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The University of Bologna ranked 1st in Italy, 99th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 48 research topics. The University of Bologna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 155,333 academic publications and 3,496,809 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 519 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#99 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 4 In Emilia-Romagna
#16 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#23 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#35 of 1,232 For Architecture
#99 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#138 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 45 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 4th for Biology in Italy and 130th in the World with 91,321 publications made and 2,450,675 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 80 In Italy
#35 of 1,445 In Europe
#130 of 6,770 In the World

University of Bologna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 773 4428
1992 789 5211
1993 811 5665
1994 894 6471
1995 883 7308
1996 1068 8040
1997 1040 9219
1998 1092 10296
1999 1147 11738
2000 1237 14273
2001 1293 16562
2002 1591 19673
2003 1674 23795
2004 1859 26685
2005 1932 31825
2006 2218 37903
2007 2464 44448
2008 2464 49186
2009 2649 56758
2010 2809 65230
2011 2823 73511
2012 2966 83186
2013 3265 91450
2014 3508 100571
2015 3474 107207
2016 3683 114958
2017 3949 124910
2018 4128 134322
2019 4583 152306
2020 5377 186475
2021 5744 222362
2022 5402 229140
2023 5601 229926

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 12 46
Pharmacology 2 19 91
Horticulture 3 19 97
Animal Science 3 26 98
Virology 4 29 108
Biotechnology 7 32 114
Oncology and Cancer research 5 27 116
Agricultural Science 2 27 122
Astrobiology 4 44 124
Immunology 4 40 124
Microbiology 2 41 134
Neuroscience 4 42 134
Paleontology 1 44 136
Biochemistry 3 39 139
Botany 5 45 144
Toxicology 6 48 147
Genetics 4 44 148
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 49 149
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 59 186
Nanotechnology 1 42 192
Evolutionary Biology 4 66 202
Molecular Biology 3 68 203
Zoology 9 85 221
Forestry 7 73 228
Biophysics 5 87 240
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 120 346
Entomology 12 141 375

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Italy and 137th in the World with 76,100 publications made and 2,059,959 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 75 In Italy
#35 of 1,401 In Europe
#137 of 6,447 In the World

University of Bologna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 736 4347
1992 741 5102
1993 777 5600
1994 817 6105
1995 907 6936
1996 1044 7743
1997 1014 8672
1998 1095 9802
1999 1121 11160
2000 1225 13358
2001 1264 15471
2002 1673 18549
2003 1583 21350
2004 1692 24472
2005 1807 28892
2006 1933 33782
2007 2236 39470
2008 2151 43379
2009 2281 49281
2010 2424 55951
2011 2362 63150
2012 2409 69723
2013 2648 77099
2014 2925 84838
2015 2853 89569
2016 2955 96105
2017 3103 102919
2018 3157 111718
2019 3473 125542
2020 3758 147903
2021 4070 173376
2022 3803 177779
2023 3923 178248

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 12 46
Pharmacy 1 31 68
Biochemical Engineering 2 34 82
Computational Chemistry 2 43 120
Organic Chemistry 1 31 125
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 42 130
Biochemistry 3 39 139
Physical chemistry 2 30 147
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 59 151
Materials Science 1 39 165
Inorganic Chemistry 4 45 169
Radiochemistry 2 35 189
Nanotechnology 1 42 192
Chemical Engineering 1 43 201
Environmental Chemistry 5 71 212

Engineering rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 3rd for Engineering in Italy and 133rd in the World with 71,227 publications made and 1,590,605 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 77 In Italy
#29 of 1,453 In Europe
#133 of 6,684 In the World

University of Bologna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 515 2781
1992 519 3221
1993 617 3520
1994 602 3806
1995 710 4485
1996 788 5212
1997 799 5778
1998 874 6568
1999 859 7412
2000 949 8756
2001 998 10767
2002 1750 14616
2003 1517 15986
2004 1548 18568
2005 1713 22761
2006 1781 26482
2007 2032 31309
2008 1999 34452
2009 2215 40105
2010 2231 44484
2011 2259 50171
2012 2392 55784
2013 2575 63051
2014 2859 68241
2015 2755 72373
2016 2907 78064
2017 3085 84359
2018 3147 93186
2019 3477 104695
2020 3827 121080
2021 4125 141885
2022 3920 145989
2023 4235 147623

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 2 13 35
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 14 55
Architectural Engineering 5 23 60
Agricultural Engineering 3 18 70
Electronic Engineering 3 16 72
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 19 79
Biochemical Engineering 2 34 82
Automation and Control engineering 5 24 86
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 20 86
Technical Drawing 2 23 90
Computer Engineering 3 22 94
Automotive Engineering 5 30 94
Computer Networking 1 15 95
Nuclear Engineering 6 29 95
Product and Industrial Design 4 40 100
Telecommunications 3 21 106
Mechanical Engineering 2 27 111
Human-Computer Interaction 2 38 113
Landscape Architecture 9 52 114
Biotechnology 7 32 114
Civil Engineering 5 27 115
Robotics 7 33 116
Transportation Engineering 4 34 120
Aviation 6 42 123
Systems Engineering 5 41 125
Electrical Engineering 3 25 125
Structural Engineering 6 31 125
Operations Research 2 38 134
Aerospace Engineering 4 37 137
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 53 139
Acoustical Engineering 3 34 142
Marine Engineering 5 52 145
Industrial Engineering 4 60 145
Environmental Engineering 3 37 146
Biomedical Engineering 3 41 149
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 59 151
Geotechnical Engineering 4 35 152
Remote Sensing 9 54 159
Optical Engineering 4 45 162
Materials Science 1 39 165
Metallurgical Engineering 2 44 182
Mining Engineering 6 51 190
Nanotechnology 1 42 192
Chemical Engineering 1 43 201
Construction Management 6 77 206
Petroleum Engineering 2 56 229
Engineering Management 9 145 409

Medicine rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 4th for Medicine in Italy and 124th in the World with 70,551 publications made and 1,903,060 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Italy
#35 of 1,417 In Europe
#124 of 6,680 In the World

University of Bologna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 622 3125
1992 604 3759
1993 615 4086
1994 662 4592
1995 630 5237
1996 790 5818
1997 748 6559
1998 778 7570
1999 838 8549
2000 926 10389
2001 885 12114
2002 1093 14145
2003 1211 16785
2004 1379 19529
2005 1402 22845
2006 1631 27345
2007 1781 32183
2008 1765 35840
2009 1972 41977
2010 2067 48465
2011 2126 54828
2012 2272 62828
2013 2551 69228
2014 2718 76954
2015 2737 83441
2016 2858 88475
2017 3086 97434
2018 3304 104438
2019 3740 118031
2020 4454 149407
2021 4763 180692
2022 4505 188252
2023 4493 188613

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 5 16
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 7 23
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 13 49
Orthodontics 2 17 58
Dermatology 3 16 58
Dentistry 2 18 63
Pharmacy 1 31 68
Pharmacology 2 19 91
Veterinary 5 33 94
Cardiology 4 30 99
Pathology 4 26 101
Virology 4 29 108
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 30 111
Critical Care Nursing 4 28 113
Surgery 4 28 113
Anatomy and Physiology 4 28 115
Radiation Therapy 5 27 115
Oncology and Cancer research 5 27 116
Respiratory Therapy 3 39 116
Ophthalmology 3 30 119
Immunology 4 40 124
Anesthesiology 4 33 125
Pediatrics 4 41 132
Psychiatry 4 41 135
Family medicine 2 39 142
Audiology 5 49 143
Sports Medicine 4 45 146
Toxicology 6 48 147
Biomedical Engineering 3 41 149
Urology 6 45 150
Neurosurgery 16 67 152
Medical Physics 7 53 153
Clinical Psychology 2 40 158
Epidemiology 6 55 160
Gerontology 1 39 176
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 87 177
Physical Therapy 4 59 178
Public Health 4 56 183
Plastic Surgery 16 48 184
Health Science 4 58 198
Nursing 4 68 223
Occupational Therapy 9 79 226
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 75 251
Forensic Science 11 101 261
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 103 322
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 120 346
Optometry 13 119 351
Sports / Exercise science 6 132 360
Social Work 13 285 901

Physics rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Physics in Italy and 139th in the World with 69,150 publications made and 1,566,053 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 78 In Italy
#36 of 1,446 In Europe
#139 of 6,603 In the World

University of Bologna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 540 3148
1992 544 3662
1993 619 3920
1994 636 4260
1995 775 4935
1996 845 5705
1997 860 6329
1998 877 7019
1999 922 7976
2000 997 9341
2001 1045 11551
2002 1721 14947
2003 1511 16495
2004 1473 18712
2005 1652 22569
2006 1728 26222
2007 1959 30722
2008 1958 34011
2009 2107 38775
2010 2121 42854
2011 2142 49215
2012 2305 54396
2013 2435 60621
2014 2718 65698
2015 2681 69919
2016 2803 75614
2017 2913 81269
2018 2925 89658
2019 3227 99629
2020 3526 115331
2021 3818 134073
2022 3617 135705
2023 3870 139000

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 24 81
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 20 86
Astrobiology 4 44 124
Theoretical Physics 7 55 125
Nuclear Physics 2 48 136
Quantum and Particle physics 2 35 136
Acoustical Engineering 3 34 142
Medical Physics 7 53 153
Optical Engineering 4 45 162
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 75 165
Materials Science 1 39 165
Nanotechnology 1 42 192
Biophysics 5 87 240
Condensed Matter Physics 9 115 282

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Italy and 118th in the World with 60,426 publications made and 1,388,029 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

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

University of Bologna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 341 1753
1992 361 2129
1993 385 2258
1994 373 2560
1995 452 2977
1996 579 3369
1997 580 3857
1998 577 4444
1999 594 5157
2000 632 6077
2001 709 7369
2002 1368 11266
2003 1155 11767
2004 1206 13975
2005 1344 16560
2006 1564 20359
2007 1656 23554
2008 1708 26541
2009 1890 32039
2010 2046 36611
2011 2009 40956
2012 2102 46275
2013 2297 52612
2014 2350 56988
2015 2388 61031
2016 2481 65184
2017 2682 71886
2018 2848 79562
2019 3197 91652
2020 3657 109648
2021 3997 129030
2022 3913 133660
2023 4013 135427

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 144th in the World with 56,763 publications made and 1,078,196 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#49 of 1,492 In Europe
#144 of 7,020 In the World

University of Bologna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 231 1080
1992 247 1264
1993 258 1272
1994 303 1570
1995 347 1906
1996 439 2248
1997 426 2433
1998 489 2943
1999 485 3393
2000 557 4293
2001 567 5187
2002 919 6980
2003 851 8541
2004 959 9561
2005 1048 11662
2006 1226 14525
2007 1353 17042
2008 1487 19455
2009 1632 23233
2010 1810 26507
2011 1931 30645
2012 2094 34349
2013 2227 39416
2014 2395 43943
2015 2432 48034
2016 2459 50322
2017 2870 55995
2018 2791 62394
2019 3231 72009
2020 3846 90837
2021 4241 109765
2022 3980 113829
2023 4088 117073

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Italy and 141st in the World with 54,796 publications made and 1,212,978 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#38 of 1,458 In Europe
#141 of 6,798 In the World

University of Bologna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 326 1589
1992 331 1739
1993 350 1952
1994 378 2123
1995 421 2579
1996 515 2885
1997 480 3177
1998 541 3528
1999 552 4139
2000 611 5361
2001 683 6087
2002 935 8032
2003 938 10424
2004 1010 11044
2005 1088 13535
2006 1229 16541
2007 1449 20026
2008 1413 22241
2009 1601 26689
2010 1656 29774
2011 1745 34208
2012 1908 39741
2013 2118 45299
2014 2280 50102
2015 2274 54061
2016 2348 58520
2017 2641 63387
2018 2569 70649
2019 2902 82840
2020 3390 99606
2021 3772 119560
2022 3634 124802
2023 3832 126933

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 4th for Psychology in Italy and 142nd in the World with 31,903 publications made and 793,206 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 80 In Italy
#39 of 1,414 In Europe
#142 of 6,528 In the World

University of Bologna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 217 1356
1992 233 1577
1993 224 1747
1994 253 1984
1995 230 2167
1996 306 2222
1997 302 2607
1998 278 2843
1999 312 3190
2000 325 3772
2001 350 4579
2002 480 5604
2003 483 6297
2004 545 7303
2005 588 8501
2006 723 10110
2007 773 11944
2008 821 13462
2009 909 16360
2010 936 18811
2011 1008 21608
2012 1087 24984
2013 1230 28427
2014 1170 31301
2015 1272 34331
2016 1290 36227
2017 1456 40435
2018 1500 43990
2019 1779 50274
2020 2204 63579
2021 2304 75870
2022 2228 80197
2023 2249 80805

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 4 42 134
Psychiatry 4 41 135
Cognitive Science 4 44 156
Clinical Psychology 2 40 158
Social Psychology 3 49 181
Occupational Therapy 9 79 226
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 94 258
Child Psychology 4 66 259
Sexology 4 62 262
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 81 364
Special Education 10 126 368
Education Majors 4 115 398
Social Work 13 285 901

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Italy and 125th in the World with 30,527 publications made and 654,686 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 75 In Italy
#30 of 1,388 In Europe
#125 of 6,305 In the World

University of Bologna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 124 569
1992 149 652
1993 141 689
1994 159 890
1995 198 1020
1996 237 1151
1997 249 1424
1998 243 1484
1999 281 1679
2000 318 2182
2001 353 2648
2002 659 4266
2003 556 4504
2004 592 5483
2005 669 6573
2006 744 8080
2007 832 9597
2008 908 11000
2009 963 12919
2010 985 14566
2011 1107 16789
2012 1089 19036
2013 1211 22129
2014 1304 24937
2015 1270 26703
2016 1370 28630
2017 1351 31030
2018 1418 35273
2019 1617 40320
2020 1855 48864
2021 2145 59858
2022 2085 62871
2023 2221 65167

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 13 68
Applied Mathematics 5 20 87
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 32 108
Statistics 3 33 129
Operations Research 2 38 134
Actuarial Science 2 45 164
Math Teachers 3 144 476

Business rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 2nd for Business in Italy and 124th in the World with 21,256 publications made and 366,052 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 77 In Italy
#31 of 1,414 In Europe
#124 of 6,187 In the World

University of Bologna
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 78 256
1992 92 346
1993 88 339
1994 105 392
1995 121 525
1996 148 571
1997 178 631
1998 172 726
1999 195 988
2000 219 1249
2001 222 1498
2002 398 2702
2003 341 2781
2004 402 3495
2005 472 4266
2006 517 5191
2007 594 6218
2008 676 7337
2009 702 8508
2010 760 9537
2011 823 10977
2012 842 12481
2013 857 14380
2014 897 15768
2015 931 16693
2016 959 17429
2017 1034 18787
2018 1073 21209
2019 1158 24966
2020 1300 29485
2021 1485 35793
2022 1362 36152
2023 1473 38305

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

Economics rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 1st for Economics in Italy and 151st in the World with 15,222 publications made and 239,189 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 77 In Italy
#44 of 1,366 In Europe
#151 of 5,995 In the World

University of Bologna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 49 162
1992 68 225
1993 58 213
1994 71 225
1995 85 298
1996 91 342
1997 110 344
1998 127 418
1999 110 569
2000 136 688
2001 164 904
2002 210 1329
2003 232 1627
2004 246 1866
2005 310 2403
2006 319 2995
2007 431 3569
2008 457 4457
2009 502 5004
2010 528 5997
2011 597 6795
2012 643 7872
2013 654 9027
2014 702 10317
2015 681 10827
2016 737 11203
2017 711 12265
2018 747 14119
2019 779 16534
2020 998 20301
2021 1055 24975
2022 1081 25749
2023 1039 27012

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bologna ranked 1st for Art & Design in Italy and 108th in the World with 10,695 publications made and 162,439 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#1 of 80 In Italy
#31 of 1,349 In Europe
#108 of 5,720 In the World

University of Bologna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 35 157
1992 40 207
1993 55 235
1994 55 222
1995 91 294
1996 71 351
1997 80 378
1998 104 517
1999 86 580
2000 107 639
2001 98 756
2002 195 1157
2003 140 1211
2004 188 1473
2005 199 1784
2006 256 2380
2007 289 2880
2008 282 2914
2009 306 3507
2010 307 4006
2011 384 4647
2012 397 5397
2013 386 5607
2014 453 6544
2015 480 7005
2016 498 7355
2017 557 8049
2018 550 8963
2019 654 10251
2020 718 12244
2021 773 14579
2022 701 15160
2023 772 15653

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 5 15 27
Sculpture 5 15 27
Illustration and Concept Art 5 16 29
Architecture 2 13 35
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 12 39
Cinematography 1 14 40
Entertainment Industry Business 1 16 67
Fashion Design 1 22 88
Computer Graphics 1 24 101
Interior Design 6 43 110
Landscape Architecture 9 52 114
Art History 1 45 121
Literature 1 41 131
Aesthetics 1 47 141
Graphic Design 4 51 148
Animation 5 38 151
Multimedia 2 53 169
Photography 3 74 199
Game Design and Development 9 76 205
Performing arts 3 82 206
Music 5 80 208
Creative Writing 6 97 266
UX/UI Desgin 13 129 293