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The University of Milan ranked 3rd in Italy, 144th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 47 research topics. The University of Milan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 188,561 academic publications and 5,706,775 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 224 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#144 of 14,131 In the World
#42 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 12 In Lombardy
#1 of 7 In Milan
#11 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#23 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#26 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#199 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#327 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 44 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Biology in Italy and 87th in the World with 129,810 publications made and 4,439,482 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#18 of 1,448 In Europe
#87 of 6,833 In the World

University of Milan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1383 13738
1993 1496 13619
1994 1569 15243
1995 1599 17165
1996 1737 19266
1997 1789 21660
1998 1847 25392
1999 1834 29351
2000 1781 34043
2001 1790 37635
2002 1750 41604
2003 2048 47529
2004 2175 50506
2005 2348 58394
2006 2638 65748
2007 2749 75621
2008 2962 83404
2009 3226 92077
2010 3253 104329
2011 3510 117873
2012 3737 133320
2013 4075 146751
2014 4295 159147
2015 4537 170129
2016 4791 181832
2017 4972 192461
2018 5338 207562
2019 5662 231740
2020 7482 308410
2021 7623 361569
2022 7265 354259
2023 7174 362448
2024 5934 341948

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 7 32
Toxicology 1 9 43
Pharmacology 1 6 44
Immunology 1 14 57
Virology 1 12 57
Animal Science 1 13 66
Biotechnology 2 16 73
Genetics 1 17 80
Biochemistry 1 15 81
Oncology and Cancer research 1 14 83
Neuroscience 1 21 92
Botany 1 26 105
Horticulture 3 17 105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 33 116
Microbiology 1 35 120
Molecular Biology 1 33 125
Biophysics 2 38 126
Agricultural Science 3 27 131
Zoology 1 48 139
Paleontology 3 49 148
Forestry 3 44 162
Evolutionary Biology 3 64 184
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 58 188
Entomology 3 81 215
Astrobiology 7 85 220
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 120 358
Nanotechnology 8 106 364

Medicine rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Medicine in Italy and 74th in the World with 117,385 publications made and 3,938,695 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Italy
#17 of 1,433 In Europe
#74 of 6,775 In the World

University of Milan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1145 10855
1993 1290 10682
1994 1347 11922
1995 1334 13682
1996 1497 15582
1997 1513 17877
1998 1553 21332
1999 1513 24698
2000 1477 28950
2001 1431 32151
2002 1403 35594
2003 1671 40438
2004 1815 43506
2005 1925 50252
2006 2171 55508
2007 2285 64403
2008 2570 71294
2009 2748 77859
2010 2790 89577
2011 3136 101040
2012 3201 113934
2013 3682 125755
2014 3840 136995
2015 4166 146867
2016 4323 157262
2017 4694 168816
2018 5084 180855
2019 5434 204392
2020 7396 281371
2021 7585 334179
2022 7147 331757
2023 7066 339908
2024 6096 321070

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Chemistry in Italy and 115th in the World with 94,137 publications made and 3,318,952 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 76 In Italy
#23 of 1,417 In Europe
#115 of 6,545 In the World

University of Milan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1172 11438
1993 1203 11772
1994 1272 12999
1995 1319 14547
1996 1426 16125
1997 1496 17948
1998 1545 20950
1999 1491 24441
2000 1495 27520
2001 1514 29893
2002 1499 32770
2003 1711 37402
2004 1804 39750
2005 1919 45396
2006 2116 51184
2007 2147 58040
2008 2263 63696
2009 2443 70468
2010 2477 79300
2011 2591 89966
2012 2773 102385
2013 2946 112862
2014 3040 122453
2015 3248 130888
2016 3410 141061
2017 3436 146625
2018 3567 158307
2019 3757 174843
2020 4543 221127
2021 4675 256821
2022 4464 247751
2023 4475 253496
2024 3464 228575

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 7 32
Biochemical Engineering 1 24 67
Biochemistry 1 15 81
Pharmacy 2 50 106
Organic Chemistry 2 34 131
Computational Chemistry 5 59 153
Inorganic Chemistry 1 37 159
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 68 170
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 62 179
Environmental Chemistry 2 61 191
Radiochemistry 1 36 193
Physical chemistry 5 71 268
Materials Science 8 91 289
Chemical Engineering 7 94 364
Nanotechnology 8 106 364

Physics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Physics in Italy and 222nd in the World with 61,100 publications made and 1,834,984 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 80 In Italy
#71 of 1,457 In Europe
#222 of 6,713 In the World

University of Milan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 744 6513
1993 768 6446
1994 820 7375
1995 827 8017
1996 880 8953
1997 888 9710
1998 928 10889
1999 870 12380
2000 857 13430
2001 882 15094
2002 976 16846
2003 1054 18702
2004 1047 19744
2005 1214 22939
2006 1347 25698
2007 1384 29205
2008 1395 32229
2009 1595 35582
2010 1603 40027
2011 1748 47349
2012 1977 58151
2013 2022 64804
2014 2154 72562
2015 2248 79472
2016 2325 88356
2017 2399 91636
2018 2396 99644
2019 2533 108058
2020 3061 129477
2021 3021 149133
2022 2906 136984
2023 3104 145119
2024 2271 134390

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 23 82
Biophysics 2 38 126
Theoretical Physics 8 67 147
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 66 175
Nuclear Physics 5 80 190
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 84 190
Astrobiology 7 85 220
Optical Engineering 5 69 223
Acoustical Engineering 7 70 231
Quantum and Particle physics 7 86 248
Materials Science 8 91 289
Condensed Matter Physics 10 126 311
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 116 322
Nanotechnology 8 106 364

Engineering rankings

The University of Milan ranked 8th for Engineering in Italy and 242nd in the World with 61,052 publications made and 1,852,696 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 80 In Italy
#69 of 1,465 In Europe
#242 of 6,782 In the World

University of Milan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 688 6028
1993 729 5978
1994 781 6909
1995 769 7501
1996 817 8418
1997 831 9141
1998 914 10588
1999 827 11861
2000 783 13203
2001 840 14512
2002 977 17071
2003 1079 18723
2004 1087 20585
2005 1191 23635
2006 1349 26489
2007 1377 29977
2008 1431 33454
2009 1628 37347
2010 1653 41208
2011 1827 49148
2012 1950 58070
2013 2106 65294
2014 2164 72793
2015 2289 78784
2016 2462 86766
2017 2436 90585
2018 2473 99127
2019 2607 108883
2020 3134 133758
2021 3200 156688
2022 3057 147366
2023 3126 153236
2024 2345 137686

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Milan ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 166th in the World with 60,470 publications made and 1,654,515 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 80 In Italy
#60 of 1,500 In Europe
#166 of 7,081 In the World

University of Milan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 432 3792
1993 419 3293
1994 516 3968
1995 529 4373
1996 569 5107
1997 596 5761
1998 590 6824
1999 526 7865
2000 573 9187
2001 573 10727
2002 698 12547
2003 792 14210
2004 841 15285
2005 945 18183
2006 1042 20960
2007 1208 24842
2008 1257 27706
2009 1469 30451
2010 1627 35187
2011 1938 40841
2012 2063 49233
2013 2162 54575
2014 2313 59814
2015 2337 64999
2016 2544 70492
2017 2700 76061
2018 2877 82884
2019 3139 93538
2020 4103 129110
2021 4142 154220
2022 4032 148979
2023 3945 155258
2024 2983 133738

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Computer Science in Italy and 172nd in the World with 59,194 publications made and 1,919,109 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 80 In Italy
#48 of 1,469 In Europe
#172 of 6,845 In the World

University of Milan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 525 6088
1993 588 5479
1994 613 6467
1995 657 7124
1996 707 7777
1997 725 8802
1998 744 9983
1999 699 11906
2000 673 13143
2001 710 14922
2002 860 17622
2003 894 19481
2004 908 20474
2005 1002 23963
2006 1196 27039
2007 1291 31097
2008 1345 33431
2009 1502 37860
2010 1553 42693
2011 1695 49415
2012 1771 56929
2013 1894 63300
2014 2084 70024
2015 2167 75568
2016 2195 82629
2017 2393 87814
2018 2562 96418
2019 2802 108602
2020 3446 141989
2021 3717 168325
2022 3747 163456
2023 3668 170803
2024 2765 156244

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Italy and 190th in the World with 51,946 publications made and 1,540,720 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 80 In Italy
#58 of 1,464 In Europe
#190 of 6,876 In the World

University of Milan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 436 3848
1993 460 3659
1994 541 4124
1995 518 4676
1996 558 5413
1997 577 5644
1998 626 6764
1999 626 7742
2000 601 9098
2001 564 10221
2002 663 11815
2003 768 13469
2004 833 14808
2005 957 17362
2006 1070 20792
2007 1108 23615
2008 1168 26472
2009 1381 29655
2010 1340 33790
2011 1521 39594
2012 1761 47595
2013 1828 52616
2014 1984 58763
2015 1984 64072
2016 2224 70119
2017 2194 73348
2018 2338 80999
2019 2459 91978
2020 3306 120494
2021 3263 143915
2022 3001 134783
2023 3060 139930
2024 2392 126395

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Milan ranked 2nd for Psychology in Italy and 109th in the World with 48,053 publications made and 1,548,353 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#27 of 1,423 In Europe
#109 of 6,645 In the World

University of Milan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 469 5675
1993 529 5103
1994 550 5997
1995 542 6668
1996 637 7252
1997 602 8135
1998 643 9722
1999 633 11389
2000 609 12711
2001 546 14104
2002 547 15659
2003 661 17685
2004 686 18306
2005 696 20962
2006 811 23084
2007 896 26579
2008 1006 28444
2009 1112 31685
2010 1160 35668
2011 1231 40229
2012 1281 45160
2013 1480 49840
2014 1575 54689
2015 1706 58010
2016 1782 62291
2017 1939 67481
2018 2076 72569
2019 2220 82126
2020 2962 113232
2021 3219 134278
2022 3122 132381
2023 2899 134183
2024 2344 122149

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 2 22 86
Neuroscience 1 21 92
Occupational Therapy 3 30 112
Clinical Psychology 4 50 185
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 80 226
Special Education 2 72 226
Cognitive Science 6 77 241
Child Psychology 3 65 251
Social Psychology 4 73 251
Sexology 6 82 321
Social Work 3 130 392
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 136 542
Education Majors 9 174 551

Mathematics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Mathematics in Italy and 178th in the World with 28,012 publications made and 945,343 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 76 In Italy
#53 of 1,401 In Europe
#178 of 6,418 In the World

University of Milan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 167 1177
1993 158 1173
1994 225 1431
1995 218 1628
1996 244 1945
1997 279 2442
1998 283 2706
1999 285 3145
2000 312 3641
2001 273 4507
2002 409 5452
2003 390 6066
2004 431 6569
2005 493 7851
2006 593 8876
2007 645 10622
2008 655 12074
2009 774 13807
2010 728 15664
2011 875 18705
2012 867 22120
2013 967 25865
2014 1049 29654
2015 1123 32880
2016 1108 36154
2017 1197 38424
2018 1392 42996
2019 1485 48791
2020 1908 64632
2021 2053 80597
2022 2031 79383
2023 1893 81325
2024 1286 62040

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 4 48 160
Applied Mathematics 11 79 203
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 78 208
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 63 221
Actuarial Science 14 140 387
Operations Research 15 141 417
Math Teachers 7 197 634

Business rankings

The University of Milan ranked 7th for Business in Italy and 297th in the World with 13,680 publications made and 320,976 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 77 In Italy
#100 of 1,433 In Europe
#297 of 6,339 In the World

University of Milan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 96 735
1993 78 566
1994 116 692
1995 98 721
1996 111 901
1997 129 1078
1998 142 1063
1999 132 1263
2000 160 1615
2001 153 1883
2002 180 2408
2003 225 2599
2004 238 3083
2005 252 3374
2006 306 4132
2007 337 4842
2008 359 5567
2009 409 5985
2010 388 6800
2011 458 8002
2012 497 9364
2013 519 10582
2014 545 11865
2015 568 12431
2016 599 13546
2017 624 15055
2018 664 16871
2019 762 18786
2020 836 24757
2021 847 30154
2022 834 28127
2023 828 30172
2024 577 25025

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

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 3 40 68
International Business 3 52 99
Public Policy / Administration 1 40 121
Entertainment Industry Business 2 68 204
Tax Law 5 73 222
Finance 6 91 239
Advertising 3 67 239
Occupational Safety and Health 3 65 242
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 102 311
Marketing 6 115 324
Risk Management 12 146 364
Actuarial Science 14 140 387
Management Information Systems 10 158 390
Management 11 141 415
Operations Research 15 141 417
Accounting 11 149 446
Hospitality and Hotel Management 19 228 537
Supply Chain Management 20 178 563
Human Resource Management 10 224 571
Project Management 19 272 623
Entrepreneurship 23 290 624
Engineering Management 14 229 662
Real Estate 23 254 778

Economics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 6th for Economics in Italy and 253rd in the World with 11,555 publications made and 281,489 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 77 In Italy
#90 of 1,388 In Europe
#253 of 6,167 In the World

University of Milan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 54 447
1993 51 352
1994 75 430
1995 62 473
1996 67 551
1997 76 688
1998 83 721
1999 87 889
2000 121 1062
2001 114 1316
2002 98 1436
2003 155 1768
2004 152 2041
2005 209 2241
2006 215 2709
2007 263 3280
2008 267 3761
2009 331 4258
2010 316 5102
2011 377 6002
2012 405 7084
2013 422 8190
2014 480 9591
2015 495 10407
2016 534 11341
2017 538 12569
2018 608 14379
2019 641 16031
2020 823 23135
2021 804 27456
2022 779 26475
2023 828 28066
2024 560 23261

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

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 3 36 59
International Trade 3 40 68
Political Economy 3 68 164
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 78 208
Finance 6 91 239
Development Studies 5 95 304
Agricultural Economics 2 82 308
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 102 311
Actuarial Science 14 140 387
Environmental Economics 23 179 429
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 180 480

Art & Design rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Art & Design in Italy and 187th in the World with 8,825 publications made and 182,892 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
#5 of 80 In Italy
#65 of 1,381 In Europe
#187 of 5,966 In the World

University of Milan
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 45 514
1993 55 422
1994 60 470
1995 59 422
1996 82 616
1997 82 609
1998 83 794
1999 75 805
2000 78 982
2001 90 1221
2002 122 1528
2003 128 1695
2004 135 1895
2005 153 2280
2006 176 2737
2007 197 3072
2008 193 3282
2009 238 3716
2010 250 4244
2011 301 4832
2012 319 5659
2013 339 6293
2014 358 7230
2015 379 7567
2016 399 7826
2017 407 8779
2018 402 9245
2019 536 10598
2020 530 13484
2021 556 15652
2022 540 15593
2023 606 16724
2024 412 16912

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 4 15 26
Sculpture 4 15 26
Illustration and Concept Art 4 16 29
Music 2 35 110
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 39 113
Game Design and Development 3 42 130
Art History 3 54 143
Literature 3 52 153
Performing arts 2 70 155
Fashion Design 5 56 155
Interior Design 13 78 195
Aesthetics 4 75 203
Entertainment Industry Business 2 68 204
Animation 8 71 209
Creative Writing 2 71 214
Architecture 14 101 229
Cinematography 4 99 231
Landscape Architecture 18 126 255
Computer Graphics 8 99 268
Multimedia 5 89 269
Photography 8 113 298
UX/UI Desgin 12 136 307
Graphic Design 16 201 506