Universities by Research h-index in Italy

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (h-index); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Padua221,110 works

1,162

Sapienza University of Rome281,707 works

1,142

University of Milan406,388 works

1,019

University of Bologna230,193 works

988

University of Pisa141,716 works

905

University of Turin168,002 works

902

University of Naples Federico II179,762 works

863

University of Pavia96,687 works

807

University of Rome Tor Vergata100,119 works

777

University of Verona63,130 works

761

University of Perugia70,274 works

745

University of Florence154,393 works

739

University of Genoa110,993 works

727

University of Milano-Bicocca77,144 works

715

University of Ferrara57,055 works

666

University of Salerno56,650 works

657

University of Trento61,192 works

643

University of Trieste59,782 works

639

University of Siena60,674 works

608

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore84,475 works

603

University of Bari Aldo Moro85,929 works

591

University of Parma66,690 works

579

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia65,634 works

552

University of Brescia48,807 works

550

Politecnico di Milano258,224 works

547

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University32,633 works

540

Scuola Normale Superiore20,943 works

526

University of Catania80,292 works

518

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati21,584 works

514

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"56,900 works

492

Gran Sasso Science Institute5,891 works

488

Polytechnic University of Bari21,243 works

488

University of Urbino17,361 works

486

University of Udine41,754 works

481

University of Cagliari54,681 works

477

University of Palermo85,035 works

473

University of Messina56,929 works

445

Politecnico di Torino83,860 works

431

University of Calabria42,821 works

425

Marche Polytechnic University41,017 works

419

University of Insubria28,000 works

419

University of Chieti-Pescara37,212 works

414

Roma Tre University41,263 works

408

University of L'Aquila44,262 works

408

Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”25,326 works

407

University of Salento32,392 works

389

University of Sassari29,878 works

376

Bocconi University20,565 works

371

National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology15,207 works

359

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna20,478 works

353

Highlights

Within Italy, University of Padua ranks first in 2026 with 1,162, followed by Sapienza University of Rome (1,142) and University of Milan (1,019).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,162 (University of Padua) to 353 (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), with a median of 544.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Italy, University of Padua ranks first in 2026 with 1,162, followed by Sapienza University of Rome (1,142) and University of Milan (1,019).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,162 (University of Padua) to 353 (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), with a median of 544.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.