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The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 2nd in Italy, 119th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 65 research topics. The Sapienza University of Rome ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 219,056 academic publications and 5,694,019 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 779 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#119 of 14,131 In the World
#31 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 19 In Lazio
#1 of 17 In Rome
#5 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#23 of 1,002 For Database Administration
#26 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#48 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#314 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 62 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 3rd for Biology in Italy and 118th in the World with 126,348 publications made and 3,742,555 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 80 In Italy
#29 of 1,449 In Europe
#118 of 6,841 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1243 6821
1994 1309 8041
1995 1345 9420
1996 1520 11155
1997 1650 12995
1998 1563 15326
1999 1630 18317
2000 1675 21598
2001 1765 24282
2002 2078 29810
2003 2179 34429
2004 2165 37604
2005 2184 42590
2006 2409 48701
2007 2649 55317
2008 2890 61971
2009 2922 69680
2010 3095 78658
2011 3572 91165
2012 4135 104743
2013 4454 119578
2014 4809 132914
2015 5082 143358
2016 4866 153881
2017 4950 167311
2018 5160 181554
2019 5811 205251
2020 7196 260496
2021 7439 300931
2022 7134 298999
2023 7602 304411
2024 6043 284778
2025 5174 260053

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 22 93
Immunology 2 25 95
Oncology and Cancer research 3 18 97
Astrobiology 2 31 97
Pharmacology 3 24 105
Virology 3 30 115
Genetics 3 30 125
Paleontology 1 41 131
Biotechnology 7 39 133
Zoology 2 46 137
Evolutionary Biology 2 41 138
Biochemistry 3 36 138
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 39 148
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 54 159
Botany 6 48 159
Microbiology 4 53 166
Toxicology 7 49 167
Nutrition and Food Science 8 56 176
Nanotechnology 2 47 210
Molecular Biology 4 70 213
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 73 235
Biophysics 6 90 254
Agricultural Science 9 88 270
Horticulture 11 87 288
Forestry 9 111 344
Entomology 14 178 482
Animal Science 18 178 598

Medicine rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 2nd for Medicine in Italy and 89th in the World with 109,685 publications made and 3,235,039 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 79 In Italy
#19 of 1,437 In Europe
#89 of 6,793 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1029 4648
1994 1084 5598
1995 1120 6479
1996 1301 7940
1997 1381 9776
1998 1212 11552
1999 1302 13995
2000 1324 16561
2001 1362 18834
2002 1567 21975
2003 1635 26243
2004 1659 28705
2005 1679 32932
2006 1932 37493
2007 1995 42699
2008 2323 48819
2009 2392 54864
2010 2562 63286
2011 3053 73319
2012 3526 84726
2013 3854 96906
2014 4153 108961
2015 4407 118552
2016 4280 128039
2017 4390 139940
2018 4626 151444
2019 5063 172390
2020 6682 227219
2021 6849 265822
2022 6613 268646
2023 7121 271464
2024 5888 256015
2025 5374 237558

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 1 2 5
Plastic Surgery 1 2 26
Cosmetology 2 7 30
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 10 35
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 9 37
Orthodontics 2 14 52
Audiology 1 13 54
Dentistry 2 16 60
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 15 67
Anatomy and Physiology 2 14 68
Urology 3 17 68
Surgery 2 16 74
Dermatology 5 21 74
Radiation Therapy 1 14 79
Cardiology 3 20 79
Anesthesiology 2 16 80
Psychiatry 1 19 81
Sports Medicine 1 18 82
Pathology 2 19 82
Occupational Therapy 1 20 83
Pediatrics 2 25 84
Critical Care Nursing 3 21 87
Medical Physics 3 26 88
Physical Therapy 1 25 92
Respiratory Therapy 3 28 95
Immunology 2 25 95
Clinical Psychology 1 20 96
Oncology and Cancer research 3 18 97
Ophthalmology 1 18 98
Pharmacology 3 24 105
Virology 3 30 115
Epidemiology 2 39 119
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 33 141
Public Health 2 40 141
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 39 148
Forensic Science 4 50 149
Family medicine 4 47 156
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 74 158
Health Science 2 47 164
Nursing 1 47 164
Toxicology 7 49 167
Veterinary 8 55 167
Pharmacy 4 78 174
Optometry 5 60 190
Biomedical Engineering 7 62 196
Gerontology 4 49 201
Sports / Exercise science 3 66 218
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 66 220
Social Work 6 176 526

Chemistry rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 4th for Chemistry in Italy and 143rd in the World with 96,216 publications made and 2,917,985 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 76 In Italy
#38 of 1,417 In Europe
#143 of 6,561 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1057 6657
1994 1140 7647
1995 1245 8899
1996 1313 10425
1997 1384 11810
1998 1413 13910
1999 1385 16121
2000 1497 18899
2001 1593 21038
2002 1893 26072
2003 1990 29988
2004 1936 32909
2005 1903 36948
2006 2055 41629
2007 2217 46331
2008 2329 50746
2009 2367 56201
2010 2488 63340
2011 2798 73305
2012 3194 84893
2013 3424 96978
2014 3515 106808
2015 3787 114598
2016 3612 124298
2017 3638 132967
2018 3727 143987
2019 4218 161928
2020 4717 194519
2021 4835 223242
2022 4838 219477
2023 5229 223911
2024 3965 205178
2025 3176 182344

The following table provides academic rankings for The Sapienza University of Rome in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 40 126
Biochemical Engineering 4 52 132
Biochemistry 3 36 138
Physical chemistry 1 27 148
Computational Chemistry 6 62 159
Inorganic Chemistry 2 40 168
Pharmacy 4 78 174
Materials Science 3 42 174
Nutrition and Food Science 8 56 176
Environmental Chemistry 1 55 181
Organic Chemistry 5 56 182
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 75 195
Radiochemistry 3 38 202
Chemical Engineering 1 43 210
Nanotechnology 2 47 210

Engineering rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Engineering in Italy and 128th in the World with 92,295 publications made and 2,456,800 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#24 of 1,466 In Europe
#128 of 6,795 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 823 5045
1994 941 5708
1995 1033 6837
1996 1119 8141
1997 1108 8704
1998 1099 9666
1999 1114 10894
2000 1236 12522
2001 1335 14349
2002 2038 21174
2003 1836 21715
2004 1767 24217
2005 1781 26905
2006 1986 31725
2007 2200 35363
2008 2247 39170
2009 2310 43519
2010 2435 49454
2011 2737 59013
2012 3204 70651
2013 3336 81905
2014 3530 91664
2015 3722 100773
2016 3712 111329
2017 3668 118381
2018 3771 131417
2019 4214 146076
2020 4724 170613
2021 4899 197176
2022 4931 186334
2023 5691 198774
2024 4152 179239
2025 2904 157994

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 2 10 29
Aviation 1 17 48
Architectural Engineering 3 18 50
Robotics 2 11 54
Remote Sensing 2 11 58
Aerospace Engineering 1 11 59
Automation and Control engineering 3 19 66
Civil Engineering 4 15 79
Acoustical Engineering 1 15 87
Systems Engineering 3 26 92
Landscape Architecture 7 43 94
Nuclear Engineering 5 30 96
Transportation Engineering 2 25 105
Structural Engineering 5 28 108
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 28 110
Human-Computer Interaction 2 40 112
Telecommunications 4 24 114
Computer Networking 4 24 120
Optical Engineering 1 23 123
Mining Engineering 3 29 127
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 44 128
Automotive Engineering 6 42 129
Biochemical Engineering 4 52 132
Biotechnology 7 39 133
Mechanical Engineering 5 35 137
Environmental Engineering 1 34 140
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 35 141
Electronic Engineering 6 33 146
Electrical Engineering 4 29 146
Marine Engineering 6 58 166
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 45 172
Materials Science 3 42 174
Construction Management 6 69 178
Product and Industrial Design 9 71 178
Geotechnical Engineering 6 49 192
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 75 195
Biomedical Engineering 7 62 196
Technical Drawing 8 72 198
Industrial Engineering 8 78 204
Operations Research 4 68 208
Agricultural Engineering 10 61 209
Chemical Engineering 1 43 210
Nanotechnology 2 47 210
Metallurgical Engineering 4 52 210
Computer Engineering 7 73 236
Petroleum Engineering 5 85 311
Engineering Management 4 121 365

Physics rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Physics in Italy and 112th in the World with 91,876 publications made and 2,478,468 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#22 of 1,460 In Europe
#112 of 6,729 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 875 5743
1994 932 6277
1995 1056 7610
1996 1160 8878
1997 1183 9476
1998 1167 10503
1999 1211 11784
2000 1345 13239
2001 1386 15480
2002 2024 21944
2003 1880 23039
2004 1798 25429
2005 1825 28142
2006 2027 32928
2007 2199 36327
2008 2320 39785
2009 2262 43561
2010 2412 50048
2011 2781 60715
2012 3245 72913
2013 3277 84840
2014 3466 94401
2015 3740 104147
2016 3591 116146
2017 3638 121427
2018 3663 134165
2019 4112 147799
2020 4550 169677
2021 4644 195874
2022 4644 181551
2023 5520 195736
2024 3872 178599
2025 2753 156329

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 9 36
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 18 69
Acoustical Engineering 1 15 87
Medical Physics 3 26 88
Astrobiology 2 31 97
Quantum and Particle physics 1 16 100
Optical Engineering 1 23 123
Nuclear Physics 1 42 124
Condensed Matter Physics 2 43 140
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 35 141
Materials Science 3 42 174
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 93 206
Nanotechnology 2 47 210
Biophysics 6 90 254

Computer Science rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Computer Science in Italy and 110th in the World with 81,597 publications made and 2,274,303 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#24 of 1,470 In Europe
#110 of 6,855 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 574 3730
1994 651 4480
1995 701 5085
1996 804 6053
1997 790 6635
1998 791 7751
1999 849 8932
2000 925 10421
2001 945 12074
2002 1698 18437
2003 1435 18548
2004 1415 21049
2005 1450 24038
2006 1669 28391
2007 1782 32978
2008 1930 35584
2009 1919 40384
2010 2113 45668
2011 2387 53860
2012 2666 61433
2013 2916 70829
2014 3214 80617
2015 3397 86785
2016 3279 95071
2017 3459 102771
2018 3557 116905
2019 4013 132141
2020 4747 162361
2021 5022 190674
2022 4928 185417
2023 5456 196475
2024 3981 174523
2025 3132 157088

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 125th in the World with 76,103 publications made and 1,808,976 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#40 of 1,502 In Europe
#125 of 7,088 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 500 2528
1994 545 2903
1995 586 3580
1996 674 4224
1997 631 4624
1998 716 5405
1999 692 6383
2000 717 7483
2001 810 8979
2002 1144 12301
2003 1075 13305
2004 1120 15078
2005 1165 17794
2006 1301 20960
2007 1405 24183
2008 1565 27420
2009 1637 31176
2010 1783 35253
2011 2185 41399
2012 2602 49305
2013 2664 56929
2014 2967 62916
2015 3123 69863
2016 3243 76068
2017 3261 83031
2018 3564 93757
2019 3908 107073
2020 4946 136606
2021 5068 161787
2022 4829 158191
2023 6706 168039
2024 3841 145294
2025 2791 128653

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Italy and 128th in the World with 69,842 publications made and 1,821,297 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#31 of 1,464 In Europe
#128 of 6,888 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 515 2880
1994 633 3414
1995 629 3737
1996 719 4520
1997 747 5435
1998 778 5887
1999 713 6884
2000 781 8304
2001 884 9339
2002 1173 12844
2003 1150 13863
2004 1128 15767
2005 1133 17605
2006 1289 21203
2007 1366 23972
2008 1492 27102
2009 1580 30657
2010 1672 34669
2011 1960 42393
2012 2362 50353
2013 2554 58395
2014 2771 64817
2015 2890 71499
2016 2897 79823
2017 2953 85730
2018 3056 95411
2019 3317 108497
2020 4187 134221
2021 4262 156258
2022 4189 150907
2023 5370 160603
2024 3560 146490
2025 2338 131978

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

Psychology rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Psychology in Italy and 97th in the World with 54,894 publications made and 1,594,906 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#20 of 1,424 In Europe
#97 of 6,663 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 448 2084
1994 444 2685
1995 478 3102
1996 551 3609
1997 595 4224
1998 520 5056
1999 604 6030
2000 645 7340
2001 638 8275
2002 824 10168
2003 794 12034
2004 825 13284
2005 814 15286
2006 938 17773
2007 995 20681
2008 1112 23117
2009 1146 26213
2010 1312 30020
2011 1528 35673
2012 1682 40542
2013 1950 47242
2014 2146 53597
2015 2243 58614
2016 2143 62270
2017 2313 68624
2018 2332 75840
2019 2728 87174
2020 3413 113194
2021 3621 133593
2022 3429 133106
2023 3998 136368
2024 2957 125541
2025 2693 119315

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sexology 1 6 64
Psychiatry 1 19 81
Occupational Therapy 1 20 83
Neuroscience 2 22 93
Clinical Psychology 1 20 96
Child Psychology 1 24 113
Social Psychology 1 27 118
Cognitive Science 2 37 137
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 39 203
Education Majors 1 51 219
Special Education 3 74 232
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 121 312
Social Work 6 176 526

Mathematics rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 1st for Mathematics in Italy and 105th in the World with 39,489 publications made and 1,051,744 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 76 In Italy
#21 of 1,406 In Europe
#105 of 6,434 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 238 1448
1994 255 1618
1995 302 2102
1996 329 2193
1997 307 2578
1998 328 2784
1999 358 3235
2000 408 4068
2001 445 4502
2002 782 7366
2003 680 7435
2004 677 8337
2005 709 9863
2006 753 11727
2007 902 13170
2008 933 14797
2009 928 16536
2010 1027 18986
2011 1212 22172
2012 1402 25982
2013 1461 30677
2014 1618 35673
2015 1642 39574
2016 1645 43200
2017 1691 46492
2018 1803 53037
2019 2013 59798
2020 2477 73173
2021 2592 87795
2022 2586 85245
2023 2831 89545
2024 1732 67876
2025 1328 58039

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 6 21
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 27 108
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 31 111
Statistics 1 27 113
Operations Research 4 68 208
Actuarial Science 4 73 231
Math Teachers 1 65 303

Business rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 3rd for Business in Italy and 150th in the World with 23,456 publications made and 548,705 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 78 In Italy
#43 of 1,436 In Europe
#150 of 6,366 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 150 1052
1994 166 1120
1995 176 1395
1996 193 1586
1997 176 1794
1998 210 1805
1999 186 2093
2000 246 2452
2001 249 2841
2002 499 5678
2003 400 4677
2004 373 5094
2005 393 5828
2006 438 7084
2007 460 8126
2008 514 8651
2009 533 9631
2010 543 10747
2011 641 11916
2012 802 13237
2013 831 15743
2014 959 17752
2015 989 19972
2016 1011 21714
2017 1087 24196
2018 1114 27640
2019 1214 31144
2020 1544 38437
2021 1597 46367
2022 1537 44511
2023 1797 49076
2024 1061 39497
2025 715 34422

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

Economics rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 2nd for Economics in Italy and 158th in the World with 17,314 publications made and 379,277 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 77 In Italy
#47 of 1,391 In Europe
#158 of 6,188 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 94 453
1994 117 591
1995 114 690
1996 118 738
1997 122 898
1998 138 931
1999 117 1071
2000 143 1314
2001 150 1432
2002 246 2213
2003 247 2284
2004 234 2635
2005 259 2973
2006 300 3715
2007 338 4312
2008 344 4813
2009 373 5639
2010 414 6643
2011 500 7742
2012 627 8837
2013 617 10665
2014 706 11980
2015 693 13229
2016 758 14727
2017 799 16922
2018 822 19401
2019 897 22436
2020 1213 29345
2021 1227 36147
2022 1250 35229
2023 1512 39215
2024 853 31654
2025 563 27767

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

Art & Design rankings

The Sapienza University of Rome ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Italy and 128th in the World with 12,944 publications made and 228,220 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#2 of 80 In Italy
#42 of 1,385 In Europe
#128 of 6,010 In the World

Sapienza University of Rome
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 75 360
1994 78 375
1995 108 628
1996 117 719
1997 104 696
1998 111 803
1999 133 1018
2000 131 1054
2001 111 1089
2002 239 1851
2003 218 1873
2004 187 2052
2005 227 2617
2006 210 2994
2007 235 3558
2008 229 3630
2009 287 4116
2010 320 4838
2011 339 5497
2012 404 6319
2013 430 7265
2014 519 8225
2015 541 8653
2016 536 9520
2017 577 10457
2018 640 11895
2019 757 14339
2020 821 16579
2021 843 19197
2022 896 19438
2023 1041 20818
2024 686 20570
2025 474 19387

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 2 11 21
Painting and Drawing 2 11 21
Sculpture 2 11 21
Architecture 2 10 29
Graphic Design 1 20 81
Landscape Architecture 7 43 94
Interior Design 5 37 94
Fashion Design 2 26 94
UX/UI Desgin 3 44 109
Literature 1 38 113
Performing arts 1 48 115
Computer Graphics 2 34 126
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 52 134
Art History 2 53 135
Animation 4 34 141
Aesthetics 3 51 144
Creative Writing 1 55 167
Cinematography 3 81 184
Music 4 74 191
Game Design and Development 10 73 197
Entertainment Industry Business 4 88 244
Multimedia 5 91 271
Photography 8 116 302