University, 8 University scientists in Padua in the Hcr list ‘among the best in the world’

They are pioneers and pioneers in their field of study and can boast a production of highly cited articles, so much so that they rank in the 1% of the best in the world for citations by sector and year in the Web of Science. Excellent result for the University of Padua which reaches – for the first time – eight female researchers in the list of Highly Cited Researchers (Hcr) published by Clarivate Analytics, thus placing itself in first place among Italian universities for the number of researchers and Hcr researchers. The ‘magnificent 8’ Italian researchers on the list are Maurizio Corbetta, Marco Solmi (both from the Department of Neuroscience – Dns), Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Sirio Dupont, Stefano Piccolo (from the Department of Molecular Medicine – Dmm), Antonella Muraro (Contract professor of the School of Medicine and Surgery – Department of Medicine Dimed), Marco Sandri (Department of Biomedical Sciences – Dsb), Luca Scorrano (Department of Biology – DiBio). “The excellent result obtained represents the umpteenth confirmation of the international dimension of the research that takes place in our University” comments Daniela Mapelli, rector of the University of Padua. “We will continue to work to be more and more a research intensive university, that is a large public and generalist university, characterized by a vast plurality of basic and applied research” assures the Rector. Clarivate Analytics is one of the most accredited companies in providing services based on the analysis of data and information, related to scientific and academic research. This important result certifies the quality of Padua’s scientific production worldwide, also confirmed by the positioning in the international rankings, including Arwu / Shanghai, which attributes a ‘weight’ of 20% to the criterion ‘number of Hcrs’ affiliated to a University. or to a Research Body. The eight present in the ranking are Maurizio Corbetta, Marco Solmi, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Sirio Dupont, Stefano Piccolo, Antonella Muraro, Marco Sandri and Luca Scorrano