Bocconi University: Rankings

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Bocconi University ranked 37th in Italy, 919th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. Bocconi University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,856 academic publications and 344,740 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 111 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#919 of 14,131 In the World
#356 of 2,785 In Europe
#37 of 88 In Italy
#7 of 12 In Lombardy
#5 of 7 In Milan
#49 of 1,716 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#49 of 1,424 For International Economics
#52 of 1,028 For Entrepreneurship
#470 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1056 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bocconi University ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 593rd in the World with 11,480 publications made and 287,068 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 80 In Italy
#249 of 1,492 In Europe
#593 of 7,020 In the World

Bocconi University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 20 28
1992 17 53
1993 24 63
1994 24 91
1995 20 107
1996 42 192
1997 39 196
1998 54 287
1999 64 450
2000 70 607
2001 111 826
2002 106 1193
2003 198 1679
2004 192 2305
2005 235 2647
2006 224 3175
2007 324 4231
2008 445 5283
2009 431 6452
2010 460 7612
2011 418 9248
2012 453 10491
2013 549 12464
2014 541 13587
2015 576 14311
2016 670 13973
2017 673 14871
2018 703 16661
2019 709 18975
2020 850 23617
2021 729 28930
2022 673 29258
2023 725 29643

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 19 98
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 33 117
International Law 3 64 143
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 51 159
Urban and Regional planning 7 90 182
Public Policy / Administration 3 71 192
Communications and Public Relations 1 69 223
Political Economy 4 97 231
Law 6 113 324
Classics and Ancient History 9 134 339
Journalism and Digital Media 6 114 341
Political Science 6 145 363
Publishing 8 147 417
Human Rights Law 11 183 427
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 148 444
Sociology 14 182 495
Art History 18 221 534
Anthropology 11 202 540
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 175 552
Aesthetics 16 226 558
Demography 25 222 609
Media Studies 8 230 615
Broadcast Journalism 10 221 619
Genealogy 22 216 619
History 25 254 637
Library and Information science 25 250 640
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 266 653
Archaeology 29 259 653
Linguistics 31 288 730
Philosophy 30 324 768
Gender Studies 17 270 822
Education Majors 25 364 1092

Business rankings

Bocconi University ranked 5th for Business in Italy and 264th in the World with 8,670 publications made and 237,811 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Italy
#84 of 1,414 In Europe
#264 of 6,187 In the World

Bocconi University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 27
1992 16 45
1993 17 52
1994 17 65
1995 18 79
1996 42 148
1997 29 155
1998 45 203
1999 49 384
2000 45 504
2001 98 638
2002 100 904
2003 166 1339
2004 156 1773
2005 218 2055
2006 194 2430
2007 272 3225
2008 341 4153
2009 350 5307
2010 363 6288
2011 359 7561
2012 391 8736
2013 450 10273
2014 434 11282
2015 454 12011
2016 530 11606
2017 468 12197
2018 494 13586
2019 478 14957
2020 576 18194
2021 475 21446
2022 449 21360
2023 489 21641

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
Entrepreneurship 2 26 52
International Trade 2 32 56
International Business 2 25 56
Actuarial Science 1 27 94
Management Information Systems 2 36 94
Finance 1 24 101
Accounting 1 21 114
Tax Law 1 36 123
Real Estate 6 52 179
Risk Management 5 69 187
Public Policy / Administration 3 71 192
Project Management 3 83 193
Marketing 3 62 203
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 99 240
Human Resource Management 2 91 261
Advertising 12 130 389
Management 11 135 405
Supply Chain Management 16 158 502
Entertainment Industry Business 17 222 592
Operations Research 32 307 855
Construction Management 38 338 864

Economics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 3rd for Economics in Italy and 191st in the World with 8,670 publications made and 203,446 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
#61 of 1,366 In Europe
#191 of 5,995 In the World

Bocconi University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 20 24
1992 14 47
1993 18 52
1994 22 63
1995 23 77
1996 36 143
1997 29 156
1998 58 232
1999 52 382
2000 61 500
2001 99 689
2002 104 930
2003 180 1438
2004 168 1905
2005 208 2157
2006 189 2530
2007 256 3271
2008 315 4089
2009 342 4888
2010 346 5743
2011 338 6638
2012 349 7482
2013 424 8732
2014 412 9441
2015 436 9873
2016 505 9457
2017 473 10248
2018 500 11082
2019 495 12115
2020 596 15197
2021 518 18512
2022 463 18535
2023 540 19174

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 29 49
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 49
International Trade 2 32 56
Actuarial Science 1 27 94
Finance 1 24 101
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 46 143
Political Economy 4 97 231
Development Studies 4 94 306
Environmental Economics 18 152 356
Agricultural Economics 23 223 770

Computer Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Italy and 944th in the World with 6,187 publications made and 180,153 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#354 of 1,459 In Europe
#944 of 6,752 In the World

Bocconi University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 14
1992 10 26
1993 10 33
1994 14 46
1995 12 43
1996 21 93
1997 17 97
1998 19 124
1999 25 200
2000 30 282
2001 53 359
2002 57 486
2003 97 770
2004 88 927
2005 133 1283
2006 120 1597
2007 198 2000
2008 224 2699
2009 246 3396
2010 244 4153
2011 235 5107
2012 276 5955
2013 296 7117
2014 312 7748
2015 336 8326
2016 372 8541
2017 343 9029
2018 351 10385
2019 371 11946
2020 414 14704
2021 384 18140
2022 409 18195
2023 400 18597

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 36 94
Information Technology 3 62 249
Multimedia 23 259 634
Library and Information science 25 250 640
Cyber Security 28 253 681
Machine Learning 29 264 738
Data Science 38 318 741
Database Administration 28 283 750
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 371 982
Human-Computer Interaction 40 434 1066
Computer Networking 43 420 1186
Software Engineering 49 503 1237
Neuroscience 52 493 1524
Cognitive Science 49 464 1525
Telecommunications 50 541 1713
Computational Linguistics 55 561 1876
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 559 1900
Computer Vision 60 657 2315
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 629 2345

Environmental Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Italy and 1012th in the World with 5,800 publications made and 156,774 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 80 In Italy
#364 of 1,458 In Europe
#1012 of 6,798 In the World

Bocconi University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 12
1992 12 19
1993 10 32
1994 9 38
1995 10 51
1996 23 88
1997 21 103
1998 25 132
1999 30 206
2000 35 288
2001 58 353
2002 63 558
2003 106 834
2004 99 1181
2005 114 1328
2006 115 1666
2007 170 2103
2008 209 2665
2009 214 3349
2010 217 4046
2011 212 4832
2012 218 5392
2013 285 6613
2014 290 7025
2015 307 7594
2016 337 7575
2017 366 8461
2018 328 9308
2019 344 10862
2020 434 13610
2021 378 17060
2022 340 17501
2023 366 17461

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 7 90 182
Geography and Cartography 33 308 797
Ecology 34 310 841
Petrology and Geochemistry 47 406 1141
Environmental Management 48 448 1342
Paleontology 53 482 1461
Geology 53 510 1528
Oceanography 55 545 1699
Geotechnical Engineering 55 554 1928
Agricultural Science 56 568 2221
Environmental Engineering 56 597 2310
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 676 2390
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 633 2646

Mathematics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 31st for Mathematics in Italy and 658th in the World with 5,690 publications made and 149,715 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 75 In Italy
#251 of 1,388 In Europe
#658 of 6,305 In the World

Bocconi University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 13 13
1992 8 25
1993 8 32
1994 17 39
1995 16 45
1996 29 83
1997 19 93
1998 22 117
1999 28 173
2000 36 222
2001 56 328
2002 68 457
2003 90 635
2004 102 920
2005 142 1100
2006 136 1426
2007 176 1860
2008 218 2445
2009 217 2884
2010 230 3478
2011 222 4188
2012 232 4850
2013 267 5668
2014 280 6164
2015 294 6535
2016 332 6777
2017 323 7020
2018 332 7948
2019 312 9204
2020 387 11292
2021 324 13836
2022 331 14026
2023 367 13969

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 27 94
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 46 143
Statistics 31 256 669
Operations Research 32 307 855
Math Teachers 23 360 1158
Applied Mathematics 46 444 1185
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 559 1900

Engineering rankings

Bocconi University ranked 55th for Engineering in Italy and 1735th in the World with 4,001 publications made and 108,112 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 77 In Italy
#553 of 1,453 In Europe
#1735 of 6,684 In the World

Bocconi University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 8 8
1992 9 11
1993 14 23
1994 5 23
1995 3 31
1996 14 50
1997 20 63
1998 21 81
1999 21 133
2000 16 190
2001 35 244
2002 39 363
2003 61 552
2004 69 682
2005 87 854
2006 91 1095
2007 126 1315
2008 142 1774
2009 157 2297
2010 171 2680
2011 155 3296
2012 163 3707
2013 167 4453
2014 213 4718
2015 194 5085
2016 234 5242
2017 213 5406
2018 234 6165
2019 239 6967
2020 272 8532
2021 239 10381
2022 255 10777
2023 273 10700

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 2 25 68
Operations Research 32 307 855
Construction Management 38 338 864
Transportation Engineering 38 341 877
Systems Engineering 40 371 880
Human-Computer Interaction 40 434 1066
Computer Networking 43 420 1186
Acoustical Engineering 42 428 1212
Electronic Engineering 45 443 1378
Mechanical Engineering 50 509 1441
Civil Engineering 54 499 1486
Renewable Energy Engineering 50 462 1499
Telecommunications 50 541 1713
Aerospace Engineering 59 584 1811
Geotechnical Engineering 55 554 1928
Biotechnology 59 547 2093
Electrical Engineering 54 633 2195
Optical Engineering 60 667 2299
Environmental Engineering 56 597 2310
Structural Engineering 61 732 2542
Metallurgical Engineering 61 679 2554
Materials Science 63 709 2564
Nanotechnology 61 666 2599
Chemical Engineering 62 680 2654

Biology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 59th for Biology in Italy and 1978th in the World with 3,796 publications made and 101,263 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 80 In Italy
#563 of 1,445 In Europe
#1978 of 6,770 In the World

Bocconi University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 9
1992 6 10
1993 6 23
1994 8 23
1995 7 24
1996 11 48
1997 12 47
1998 9 67
1999 22 123
2000 17 145
2001 29 191
2002 34 299
2003 56 410
2004 50 540
2005 78 644
2006 66 891
2007 92 1065
2008 150 1343
2009 116 1793
2010 141 2235
2011 130 2606
2012 123 3088
2013 155 3783
2014 162 4152
2015 185 4639
2016 245 4783
2017 233 5438
2018 229 6155
2019 224 7097
2020 321 9340
2021 284 12242
2022 274 12761
2023 282 12713

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 38 341 873
Virology 45 347 1197
Paleontology 53 482 1461
Neuroscience 52 493 1524
Biotechnology 59 547 2093
Botany 58 566 2203
Agricultural Science 56 568 2221
Oncology and Cancer research 62 573 2272
Genetics 60 601 2277
Pharmacology 59 556 2326
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 629 2345
Nanotechnology 61 666 2599
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 633 2646
Immunology 61 663 2729
Biochemistry 63 696 2832
Nutrition and Food Science 63 713 3108

Physics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 54th for Physics in Italy and 1680th in the World with 3,779 publications made and 108,109 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 78 In Italy
#529 of 1,446 In Europe
#1680 of 6,603 In the World

Bocconi University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 7 14
1992 11 17
1993 11 26
1994 2 25
1995 9 43
1996 16 63
1997 26 63
1998 23 100
1999 24 150
2000 22 217
2001 34 241
2002 47 368
2003 63 495
2004 77 640
2005 73 778
2006 90 1049
2007 117 1368
2008 149 1746
2009 156 2194
2010 161 2479
2011 126 2976
2012 146 3245
2013 185 4072
2014 181 4225
2015 177 4583
2016 245 4526
2017 211 4801
2018 221 5326
2019 207 6011
2020 276 7314
2021 218 9084
2022 212 9183
2023 226 9190

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 41 365 967
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 419 1139
Acoustical Engineering 42 428 1212
Quantum and Particle physics 51 511 1584
Optical Engineering 60 667 2299
Materials Science 63 709 2564
Nanotechnology 61 666 2599

Psychology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 43rd for Psychology in Italy and 1043rd in the World with 3,088 publications made and 91,697 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#43 of 80 In Italy
#357 of 1,414 In Europe
#1043 of 6,528 In the World

Bocconi University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 7
1992 4 11
1993 5 18
1994 4 18
1995 1 18
1996 9 23
1997 5 41
1998 5 40
1999 7 50
2000 12 88
2001 17 124
2002 17 181
2003 30 252
2004 25 333
2005 43 445
2006 48 636
2007 61 873
2008 95 1163
2009 107 1584
2010 105 1877
2011 125 2491
2012 126 2805
2013 141 3502
2014 158 4141
2015 167 4341
2016 197 4713
2017 181 5046
2018 209 5896
2019 212 7117
2020 232 8529
2021 229 11181
2022 235 11287
2023 245 11745

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 51 159
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 86 377
Social Psychology 15 213 563
Child Psychology 33 348 1000
Education Majors 25 364 1092
Neuroscience 52 493 1524
Cognitive Science 49 464 1525
Psychiatry 56 521 1753
Clinical Psychology 53 523 1789

Art & Design rankings

Bocconi University ranked 29th for Art & Design in Italy and 660th in the World with 1,655 publications made and 46,102 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
#29 of 80 In Italy
#277 of 1,349 In Europe
#660 of 5,720 In the World

Bocconi University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 5
1992 3 12
1993 4 4
1994 1 9
1995 4 19
1996 6 34
1997 7 17
1998 6 34
1999 7 48
2000 10 96
2001 16 119
2002 21 182
2003 17 237
2004 27 296
2005 29 356
2006 41 460
2007 38 630
2008 66 730
2009 68 919
2010 67 1210
2011 78 1392
2012 90 1631
2013 76 2055
2014 89 2159
2015 84 2326
2016 112 2307
2017 100 2364
2018 101 2734
2019 102 3089
2020 135 3723
2021 79 4244
2022 68 4399
2023 88 4434

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 18 221 534
Aesthetics 16 226 558
Entertainment Industry Business 17 222 592
Fashion Design 31 265 624
Multimedia 23 259 634
Singing and Vocal Performance 27 239 657
Literature 35 327 792
Cinematography 36 360 926

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Bocconi University

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 121 372
Public Health 36 302 841
Nursing 37 320 910
Gerontology 36 362 1088
Health Science 42 372 1204
Epidemiology 44 371 1208
Critical Care Nursing 46 425 1327
Pathology 49 420 1389
Family medicine 43 397 1450
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 445 1536
Medicine 50 469 1543
Pediatrics 45 447 1575
Surgery 54 487 1675
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 56 539 1766
Cardiology 54 556 1827
Sports Medicine 55 632 2127
Physical Therapy 58 674 2447
Anatomy and Physiology 63 703 2560
Chemistry 63 695 2647
Physical chemistry 63 759 3018
Organic Chemistry 64 895 3828