Top 10 fields (SCs) by gap of average journal impact (AIF) in favor of Norway, and the same for Italy.
| SC . | Italy . | Norway . | Δ . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of professors . | AIF . | No. of professors . | AIF . | ||
| History & philosophy of science | 62 | 0.82 | 10 | 2.14 | −1.32 |
| Andrology | 9 | 0.92 | 1 | 1.73 | −0.82 |
| Urology & nephrology | 234 | 0.99 | 3 | 1.72 | −0.73 |
| Agriculture, multidisciplinary | 67 | 0.96 | 4 | 1.61 | −0.65 |
| Business, finance | 101 | 0.90 | 20 | 1.53 | −0.63 |
| Medicine, general & internal | 18 | 0.97 | 1 | 1.54 | −0.58 |
| Anesthesiology | 57 | 0.97 | 3 | 1.54 | −0.57 |
| Metallurgy & metallurgical engineering | 47 | 0.92 | 9 | 1.44 | −0.52 |
| Medicine, legal | 92 | 0.97 | 5 | 1.49 | −0.52 |
| Horticulture | 162 | 0.99 | 2 | 1.50 | −0.50 |
| … | |||||
| Robotics | 56 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.29 |
| Medical informatics | 6 | 1.15 | 6 | 0.85 | 0.29 |
| Communication | 25 | 1.18 | 34 | 0.87 | 0.32 |
| Biophysics | 17 | 1.02 | 1 | 0.69 | 0.33 |
| Computer science, interdisciplinary applications | 44 | 1.06 | 10 | 0.72 | 0.34 |
| Nanoscience & nanotechnology | 32 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.65 | 0.36 |
| Medicine, research & experimental | 66 | 1.01 | 2 | 0.62 | 0.40 |
| Transportation science & technology | 41 | 1.03 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.43 |
| Physics, multidisciplinary | 157 | 1.03 | 11 | 0.53 | 0.50 |
| Developmental biology | 22 | 1.02 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.56 |
| SC . | Italy . | Norway . | Δ . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of professors . | AIF . | No. of professors . | AIF . | ||
| History & philosophy of science | 62 | 0.82 | 10 | 2.14 | −1.32 |
| Andrology | 9 | 0.92 | 1 | 1.73 | −0.82 |
| Urology & nephrology | 234 | 0.99 | 3 | 1.72 | −0.73 |
| Agriculture, multidisciplinary | 67 | 0.96 | 4 | 1.61 | −0.65 |
| Business, finance | 101 | 0.90 | 20 | 1.53 | −0.63 |
| Medicine, general & internal | 18 | 0.97 | 1 | 1.54 | −0.58 |
| Anesthesiology | 57 | 0.97 | 3 | 1.54 | −0.57 |
| Metallurgy & metallurgical engineering | 47 | 0.92 | 9 | 1.44 | −0.52 |
| Medicine, legal | 92 | 0.97 | 5 | 1.49 | −0.52 |
| Horticulture | 162 | 0.99 | 2 | 1.50 | −0.50 |
| … | |||||
| Robotics | 56 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.29 |
| Medical informatics | 6 | 1.15 | 6 | 0.85 | 0.29 |
| Communication | 25 | 1.18 | 34 | 0.87 | 0.32 |
| Biophysics | 17 | 1.02 | 1 | 0.69 | 0.33 |
| Computer science, interdisciplinary applications | 44 | 1.06 | 10 | 0.72 | 0.34 |
| Nanoscience & nanotechnology | 32 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.65 | 0.36 |
| Medicine, research & experimental | 66 | 1.01 | 2 | 0.62 | 0.40 |
| Transportation science & technology | 41 | 1.03 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.43 |
| Physics, multidisciplinary | 157 | 1.03 | 11 | 0.53 | 0.50 |
| Developmental biology | 22 | 1.02 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.56 |