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The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 17th in Switzerland, 2021st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 49 research topics. The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,225 academic publications and 87,472 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2021 of 14,131 In the World
#704 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 23 In Switzerland
#497 of 1,645 For Robotics
#601 of 1,417 For Architecture
#899 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#5762 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1357 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 46 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 12th for Engineering in Switzerland and 2292nd in the World with 2,546 publications made and 56,697 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#12 of 19 In Switzerland
#662 of 1,466 In Europe
#2292 of 6,795 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 4 2
2001 4 6
2002 3 15
2003 7 12
2004 13 58
2005 14 115
2006 18 171
2007 35 194
2008 16 309
2009 41 330
2010 57 442
2011 87 573
2012 123 917
2013 117 1223
2014 119 1535
2015 111 1999
2016 139 2533
2017 123 2954
2018 174 3714
2019 177 4357
2020 189 5397
2021 210 6312
2022 230 5925
2023 283 6539
2024 170 5895
2025 96 5374

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 5 173 497
Architecture 7 270 601
Product and Industrial Design 7 327 899
Architectural Engineering 10 396 1062
Human-Computer Interaction 13 462 1202
Automation and Control engineering 6 384 1264
Systems Engineering 13 514 1362
Biomedical Engineering 10 503 1603
Computer Networking 13 515 1664
Structural Engineering 11 541 1704
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 531 1715
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 513 1745
Telecommunications 12 545 1766
Remote Sensing 12 550 1787
Electronic Engineering 10 524 1810
Geotechnical Engineering 11 575 2085
Automotive Engineering 13 601 2096
Mechanical Engineering 13 655 2098
Electrical Engineering 13 631 2228
Optical Engineering 12 645 2244
Operations Research 13 656 2275
Nanotechnology 12 597 2294
Civil Engineering 14 683 2394
Metallurgical Engineering 12 682 2605
Materials Science 13 713 2617
Environmental Engineering 13 677 2791
Aerospace Engineering 16 781 2807
Acoustical Engineering 14 805 2856
Chemical Engineering 13 717 2905

Computer Science rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 12th for Computer Science in Switzerland and 1816th in the World with 2,258 publications made and 54,536 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 19 In Switzerland
#569 of 1,470 In Europe
#1816 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 3
2001 4 3
2002 2 12
2003 7 13
2004 11 50
2005 15 109
2006 9 150
2007 33 197
2008 19 284
2009 27 312
2010 38 349
2011 67 436
2012 86 676
2013 89 1000
2014 89 1345
2015 91 1851
2016 102 2502
2017 97 3087
2018 119 3700
2019 162 4445
2020 132 5084
2021 194 5612
2022 244 5280
2023 292 5882
2024 213 5086
2025 137 4397

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 5 173 497
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 363 1097
Cognitive Science 11 364 1099
Software Engineering 11 455 1101
Computational Linguistics 11 402 1200
Human-Computer Interaction 13 462 1202
Computer Vision 11 419 1248
Machine Learning 11 410 1316
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 469 1394
Multimedia 13 494 1488
Computer Networking 13 515 1664
Telecommunications 12 545 1766
Data Science 17 615 1813
Cyber Security 15 590 1921
Management Information Systems 16 709 2034
Neuroscience 17 717 2586
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 680 2714

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland and 2563rd in the World with 2,131 publications made and 45,660 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 20 In Switzerland
#762 of 1,502 In Europe
#2563 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2000 2 3
2001 3 10
2002 1 18
2003 6 11
2004 5 28
2005 7 44
2006 9 78
2007 23 98
2008 10 152
2009 19 215
2010 28 244
2011 51 281
2012 82 452
2013 67 601
2014 72 824
2015 79 1224
2016 102 1589
2017 97 2037
2018 139 2546
2019 162 2885
2020 156 3615
2021 210 4512
2022 238 4389
2023 275 5056
2024 188 4449
2025 120 4010

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Archaeology 13 606 1840
History 13 631 1958
Linguistics 13 628 2026
Philosophy 16 693 2168
Education Majors 14 712 2739
Communications and Public Relations 18 789 2740
Aesthetics 18 915 3213
Anthropology 18 866 3238
Law 17 879 3268
Sociology 18 870 3325
Political Science 18 935 3386
Demography 17 831 3525
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 969 3897

Physics rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 13th for Physics in Switzerland and 2591st in the World with 2,010 publications made and 44,076 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 19 In Switzerland
#716 of 1,460 In Europe
#2591 of 6,729 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 1 0
2000 2 2
2001 4 3
2002 1 9
2003 4 9
2004 8 28
2005 8 53
2006 15 100
2007 20 109
2008 16 164
2009 23 177
2010 43 297
2011 67 392
2012 95 640
2013 86 873
2014 87 1130
2015 95 1430
2016 120 1875
2017 100 2150
2018 137 2840
2019 142 3304
2020 177 4178
2021 171 5014
2022 173 4709
2023 217 5225
2024 133 4730
2025 78 4310

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 11 472 1517
Optical Engineering 12 645 2244
Nanotechnology 12 597 2294
Materials Science 13 713 2617
Quantum and Particle physics 14 750 2757
Acoustical Engineering 14 805 2856
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 828 3027
Nuclear Physics 16 889 3682

Biology rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 16th for Biology in Switzerland and 3378th in the World with 1,980 publications made and 44,378 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 19 In Switzerland
#817 of 1,449 In Europe
#3378 of 6,841 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2000 1 4
2001 3 9
2002 1 26
2003 3 20
2004 5 24
2005 5 42
2006 5 68
2007 19 87
2008 11 138
2009 13 169
2010 28 238
2011 54 330
2012 57 478
2013 53 669
2014 67 951
2015 83 1180
2016 105 1579
2017 103 2016
2018 114 2505
2019 152 3009
2020 159 3995
2021 194 4921
2022 221 4961
2023 240 5400
2024 192 5086
2025 110 4768

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 11 472 1517
Nanotechnology 12 597 2294
Neuroscience 17 717 2586
Virology 14 629 2639
Paleontology 13 704 2642
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 680 2714
Evolutionary Biology 14 802 3059
Agricultural Science 15 768 3305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 745 3341
Oncology and Cancer research 15 769 3376
Botany 15 789 3496
Pharmacology 15 766 3571
Genetics 17 834 3645
Biochemistry 16 849 3727
Immunology 16 873 4055

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 2498th in the World with 1,966 publications made and 45,996 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 19 In Switzerland
#697 of 1,464 In Europe
#2498 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 4 3
2001 4 10
2002 2 23
2003 4 10
2004 11 31
2005 10 50
2006 10 89
2007 21 110
2008 13 165
2009 18 225
2010 26 259
2011 63 338
2012 73 514
2013 62 693
2014 89 898
2015 85 1250
2016 107 1506
2017 91 1958
2018 139 2452
2019 153 2953
2020 158 3762
2021 166 4341
2022 200 4290
2023 227 4958
2024 156 4487
2025 86 4228

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 561 1875
Geotechnical Engineering 11 575 2085
Geography and Cartography 14 649 2102
Geology 13 652 2291
Earth science and Geophysics 12 677 2496
Oceanography 14 712 2611
Paleontology 13 704 2642
Ecology 16 718 2665
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 747 2727
Environmental Management 16 745 2791
Environmental Engineering 13 677 2791
Agricultural Science 15 768 3305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 745 3341
Environmental Chemistry 13 797 3519

Chemistry rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 15th for Chemistry in Switzerland and 3264th in the World with 1,583 publications made and 35,700 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 18 In Switzerland
#805 of 1,417 In Europe
#3264 of 6,561 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2000 4 3
2001 3 10
2002 1 22
2003 4 21
2004 6 26
2005 3 37
2006 12 66
2007 14 68
2008 11 102
2009 15 107
2010 35 209
2011 53 301
2012 68 502
2013 50 641
2014 71 829
2015 72 1027
2016 75 1356
2017 81 1565
2018 108 2142
2019 112 2514
2020 138 3286
2021 155 4081
2022 148 3901
2023 166 4400
2024 118 4266
2025 72 4148

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 11 489 1655
Nanotechnology 12 597 2294
Materials Science 13 713 2617
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 747 2727
Chemical Engineering 13 717 2905
Organic Chemistry 15 767 3168
Physical chemistry 15 839 3468
Environmental Chemistry 13 797 3519
Biochemistry 16 849 3727

Medicine rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 18th for Medicine in Switzerland and 3481st in the World with 1,344 publications made and 26,875 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Surgery, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 19 In Switzerland
#840 of 1,437 In Europe
#3481 of 6,793 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2000 2 2
2001 1 5
2002 2 15
2003 2 16
2004 0 18
2005 3 21
2006 5 42
2007 9 35
2008 8 87
2009 5 73
2010 12 93
2011 29 127
2012 38 221
2013 36 278
2014 41 387
2015 51 566
2016 66 810
2017 68 1053
2018 64 1312
2019 107 1756
2020 105 2476
2021 127 3183
2022 157 3549
2023 152 3749
2024 149 3712
2025 126 3780

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 13 454 1281
Biomedical Engineering 10 503 1603
Sports Medicine 13 535 1670
Physical Therapy 13 531 1688
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 580 2038
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 613 2410
Anatomy and Physiology 15 663 2447
Nursing 17 630 2447
Health Science 15 621 2459
Gerontology 16 642 2463
Clinical Psychology 15 649 2523
Virology 14 629 2639
Anesthesiology 14 687 2746
Family medicine 16 678 2828
Cardiology 14 750 2848
Surgery 16 754 2956
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 822 3184
Psychiatry 16 784 3194
Pathology 17 782 3250
Oncology and Cancer research 15 769 3376
Public Health 17 795 3415
Pharmacology 15 766 3571
Immunology 16 873 4055

Mathematics rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 14th for Mathematics in Switzerland and 2493rd in the World with 1,132 publications made and 25,228 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 19 In Switzerland
#700 of 1,406 In Europe
#2493 of 6,434 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 2 5
2003 3 8
2004 5 29
2005 8 75
2006 5 112
2007 19 134
2008 4 153
2009 15 190
2010 22 212
2011 21 223
2012 41 370
2013 49 498
2014 46 526
2015 43 730
2016 54 1019
2017 55 1123
2018 70 1350
2019 74 1666
2020 74 2036
2021 101 2608
2022 122 2620
2023 146 2843
2024 99 2078
2025 64 1752

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 363 1097
Operations Research 13 656 2275
Math Teachers 13 647 2558
Statistics 15 730 2661
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 815 3110

Psychology rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 14th for Psychology in Switzerland and 2064th in the World with 1,068 publications made and 27,172 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 19 In Switzerland
#593 of 1,424 In Europe
#2064 of 6,663 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2001 1 1
2002 0 3
2003 0 4
2004 0 9
2005 2 4
2006 0 12
2007 7 20
2008 4 41
2009 5 42
2010 12 56
2011 20 91
2012 34 186
2013 32 304
2014 31 531
2015 36 861
2016 51 1237
2017 48 1528
2018 58 1810
2019 82 2165
2020 64 2538
2021 102 2918
2022 131 2955
2023 155 3226
2024 117 2815
2025 91 2632

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 11 364 1099
Occupational Therapy 13 454 1281
Clinical Psychology 15 649 2523
Child Psychology 16 676 2584
Neuroscience 17 717 2586
Education Majors 14 712 2739
Psychiatry 16 784 3194
Social Psychology 18 891 3337

Business rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 18th for Business in Switzerland and 2675th in the World with 961 publications made and 17,194 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 19 In Switzerland
#792 of 1,436 In Europe
#2675 of 6,366 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 1 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 4
2002 2 9
2003 4 8
2004 3 17
2005 4 31
2006 6 42
2007 16 65
2008 9 76
2009 15 122
2010 21 156
2011 22 155
2012 31 235
2013 37 315
2014 40 354
2015 26 504
2016 46 649
2017 52 762
2018 71 1052
2019 72 1219
2020 65 1518
2021 74 1990
2022 92 2066
2023 118 2398
2024 87 1833
2025 54 1650

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 14 598 1455
Management Information Systems 16 709 2034
Management 15 677 2238
Operations Research 13 656 2275
Marketing 17 759 2552
Finance 18 953 3500

Economics rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 18th for Economics in Switzerland and 3180th in the World with 516 publications made and 8,803 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#18 of 19 In Switzerland
#857 of 1,391 In Europe
#3180 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1999 1 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 5
2002 2 12
2003 2 7
2004 0 9
2005 2 9
2006 3 16
2007 6 18
2008 2 44
2009 4 76
2010 7 74
2011 10 70
2012 17 124
2013 9 149
2014 22 181
2015 19 216
2016 24 304
2017 25 310
2018 41 459
2019 37 480
2020 39 779
2021 37 1073
2022 48 1212
2023 76 1344
2024 51 1130
2025 36 1032

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 12 521 1401
Development Studies 17 796 3080
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 815 3110
Finance 18 953 3500

Art & Design rankings

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland ranked 13th for Art & Design in Switzerland and 1827th in the World with 428 publications made and 14,349 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Architecture, 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
#13 of 19 In Switzerland
#624 of 1,385 In Europe
#1827 of 6,010 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2002 1 1
2003 2 4
2004 3 4
2005 3 10
2006 2 24
2007 5 23
2008 2 39
2009 8 38
2010 12 60
2011 9 48
2012 25 113
2013 11 119
2014 18 172
2015 11 209
2016 25 236
2017 15 342
2018 30 426
2019 28 553
2020 23 670
2021 51 968
2022 43 916
2023 49 1005
2024 29 866
2025 23 701

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 7 211 468
Sculpture 7 211 468
Illustration and Concept Art 7 210 481
Architecture 7 270 601
Graphic Design 10 367 991
Fashion Design 12 532 1435
Multimedia 13 494 1488
Aesthetics 18 915 3213
Literature 18 928 3483