There are four Italians among the world’s 100 best women scientists according to the latest annual ranking by Research.com.
An incredible achievement. (Photo: AAP)
Rankings are on the basis of the number of publications and citations.
Oncological epidemiology expert Silvia Franceschi is 20th; National Nuclear Physics Institute research chief Speranza Falciano is 62nd; epidemiologist and Bologna University lecturer Eva Negri 70th; and Pavia University cardiology lecturer Silvia Priori 85th.
Resarch.com’s table of the top 1000 female scientists included another 22 Italians in fields ranging from medicine to astrophysics.
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