 University of Salerno (UNISA), Italy 0.83 0.10 2 -88.6% Decrease
42 University of Basilicata, Italy 1.80 0.06 1 -96.8% Decrease
43 École Française de Rome (EFR), Italy 0.00 0.04 1 0.0% Increase
44 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy 0.71 0.03 1 -96.1% Decrease
45 University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy 0.00 0.01 1 0.0% Increase

Footnote

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