| World Rank▲ | University | Country Rank | 11 years articles | Current articles | 11 years citations | Current citations | Ave. citations | H-Index | HiCi papers | Hi-Impact journal articles | Fields of excellence | Total score |
| 74 | University of Milan | 1 | 28.48 | 25.95 | 12.81 | 13.30 | 28.35 | 45.35 | 7.57 | 12.02 | 77.27 | 29.65 |
| 95 | University of Rome La Sapienza | 2 | 30.37 | 25.11 | 10.62 | 11.85 | 22.05 | 37.21 | 6.46 | 10.58 | 81.82 | 27.33 |
| 116 | University of Padua | 3 | 22.03 | 20.87 | 8.77 | 10.48 | 25.10 | 37.21 | 5.43 | 9.72 | 77.27 | 25.41 |
| 128 | University of Bologna | 4 | 22.57 | 21.94 | 7.97 | 10.38 | 22.25 | 38.37 | 5.24 | 9.59 | 68.18 | 24.49 |
| 181 | University of Turin | 5 | 14.85 | 13.85 | 6.47 | 8.01 | 27.47 | 38.37 | 4.88 | 6.74 | 54.55 | 21.36 |
| 197 | University of Pisa | 6 | 16.55 | 14.91 | 5.40 | 6.86 | 20.59 | 36.05 | 3.39 | 5.00 | 59.09 | 20.39 |
| 199 | University of Florence | 7 | 16.68 | 13.81 | 6.44 | 6.78 | 24.34 | 32.56 | 4.47 | 6.83 | 59.09 | 20.36 |
| 202 | University of Naples Federico II | 8 | 16.02 | 18.94 | 5.41 | 8.61 | 21.30 | 31.40 | 4.83 | 7.91 | 54.55 | 20.04 |
| 251 | University of Genoa | 9 | 12.73 | 10.50 | 4.73 | 5.65 | 23.44 | 30.23 | 2.79 | 4.64 | 50.00 | 17.49 |
| 255 | University of Rome Tor Vergata | 10 | 11.42 | 10.57 | 4.33 | 4.86 | 23.89 | 30.23 | 2.50 | 4.39 | 50.00 | 17.24 |
| 283 | University of Pavia | 11 | 10.74 | 8.82 | 4.47 | 4.31 | 26.24 | 27.91 | 2.98 | 5.03 | 45.45 | 16.39 |
| 308 | University of Bari | 12 | 9.09 | 9.27 | 3.24 | 4.85 | 22.50 | 32.56 | 2.11 | 3.41 | 31.82 | 15.14 |
| 309 | University of Perugia | 13 | 8.44 | 7.42 | 3.41 | 4.19 | 25.50 | 30.23 | 2.28 | 2.89 | 36.36 | 15.10 |
| 319 | University of Ferrara | 14 | 7.47 | 6.09 | 3.02 | 3.92 | 25.45 | 30.23 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 31.82 | 14.33 |
| 328 | University of Trieste | 15 | 7.86 | 6.26 | 3.02 | 4.43 | 24.20 | 31.40 | 2.62 | 2.39 | 27.27 | 14.08 |
| 346 | University of Parma | 16 | 7.74 | 6.62 | 2.81 | 3.15 | 22.92 | 23.26 | 1.42 | 2.81 | 40.91 | 13.49 |
| 395 | University of Cagliari | 17 | 5.59 | 5.03 | 2.21 | 2.02 | 24.94 | 22.09 | 1.42 | 1.74 | 31.82 | 11.90 |
| 396 | University of Verona | 18 | 5.12 | 5.80 | 2.38 | 2.65 | 29.31 | 23.26 | 1.27 | 2.82 | 22.73 | 11.86 |
| 400 | University of Siena | 19 | 7.13 | 6.89 | 2.31 | 2.86 | 20.44 | 23.26 | 1.01 | 2.91 | 27.27 | 11.73 |
| 403 | University of Catania | 20 | 7.06 | 6.56 | 2.01 | 2.27 | 17.93 | 20.93 | 0.74 | 1.87 | 36.36 | 11.67 |
| 417 | University of Brescia | 21 | 4.35 | 4.32 | 2.29 | 2.17 | 33.20 | 22.09 | 1.35 | 2.42 | 18.18 | 11.25 |
| 422 | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | 22 | 7.10 | 3.04 | 2.44 | 1.41 | 21.62 | 18.60 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 36.36 | 11.18 |
| 442 | University of L'Aquila | 23 | 5.45 | 4.17 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 19.64 | 19.77 | 1.13 | 1.45 | 31.82 | 10.65 |
| 476 | University of Palermo | 24 | 6.45 | 6.85 | 1.86 | 2.52 | 18.17 | 23.26 | 0.84 | 2.18 | 13.64 | 9.90 |
| 491 | University of Udine | 25 | 4.53 | 4.01 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 21.22 | 18.60 | 0.77 | 1.70 | 22.73 | 9.53 |
| 499 | International School for Advanced Studies | 26 | 2.10 | 2.73 | 0.96 | 2.28 | 28.85 | 25.58 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 4.55 | 9.43 |