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The University of Cagliari ranked 28th in Italy, 716th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 187 research topics. The University of Cagliari ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 44,366 academic publications and 1,079,543 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#716 of 14,131 In the World
#287 of 2,785 In Europe
#28 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 2 In Sardinia
#162 of 1,008 For Database Administration
#192 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#204 of 1,514 For Urban and Regional planning
#1679 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1205 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 184 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 24th for Biology in Italy and 551st in the World with 27,285 publications made and 793,194 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 80 In Italy
#195 of 1,448 In Europe
#551 of 6,833 In the World

University of Cagliari
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 253 2805
1993 257 2602
1994 287 2740
1995 350 3124
1996 332 3298
1997 361 3918
1998 349 4559
1999 322 5300
2000 355 6241
2001 320 6867
2002 381 8010
2003 419 8960
2004 426 9533
2005 452 11100
2006 547 12161
2007 558 13462
2008 586 14265
2009 649 16023
2010 695 17412
2011 731 19740
2012 837 22461
2013 876 25178
2014 1018 27883
2015 1101 29632
2016 1152 32489
2017 1178 33992
2018 1174 38135
2019 1250 41709
2020 1571 55157
2021 1617 62956
2022 1614 62407
2023 1593 63849
2024 1297 59154

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacology 9 67 211
Neuroscience 10 98 267
Virology 25 150 433
Genetics 22 160 441
Biotechnology 27 173 465
Immunology 28 174 487
Biochemistry 23 187 497
Nutrition and Food Science 24 172 519
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 213 537
Oncology and Cancer research 33 189 542
Botany 23 210 605
Biophysics 25 233 608
Microbiology 26 217 640
Molecular Biology 26 219 643
Paleontology 29 256 700
Nanotechnology 27 231 701
Evolutionary Biology 31 298 745
Toxicology 28 230 746
Zoology 25 270 763
Horticulture 32 244 791
Entomology 25 266 802
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 276 838
Astrobiology 38 322 857
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 31 306 858
Animal Science 28 262 898
Agricultural Science 27 290 936
Forestry 32 351 1194

Chemistry rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 25th for Chemistry in Italy and 590th in the World with 21,962 publications made and 644,655 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 76 In Italy
#211 of 1,417 In Europe
#590 of 6,545 In the World

University of Cagliari
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 271 2269
1993 265 2449
1994 269 2589
1995 338 2893
1996 314 3034
1997 330 3579
1998 327 4123
1999 303 4954
2000 345 5638
2001 347 6206
2002 380 7115
2003 402 8050
2004 423 8440
2005 443 9834
2006 508 10762
2007 515 11690
2008 536 12386
2009 555 13504
2010 591 14668
2011 601 16679
2012 683 18622
2013 715 20866
2014 785 22780
2015 862 24427
2016 825 26528
2017 844 27472
2018 862 30828
2019 875 33271
2020 971 41893
2021 1072 47559
2022 1074 46702
2023 1117 47886
2024 854 44090

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 22 213 476
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 185 480
Biochemistry 23 187 497
Nutrition and Food Science 24 172 519
Pharmacy 25 230 586
Inorganic Chemistry 23 226 639
Organic Chemistry 26 230 659
Biochemical Engineering 30 285 671
Physical chemistry 21 240 691
Nanotechnology 27 231 701
Materials Science 26 257 724
Chemical Engineering 25 247 758
Environmental Chemistry 27 301 835
Radiochemistry 30 295 1192

Medicine rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 28th for Medicine in Italy and 520th in the World with 21,375 publications made and 613,267 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 79 In Italy
#184 of 1,433 In Europe
#520 of 6,775 In the World

University of Cagliari
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 211 2278
1993 208 2074
1994 226 2177
1995 252 2466
1996 245 2627
1997 266 3132
1998 242 3605
1999 231 4210
2000 252 4928
2001 222 5568
2002 248 6344
2003 294 7199
2004 319 7583
2005 302 8822
2006 382 9533
2007 413 10631
2008 418 11144
2009 504 12385
2010 533 13466
2011 546 15422
2012 624 17577
2013 682 19706
2014 800 21818
2015 850 22842
2016 900 24899
2017 957 25794
2018 921 28886
2019 994 32107
2020 1312 43526
2021 1357 50418
2022 1342 51089
2023 1336 52125
2024 1186 48399

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacology 9 67 211
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 87 243
Anesthesiology 19 125 337
Plastic Surgery 24 108 344
Psychiatry 19 139 382
Clinical Psychology 11 128 383
Dermatology 27 148 385
Epidemiology 27 151 396
Pediatrics 27 146 403
Neurosurgery 32 150 403
Cosmetology 23 145 423
Virology 25 150 433
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 177 449
Pathology 28 171 473
Ophthalmology 28 167 482
Critical Care Nursing 34 197 484
Immunology 28 174 487
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 30 172 488
Cardiology 37 199 522
Surgery 33 182 523
Family medicine 25 177 527
Radiation Therapy 33 187 529
Sports / Exercise science 14 200 529
Anatomy and Physiology 29 187 537
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 34 188 542
Oncology and Cancer research 33 189 542
Public Health 23 202 572
Sports Medicine 30 227 573
Occupational Therapy 34 231 579
Optometry 31 200 581
Pharmacy 25 230 586
Physical Therapy 32 234 591
Audiology 33 221 596
Dentistry 37 227 633
Forensic Science 33 220 634
Medical Physics 39 251 638
Orthodontics 36 229 643
Urology 37 213 644
Gerontology 22 211 657
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 228 667
Biomedical Engineering 37 255 688
Nursing 24 246 697
Respiratory Therapy 36 252 727
Toxicology 28 230 746
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 278 811
Health Science 31 280 855
Veterinary 26 229 857
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 31 306 858

Engineering rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 26th for Engineering in Italy and 665th in the World with 18,867 publications made and 433,745 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 80 In Italy
#240 of 1,465 In Europe
#665 of 6,782 In the World

University of Cagliari
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 148 1043
1993 136 864
1994 152 934
1995 188 1045
1996 181 1133
1997 215 1402
1998 205 1655
1999 182 2018
2000 212 2255
2001 232 2414
2002 387 3193
2003 320 3645
2004 323 3827
2005 353 4476
2006 422 5391
2007 439 6200
2008 460 6655
2009 452 7526
2010 526 8879
2011 550 10415
2012 676 11969
2013 682 13968
2014 742 16023
2015 819 17691
2016 806 20354
2017 861 22068
2018 899 25457
2019 946 28138
2020 1010 34451
2021 1032 38592
2022 1145 37794
2023 1076 39443
2024 844 35775

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

Physics rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 27th for Physics in Italy and 659th in the World with 18,212 publications made and 417,169 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 80 In Italy
#240 of 1,457 In Europe
#659 of 6,713 In the World

University of Cagliari
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 150 919
1993 141 759
1994 162 833
1995 193 898
1996 201 1050
1997 206 1302
1998 220 1606
1999 178 1936
2000 219 2204
2001 243 2407
2002 364 3047
2003 303 3416
2004 341 3754
2005 350 4372
2006 431 5272
2007 424 6060
2008 455 6589
2009 443 7468
2010 487 8482
2011 498 9947
2012 648 11416
2013 657 13407
2014 711 15300
2015 808 16999
2016 782 19470
2017 788 20684
2018 890 23755
2019 880 26012
2020 924 31322
2021 954 35349
2022 1025 33799
2023 1017 35765
2024 803 32992

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 29 238 533
Acoustical Engineering 23 222 580
Biophysics 25 233 608
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 256 624
Medical Physics 39 251 638
Quantum and Particle physics 28 246 641
Condensed Matter Physics 26 248 644
Nuclear Physics 31 266 672
Nanotechnology 27 231 701
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 263 716
Materials Science 26 257 724
Optical Engineering 32 269 728
Atomic and Molecular physics 32 301 739
Astrobiology 38 322 857

Computer Science rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 17th for Computer Science in Italy and 494th in the World with 17,976 publications made and 487,891 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 80 In Italy
#190 of 1,469 In Europe
#494 of 6,845 In the World

University of Cagliari
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 136 1987
1993 120 1603
1994 116 1653
1995 176 1964
1996 185 2006
1997 206 2292
1998 167 2597
1999 170 3056
2000 189 3505
2001 188 3712
2002 354 4717
2003 288 5178
2004 266 5484
2005 312 6329
2006 363 7142
2007 363 7885
2008 373 8263
2009 420 9139
2010 460 10123
2011 473 11284
2012 617 13274
2013 628 14816
2014 694 17139
2015 757 18019
2016 844 21052
2017 833 22294
2018 935 26584
2019 940 29691
2020 995 36827
2021 1097 41318
2022 1170 40207
2023 1092 41726
2024 905 37119

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 6 45 162
Neuroscience 10 98 267
Cyber Security 11 90 284
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 99 303
Data Science 18 167 398
Web Design and Development 22 157 409
Software Engineering 23 224 504
Cognitive Science 17 194 512
Library and Information science 16 208 516
Human-Computer Interaction 20 221 524
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 213 537
Animation 27 215 540
Computer Engineering 22 190 553
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 216 560
Machine Learning 20 194 568
Computer Vision 25 218 582
Multimedia 17 234 596
Computer Networking 23 218 606
Telecommunications 25 215 610
UX/UI Desgin 29 273 674
Computational Linguistics 26 279 702
Computer Graphics 33 301 732
Game Design and Development 35 376 882
Robotics 39 316 925
Management Information Systems 36 422 998

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 736th in the World with 15,726 publications made and 336,465 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 80 In Italy
#304 of 1,500 In Europe
#736 of 7,081 In the World

University of Cagliari
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 60 723
1993 71 449
1994 81 436
1995 96 563
1996 100 640
1997 96 750
1998 110 957
1999 101 1173
2000 123 1347
2001 114 1772
2002 193 2030
2003 181 2355
2004 187 2736
2005 195 3170
2006 263 3673
2007 293 4245
2008 309 4908
2009 343 5420
2010 424 6167
2011 430 7090
2012 551 8347
2013 561 9848
2014 638 11628
2015 748 12334
2016 818 14733
2017 809 16020
2018 920 19632
2019 899 22835
2020 1119 29624
2021 1120 34571
2022 1195 33272
2023 1062 34847
2024 775 29776

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 8 104 204
Journalism and Digital Media 13 168 488
Genealogy 15 190 505
Library and Information science 16 208 516
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 213 528
Sports / Exercise science 14 200 529
Demography 22 196 550
Classics and Ancient History 18 217 558
International Law 19 251 607
Anthropology 15 239 625
Forensic Science 33 220 634
Archaeology 27 255 640
Art History 24 283 667
History 27 270 670
Sociology 23 261 688
Aesthetics 29 296 712
Philosophy 25 300 724
Human Rights Law 19 291 738
Linguistics 30 296 741
Military science 15 247 762
Law 26 298 770
Occupational Safety and Health 23 251 802
Political Science 26 343 840
Political Economy 26 325 854
Special Education 27 332 893
Gender Studies 22 309 912
Public Policy / Administration 25 347 958
Communications and Public Relations 23 368 995
Criminology and Criminal Justice 32 394 1259
Media Studies 32 436 1305
Education Majors 34 447 1422

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 28th for Environmental Science in Italy and 723rd in the World with 14,740 publications made and 324,480 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#28 of 80 In Italy
#259 of 1,464 In Europe
#723 of 6,876 In the World

University of Cagliari
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 80 740
1993 63 416
1994 97 483
1995 106 577
1996 113 640
1997 108 821
1998 127 936
1999 103 1182
2000 131 1378
2001 138 1508
2002 209 1930
2003 208 2202
2004 215 2596
2005 224 2983
2006 312 3660
2007 281 4115
2008 320 4812
2009 323 5524
2010 406 6472
2011 390 7659
2012 540 8844
2013 562 10505
2014 638 12273
2015 680 13229
2016 691 15316
2017 767 17190
2018 784 20175
2019 811 22265
2020 965 28953
2021 994 33639
2022 1039 32652
2023 915 33907
2024 681 30182

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 8 104 204
Mining Engineering 6 62 225
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 185 480
Earth science and Geophysics 28 232 646
Ecology 23 245 673
Paleontology 29 256 700
Geography and Cartography 25 270 704
Geology 32 267 722
Geotechnical Engineering 27 233 727
Environmental Engineering 24 248 743
Environmental Management 30 277 798
Environmental Chemistry 27 301 835
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 276 838
Oceanography 34 305 850
Hydrology and Water resources management 28 225 864
Agricultural Science 27 290 936
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 35 346 948
Forestry 32 351 1194

Psychology rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 19th for Psychology in Italy and 455th in the World with 11,609 publications made and 347,103 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 80 In Italy
#162 of 1,423 In Europe
#455 of 6,645 In the World

University of Cagliari
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 120 1922
1993 108 1546
1994 104 1609
1995 150 1938
1996 151 1949
1997 170 2241
1998 113 2453
1999 125 2878
2000 140 3262
2001 127 3489
2002 182 4136
2003 148 4668
2004 151 4855
2005 202 5518
2006 217 5972
2007 215 6499
2008 203 6559
2009 222 7210
2010 255 7662
2011 253 8323
2012 337 9672
2013 354 10344
2014 446 12358
2015 458 12874
2016 475 14148
2017 522 14576
2018 551 16657
2019 567 18292
2020 689 24429
2021 735 27801
2022 753 27917
2023 722 28370
2024 614 26054

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 10 98 267
Psychiatry 19 139 382
Clinical Psychology 11 128 383
Cognitive Science 17 194 512
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 129 521
Occupational Therapy 34 231 579
Social Psychology 19 237 633
Sexology 17 194 652
Child Psychology 20 243 684
Special Education 27 332 893
Education Majors 34 447 1422

Mathematics rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 26th for Mathematics in Italy and 636th in the World with 7,965 publications made and 189,846 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 76 In Italy
#240 of 1,401 In Europe
#636 of 6,418 In the World

University of Cagliari
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 22 125
1993 27 149
1994 39 153
1995 41 174
1996 52 234
1997 59 291
1998 41 360
1999 64 434
2000 64 635
2001 73 657
2002 138 993
2003 112 1088
2004 110 1259
2005 131 1392
2006 177 1810
2007 167 2059
2008 195 2418
2009 213 2786
2010 219 3265
2011 227 3832
2012 324 4517
2013 324 5108
2014 357 6357
2015 368 6709
2016 379 7952
2017 409 9040
2018 434 10518
2019 423 12297
2020 534 15359
2021 543 17700
2022 540 17000
2023 567 17694
2024 379 12830

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 99 303
Operations Research 17 166 480
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 235 572
Statistics 28 246 639
Actuarial Science 28 252 666
Applied Mathematics 33 290 697
Math Teachers 29 439 1497

Business rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 21st for Business in Italy and 671st in the World with 5,696 publications made and 113,662 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#21 of 77 In Italy
#256 of 1,433 In Europe
#671 of 6,339 In the World

University of Cagliari
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 19 126
1993 17 62
1994 21 95
1995 20 97
1996 28 126
1997 39 159
1998 37 162
1999 45 274
2000 52 356
2001 40 350
2002 125 619
2003 83 751
2004 84 866
2005 103 947
2006 109 1224
2007 125 1373
2008 141 1563
2009 143 1904
2010 172 2329
2011 198 2683
2012 230 3135
2013 218 3649
2014 258 4156
2015 288 4468
2016 298 5438
2017 314 5993
2018 327 7003
2019 314 8230
2020 378 10097
2021 359 11282
2022 406 10630
2023 348 11483
2024 225 8697

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

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 68 191
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 156 449
Operations Research 17 166 480
International Trade 29 287 497
International Business 32 311 568
Real Estate 19 190 593
Finance 22 251 612
Management 20 231 628
Actuarial Science 28 252 666
Accounting 21 250 693
Construction Management 32 283 722
Entrepreneurship 29 334 731
Occupational Safety and Health 23 251 802
Risk Management 37 355 818
Marketing 30 325 818
Advertising 30 316 846
Public Policy / Administration 25 347 958
Entertainment Industry Business 28 366 974
Project Management 37 425 988
Management Information Systems 36 422 998
Engineering Management 30 393 1181
Human Resource Management 36 554 1456

Art & Design rankings

The University of Cagliari ranked 28th for Art & Design in Italy and 670th in the World with 2,915 publications made and 48,466 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
#28 of 80 In Italy
#279 of 1,381 In Europe
#670 of 5,966 In the World

University of Cagliari
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 165
1993 8 49
1994 9 39
1995 18 74
1996 14 65
1997 19 79
1998 23 109
1999 17 170
2000 9 191
2001 18 162
2002 41 260
2003 33 274
2004 35 297
2005 47 371
2006 50 444
2007 42 543
2008 62 559
2009 74 636
2010 90 855
2011 79 952
2012 125 1179
2013 107 1356
2014 112 1595
2015 170 1748
2016 150 2243
2017 161 2603
2018 211 3193
2019 212 3495
2020 184 4106
2021 180 4703
2022 213 4531
2023 183 4785
2024 143 4605

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 16 88 192
Architecture 16 124 274
Interior Design 18 132 305
Illustration and Concept Art 31 164 361
Painting and Drawing 34 168 365
Sculpture 34 168 365
Performing arts 9 167 387
Fashion Design 24 232 539
Animation 27 215 540
Multimedia 17 234 596
Cinematography 20 267 661
Art History 24 283 667
UX/UI Desgin 29 273 674
Literature 29 293 699
Aesthetics 29 296 712
Computer Graphics 33 301 732
Creative Writing 23 306 762
Graphic Design 27 288 767
Game Design and Development 35 376 882
Singing and Vocal Performance 34 326 930
Entertainment Industry Business 28 366 974

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Cagliari

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
International Economics 27 268 440
Environmental Economics 29 207 498
Economics 24 277 718
Development Studies 23 280 820