University of Catania: Rankings

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The University of Catania ranked 21st in Italy, 552nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 202 research topics. The University of Catania ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,411 academic publications and 1,045,142 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 44 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#552 of 14,131 In the World
#218 of 2,785 In Europe
#21 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 4 In Sicily
#126 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#184 of 1,232 For Architecture
#206 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#991 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1003 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 199 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Catania ranked 20th for Biology in Italy and 429th in the World with 35,233 publications made and 771,149 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 80 In Italy
#164 of 1,445 In Europe
#429 of 6,770 In the World

University of Catania
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 267 1093
1992 273 1122
1993 322 1344
1994 318 1618
1995 380 1928
1996 447 2275
1997 376 2489
1998 396 3066
1999 450 3381
2000 472 4011
2001 514 4640
2002 689 5601
2003 655 6730
2004 637 7818
2005 638 8934
2006 740 10706
2007 734 11818
2008 871 13311
2009 920 15155
2010 985 17373
2011 1073 19887
2012 1176 23517
2013 1275 26770
2014 1306 29547
2015 1400 32007
2016 1476 34895
2017 1495 37910
2018 1569 42813
2019 1873 49050
2020 2431 62708
2021 2331 75030
2022 2241 79492
2023 2267 77978

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 10 77 206
Horticulture 10 79 249
Biotechnology 15 95 254
Pharmacology 15 91 265
Nutrition and Food Science 16 109 285
Oncology and Cancer research 23 123 344
Astrobiology 15 142 356
Botany 12 137 362
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 160 379
Neuroscience 18 150 379
Immunology 25 143 387
Agricultural Science 13 136 410
Genetics 22 156 413
Forestry 12 158 428
Microbiology 19 159 437
Virology 27 153 439
Biochemistry 22 173 448
Zoology 16 177 461
Nanotechnology 14 152 468
Paleontology 18 182 477
Entomology 16 178 483
Animal Science 17 167 522
Evolutionary Biology 19 219 544
Molecular Biology 24 196 580
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 208 601
Biophysics 26 230 603
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 33 310 855

Chemistry rankings

The University of Catania ranked 20th for Chemistry in Italy and 483rd in the World with 29,108 publications made and 638,371 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 75 In Italy
#185 of 1,401 In Europe
#483 of 6,447 In the World

University of Catania
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 274 1176
1992 262 1281
1993 326 1510
1994 318 1729
1995 347 2128
1996 419 2504
1997 316 2736
1998 370 3148
1999 432 3462
2000 452 3933
2001 489 4670
2002 702 5637
2003 613 6717
2004 589 7432
2005 618 8762
2006 710 10472
2007 710 11182
2008 794 12461
2009 783 14006
2010 837 15877
2011 877 17843
2012 953 20927
2013 991 23435
2014 1070 25541
2015 1037 27757
2016 1166 29822
2017 1213 32224
2018 1203 35952
2019 1384 41057
2020 1655 50801
2021 1642 59603
2022 1617 62116
2023 1595 60859

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 16 109 285
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 115 312
Biochemistry 22 173 448
Nanotechnology 14 152 468
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 197 471
Computational Chemistry 24 223 504
Organic Chemistry 19 193 507
Environmental Chemistry 16 203 531
Materials Science 20 200 541
Biochemical Engineering 26 246 558
Pharmacy 24 231 566
Chemical Engineering 21 194 596
Inorganic Chemistry 21 217 610
Physical chemistry 22 240 663
Radiochemistry 24 239 919

Engineering rankings

The University of Catania ranked 17th for Engineering in Italy and 465th in the World with 26,507 publications made and 505,036 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 77 In Italy
#173 of 1,453 In Europe
#465 of 6,684 In the World

University of Catania
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 194 734
1992 178 845
1993 229 1028
1994 237 1140
1995 240 1407
1996 342 1812
1997 265 1821
1998 291 2033
1999 294 2200
2000 353 2535
2001 379 2969
2002 757 4208
2003 632 4662
2004 537 5225
2005 594 6261
2006 717 7592
2007 656 8275
2008 748 9361
2009 777 10852
2010 761 12143
2011 828 13903
2012 903 16223
2013 988 19356
2014 1027 20793
2015 1082 22681
2016 1096 24994
2017 1172 26944
2018 1178 30448
2019 1351 33995
2020 1556 40431
2021 1536 47402
2022 1447 48825
2023 1464 48372

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 12 76 184
Agricultural Engineering 13 80 237
Landscape Architecture 18 114 242
Electronic Engineering 10 68 248
Biotechnology 15 95 254
Operations Research 8 87 261
Robotics 13 86 266
Civil Engineering 9 86 268
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 76 269
Automation and Control engineering 13 84 279
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 98 282
Transportation Engineering 14 98 283
Computer Networking 12 93 314
Architectural Engineering 16 121 324
Computer Engineering 9 105 331
Electrical Engineering 12 108 339
Telecommunications 14 115 353
Structural Engineering 17 119 357
Aviation 16 149 382
Marine Engineering 16 150 440
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 178 456
Nanotechnology 14 152 468
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 197 471
Environmental Engineering 19 165 474
Optical Engineering 17 193 484
Mining Engineering 15 147 486
Mechanical Engineering 17 186 497
Automotive Engineering 23 153 497
Aerospace Engineering 20 184 500
Acoustical Engineering 19 193 501
Geotechnical Engineering 21 171 524
Materials Science 20 200 541
Industrial Engineering 25 222 547
Human-Computer Interaction 29 242 555
Biochemical Engineering 26 246 558
Construction Management 21 219 567
Nuclear Engineering 23 194 567
Metallurgical Engineering 20 215 588
Chemical Engineering 21 194 596
Systems Engineering 29 266 647
Biomedical Engineering 36 243 650
Technical Drawing 28 259 693
Remote Sensing 34 271 694
Petroleum Engineering 23 250 757

Medicine rankings

The University of Catania ranked 23rd for Medicine in Italy and 398th in the World with 26,370 publications made and 554,716 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 78 In Italy
#151 of 1,417 In Europe
#398 of 6,680 In the World

University of Catania
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 202 597
1992 209 657
1993 218 814
1994 212 949
1995 284 1128
1996 317 1325
1997 269 1526
1998 287 1990
1999 314 2121
2000 332 2671
2001 326 3029
2002 426 3631
2003 425 4367
2004 405 4960
2005 415 5709
2006 469 6839
2007 464 7599
2008 563 8544
2009 611 9804
2010 701 11423
2011 773 13219
2012 822 15992
2013 951 18606
2014 1008 20846
2015 1089 23485
2016 1130 25769
2017 1236 28527
2018 1226 32330
2019 1529 37265
2020 2104 49554
2021 1945 60686
2022 1801 64833
2023 1803 64166

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 10 48 126
Toxicology 10 77 206
Dermatology 20 89 229
Neurosurgery 25 100 240
Pediatrics 17 98 259
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 87 264
Pharmacology 15 91 265
Urology 14 91 268
Ophthalmology 16 103 281
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 111 296
Epidemiology 18 115 300
Orthodontics 14 108 302
Dentistry 17 112 320
Cardiology 24 128 321
Surgery 21 120 323
Critical Care Nursing 27 137 328
Oncology and Cancer research 23 123 344
Pathology 21 131 346
Occupational Therapy 21 131 349
Medical Physics 24 153 356
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 25 138 364
Psychiatry 19 142 378
Immunology 25 143 387
Respiratory Therapy 25 154 390
Anatomy and Physiology 19 144 402
Anesthesiology 28 153 410
Radiation Therapy 31 150 411
Optometry 19 150 421
Virology 27 153 439
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 193 442
Sports Medicine 24 180 460
Sports / Exercise science 11 173 473
Public Health 20 171 483
Physical Therapy 25 196 501
Gerontology 14 157 511
Audiology 29 196 520
Plastic Surgery 35 167 528
Health Science 22 183 529
Family medicine 28 190 557
Pharmacy 24 231 566
Forensic Science 31 210 577
Clinical Psychology 22 203 584
Nursing 22 209 586
Veterinary 19 177 614
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 226 642
Biomedical Engineering 36 243 650
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 279 804
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 33 310 855

Physics rankings

The University of Catania ranked 21st for Physics in Italy and 484th in the World with 24,702 publications made and 461,186 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 78 In Italy
#191 of 1,446 In Europe
#484 of 6,603 In the World

University of Catania
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 221 868
1992 187 973
1993 256 1132
1994 242 1266
1995 270 1583
1996 311 1939
1997 245 1942
1998 281 2189
1999 305 2307
2000 356 2583
2001 374 2991
2002 662 4110
2003 562 4420
2004 516 5069
2005 530 6049
2006 666 7308
2007 619 8099
2008 722 9095
2009 722 10210
2010 738 11562
2011 769 13116
2012 824 15257
2013 875 17566
2014 943 18949
2015 920 20227
2016 1006 22277
2017 1105 24132
2018 1071 26956
2019 1173 29783
2020 1377 35516
2021 1292 40860
2022 1250 41673
2023 1291 41812

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 141 305
Nuclear Physics 15 144 340
Astrobiology 15 142 356
Medical Physics 24 153 356
Theoretical Physics 25 202 434
Quantum and Particle physics 20 181 454
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 178 456
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 197 464
Nanotechnology 14 152 468
Optical Engineering 17 193 484
Acoustical Engineering 19 193 501
Condensed Matter Physics 24 216 514
Materials Science 20 200 541
Biophysics 26 230 603

Computer Science rankings

The University of Catania ranked 16th for Computer Science in Italy and 448th in the World with 21,129 publications made and 401,906 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 80 In Italy
#173 of 1,459 In Europe
#448 of 6,752 In the World

University of Catania
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 139 511
1992 119 487
1993 147 662
1994 125 781
1995 161 854
1996 209 941
1997 176 1150
1998 167 1325
1999 218 1632
2000 260 1936
2001 283 2187
2002 615 3361
2003 458 3315
2004 414 3925
2005 445 4447
2006 542 5656
2007 503 6200
2008 562 7068
2009 574 8046
2010 590 9333
2011 655 10639
2012 712 12581
2013 788 15091
2014 816 16163
2015 909 18169
2016 893 19875
2017 1015 21955
2018 937 24676
2019 1153 28386
2020 1356 34259
2021 1407 41345
2022 1316 43303
2023 1396 43011

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 13 86 266
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 87 275
Computer Networking 12 93 314
Cyber Security 15 109 329
Computer Engineering 9 105 331
Telecommunications 14 115 353
Data Science 15 148 362
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 160 379
Neuroscience 18 150 379
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 148 409
Machine Learning 15 155 464
Animation 24 188 467
Computer Graphics 22 199 488
Database Administration 19 188 493
Computer Vision 21 192 506
Software Engineering 25 230 511
Library and Information science 18 213 543
Human-Computer Interaction 29 242 555
Multimedia 22 256 629
Web Design and Development 28 250 653
UX/UI Desgin 28 280 667
Computational Linguistics 29 288 707
Cognitive Science 31 279 765
Game Design and Development 31 338 775
Management Information Systems 40 435 1024

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Catania ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Italy and 503rd in the World with 19,570 publications made and 370,100 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 80 In Italy
#182 of 1,458 In Europe
#503 of 6,798 In the World

University of Catania
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 125 422
1992 110 483
1993 141 551
1994 152 620
1995 175 777
1996 203 930
1997 156 1014
1998 164 1127
1999 207 1291
2000 218 1501
2001 252 1754
2002 407 2290
2003 387 2601
2004 333 3058
2005 353 3588
2006 426 4545
2007 429 4970
2008 486 5691
2009 539 6748
2010 556 7627
2011 622 8916
2012 663 10721
2013 748 13049
2014 773 14660
2015 840 15695
2016 854 17520
2017 889 19669
2018 938 22547
2019 1037 26539
2020 1385 33210
2021 1298 39521
2022 1307 41673
2023 1387 42027

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 10 125 250
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 79 289
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 115 312
Earth science and Geophysics 15 127 353
Agricultural Science 13 136 410
Forestry 12 158 428
Environmental Engineering 19 165 474
Ecology 15 179 476
Paleontology 18 182 477
Mining Engineering 15 147 486
Environmental Management 16 175 511
Geology 19 194 511
Geography and Cartography 16 190 519
Geotechnical Engineering 21 171 524
Environmental Chemistry 16 203 531
Oceanography 15 206 552
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 200 559
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 208 601

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Catania ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 590th in the World with 17,830 publications made and 303,121 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 80 In Italy
#247 of 1,492 In Europe
#590 of 7,020 In the World

University of Catania
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 89 290
1992 75 305
1993 84 348
1994 112 373
1995 120 493
1996 152 487
1997 108 564
1998 135 745
1999 128 854
2000 202 1050
2001 165 1056
2002 355 1589
2003 263 1720
2004 237 1998
2005 249 2309
2006 328 3130
2007 325 3662
2008 387 4250
2009 428 5032
2010 454 5772
2011 513 6906
2012 606 8380
2013 704 10542
2014 746 11482
2015 798 13044
2016 801 14108
2017 903 15723
2018 895 18184
2019 1096 21977
2020 1433 27926
2021 1363 34446
2022 1283 36346
2023 1381 36916

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 10 125 250
Special Education 13 154 435
Sports / Exercise science 11 173 473
Archaeology 15 181 476
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 213 516
History 18 208 529
Demography 24 195 532
Linguistics 21 216 534
Library and Information science 18 213 543
Philosophy 22 255 570
Genealogy 19 204 573
Forensic Science 31 210 577
Journalism and Digital Media 19 212 577
Anthropology 15 226 587
Classics and Ancient History 26 233 618
Aesthetics 25 264 641
Sociology 23 248 646
Political Economy 15 261 659
Art History 29 287 669
Human Rights Law 19 271 686
Law 25 278 707
Public Policy / Administration 18 269 719
International Law 27 296 736
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 298 741
Law Enforcement 24 260 757
Political Science 26 334 798
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 31 271 802
Occupational Safety and Health 27 253 816
Gender Studies 19 273 829
International Relations and Diplomacy 16 306 905
Military science 22 325 1010
Education Majors 26 367 1103
Criminology and Criminal Justice 29 361 1172
Media Studies 29 391 1186
Communications and Public Relations 34 428 1190

Psychology rankings

The University of Catania ranked 20th for Psychology in Italy and 454th in the World with 12,805 publications made and 259,236 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 80 In Italy
#166 of 1,414 In Europe
#454 of 6,528 In the World

University of Catania
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 79 360
1992 110 383
1993 115 481
1994 86 611
1995 111 632
1996 157 726
1997 139 870
1998 136 1045
1999 142 1137
2000 149 1404
2001 140 1599
2002 214 1905
2003 190 2108
2004 202 2511
2005 188 2677
2006 213 3298
2007 210 3507
2008 248 3874
2009 297 4546
2010 322 5198
2011 371 5851
2012 381 7002
2013 482 8194
2014 509 9273
2015 534 10791
2016 568 11738
2017 655 12825
2018 610 14888
2019 713 16781
2020 1005 22357
2021 949 27842
2022 922 30281
2023 915 30210

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 21 131 349
Psychiatry 19 142 378
Neuroscience 18 150 379
Special Education 13 154 435
Sexology 12 150 496
Child Psychology 14 190 536
Clinical Psychology 22 203 584
Social Psychology 25 266 701
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 298 741
Cognitive Science 31 279 765
Education Majors 26 367 1103

Mathematics rankings

The University of Catania ranked 17th for Mathematics in Italy and 484th in the World with 10,084 publications made and 186,309 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 75 In Italy
#182 of 1,388 In Europe
#484 of 6,305 In the World

University of Catania
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 44 108
1992 33 114
1993 51 192
1994 60 202
1995 65 228
1996 70 285
1997 68 333
1998 72 360
1999 84 410
2000 110 530
2001 112 532
2002 258 1074
2003 199 977
2004 159 1244
2005 183 1474
2006 239 1893
2007 248 2340
2008 236 2590
2009 272 3143
2010 280 3507
2011 315 4347
2012 343 5237
2013 396 6595
2014 428 7106
2015 474 8231
2016 465 9135
2017 511 10270
2018 504 11570
2019 556 13171
2020 772 16356
2021 716 19648
2022 703 20810
2023 696 21059

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 8 87 261
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 87 275
Applied Mathematics 16 113 297
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 168 424
Statistics 19 185 481
Actuarial Science 33 280 735
Math Teachers 33 456 1535

Business rankings

The University of Catania ranked 18th for Business in Italy and 562nd in the World with 6,410 publications made and 97,812 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 77 In Italy
#205 of 1,414 In Europe
#562 of 6,187 In the World

University of Catania
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 28 63
1992 40 125
1993 31 87
1994 43 122
1995 40 109
1996 48 161
1997 40 158
1998 50 200
1999 50 253
2000 71 314
2001 73 335
2002 221 754
2003 142 598
2004 111 800
2005 107 901
2006 167 1216
2007 136 1347
2008 154 1541
2009 189 1796
2010 160 2096
2011 205 2385
2012 235 2968
2013 254 3608
2014 255 4107
2015 298 4779
2016 322 5233
2017 307 5813
2018 335 6881
2019 370 8148
2020 457 9609
2021 428 11181
2022 434 11807
2023 407 11260

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

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 8 87 261
Real Estate 10 79 268
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 122 282
International Trade 27 259 446
Finance 17 184 458
Risk Management 22 200 473
International Business 28 271 494
Management 19 204 557
Construction Management 21 219 567
Supply Chain Management 22 183 573
Marketing 18 241 616
Advertising 25 256 679
Public Policy / Administration 18 269 719
Entrepreneurship 29 332 733
Actuarial Science 33 280 735
Occupational Safety and Health 27 253 816
Accounting 36 334 872
Project Management 40 431 1010
Management Information Systems 40 435 1024
Investment Banking and Stock trading 44 396 1077

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Catania

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Painting and Drawing 24 88 163
Sculpture 24 88 163
Illustration and Concept Art 24 91 173
Graphic Design 7 88 237
Interior Design 20 128 300
Environmental Economics 20 159 380
Fashion Design 18 189 451
International Economics 29 285 465
Performing arts 16 224 502
Photography 18 215 573
Art & Design 21 235 575
Economics 22 232 604
Literature 26 271 638
Agricultural Economics 17 198 689
Music 26 309 822
Singing and Vocal Performance 33 309 905
Development Studies 33 341 970
Creative Writing 38 416 1125