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The University of Bari ranked 20th in Italy, 538th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 195 research topics. The University of Bari ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 71,270 academic publications and 1,914,921 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 60 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#538 of 14,131 In the World
#219 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 5 In Apulia
#1 of 2 In Bari
#74 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#92 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#113 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#846 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1169 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 192 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Bari ranked 9th for Biology in Italy and 315th in the World with 50,340 publications made and 1,505,162 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 80 In Italy
#111 of 1,449 In Europe
#315 of 6,841 In the World

University of Bari
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 346 2400
1994 369 2785
1995 396 3038
1996 479 3392
1997 463 3886
1998 496 4755
1999 548 5836
2000 640 7021
2001 615 8078
2002 731 9814
2003 805 11671
2004 935 13408
2005 940 15405
2006 1068 18750
2007 1080 21686
2008 1176 24764
2009 1319 28178
2010 1341 31896
2011 1408 36308
2012 1416 41231
2013 1471 45149
2014 1784 50033
2015 1702 53146
2016 1893 58525
2017 1890 63233
2018 1972 67947
2019 2340 78366
2020 3041 104086
2021 3152 124143
2022 3237 125549
2023 3231 131248
2024 2630 127582
2025 2227 117419

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 5 37 129
Toxicology 5 43 153
Virology 5 46 167
Horticulture 7 40 179
Biotechnology 10 64 199
Entomology 3 79 209
Immunology 11 77 214
Oncology and Cancer research 11 72 237
Animal Science 6 87 267
Agricultural Science 8 87 268
Microbiology 10 98 279
Genetics 9 100 283
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 113 294
Zoology 9 110 295
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 99 305
Botany 9 113 315
Biochemistry 9 110 316
Pharmacology 18 113 337
Evolutionary Biology 9 131 343
Biophysics 9 132 350
Paleontology 10 138 372
Neuroscience 17 150 383
Molecular Biology 13 130 387
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 156 431
Forestry 12 148 441
Astrobiology 18 188 458
Nanotechnology 22 206 623

Medicine rankings

The University of Bari ranked 13th for Medicine in Italy and 292nd in the World with 40,975 publications made and 1,189,600 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 79 In Italy
#103 of 1,437 In Europe
#292 of 6,793 In the World

University of Bari
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 269 1518
1994 265 1677
1995 286 1865
1996 338 2106
1997 330 2566
1998 381 3228
1999 415 3890
2000 472 4734
2001 482 5721
2002 510 7010
2003 574 8412
2004 702 9367
2005 728 11041
2006 867 13749
2007 840 16148
2008 900 18543
2009 1056 21122
2010 1027 23969
2011 1091 27180
2012 1103 31216
2013 1206 34873
2014 1414 39121
2015 1378 42018
2016 1434 47087
2017 1565 51108
2018 1628 53944
2019 1970 62377
2020 2644 84877
2021 2806 102459
2022 2812 104896
2023 2862 109155
2024 2411 105283
2025 2137 97361

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 26 74
Forensic Science 2 34 92
Dermatology 8 33 113
Toxicology 5 43 153
Virology 5 46 167
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 55 182
Respiratory Therapy 9 71 193
Neurosurgery 21 83 202
Plastic Surgery 18 60 210
Immunology 11 77 214
Epidemiology 10 83 222
Pediatrics 13 81 228
Oncology and Cancer research 11 72 237
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 86 244
Pathology 13 86 244
Critical Care Nursing 18 95 249
Urology 15 92 271
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 120 273
Radiation Therapy 15 93 274
Cosmetology 15 100 276
Surgery 14 94 276
Audiology 11 110 284
Anatomy and Physiology 14 101 288
Anesthesiology 15 104 291
Cardiology 19 113 295
Family medicine 15 104 326
Dentistry 17 110 326
Pharmacy 10 143 329
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 126 334
Pharmacology 18 113 337
Ophthalmology 19 120 352
Psychiatry 16 131 356
Orthodontics 17 122 357
Public Health 12 122 359
Medical Physics 26 166 390
Optometry 19 142 425
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 156 431
Health Science 15 145 441
Physical Therapy 17 176 456
Gerontology 12 142 468
Occupational Therapy 27 191 468
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 157 469
Nursing 16 170 495
Sports Medicine 27 205 502
Biomedical Engineering 22 177 511
Clinical Psychology 22 200 577
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 234 680
Sports / Exercise science 27 315 844

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bari ranked 11th for Chemistry in Italy and 397th in the World with 36,454 publications made and 1,171,702 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 76 In Italy
#146 of 1,417 In Europe
#397 of 6,561 In the World

University of Bari
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 290 2377
1994 318 2716
1995 354 2940
1996 401 3334
1997 388 3583
1998 422 4417
1999 457 5392
2000 519 6221
2001 531 7105
2002 618 8645
2003 659 10196
2004 730 11551
2005 732 13397
2006 828 16056
2007 858 17852
2008 881 20335
2009 1002 23017
2010 1009 25840
2011 1084 29520
2012 1073 33710
2013 1154 36995
2014 1296 40465
2015 1218 42740
2016 1260 46636
2017 1268 49227
2018 1337 53271
2019 1562 60061
2020 1933 76978
2021 1985 90384
2022 2035 89965
2023 2046 94536
2024 1616 89415
2025 1349 80430

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 5 37 129
Biochemical Engineering 12 128 290
Biochemistry 9 110 316
Pharmacy 10 143 329
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 135 364
Environmental Chemistry 9 153 417
Organic Chemistry 11 157 429
Physical chemistry 17 200 581
Nanotechnology 22 206 623
Inorganic Chemistry 22 221 634
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 260 650
Materials Science 23 235 652
Chemical Engineering 21 216 675
Computational Chemistry 33 300 775
Radiochemistry 22 239 944

Engineering rankings

The University of Bari ranked 23rd for Engineering in Italy and 586th in the World with 25,431 publications made and 689,710 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 80 In Italy
#214 of 1,466 In Europe
#586 of 6,795 In the World

University of Bari
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 181 1433
1994 178 1491
1995 183 1634
1996 241 1904
1997 222 1915
1998 240 2183
1999 235 2555
2000 303 2915
2001 316 3465
2002 420 4409
2003 442 5260
2004 466 6035
2005 487 7247
2006 546 8348
2007 572 9722
2008 628 11280
2009 654 12750
2010 715 14595
2011 744 16980
2012 736 20066
2013 813 22505
2014 925 25073
2015 876 26574
2016 874 29580
2017 977 31788
2018 932 33449
2019 1125 38111
2020 1400 47661
2021 1522 57129
2022 1439 56133
2023 1581 59068
2024 1247 55906
2025 937 50542

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bari ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Italy and 474th in the World with 24,369 publications made and 691,524 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 80 In Italy
#166 of 1,464 In Europe
#474 of 6,888 In the World

University of Bari
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 110 912
1994 124 984
1995 158 1109
1996 192 1258
1997 201 1356
1998 169 1472
1999 195 1823
2000 242 2163
2001 250 2473
2002 362 3294
2003 340 3810
2004 412 4787
2005 422 5823
2006 506 6865
2007 528 8222
2008 557 9274
2009 625 10820
2010 671 12989
2011 731 14949
2012 701 18107
2013 778 19808
2014 904 22456
2015 849 24329
2016 1031 27514
2017 897 29992
2018 989 32818
2019 1203 38559
2020 1577 50430
2021 1660 60829
2022 1621 60816
2023 1646 63932
2024 1385 60417
2025 991 55240

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 8 87 268
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 99 305
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 135 364
Paleontology 10 138 372
Earth science and Geophysics 16 143 387
Environmental Chemistry 9 153 417
Ecology 13 164 435
Urban and Regional planning 19 220 439
Forestry 12 148 441
Environmental Engineering 16 153 457
Geology 13 170 459
Hydrology and Water resources management 14 143 537
Geography and Cartography 16 204 547
Mining Engineering 16 170 565
Environmental Management 19 194 580
Oceanography 15 211 581
Geotechnical Engineering 24 191 588
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 230 624

Physics rankings

The University of Bari ranked 22nd for Physics in Italy and 581st in the World with 24,051 publications made and 647,843 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

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

University of Bari
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 189 1709
1994 194 1789
1995 194 1972
1996 259 2206
1997 242 2186
1998 237 2353
1999 233 2686
2000 318 3138
2001 311 3635
2002 400 4507
2003 425 5299
2004 458 6137
2005 486 7313
2006 533 8696
2007 555 9861
2008 600 11287
2009 634 13054
2010 675 14754
2011 687 17210
2012 722 20943
2013 799 23167
2014 855 25041
2015 842 26518
2016 841 29229
2017 850 30751
2018 855 31654
2019 1024 35276
2020 1201 43140
2021 1298 50040
2022 1231 48012
2023 1381 51425
2024 1065 48269
2025 832 43168

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 19 155 318
Biophysics 9 132 350
Medical Physics 26 166 390
Nuclear Physics 17 166 391
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 176 407
Astrobiology 18 188 458
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 215 509
Quantum and Particle physics 24 228 602
Nanotechnology 22 206 623
Optical Engineering 24 236 630
Materials Science 23 235 652
Acoustical Engineering 34 277 724
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 286 796
Condensed Matter Physics 32 304 852

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bari ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 593rd in the World with 23,480 publications made and 566,523 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

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

University of Bari
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 113 564
1994 115 706
1995 119 732
1996 145 799
1997 137 879
1998 116 1002
1999 155 1316
2000 172 1465
2001 183 1824
2002 274 2389
2003 270 2705
2004 338 3215
2005 365 4175
2006 441 4983
2007 478 6407
2008 537 7441
2009 557 8762
2010 667 10324
2011 699 11880
2012 711 14764
2013 734 16491
2014 866 18572
2015 858 20648
2016 932 23275
2017 880 25841
2018 1009 27763
2019 1270 32783
2020 1605 43570
2021 1732 53193
2022 1819 54282
2023 1765 57348
2024 1344 51443
2025 1030 45988

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 2 34 92
Special Education 7 118 346
Demography 13 136 387
Urban and Regional planning 19 220 439
Archaeology 13 172 453
History 13 199 495
Occupational Safety and Health 13 143 497
Library and Information science 15 199 499
Linguistics 18 204 504
Classics and Ancient History 17 214 543
Art History 19 255 592
Philosophy 19 258 596
Aesthetics 19 247 600
Genealogy 19 222 601
Sociology 18 236 629
Human Rights Law 18 257 650
Criminology and Criminal Justice 11 213 667
Journalism and Digital Media 19 245 670
Early Childhood Education 7 230 699
Law 22 265 700
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 294 730
Broadcast Journalism 15 267 756
Anthropology 20 294 762
Political Science 23 323 790
Gender Studies 18 283 828
Sports / Exercise science 27 315 844
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 24 346 859
Military science 19 278 870
Law Enforcement 25 304 876
Education Majors 18 317 945
Publishing 28 385 996
Public Policy / Administration 28 362 998
Media Studies 24 365 1057
Communications and Public Relations 31 390 1065
Political Economy 40 442 1223

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bari ranked 20th for Computer Science in Italy and 521st in the World with 22,172 publications made and 585,114 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 80 In Italy
#201 of 1,470 In Europe
#521 of 6,855 In the World

University of Bari
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 127 895
1994 125 950
1995 143 1090
1996 163 1170
1997 139 1252
1998 140 1392
1999 170 1772
2000 205 1947
2001 223 2351
2002 308 3316
2003 322 3658
2004 393 4170
2005 372 4822
2006 460 5960
2007 464 7365
2008 509 8469
2009 586 9987
2010 611 11376
2011 684 13859
2012 644 15876
2013 701 17415
2014 759 19278
2015 775 20861
2016 795 23661
2017 843 25797
2018 909 28137
2019 1061 32961
2020 1409 44696
2021 1541 54043
2022 1461 54818
2023 1595 58586
2024 1267 56662
2025 1030 52260

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 4 58 141
Web Design and Development 13 105 279
Human-Computer Interaction 12 114 288
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 113 294
Database Administration 13 113 325
Data Science 12 136 342
Computational Linguistics 9 138 357
Neuroscience 17 150 383
Software Engineering 19 182 397
Multimedia 14 157 410
Computer Graphics 21 203 485
Library and Information science 15 199 499
Animation 24 204 522
Machine Learning 16 181 539
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 234 628
Cognitive Science 26 236 629
Cyber Security 23 237 653
Management Information Systems 23 294 661
Computer Vision 34 287 804
Game Design and Development 34 367 853
Telecommunications 39 320 902
Computer Networking 43 390 1117
Robotics 43 383 1160
Computer Engineering 42 454 1422
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 515 1717

Psychology rankings

The University of Bari ranked 16th for Psychology in Italy and 443rd in the World with 16,445 publications made and 429,434 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 80 In Italy
#155 of 1,424 In Europe
#443 of 6,663 In the World

University of Bari
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 112 661
1994 93 604
1995 110 747
1996 139 765
1997 114 871
1998 130 1077
1999 129 1327
2000 179 1557
2001 165 1860
2002 188 2378
2003 187 2700
2004 272 3093
2005 258 3587
2006 310 4586
2007 317 5431
2008 339 6292
2009 383 7528
2010 406 8546
2011 428 9639
2012 456 11178
2013 462 12542
2014 550 14312
2015 603 15578
2016 616 17835
2017 680 19808
2018 717 21131
2019 820 25334
2020 1062 33425
2021 1179 40729
2022 1209 41722
2023 1188 43706
2024 954 41780
2025 870 39316

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 7 118 346
Psychiatry 16 131 356
Neuroscience 17 150 383
Occupational Therapy 27 191 468
Sexology 13 168 548
Child Psychology 15 205 572
Clinical Psychology 22 200 577
Cognitive Science 26 236 629
Social Psychology 25 279 740
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 24 346 859
Education Majors 18 317 945

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bari ranked 23rd for Mathematics in Italy and 593rd in the World with 10,607 publications made and 270,489 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#23 of 76 In Italy
#223 of 1,406 In Europe
#593 of 6,434 In the World

University of Bari
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 43 360
1994 42 314
1995 50 362
1996 50 377
1997 42 394
1998 47 422
1999 65 453
2000 65 539
2001 72 679
2002 124 1028
2003 124 1109
2004 154 1261
2005 169 1796
2006 215 2024
2007 245 2517
2008 254 3033
2009 251 3559
2010 259 4070
2011 290 4917
2012 315 6355
2013 356 6924
2014 392 7920
2015 384 8766
2016 399 10207
2017 419 11201
2018 490 12501
2019 582 14601
2020 737 18933
2021 826 23562
2022 838 24395
2023 827 25572
2024 586 20917
2025 485 18257

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 17 140 365
Statistics 24 219 581
Actuarial Science 26 236 633
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 269 667
Math Teachers 14 283 886
Operations Research 39 369 1082
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 515 1717

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bari ranked 14th for Art & Design in Italy and 502nd in the World with 3,746 publications made and 79,668 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, 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
#14 of 80 In Italy
#207 of 1,385 In Europe
#502 of 6,010 In the World

University of Bari
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 21 109
1994 11 80
1995 19 134
1996 24 130
1997 27 166
1998 19 155
1999 23 204
2000 19 166
2001 23 260
2002 58 384
2003 57 368
2004 51 415
2005 52 601
2006 72 641
2007 78 849
2008 104 1004
2009 85 1212
2010 123 1303
2011 137 1539
2012 116 1966
2013 118 2069
2014 121 2237
2015 163 2613
2016 173 2810
2017 153 3069
2018 161 3277
2019 186 4078
2020 235 4807
2021 254 6150
2022 262 6280
2023 287 6567
2024 191 6902
2025 142 6574

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 13 56 108
Sculpture 13 56 108
Illustration and Concept Art 13 60 115
UX/UI Desgin 4 58 141
Landscape Architecture 20 134 273
Fashion Design 13 164 407
Graphic Design 12 152 408
Multimedia 14 157 410
Interior Design 24 184 428
Singing and Vocal Performance 13 167 439
Architecture 29 212 466
Computer Graphics 21 203 485
Music 12 188 490
Animation 24 204 522
Literature 15 239 559
Creative Writing 15 229 563
Art History 19 255 592
Aesthetics 19 247 600
Entertainment Industry Business 17 278 726
Cinematography 26 317 791
Game Design and Development 34 367 853
Performing arts 31 358 857
Photography 29 326 897

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Bari

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
International Economics 22 219 361
Advertising 10 125 390
International Trade 23 238 410
Tax Law 10 166 461
International Business 24 251 461
Environmental Economics 33 225 549
Agricultural Economics 14 165 576
Hospitality and Hotel Management 24 254 602
Finance 25 265 648
Business 24 273 700
Marketing 22 281 709
Economics 24 278 723
Real Estate 21 238 732
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 269 749
Development Studies 24 289 832
Project Management 35 377 865
Risk Management 41 374 865
Management 34 343 897
Human Resource Management 16 374 933
Supply Chain Management 38 306 970
Accounting 42 398 1056