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40 professors of the Università Mediterranea in Stanford's ranking of most cited researchers

20 teachers active in STEM subjects and 20 in the career ranking
Stanford world's top 2

In the wake of the initiatives with which Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria celebrated the Night of Researchers 2025, and in the year marking the twentieth anniversary of the first European Researchers' Charter, a significant acknowledgement has arrived that once again recognizes the commitment made by our scientific community to research.

This year, too, the ranking developed by a team of analysts at Stanford University, which processes bibliometric data extracted from the Elsevier/Scopus database, confirms the presence of several scholars, professors, and researchers from the University of Reggio Calabria in the updated ranking of the most cited researchers in all fields of global research, or present in the top 2% of those most cited in their respective fields of research.

Among these, 20 professors, active in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Economics disciplines, appear in the 2024 ranking: Orlando Campolo, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Adele Muscolo, Leonardo Schena, Demetrio Antonio Zema (Agriculture), Lucia Della Spina (dAeD), Paolo Salvatore Calabrò, Giuseppe Failla, Cosimo Ieracitano, Nadia Mammone, Carlo F. Morabito, Saveria Santangelo, Mario Versaci (DICEAM), Giuseppe Araniti, Claudia Campolo, Tommaso Isernia, Andrea F. Morabito, Rosario Morello, Francesco Russo (DIIES).

The career ranking includes: Giuseppe Araniti, Felice Arena, Paolo Boccotti, Paolo Salvatore Calabrò, Claudia Campolo, Claudio De Capua, Lucia Della Spina, Giuseppe Failla, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Tommaso Isernia, Carlo Francesco Morabito, Nicola Moraci, Rosario Morello, Filippo Giammaria Praticò, Domenico Rosaci, Francesco Russo, Alba Sofi, Mario Versaci, Antonino Vitetta, Demetrio Antonio Zema.

The complete list can be found at the link:  

https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8

The Rector Prof. Giuseppe Zimbalatti emphasized that these awards are a tangible confirmation of the excellence of our University's research system. Furthermore, in affirming its status as a Università Mediterranea Research University, he emphasized how this system is supported by numerous scientific laboratories and study centers, which provide a platform for the growth of young researchers and the development, valorization, and dissemination of research and its impact on teaching activities. This latter area also saw encouraging growth in enrollment in our degree programs this year.

Professor Massimo Lauria, Vice Rector for Research and Technology Transfer, emphasizes how the significant resources derived from ongoing PNRR and PRIN projects are supporting innovative research efforts. Their conclusion, scheduled for next spring, and their results are driving several experimental and dissemination initiatives that are not only helping to strengthen the Università Mediterranea's role in the broader national and international scientific landscape, but are also creating the conditions for overall growth in all indicators used to assess research quality by ministerial agencies.