Review Article
Scientific Production in Dentistry: The National Panorama through a Bibliometric Study of Italian Academies
Table 3
Summary of the Italian Academies investigated (tot: total cumulative count; mean: average amount; sd: standard deviation, Icq: interquartile range).
| Universities | | Indexed papers | h-index | Citations | Papers (2015-2020) | Most cited paper |
| Bari | Tot | 707.0 | 153.0 | 8780.0 | 218.0 | 724.0 | Mean | 70.7 | 15.3 | 878.0 | 21.8 | 72.4 | sd | 51.1 | 6.7 | 829.1 | 14.1 | 48.3 | Irq | 63.0 | 9.5 | 979.3 | 19.5 | 78.5 |
| Bologna | Tot | 1334.0 | 321.0 | 33299.0 | 292.0 | 2661.0 | Mean | 95.3 | 22.9 | 2378.5 | 20.9 | 190.1 | sd | 69.6 | 14.0 | 2848.5 | 17.8 | 160.5 | Irq | 77.8 | 16.3 | 2019.8 | 26.0 | 111.8 |
| Brescia | Tot | 408.0 | 125.0 | 4606.0 | 156.0 | 841.0 | Mean | 31.4 | 9.6 | 354.3 | 12.0 | 64.7 | sd | 21.5 | 4.6 | 407.9 | 9.9 | 61.9 | Irq | 28.0 | 6.0 | 278.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 |
| Cagliari | Tot | 182.0 | 59.0 | 2162.0 | 60.0 | 350.0 | Mean | 30.3 | 9.8 | 360.3 | 10.0 | 58.3 | sd | 17.4 | 4.6 | 302.9 | 8.5 | 34.3 | Irq | 20.8 | 6.3 | 348.5 | 13.3 | 44.5 |
| Campania- “L. Vanvitelli” | Tot | 1272.0 | 282.0 | 20096.0 | 284.0 | 2274.0 | Mean | 84.8 | 18.8 | 1339.7 | 18.9 | 151.6 | sd | 55.0 | 8.1 | 1006.0 | 17.8 | 108.1 | Irq | 65.0 | 11.5 | 1406.0 | 14.5 | 194.0 |
| Catania | Tot | 283.0 | 54.0 | 3390.0 | 32.0 | 276.0 | Mean | 56.6 | 10.8 | 678.0 | 6.4 | 55.2 | sd | 87.8 | 11.6 | 1168.2 | 13.2 | 37.9 | Irq | 18.0 | 6.0 | 346.0 | 1.0 | 60.0 |
| Catanzaro | Tot | 143.0 | 31.0 | 873.0 | 50.0 | 114.0 | Mean | 47.7 | 10.3 | 291.0 | 16.7 | 38.0 | sd | 8.5 | 2.3 | 64.6 | 8.4 | 5.6 | Irq | 8.5 | 2.0 | 61.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Roma Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Tot | 381.0 | 98.0 | 5040.0 | 140.0 | 1965.0 | Mean | 42.3 | 10.9 | 560.0 | 15.6 | 218.3 | sd | 18.4 | 4.5 | 410.2 | 10.6 | 285.8 | Irq | 24.0 | 5.0 | 706.0 | 15.0 | 252.0 |
| Chieti-Pescara | Tot | 1729.0 | 391.0 | 33835.0 | 294.0 | 2995.0 | Mean | 96.1 | 21.7 | 1879.7 | 16.3 | 166.4 | sd | 77.6 | 10.4 | 2088.3 | 17.5 | 119.7 | Irq | 68.5 | 14.8 | 1590.3 | 18.3 | 190.5 |
| Ferrara | Tot | 1054.0 | 162.0 | 18314.0 | 247.0 | 1036.0 | Mean | 131.8 | 20.3 | 2289.3 | 30.9 | 129.5 | sd | 146.9 | 14.5 | 3210.8 | 27.2 | 83.1 | Irq | 99.3 | 11.0 | 1318.0 | 43.5 | 82.5 |
| Firenze | Tot | 466.0 | 100.0 | 9317.0 | 90.0 | 923.0 | Mean | 77.7 | 16.7 | 1552.8 | 15.0 | 153.8 | sd | 92.1 | 11.9 | 2528.0 | 25.1 | 167.7 | Irq | 18.5 | 3.5 | 348.0 | 4.8 | 73.5 |
| Foggia | Tot | 778.0 | 126.0 | 14294.0 | 202.0 | 758.0 | Mean | 129.7 | 21.0 | 2382.3 | 33.7 | 126.3 | sd | 173.0 | 14.3 | 3549.0 | 38.2 | 77.4 | Irq | 23.5 | 11.8 | 1217.3 | 24.3 | 77.0 |
| Genova | Tot | 360.0 | 83.0 | 3857.0 | 101.0 | 320.0 | Mean | 60.0 | 13.8 | 642.8 | 16.8 | 53.3 | sd | 28.9 | 6.9 | 403.7 | 9.5 | 28.3 | Irq | 39.0 | 3.8 | 410.8 | 8.3 | 11.0 |
| Insubria | Tot | 266.0 | 60.0 | 2366.0 | 122.0 | 186.0 | Mean | 66.5 | 15.0 | 591.5 | 30.5 | 46.5 | sd | 21.5 | 2.9 | 296.5 | 14.4 | 25.5 | Irq | 25.0 | 2.5 | 358.5 | 11.0 | 24.5 |
| L’Aquila | Tot | 443.0 | 88.0 | 5189.0 | 137.0 | 368.0 | Mean | 73.8 | 14.7 | 864.8 | 22.8 | 61.3 | sd | 43.7 | 7.4 | 675.4 | 17.8 | 21.3 | Irq | 61.8 | 13.8 | 1169.8 | 24.3 | 32.8 |
| Messina | Tot | 500.0 | 135.0 | 6639.0 | 235.0 | 422.0 | Mean | 62.5 | 16.9 | 829.9 | 29.4 | 52.8 | sd | 52.6 | 8.7 | 737.2 | 31.5 | 17.8 | Irq | 26.5 | 7.5 | 606.3 | 12.0 | 16.3 |
| Milano | Tot | 1581.0 | 352.0 | 30365.0 | 393.0 | 2675.0 | Mean | 87.8 | 19.6 | 1686.9 | 21.8 | 148.6 | sd | 67.5 | 12.3 | 1615.1 | 21.5 | 119.7 | Irq | 61.3 | 16.0 | 2160.0 | 25.8 | 170.0 |
| Milano-Bicocca | Tot | 391.0 | 66.0 | 4080.0 | 186.0 | 466.0 | Mean | 78.2 | 13.2 | 816.0 | 37.2 | 93.2 | sd | 77.7 | 9.9 | 1064.7 | 54.7 | 56.9 | Irq | 45.0 | 7.0 | 584.0 | 9.0 | 68.0 |
| Modena e Reggio Emilia | Tot | 237.0 | 58.0 | 1584.0 | 88.0 | 248.0 | Mean | 39.5 | 9.7 | 264.0 | 14.7 | 41.3 | sd | 8.6 | 2.9 | 149.0 | 9.7 | 11.4 | Irq | 11.0 | 3.0 | 117.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| Napoli Federico II | Tot | 1487.0 | 330.0 | 27739.0 | 348.0 | 6555.0 | Mean | 78.3 | 17.4 | 1459.9 | 18.3 | 345.0 | sd | 53.1 | 8.5 | 1710.8 | 14.9 | 917.9 | Irq | 68.0 | 13.5 | 1625.0 | 20.0 | 157.0 |
| Padova | Tot | 527.0 | 100.0 | 5518.0 | 143.0 | 455.0 | Mean | 87.8 | 16.7 | 919.7 | 23.8 | 75.8 | sd | 26.1 | 4.5 | 436.8 | 11.6 | 29.3 | Irq | 14.8 | 5.0 | 478.0 | 17.8 | 27.5 |
| Palermo | Tot | 730.0 | 166.0 | 10123.0 | 81.0 | 1154.0 | Mean | 52.1 | 11.9 | 723.1 | 5.8 | 82.4 | sd | 52.3 | 9.8 | 1220.1 | 7.5 | 56.8 | Irq | 50.5 | 10.0 | 508.0 | 5.8 | 71.8 |
| Parma | Tot | 777.0 | 118.0 | 10109.0 | 126.0 | 913.0 | Mean | 129.5 | 19.7 | 1684.8 | 21.0 | 152.2 | sd | 127.7 | 7.1 | 1542.6 | 11.8 | 94.6 | Irq | 80.3 | 8.0 | 922.3 | 7.0 | 144.8 |
| Pavia | Tot | 341.0 | 89.0 | 3581.0 | 96.0 | 516.0 | Mean | 42.6 | 11.1 | 447.6 | 12.0 | 64.5 | sd | 29.2 | 5.9 | 372.6 | 11.4 | 31.7 | Irq | 49.3 | 7.3 | 338.5 | 17.5 | 34.5 |
| Perugia | Tot | 198.0 | 31.0 | 687.0 | 50.0 | 189.0 | Mean | 33.0 | 5.2 | 114.5 | 8.3 | 31.5 | sd | 29.5 | 3.5 | 110.1 | 7.6 | 29.7 | Irq | 27.8 | 5.8 | 185.3 | 11.5 | 40.8 |
| Piemonte Orientale | Tot | 108.0 | 20.0 | 482.0 | 39.0 | 85.0 | Mean | 36.0 | 6.7 | 160.7 | 13.0 | 28.3 | sd | 18.0 | 1.5 | 136.6 | 8.9 | 23.3 | Irq | 17.5 | 1.5 | 131.0 | 8.5 | 21.5 |
| Pisa | Tot | 373.0 | 100.0 | 8028.0 | 103.0 | 802.0 | Mean | 74.6 | 20.0 | 1605.6 | 20.6 | 160.4 | sd | 52.1 | 12.3 | 1265.2 | 15.8 | 113.5 | Irq | 8.0 | 10.0 | 1511.0 | 19.0 | 183.0 |
| Politecnica delle Marche | Tot | 475.0 | 115.0 | 6705.0 | 114.0 | 887.0 | Mean | 52.8 | 12.8 | 745.0 | 12.7 | 98.6 | sd | 35.9 | 7.6 | 821.9 | 9.9 | 94.4 | Irq | 49.0 | 8.0 | 742.0 | 18.0 | 66.0 |
| Roma “La Sapienza” | Tot | 1315.0 | 274.0 | 12994.0 | 539.0 | 1603.0 | Mean | 48.7 | 10.1 | 481.3 | 20.0 | 59.4 | sd | 47.0 | 6.8 | 657.5 | 20.8 | 48.8 | Irq | 23.0 | 7.5 | 504.0 | 16.5 | 42.5 |
| Roma “Tor Vergata” | Tot | 1061.0 | 251.0 | 10298.0 | 391.0 | 2393.0 | Mean | 36.6 | 8.7 | 355.1 | 13.5 | 82.5 | sd | 39.7 | 5.6 | 399.8 | 15.3 | 82.5 | Irq | 36.0 | 7.0 | 317.0 | 18.0 | 67.0 |
| S. Raffaele Milano | Tot | 709.0 | 165.0 | 10981.0 | 240.0 | 911.0 | Mean | 88.6 | 20.6 | 1372.6 | 30.0 | 113.9 | sd | 63.4 | 7.1 | 839.5 | 22.5 | 57.6 | Irq | 37.8 | 12.0 | 960.0 | 27.5 | 79.0 |
| Salerno | Tot | 218.0 | 36.0 | 2206.0 | 45.0 | 237.0 | Mean | 109.0 | 18.0 | 1103.0 | 22.5 | 118.5 | sd | 1.4 | 5.7 | 769.3 | 12.0 | 108.2 | Irq | 1.0 | 4.0 | 544.0 | 8.5 | 76.5 |
| Sassari | Tot | 194.0 | 50.0 | 2858.0 | 49.0 | 430.0 | Mean | 38.8 | 10.0 | 571.6 | 9.8 | 86.0 | sd | 49.0 | 8.9 | 748.8 | 13.2 | 75.8 | Irq | 14.0 | 6.0 | 263.0 | 11.0 | 133.0 |
| Siena | Tot | 644.0 | 166.0 | 22226.0 | 53.0 | 1299.0 | Mean | 80.5 | 20.8 | 2778.3 | 6.6 | 162.4 | sd | 98.2 | 22.0 | 4437.1 | 8.4 | 142.5 | Irq | 73.3 | 26.0 | 3163.5 | 7.3 | 199.8 |
| Torino | Tot | 984.0 | 281.0 | 16305.0 | 298.0 | 1937.0 | Mean | 54.7 | 15.6 | 905.8 | 16.6 | 107.6 | sd | 28.1 | 6.6 | 620.6 | 12.4 | 58.8 | Irq | 32.8 | 10.0 | 833.0 | 22.5 | 79.3 |
| Trieste | Tot | 594.0 | 138.0 | 11181.0 | 188.0 | 2015.0 | Mean | 54.0 | 12.5 | 1016.5 | 17.1 | 183.2 | sd | 55.4 | 11.9 | 1523.0 | 16.0 | 260.2 | Irq | 55.5 | 12.5 | 1046.0 | 18.0 | 190.5 |
| Verona | Tot | 439.0 | 93.0 | 4018.0 | 161.0 | 771.0 | Mean | 54.9 | 11.6 | 502.3 | 20.1 | 96.4 | sd | 41.0 | 3.6 | 143.6 | 19.8 | 65.0 | Irq | 55.0 | 4.5 | 168.3 | 26.8 | 54.5 |
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