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Bocconi University ranked 36th in Italy, 920th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. Bocconi University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,350 academic publications and 515,968 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 114 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#920 of 14,131 In the World
#354 of 2,785 In Europe
#36 of 88 In Italy
#7 of 12 In Lombardy
#5 of 7 In Milan
#49 of 1,908 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#49 of 1,569 For International Economics
#54 of 1,814 For International Trade
#485 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1056 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bocconi University ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 622nd in the World with 12,896 publications made and 430,843 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 80 In Italy
#257 of 1,500 In Europe
#622 of 7,081 In the World

Bocconi University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 20 90
1993 26 106
1994 30 142
1995 22 163
1996 40 250
1997 38 246
1998 57 368
1999 70 581
2000 77 837
2001 116 1144
2002 130 1549
2003 213 2314
2004 210 2975
2005 250 3497
2006 237 4297
2007 336 5734
2008 478 7221
2009 459 8729
2010 476 10211
2011 461 12380
2012 495 13811
2013 544 15988
2014 583 17437
2015 631 18522
2016 678 18626
2017 717 20267
2018 777 22993
2019 750 25164
2020 1007 32830
2021 845 39535
2022 743 38171
2023 799 40506
2024 458 33277

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Law Enforcement 1 20 101
Urban and Regional planning 5 50 106
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 29 117
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 48 143
Public Policy / Administration 3 63 180
International Law 3 86 183
Political Economy 4 92 217
Communications and Public Relations 1 72 242
Journalism and Digital Media 7 100 304
Law 6 110 319
Classics and Ancient History 8 128 326
Political Science 6 150 366
Human Rights Law 7 168 412
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 142 428
Publishing 7 157 431
Sociology 12 181 504
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 163 515
Genealogy 17 205 560
Demography 24 207 564
Anthropology 11 210 567
Aesthetics 18 240 582
Broadcast Journalism 11 217 615
Library and Information science 24 251 626
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 252 629
Art History 22 268 634
History 25 265 660
Archaeology 28 263 662
Media Studies 9 253 672
Linguistics 27 278 706
Gender Studies 16 281 819
Philosophy 28 327 824
Education Majors 29 401 1232

Business rankings

Bocconi University ranked 5th for Business in Italy and 255th in the World with 9,543 publications made and 340,320 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Italy
#83 of 1,433 In Europe
#255 of 6,339 In the World

Bocconi University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 15 73
1993 19 80
1994 21 113
1995 21 123
1996 41 193
1997 27 197
1998 48 268
1999 51 455
2000 49 666
2001 100 837
2002 113 1163
2003 178 1783
2004 165 2279
2005 248 2771
2006 206 3360
2007 287 4418
2008 369 5673
2009 384 7097
2010 362 8460
2011 389 10299
2012 424 11482
2013 440 13097
2014 463 14325
2015 510 15484
2016 533 15049
2017 499 16282
2018 522 18212
2019 489 19390
2020 672 24269
2021 530 28056
2022 478 26356
2023 505 27913
2024 303 22520

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 49
International Trade 2 31 54
International Business 2 25 55
Entrepreneurship 3 34 78
Actuarial Science 1 22 86
Finance 1 22 95
Management Information Systems 2 42 113
Accounting 1 22 118
Tax Law 2 45 157
Real Estate 6 42 158
Risk Management 5 61 161
Public Policy / Administration 3 63 180
Project Management 4 84 190
Marketing 4 63 203
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 98 238
Human Resource Management 2 93 277
Advertising 8 114 356
Management 10 133 396
Supply Chain Management 16 153 511
Operations Research 31 310 874
Construction Management 39 363 927

Economics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 3rd for Economics in Italy and 185th in the World with 9,458 publications made and 306,657 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 77 In Italy
#59 of 1,388 In Europe
#185 of 6,167 In the World

Bocconi University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 14 77
1993 20 83
1994 25 116
1995 22 125
1996 36 188
1997 30 211
1998 60 297
1999 59 480
2000 64 677
2001 100 927
2002 117 1206
2003 190 1955
2004 180 2475
2005 244 2965
2006 197 3489
2007 269 4574
2008 343 5642
2009 359 6770
2010 354 7973
2011 360 9302
2012 373 10275
2013 410 11707
2014 450 12472
2015 491 13092
2016 495 12868
2017 495 13927
2018 519 15126
2019 507 16108
2020 679 20975
2021 565 24816
2022 482 23522
2023 557 25039
2024 302 19926

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 2 27 49
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 49
International Trade 2 31 54
Actuarial Science 1 22 86
Finance 1 22 95
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 48 147
Political Economy 4 92 217
Development Studies 4 93 301
Environmental Economics 16 142 356
Agricultural Economics 19 216 786

Computer Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Italy and 936th in the World with 6,961 publications made and 256,539 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#346 of 1,469 In Europe
#936 of 6,845 In the World

Bocconi University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 49
1993 9 49
1994 14 71
1995 14 67
1996 22 123
1997 18 124
1998 19 168
1999 22 234
2000 35 384
2001 53 469
2002 72 650
2003 105 1054
2004 97 1209
2005 157 1703
2006 131 2159
2007 196 2711
2008 244 3597
2009 259 4594
2010 255 5422
2011 258 6793
2012 289 7596
2013 291 8868
2014 336 9595
2015 365 10523
2016 379 10826
2017 372 11827
2018 370 13633
2019 393 15071
2020 489 19345
2021 441 23224
2022 462 22388
2023 446 24161
2024 282 17360

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 2 42 113
Information Technology 2 43 198
Library and Information science 24 251 626
Cyber Security 25 236 649
Database Administration 24 265 727
Multimedia 23 296 751
Machine Learning 28 263 760
Data Science 37 325 771
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 366 992
Computer Networking 39 355 1010
Human-Computer Interaction 43 464 1194
Software Engineering 48 491 1216
Computational Linguistics 43 459 1435
Cognitive Science 46 465 1544
Neuroscience 51 501 1585
Telecommunications 51 538 1746
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 576 2024
Computer Vision 60 619 2192
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 629 2428

Environmental Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 39th for Environmental Science in Italy and 999th in the World with 6,556 publications made and 238,265 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#39 of 80 In Italy
#357 of 1,464 In Europe
#999 of 6,876 In the World

Bocconi University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 13 26
1993 11 54
1994 11 70
1995 10 77
1996 24 121
1997 22 131
1998 28 168
1999 32 269
2000 40 375
2001 58 495
2002 78 728
2003 117 1126
2004 115 1496
2005 134 1780
2006 123 2218
2007 178 2864
2008 229 3675
2009 227 4485
2010 229 5360
2011 233 6380
2012 256 7016
2013 281 8318
2014 300 8951
2015 324 9670
2016 352 10050
2017 389 11300
2018 377 12752
2019 363 14180
2020 531 18706
2021 424 23216
2022 388 22551
2023 407 23601
2024 207 19481

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 5 50 106
Geography and Cartography 31 298 768
Ecology 33 305 837
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 400 1137
Environmental Management 48 446 1361
Geology 51 495 1499
Paleontology 53 483 1505
Oceanography 50 498 1512
Geotechnical Engineering 53 541 1904
Environmental Engineering 53 534 1916
Agricultural Science 56 557 2275
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 664 2378
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 648 2770

Mathematics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 28th for Mathematics in Italy and 645th in the World with 6,422 publications made and 209,717 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#28 of 76 In Italy
#243 of 1,401 In Europe
#645 of 6,418 In the World

Bocconi University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 9 48
1993 7 52
1994 17 79
1995 15 72
1996 28 108
1997 19 126
1998 24 164
1999 29 221
2000 40 312
2001 56 437
2002 78 582
2003 103 938
2004 104 1223
2005 168 1545
2006 138 1959
2007 182 2586
2008 240 3353
2009 229 3989
2010 244 4791
2011 231 5780
2012 250 6453
2013 263 7361
2014 302 7893
2015 319 8391
2016 335 8834
2017 337 9367
2018 366 10543
2019 343 11649
2020 552 14963
2021 358 17733
2022 366 17142
2023 410 17513
2024 198 11657

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 22 86
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 48 147
Statistics 29 247 640
Operations Research 31 310 874
Applied Mathematics 45 450 1219
Math Teachers 23 409 1347
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 576 2024

Engineering rankings

Bocconi University ranked 55th for Engineering in Italy and 1686th in the World with 4,506 publications made and 158,710 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 80 In Italy
#535 of 1,465 In Europe
#1686 of 6,782 In the World

Bocconi University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 9 21
1993 13 33
1994 6 41
1995 4 42
1996 13 74
1997 18 79
1998 20 94
1999 23 166
2000 21 265
2001 37 328
2002 46 463
2003 70 736
2004 81 908
2005 101 1148
2006 96 1496
2007 128 1787
2008 158 2463
2009 175 3120
2010 182 3521
2011 174 4446
2012 185 4703
2013 173 5497
2014 235 6010
2015 215 6390
2016 244 6699
2017 232 7156
2018 246 8203
2019 253 9004
2020 295 11378
2021 277 13828
2022 278 13777
2023 305 14425
2024 156 11414

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 3 28 74
Operations Research 31 310 874
Systems Engineering 39 364 876
Construction Management 39 363 927
Transportation Engineering 38 361 968
Computer Networking 39 355 1010
Human-Computer Interaction 43 464 1194
Acoustical Engineering 43 436 1239
Electronic Engineering 43 426 1323
Mechanical Engineering 47 471 1345
Civil Engineering 54 484 1444
Renewable Energy Engineering 52 489 1626
Telecommunications 51 538 1746
Geotechnical Engineering 53 541 1904
Environmental Engineering 53 534 1916
Aerospace Engineering 59 606 1925
Electrical Engineering 53 617 2145
Biotechnology 57 561 2240
Structural Engineering 61 697 2378
Optical Engineering 62 674 2388
Metallurgical Engineering 57 659 2479
Chemical Engineering 60 653 2559
Materials Science 63 706 2582
Nanotechnology 60 662 2641

Biology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 59th for Biology in Italy and 1979th in the World with 4,398 publications made and 145,087 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 80 In Italy
#554 of 1,448 In Europe
#1979 of 6,833 In the World

Bocconi University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 6 19
1993 6 30
1994 8 39
1995 8 34
1996 10 71
1997 11 59
1998 11 85
1999 24 149
2000 19 180
2001 30 269
2002 40 399
2003 54 530
2004 55 707
2005 88 866
2006 70 1175
2007 92 1434
2008 149 1807
2009 125 2288
2010 140 2828
2011 143 3398
2012 147 3900
2013 152 4647
2014 174 5094
2015 204 5824
2016 226 6171
2017 252 6993
2018 266 7939
2019 247 8999
2020 478 12510
2021 328 16172
2022 320 16014
2023 326 16767
2024 167 12403

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 37 339 884
Virology 41 279 915
Paleontology 53 483 1505
Neuroscience 51 501 1585
Biotechnology 57 561 2240
Botany 56 569 2271
Agricultural Science 56 557 2275
Genetics 59 592 2313
Oncology and Cancer research 60 568 2315
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 629 2428
Pharmacology 59 569 2509
Nanotechnology 60 662 2641
Immunology 60 641 2663
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 648 2770
Biochemistry 62 679 2819
Nutrition and Food Science 62 726 3232

Physics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 54th for Physics in Italy and 1670th in the World with 4,300 publications made and 152,654 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 80 In Italy
#521 of 1,457 In Europe
#1670 of 6,713 In the World

Bocconi University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 11 34
1993 11 35
1994 6 50
1995 7 58
1996 16 88
1997 23 81
1998 22 130
1999 28 193
2000 29 307
2001 38 333
2002 56 470
2003 70 681
2004 83 834
2005 88 1062
2006 89 1402
2007 130 1819
2008 168 2400
2009 179 2965
2010 174 3319
2011 145 3948
2012 167 4279
2013 179 5079
2014 199 5383
2015 207 5843
2016 243 5874
2017 221 6391
2018 234 7155
2019 233 7877
2020 288 9788
2021 259 12343
2022 237 11815
2023 261 12497
2024 169 9965

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 38 340 872
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 411 1104
Acoustical Engineering 43 436 1239
Quantum and Particle physics 51 504 1563
Optical Engineering 62 674 2388
Materials Science 63 706 2582
Nanotechnology 60 662 2641

Medicine rankings

Bocconi University ranked 48th for Medicine in Italy and 1520th in the World with 3,897 publications made and 118,792 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#48 of 79 In Italy
#451 of 1,433 In Europe
#1520 of 6,775 In the World

Bocconi University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 5 18
1993 6 17
1994 7 19
1995 3 31
1996 9 25
1997 9 41
1998 8 54
1999 10 74
2000 15 122
2001 20 150
2002 21 210
2003 28 279
2004 26 407
2005 44 544
2006 37 694
2007 46 899
2008 107 1132
2009 76 1351
2010 103 1760
2011 102 2133
2012 127 2519
2013 130 3190
2014 167 3601
2015 176 4026
2016 192 4464
2017 232 5185
2018 251 5953
2019 230 6701
2020 489 10697
2021 365 14770
2022 337 15049
2023 297 15172
2024 196 11891

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 134 398
Public Health 33 277 799
Nursing 35 315 908
Virology 41 279 915
Gerontology 39 390 1180
Epidemiology 44 376 1274
Health Science 41 394 1291
Pathology 48 417 1391
Family medicine 41 377 1406
Critical Care Nursing 47 437 1425
Pediatrics 43 445 1602
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 461 1615
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 498 1665
Psychiatry 54 516 1776
Surgery 52 509 1779
Clinical Psychology 53 555 1984
Cardiology 56 614 2149
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 48 695 2247
Sports Medicine 57 655 2247
Oncology and Cancer research 60 568 2315
Pharmacology 59 569 2509
Physical Therapy 59 696 2544
Immunology 60 641 2663
Anatomy and Physiology 63 716 2696

Psychology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 42nd for Psychology in Italy and 1073rd in the World with 3,394 publications made and 131,444 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#362 of 1,423 In Europe
#1073 of 6,645 In the World

Bocconi University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 17
1993 5 24
1994 3 28
1995 2 28
1996 9 28
1997 5 45
1998 5 53
1999 8 63
2000 13 118
2001 16 168
2002 21 225
2003 38 326
2004 27 462
2005 42 596
2006 51 882
2007 63 1123
2008 97 1527
2009 117 2047
2010 105 2377
2011 126 3180
2012 121 3477
2013 145 4341
2014 171 5049
2015 181 5298
2016 198 5909
2017 190 6545
2018 228 7746
2019 212 8781
2020 269 11179
2021 249 14350
2022 263 13773
2023 253 14795
2024 133 10854

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 48 143
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 121 489
Social Psychology 14 211 568
Child Psychology 33 364 1072
Education Majors 29 401 1232
Cognitive Science 46 465 1544
Neuroscience 51 501 1585
Psychiatry 54 516 1776
Clinical Psychology 53 555 1984

Art & Design rankings

Bocconi University ranked 30th for Art & Design in Italy and 701st in the World with 1,820 publications made and 64,062 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Art History, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#30 of 80 In Italy
#292 of 1,381 In Europe
#701 of 5,966 In the World

Bocconi University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 15
1993 4 9
1994 1 20
1995 5 26
1996 4 47
1997 6 25
1998 6 45
1999 5 65
2000 13 130
2001 16 153
2002 23 238
2003 20 323
2004 31 378
2005 31 463
2006 37 622
2007 37 865
2008 72 979
2009 75 1273
2010 75 1588
2011 95 1835
2012 102 2142
2013 76 2600
2014 93 2699
2015 94 2923
2016 113 2962
2017 109 3176
2018 100 3601
2019 102 3938
2020 146 4944
2021 90 5635
2022 76 5531
2023 96 5968
2024 52 4340

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 18 240 582
Fashion Design 30 264 632
Art History 22 268 634
Singing and Vocal Performance 23 241 664
Multimedia 23 296 751
Cinematography 28 326 823
Literature 34 339 852

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Bocconi University

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Chemistry 63 678 2648
Physical chemistry 63 749 2993
Organic Chemistry 65 898 3865