and activities for the wider public. Departments SISSA houses the following research groups in the field of Astroparticle Physics, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter, Molecular and Statistical Biophysics, Statistical Physics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Cognitive Neuroscience Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Applied Mathematics, Geometry Mathematical Analysis, and Mathematical Physics In addition, there is the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Natural and Humanistic Sciences (ILAS - Laboratorio Interdisciplinare Scienze Naturali e Umanistiche), which is endowed with the task of making connections between science, humanities, and the public. Since 1992 it also organizes a course in Science Communication and Scientific journalism. SISSA also enjoys special teaching and scientific links with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Elettra Synchrotron Light Laboratory. Ruffo signed a partnership with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology to set up a new PhD program in Molecular Biology, with teaching activity organized by both institutions. SISSA operates a 100 teraFLOPS supercomputer in partnership with the neighboring International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Moreover, it hosts a specialized library, a parallel Calculus Centre, several cellular-neurobiology laboratories, confocal microscopy and electronic microscopy facilities and multiple cognitive-neuroscience laboratories, which are also available to faculty and students of other scientific institutions in the Trieste area. Ranking According to the last aggregate data issued by ANVUR - the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research Systems - SISSA ranks: first among medium-sized universities and research centers in physical science, with a 22% positive variance in the number of products compared to the Italian average; first among small-sized universities and research centers in biological science, owing to the activity carried out in neuroscience, with a 64% positive variance; second among small-sized universities in mathematical and computer science. With reference to the latter, the positive variance in the scientific production corresponded to 46% compared to the national average, placing SISSA 1% away from the Scuola Normale di Pisa. Publications SISSA publishes or sponsors several scientific journals and conference proceedings: Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), with Springer, a peer-reviewed journal in particle physics Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), with IOP Publishing, a journal in physical cosmology and astroparticle physics Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (JSTAT), with IOP Publishing, a peer-reviewed journal in statistical mechanics Journal of Instrumentation (JINST), with IOP Publishing, a peer-reviewed journal in instrumentations for particle accelerators Journal of Science Communication (JCOM),