⚡ Science and Research in Italy

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Italy is a Southern European country with a population of around 59 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are used on 0.1% of websites from Italy.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Italy in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Academia with an impressive share of 38.9%, followed by Google Scholar with 32.2% and ResearchGate with 30%.

Academia 38.9%
Google Scholar 32.2%
ResearchGate 30%
ORCID 8.9%
arXiv 7.8%
Scribd 5.6%
Semantic Scholar 1.1%
Google Patents 1.1%
OSF 1.1%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Italy than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Academia ^(-3)
4. ORCID ^(-1)
7. Semantic Scholar ^(-2)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 9 science and research platforms used on sites from Italy, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	38.9%
2	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free scholarly search engine that indexes articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	32.2%
3	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	30%
4	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	8.9%
5	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	7.8%
6	Scribd San Francisco, California, United States A digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents. Free$9.99/month	5.6%
7	Semantic Scholar Seattle, Washington, United States An AI-powered search and discovery tool developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature that's most relevant to their work. Free	1.1%
8	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	1.1%
9	OSF Charlottesville, Virginia, United States An open-source research platform developed by the Center for Open Science that supports project management, collaboration, and data sharing across the research lifecycle. FreeOpen source	1.1%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science And Research in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 87,898 websites from Italy.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.