Catholic University of the Sacred Heart: Rankings

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The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 11th in Italy, 395th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 182 research topics. The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,817 academic publications and 1,296,811 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 131 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#395 of 14,131 In the World
#162 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 88 In Italy
#3 of 12 In Lombardy
#3 of 7 In Milan
#6 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#60 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#80 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#345 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#541 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 179 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 9th for Medicine in Italy and 207th in the World with 45,310 publications made and 1,130,338 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 78 In Italy
#73 of 1,417 In Europe
#207 of 6,680 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 346 1295
1992 305 1378
1993 313 1421
1994 351 1752
1995 379 1948
1996 481 2450
1997 466 2969
1998 522 3436
1999 513 4296
2000 474 5142
2001 524 6091
2002 596 6821
2003 696 8593
2004 811 9939
2005 820 11583
2006 898 13355
2007 923 15794
2008 1073 17782
2009 1053 20229
2010 1174 23201
2011 1367 27006
2012 1606 32799
2013 1753 37264
2014 1762 42415
2015 1793 46495
2016 1829 50489
2017 1969 54821
2018 2238 60962
2019 2467 73045
2020 3329 98148
2021 3386 120283
2022 3423 129373
2023 3416 131270

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 2 3 6
Plastic Surgery 4 7 60
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 21 80
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 21 84
Radiation Therapy 4 23 102
Cosmetology 9 39 108
Cardiology 5 34 108
Critical Care Nursing 5 29 114
Forensic Science 4 45 117
Medical Physics 5 37 121
Dermatology 10 38 121
Surgery 6 35 127
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 40 140
Anesthesiology 6 39 140
Pediatrics 6 45 141
Audiology 4 48 142
Occupational Therapy 4 41 143
Psychiatry 5 48 152
Respiratory Therapy 6 58 167
Pathology 10 61 182
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 53 196
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 60 196
Oncology and Cancer research 9 56 197
Gerontology 3 48 199
Anatomy and Physiology 8 67 201
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 106 218
Sports Medicine 7 74 220
Ophthalmology 9 69 221
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 66 222
Family medicine 8 72 222
Physical Therapy 5 72 225
Health Science 7 69 227
Epidemiology 12 86 229
Immunology 14 87 231
Nursing 5 78 250
Pharmacology 13 85 251
Urology 12 84 253
Dentistry 14 101 284
Virology 15 93 291
Clinical Psychology 9 104 319
Orthodontics 15 115 324
Public Health 9 113 328
Optometry 12 109 330
Biomedical Engineering 18 156 435
Sports / Exercise science 10 165 460
Social Work 5 159 498
Toxicology 22 164 514
Veterinary 23 204 696
Pharmacy 43 471 1584

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 13th for Biology in Italy and 354th in the World with 41,854 publications made and 1,055,560 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 80 In Italy
#131 of 1,445 In Europe
#354 of 6,770 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 318 1486
1992 278 1567
1993 302 1598
1994 355 1988
1995 360 2136
1996 444 2639
1997 458 3056
1998 485 3490
1999 478 4281
2000 461 5248
2001 509 6138
2002 575 6850
2003 660 8768
2004 736 10002
2005 786 11557
2006 835 13224
2007 847 15411
2008 991 17422
2009 1043 19764
2010 1098 22420
2011 1229 25909
2012 1498 31241
2013 1554 35127
2014 1633 39979
2015 1658 43190
2016 1708 46814
2017 1789 50603
2018 2041 56259
2019 2239 67591
2020 2965 89766
2021 3024 108632
2022 3046 117483
2023 3076 119361

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 60 196
Oncology and Cancer research 9 56 197
Biotechnology 13 82 223
Immunology 14 87 231
Microbiology 8 86 238
Neuroscience 8 91 249
Pharmacology 13 85 251
Nutrition and Food Science 15 108 283
Virology 15 93 291
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 129 324
Genetics 14 122 325
Animal Science 12 114 343
Biochemistry 19 165 431
Forestry 15 169 463
Horticulture 18 160 481
Botany 16 181 493
Molecular Biology 20 170 508
Toxicology 22 164 514
Paleontology 22 210 542
Astrobiology 25 228 579
Agricultural Science 18 192 592
Biophysics 27 231 609
Evolutionary Biology 34 319 804
Zoology 37 324 960
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 326 1005
Nanotechnology 45 435 1485

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 25th for Chemistry in Italy and 564th in the World with 23,126 publications made and 634,526 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 75 In Italy
#206 of 1,401 In Europe
#564 of 6,447 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 179 1039
1992 164 1150
1993 188 1147
1994 224 1372
1995 233 1473
1996 247 1786
1997 283 2064
1998 305 2296
1999 306 2953
2000 300 3571
2001 320 4004
2002 352 4417
2003 413 5696
2004 431 6592
2005 461 7354
2006 489 8590
2007 517 9985
2008 607 11279
2009 607 12900
2010 637 14690
2011 691 16301
2012 791 19433
2013 804 22058
2014 829 24747
2015 905 26466
2016 953 28471
2017 978 30888
2018 1104 34507
2019 1196 41186
2020 1506 53354
2021 1549 64170
2022 1520 69733
2023 1503 70799

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 15 108 283
Biochemistry 19 165 431
Organic Chemistry 31 289 810
Radiochemistry 25 241 927
Biochemical Engineering 44 378 961
Inorganic Chemistry 39 379 1242
Materials Science 40 419 1267
Environmental Chemistry 44 429 1305
Nanotechnology 45 435 1485
Chemical Engineering 41 434 1545
Pharmacy 43 471 1584
Physical chemistry 45 479 1655
Computational Chemistry 50 518 1757
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 568 1804

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 519th in the World with 21,722 publications made and 439,868 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 80 In Italy
#217 of 1,492 In Europe
#519 of 7,020 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 98 366
1992 92 341
1993 121 382
1994 108 509
1995 110 555
1996 152 700
1997 127 803
1998 169 920
1999 167 1162
2000 168 1533
2001 177 1885
2002 200 2077
2003 261 2740
2004 261 3141
2005 310 3723
2006 327 4441
2007 376 5012
2008 457 5941
2009 497 7029
2010 524 7862
2011 607 9598
2012 706 11216
2013 869 12931
2014 948 15145
2015 1025 16724
2016 1012 18762
2017 1141 20592
2018 1275 23990
2019 1317 29075
2020 1830 41389
2021 1832 52602
2022 1916 57254
2023 1840 58524

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 4 45 117
Special Education 5 82 258
Occupational Safety and Health 4 71 269
Demography 9 116 328
Classics and Ancient History 11 138 345
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 13 112 351
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 105 369
Sports / Exercise science 10 165 460
Law Enforcement 10 146 462
Sociology 11 169 465
Urban and Regional planning 21 229 468
Genealogy 14 175 470
Social Work 5 159 498
Linguistics 20 207 511
Law 15 202 526
Communications and Public Relations 9 184 527
Philosophy 18 240 537
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 226 547
Anthropology 13 214 561
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 234 575
Political Science 15 243 576
Archaeology 22 225 578
Broadcast Journalism 9 206 584
History 21 232 587
Public Policy / Administration 15 232 608
Library and Information science 23 243 629
Aesthetics 24 262 638
Art History 28 281 657
Journalism and Digital Media 22 254 695
Publishing 18 260 697
Media Studies 12 263 708
Political Economy 21 285 725
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 268 749
Radio and Television broadcasting 18 259 751
Gender Studies 13 248 754
International Law 30 318 792
Human Rights Law 28 328 857
Early Childhood Education 12 309 925
Military science 20 296 934
Education Majors 24 360 1075

Psychology rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 6th for Psychology in Italy and 227th in the World with 21,540 publications made and 547,534 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 80 In Italy
#71 of 1,414 In Europe
#227 of 6,528 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 126 768
1992 135 707
1993 122 727
1994 147 928
1995 175 1027
1996 228 1263
1997 208 1472
1998 229 1705
1999 208 2075
2000 211 2583
2001 236 2989
2002 282 3362
2003 345 4071
2004 345 4672
2005 377 5480
2006 423 6068
2007 439 7453
2008 526 8314
2009 495 9364
2010 527 10293
2011 607 12289
2012 803 14761
2013 863 16931
2014 867 19074
2015 886 20977
2016 943 23123
2017 1008 24830
2018 1042 27775
2019 1191 33829
2020 1497 44235
2021 1608 54616
2022 1668 59783
2023 1675 60175

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 41 143
Psychiatry 5 48 152
Neuroscience 8 91 249
Special Education 5 82 258
Clinical Psychology 9 104 319
Child Psychology 8 136 406
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 103 410
Cognitive Science 15 175 461
Social Work 5 159 498
Social Psychology 14 191 513
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 234 575
Sexology 27 267 872
Education Majors 24 360 1075

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 26th for Computer Science in Italy and 559th in the World with 19,445 publications made and 440,563 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 80 In Italy
#219 of 1,459 In Europe
#559 of 6,752 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 104 686
1992 104 662
1993 110 666
1994 119 834
1995 134 853
1996 164 1045
1997 163 1207
1998 182 1359
1999 169 1656
2000 160 1966
2001 161 2284
2002 213 2668
2003 265 3346
2004 262 3720
2005 284 4266
2006 327 4934
2007 351 5758
2008 415 6474
2009 438 7557
2010 468 8633
2011 539 10715
2012 716 12682
2013 743 14610
2014 828 17309
2015 853 18643
2016 871 20683
2017 942 22530
2018 1060 25613
2019 1166 31550
2020 1432 41750
2021 1477 51145
2022 1580 57110
2023 1714 59609

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 2 30 101
Neuroscience 8 91 249
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 129 324
Cognitive Science 15 175 461
Human-Computer Interaction 28 240 552
Management Information Systems 19 255 586
Library and Information science 23 243 629
Computational Linguistics 27 281 695
Data Science 35 304 698
Machine Learning 30 270 753
Multimedia 30 349 872
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 378 999
Cyber Security 45 397 1096
Computer Graphics 45 462 1207
Robotics 43 412 1269
Telecommunications 48 488 1489
Computer Vision 49 496 1522
Computer Networking 50 501 1569
Software Engineering 54 587 1577

Environmental Science rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 25th for Environmental Science in Italy and 672nd in the World with 14,478 publications made and 323,318 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 80 In Italy
#245 of 1,458 In Europe
#672 of 6,798 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 77 283
1992 78 308
1993 98 317
1994 72 431
1995 97 494
1996 115 522
1997 121 645
1998 146 731
1999 129 927
2000 131 1196
2001 137 1325
2002 177 1576
2003 204 2123
2004 210 2461
2005 224 2940
2006 280 3464
2007 270 4074
2008 305 4751
2009 338 5504
2010 362 6608
2011 414 7407
2012 481 9019
2013 547 10040
2014 597 11168
2015 643 12552
2016 624 13998
2017 735 15332
2018 767 17757
2019 830 21578
2020 1197 30033
2021 1187 37194
2022 1158 40099
2023 1152 40905

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 15 169 463
Urban and Regional planning 21 229 468
Paleontology 22 210 542
Agricultural Science 18 192 592
Geology 29 259 695
Geography and Cartography 31 292 741
Ecology 33 296 816
Environmental Engineering 34 330 996
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 326 1005
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 372 1011
Environmental Management 47 434 1296
Environmental Chemistry 44 429 1305
Oceanography 47 471 1384
Geotechnical Engineering 48 460 1488
Earth science and Geophysics 49 480 1571
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 568 1804

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 37th for Engineering in Italy and 883rd in the World with 14,305 publications made and 321,556 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 77 In Italy
#319 of 1,453 In Europe
#883 of 6,684 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 95 412
1992 86 444
1993 88 407
1994 113 527
1995 117 528
1996 132 707
1997 120 840
1998 142 880
1999 153 1191
2000 153 1320
2001 152 1498
2002 189 1723
2003 223 2198
2004 227 2567
2005 254 3063
2006 269 3620
2007 292 4133
2008 357 4770
2009 359 5611
2010 392 6533
2011 445 7643
2012 489 9264
2013 546 10718
2014 567 12344
2015 612 13196
2016 606 14712
2017 671 16098
2018 720 18110
2019 788 22186
2020 1018 29142
2021 1058 35292
2022 1107 38910
2023 990 39570

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 13 82 223
Agricultural Engineering 19 94 275
Biomedical Engineering 18 156 435
Human-Computer Interaction 28 240 552
Acoustical Engineering 36 292 763
Civil Engineering 41 297 818
Optical Engineering 38 329 870
Aerospace Engineering 41 351 929
Mechanical Engineering 40 359 958
Biochemical Engineering 44 378 961
Environmental Engineering 34 330 996
Metallurgical Engineering 35 349 1014
Automotive Engineering 39 341 1089
Systems Engineering 45 453 1116
Materials Science 40 419 1267
Robotics 43 412 1269
Remote Sensing 50 454 1302
Structural Engineering 50 467 1404
Nanotechnology 45 435 1485
Geotechnical Engineering 48 460 1488
Telecommunications 48 488 1489
Chemical Engineering 41 434 1545
Computer Networking 50 501 1569
Renewable Energy Engineering 51 485 1599
Reliability and Quality Engineering 51 535 1736
Electrical Engineering 48 545 1750
Electronic Engineering 50 545 1837
Operations Research 52 590 1961

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 38th for Physics in Italy and 951st in the World with 12,914 publications made and 263,551 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 78 In Italy
#354 of 1,446 In Europe
#951 of 6,603 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 91 413
1992 93 424
1993 94 354
1994 109 465
1995 104 431
1996 128 609
1997 110 747
1998 129 700
1999 142 1003
2000 166 1169
2001 139 1294
2002 179 1448
2003 211 1850
2004 208 2158
2005 222 2539
2006 229 3033
2007 297 3343
2008 312 3805
2009 290 4398
2010 334 5229
2011 384 5996
2012 436 7328
2013 495 8484
2014 508 9988
2015 559 10856
2016 571 11809
2017 610 12951
2018 693 14800
2019 708 17725
2020 904 23069
2021 896 27892
2022 939 30632
2023 861 31587

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 37 121
Astrobiology 25 228 579
Biophysics 27 231 609
Acoustical Engineering 36 292 763
Astrophysics and Astronomy 37 313 810
Optical Engineering 38 329 870
Nuclear Physics 41 370 1028
Theoretical Physics 44 397 1080
Materials Science 40 419 1267
Quantum and Particle physics 44 439 1273
Nanotechnology 45 435 1485
Condensed Matter Physics 42 453 1500
Atomic and Molecular physics 46 516 1634

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 19th for Mathematics in Italy and 509th in the World with 10,798 publications made and 255,943 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 75 In Italy
#189 of 1,388 In Europe
#509 of 6,305 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 30 98
1992 30 90
1993 22 81
1994 36 127
1995 48 170
1996 58 216
1997 58 274
1998 63 335
1999 85 474
2000 79 639
2001 70 706
2002 106 784
2003 129 1122
2004 124 1140
2005 133 1555
2006 163 1799
2007 198 2071
2008 230 2476
2009 221 2929
2010 264 3512
2011 314 4194
2012 386 5388
2013 451 6462
2014 486 7863
2015 481 8962
2016 471 10174
2017 540 11240
2018 644 13322
2019 660 16587
2020 894 22883
2021 987 29597
2022 1095 33819
2023 1052 34730

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 7 91 267
Statistics 17 181 472
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 219 538
Math Teachers 22 358 1150
Applied Mathematics 47 452 1209
Operations Research 52 590 1961

Economics rankings

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ranked 15th for Economics in Italy and 471st in the World with 6,231 publications made and 94,240 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 77 In Italy
#180 of 1,366 In Europe
#471 of 5,995 In the World

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 17 42
1992 14 24
1993 19 17
1994 18 67
1995 14 50
1996 19 49
1997 16 58
1998 43 81
1999 42 146
2000 34 166
2001 27 219
2002 37 241
2003 76 344
2004 61 408
2005 70 523
2006 90 648
2007 114 796
2008 112 984
2009 148 1137
2010 132 1348
2011 180 1741
2012 208 2055
2013 264 2451
2014 313 3056
2015 321 3173
2016 336 3668
2017 341 4103
2018 411 4857
2019 407 6229
2020 552 8593
2021 526 11238
2022 619 12469
2023 535 13131

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 11 143 240
International Economics 14 154 242
Actuarial Science 7 91 267
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 89 268
Agricultural Economics 7 105 367
Development Studies 9 124 401
Finance 19 194 479
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 219 538
Political Economy 21 285 725
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 268 749
Environmental Economics 47 357 871

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Risk Management 3 55 150
Illustration and Concept Art 28 108 223
Painting and Drawing 28 114 226
Sculpture 28 114 226
Entrepreneurship 6 110 241
International Business 13 152 282
Tax Law 9 122 343
Cinematography 11 163 381
Accounting 8 137 415
Photography 13 163 419
Creative Writing 12 206 525
Entertainment Industry Business 15 208 547
Singing and Vocal Performance 23 226 617
Literature 20 263 623
Fashion Design 32 269 642
Art & Design 30 278 662
Supply Chain Management 28 222 677
Marketing 22 277 694
Business 26 276 697
Human Resource Management 14 298 737
Advertising 28 291 750
Performing arts 28 323 754
Project Management 28 321 760
Real Estate 23 269 793
Management 31 310 823
Hospitality and Hotel Management 42 408 1059