| 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 | Total score | Ref. World Rank (FTE) |
| 77 | University of Milan | 1 | 27.79 | 26.53 | 13.01 | 15.61 | 28.74 | 41.33 | 7.39 | 11.48 | 22.27 | 95 |
| 91 | University of Rome La Sapienza | 2 | 30.09 | 28.80 | 11.18 | 13.64 | 22.82 | 38.67 | 5.95 | 9.83 | 20.75 | 183 |
| 111 | University of Padua | 3 | 22.37 | 22.66 | 9.21 | 12.39 | 25.27 | 40.00 | 5.44 | 9.04 | 19.36 | 114 |
| 121 | University of Bologna | 4 | 22.95 | 22.91 | 8.63 | 11.40 | 23.09 | 38.67 | 5.79 | 9.15 | 18.87 | 237 |
| 154 | University of Naples Federico II | 5 | 22.91 | 19.63 | 9.18 | 8.55 | 24.60 | 33.33 | 4.89 | 7.13 | 16.96 | 121 |
| 173 | University of Turin | 6 | 15.08 | 16.07 | 6.79 | 8.85 | 27.62 | 36.00 | 4.81 | 6.36 | 16.32 | 247 |
| 190 | University of Florence | 7 | 16.68 | 16.50 | 6.65 | 8.29 | 24.47 | 32.00 | 4.20 | 6.62 | 15.28 | 238 |
| 221 | University of Pisa | 8 | 16.55 | 15.56 | 5.76 | 7.66 | 21.38 | 30.67 | 3.43 | 4.67 | 14.04 | 210 |
| 266 | University of Rome Tor Vergata | 9 | 11.55 | 11.91 | 4.51 | 5.48 | 23.96 | 29.33 | 2.48 | 3.91 | 12.57 | 240 |
| 271 | University of Genoa | 10 | 12.35 | 11.00 | 5.05 | 5.21 | 25.08 | 28.00 | 2.58 | 3.88 | 12.44 | 270 |
| 281 | University of Ferrara | 11 | 7.56 | 7.31 | 3.32 | 4.70 | 26.94 | 32.00 | 2.72 | 2.91 | 12.23 | 211 |
| 299 | University of Perugia | 12 | 8.53 | 8.24 | 3.63 | 4.44 | 26.16 | 29.33 | 2.27 | 2.82 | 11.73 | 259 |
| 303 | University of Pavia | 13 | 10.36 | 9.36 | 4.48 | 4.54 | 26.55 | 25.33 | 2.92 | 4.26 | 11.67 | 201 |
| 305 | University of Bari | 14 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 3.70 | 4.76 | 24.06 | 28.00 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 11.59 | 383 |
| 334 | University of Trieste | 15 | 7.67 | 6.69 | 3.29 | 4.02 | 26.39 | 25.33 | 2.64 | 2.09 | 10.58 | 264 |
| 358 | International School for Advanced Studies | 16 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 1.61 | 2.55 | 31.71 | 26.67 | 1.58 | 0.95 | 9.93 | 392 |
| 359 | University of Verona | 17 | 5.43 | 6.27 | 2.59 | 3.58 | 29.29 | 22.67 | 1.44 | 3.01 | 9.92 | 324 |
| 370 | University of Brescia | 18 | 4.55 | 5.08 | 2.33 | 2.57 | 31.46 | 22.67 | 1.40 | 2.50 | 9.72 | 356 |
| 373 | University of Parma | 19 | 7.75 | 7.28 | 2.92 | 3.29 | 23.16 | 22.67 | 1.60 | 2.89 | 9.65 | 301 |
| 382 | University of Siena | 20 | 7.52 | 7.95 | 2.63 | 3.59 | 21.46 | 22.67 | 1.16 | 2.98 | 9.47 | 304 |
| 384 | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | 21 | 7.12 | 6.95 | 2.60 | 3.54 | 22.42 | 22.67 | 1.44 | 2.94 | 9.45 | 317 |
| 398 | University of Palermo | 22 | 7.10 | 8.92 | 2.13 | 3.79 | 18.43 | 24.00 | 0.81 | 2.32 | 9.31 | 471 |
| 400 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | 23 | 3.01 | 6.50 | 0.96 | 3.46 | 19.60 | 26.67 | 1.18 | 2.86 | 9.29 | 451 |
| 427 | University of Catania | 24 | 8.05 | 8.20 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 19.00 | 21.33 | 1.14 | 2.00 | 8.76 | 455 |
| 449 | Seconda Università degli studi di Napoli | 25 | 4.68 | 5.97 | 1.60 | 2.60 | 20.96 | 21.33 | 0.83 | 2.26 | 8.31 | 404 |
| 453 | University of Udine | 26 | 4.59 | 4.50 | 1.57 | 2.11 | 21.04 | 22.67 | 1.04 | 1.41 | 8.28 | 428 |
| 459 | University of Milano - Bicocca | 27 | 3.19 | 5.10 | 1.38 | 2.07 | 26.55 | 20.00 | 1.26 | 1.56 | 8.25 | 446 |
| 468 | University of Cagliari | 28 | 5.49 | 5.28 | 2.17 | 1.99 | 24.23 | 18.67 | 1.04 | 2.23 | 8.14 | 461 |
| 470 | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa | 29 | 2.42 | 2.69 | 1.10 | 1.84 | 28.05 | 21.33 | 1.20 | 0.39 | 8.12 | - |