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The University of Milan ranked 3rd in Italy, 146th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 48 research topics. The University of Milan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 194,934 academic publications and 6,055,454 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 233 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#146 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 12 In Lombardy
#1 of 7 In Milan
#11 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#23 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#26 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#201 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#339 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 45 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Biology in Italy and 89th in the World with 134,132 publications made and 4,702,033 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#19 of 1,449 In Europe
#89 of 6,841 In the World

University of Milan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1496 13621
1994 1573 15276
1995 1601 17181
1996 1736 19319
1997 1788 21689
1998 1847 25422
1999 1837 29354
2000 1780 34106
2001 1793 37671
2002 1750 41612
2003 2048 47527
2004 2176 50510
2005 2350 58412
2006 2637 65770
2007 2749 75648
2008 2960 83476
2009 3227 92169
2010 3255 104433
2011 3510 117874
2012 3730 133462
2013 4065 146902
2014 4293 159338
2015 4532 170388
2016 4777 181727
2017 4975 192700
2018 5329 207677
2019 5645 231535
2020 7479 308540
2021 7621 361871
2022 7252 354353
2023 7163 362611
2024 6019 345369
2025 5556 312641

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
Pharmacology 1 6 43
Toxicology 1 10 47
Immunology 1 14 56
Virology 1 12 58
Animal Science 1 13 61
Biotechnology 2 16 76
Biochemistry 1 15 80
Genetics 1 17 81
Oncology and Cancer research 1 14 83
Neuroscience 1 21 92
Botany 1 26 102
Horticulture 3 17 105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 33 118
Microbiology 1 33 120
Molecular Biology 1 33 125
Biophysics 2 38 126
Agricultural Science 3 28 133
Zoology 1 45 135
Paleontology 3 49 147
Forestry 3 44 160
Evolutionary Biology 3 65 186
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 58 187
Entomology 5 82 213
Astrobiology 7 85 219
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 118 341
Nanotechnology 8 106 372

Medicine rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Medicine in Italy and 75th in the World with 121,983 publications made and 4,198,646 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Italy
#17 of 1,437 In Europe
#75 of 6,793 In the World

University of Milan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1289 10667
1994 1346 11926
1995 1334 13681
1996 1496 15598
1997 1512 17896
1998 1554 21325
1999 1515 24690
2000 1477 29002
2001 1432 32165
2002 1404 35589
2003 1673 40441
2004 1817 43497
2005 1926 50257
2006 2171 55502
2007 2285 64411
2008 2570 71334
2009 2747 77938
2010 2789 89673
2011 3135 101103
2012 3197 114124
2013 3680 125920
2014 3833 137068
2015 4164 147040
2016 4313 157374
2017 4687 168992
2018 5083 181070
2019 5440 204374
2020 7387 281368
2021 7574 334135
2022 7152 331932
2023 7057 340145
2024 6174 325025
2025 5890 296713

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 119th in the World with 96,515 publications made and 3,507,614 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 76 In Italy
#24 of 1,417 In Europe
#119 of 6,561 In the World

University of Milan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1203 11774
1994 1276 13019
1995 1320 14554
1996 1425 16167
1997 1495 17969
1998 1545 20991
1999 1492 24437
2000 1495 27514
2001 1517 29911
2002 1498 32786
2003 1712 37402
2004 1804 39749
2005 1919 45406
2006 2116 51204
2007 2148 58042
2008 2261 63748
2009 2443 70500
2010 2474 79319
2011 2586 89803
2012 2777 102499
2013 2939 112999
2014 3041 122442
2015 3241 130691
2016 3394 140744
2017 3424 146437
2018 3554 158102
2019 3733 174378
2020 4538 220215
2021 4659 255619
2022 4444 246894
2023 4476 252774
2024 3506 230669
2025 3170 204118

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 25 70
Biochemistry 1 15 80
Pharmacy 2 49 106
Organic Chemistry 2 35 131
Computational Chemistry 5 59 154
Inorganic Chemistry 1 38 165
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 68 171
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 64 181
Radiochemistry 1 34 191
Environmental Chemistry 2 61 199
Physical chemistry 6 75 279
Materials Science 8 93 296
Chemical Engineering 7 94 370
Nanotechnology 8 106 372

Physics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Physics in Italy and 222nd in the World with 62,771 publications made and 1,938,735 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 1,460 In Europe
#222 of 6,729 In the World

University of Milan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 768 6451
1994 824 7368
1995 827 8017
1996 880 8968
1997 888 9716
1998 928 10900
1999 873 12378
2000 858 13451
2001 883 15106
2002 976 16868
2003 1054 18716
2004 1047 19744
2005 1215 22948
2006 1347 25725
2007 1385 29223
2008 1397 32275
2009 1594 35630
2010 1605 40060
2011 1748 47391
2012 1976 58257
2013 2014 64970
2014 2159 72728
2015 2254 79516
2016 2332 88523
2017 2387 91630
2018 2402 99747
2019 2532 108097
2020 3057 129748
2021 3028 149281
2022 2909 137265
2023 3110 145600
2024 2338 136198
2025 2051 121861

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 24 82
Biophysics 2 38 126
Theoretical Physics 8 67 148
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 68 178
Nuclear Physics 5 81 191
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 85 191
Astrobiology 7 85 219
Optical Engineering 5 70 227
Acoustical Engineering 7 69 230
Quantum and Particle physics 7 87 249
Materials Science 8 93 296
Condensed Matter Physics 10 127 314
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 119 331
Nanotechnology 8 106 372

Engineering rankings

The University of Milan ranked 8th for Engineering in Italy and 251st in the World with 62,517 publications made and 1,951,656 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 80 In Italy
#71 of 1,466 In Europe
#251 of 6,795 In the World

University of Milan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 729 5983
1994 783 6900
1995 768 7498
1996 817 8422
1997 831 9141
1998 914 10597
1999 829 11867
2000 784 13209
2001 841 14534
2002 976 17093
2003 1079 18734
2004 1088 20589
2005 1192 23648
2006 1350 26511
2007 1379 29991
2008 1434 33496
2009 1625 37351
2010 1648 41214
2011 1813 48799
2012 1947 58122
2013 2100 65352
2014 2158 72543
2015 2280 78453
2016 2443 86306
2017 2414 90510
2018 2473 99070
2019 2591 108849
2020 3116 133589
2021 3181 156278
2022 3034 146951
2023 3115 152978
2024 2390 139388
2025 2068 124739

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 168th in the World with 62,225 publications made and 1,794,781 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 80 In Italy
#61 of 1,502 In Europe
#168 of 7,088 In the World

University of Milan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 418 3276
1994 519 3970
1995 530 4370
1996 568 5111
1997 597 5759
1998 590 6814
1999 527 7863
2000 574 9195
2001 573 10738
2002 697 12545
2003 791 14218
2004 839 15276
2005 950 18194
2006 1042 20964
2007 1206 24844
2008 1257 27726
2009 1466 30490
2010 1633 35208
2011 1937 40785
2012 2061 49263
2013 2160 54731
2014 2308 59760
2015 2326 64861
2016 2562 70565
2017 2688 75886
2018 2871 82751
2019 3128 93196
2020 4089 128564
2021 4129 153618
2022 3986 148292
2023 3911 154832
2024 3048 135280
2025 2377 118829

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 176th in the World with 61,076 publications made and 2,046,254 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
#49 of 1,470 In Europe
#176 of 6,855 In the World

University of Milan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 588 5479
1994 615 6478
1995 657 7127
1996 707 7789
1997 724 8818
1998 744 9990
1999 700 11899
2000 673 13175
2001 709 14949
2002 860 17618
2003 895 19492
2004 908 20482
2005 1004 23970
2006 1200 27070
2007 1291 31083
2008 1345 33434
2009 1502 37902
2010 1550 42703
2011 1685 49217
2012 1763 56927
2013 1886 63264
2014 2080 69958
2015 2146 75307
2016 2172 82292
2017 2391 87866
2018 2556 96578
2019 2797 108309
2020 3428 141325
2021 3710 167630
2022 3733 162771
2023 3642 170325
2024 2791 158052
2025 2602 143503

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 53,432 publications made and 1,628,220 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 6,888 In the World

University of Milan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 459 3645
1994 539 4144
1995 517 4673
1996 558 5420
1997 578 5639
1998 626 6760
1999 627 7735
2000 602 9115
2001 566 10222
2002 662 11799
2003 769 13453
2004 833 14803
2005 958 17361
2006 1072 20806
2007 1108 23620
2008 1166 26507
2009 1380 29662
2010 1340 33805
2011 1512 39262
2012 1755 47646
2013 1829 52791
2014 1985 58554
2015 1978 63889
2016 2211 69794
2017 2181 73449
2018 2346 81219
2019 2462 91855
2020 3301 120326
2021 3240 143584
2022 2992 134593
2023 3046 139797
2024 2440 127816
2025 1970 113995

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 49,680 publications made and 1,642,565 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#28 of 1,424 In Europe
#109 of 6,663 In the World

University of Milan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 529 5106
1994 553 6002
1995 543 6670
1996 636 7266
1997 602 8160
1998 643 9729
1999 633 11380
2000 609 12781
2001 546 14117
2002 548 15661
2003 661 17690
2004 688 18314
2005 697 20956
2006 812 23089
2007 894 26574
2008 1005 28434
2009 1112 31699
2010 1158 35689
2011 1231 40210
2012 1279 45201
2013 1479 49798
2014 1572 54724
2015 1706 58087
2016 1782 62329
2017 1936 67516
2018 2067 72546
2019 2213 81960
2020 2953 112537
2021 3202 133660
2022 3098 131749
2023 2865 133529
2024 2344 123215
2025 2252 113138

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 51 188
Special Education 2 70 219
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 80 227
Cognitive Science 6 80 243
Child Psychology 4 66 251
Social Psychology 4 75 256
Sexology 7 87 329
Social Work 3 132 394
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 137 539
Education Majors 9 174 554

Mathematics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Mathematics in Italy and 183rd in the World with 28,643 publications made and 975,832 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
#55 of 1,406 In Europe
#183 of 6,434 In the World

University of Milan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 158 1173
1994 228 1434
1995 218 1628
1996 244 1941
1997 278 2438
1998 283 2707
1999 286 3151
2000 313 3636
2001 273 4508
2002 410 5453
2003 389 6070
2004 430 6551
2005 496 7855
2006 593 8882
2007 645 10623
2008 653 12060
2009 771 13820
2010 727 15654
2011 871 18471
2012 865 22082
2013 960 25765
2014 1038 29314
2015 1105 32580
2016 1099 35685
2017 1181 38104
2018 1374 42669
2019 1462 48219
2020 1879 63209
2021 2010 78635
2022 1974 77472
2023 1851 79666
2024 1276 62251
2025 1189 54833

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 49 163
Applied Mathematics 11 80 206
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 77 208
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 64 227
Actuarial Science 14 143 393
Operations Research 15 142 426
Math Teachers 7 199 635

Business rankings

The University of Milan ranked 8th for Business in Italy and 303rd in the World with 14,019 publications made and 350,070 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 78 In Italy
#103 of 1,436 In Europe
#303 of 6,366 In the World

University of Milan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 78 565
1994 117 694
1995 97 723
1996 112 900
1997 129 1075
1998 142 1064
1999 132 1262
2000 161 1617
2001 152 1880
2002 180 2410
2003 225 2601
2004 237 3084
2005 253 3381
2006 308 4134
2007 337 4843
2008 360 5576
2009 408 5981
2010 385 6800
2011 455 7953
2012 495 9349
2013 515 10588
2014 536 11768
2015 564 12428
2016 597 13560
2017 621 15071
2018 662 16834
2019 753 18724
2020 835 24635
2021 837 29976
2022 836 27977
2023 819 30059
2024 586 25440
2025 505 22576

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 42 70
International Business 3 51 98
Public Policy / Administration 1 42 122
Entertainment Industry Business 2 69 204
Tax Law 5 75 229
Finance 6 91 240
Occupational Safety and Health 3 65 241
Advertising 3 72 247
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 103 317
Marketing 7 116 329
Risk Management 12 142 356
Actuarial Science 14 143 393
Management Information Systems 10 164 405
Management 11 143 420
Operations Research 15 142 426
Accounting 11 154 454
Hospitality and Hotel Management 20 228 543
Supply Chain Management 22 179 562
Human Resource Management 10 221 568
Entrepreneurship 23 282 615
Project Management 20 279 637
Engineering Management 15 242 688
Real Estate 24 256 783

Economics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 6th for Economics in Italy and 253rd in the World with 11,911 publications made and 313,973 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 77 In Italy
#91 of 1,391 In Europe
#253 of 6,188 In the World

University of Milan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 51 351
1994 76 430
1995 62 472
1996 67 548
1997 76 684
1998 83 727
1999 87 899
2000 122 1062
2001 114 1321
2002 99 1440
2003 156 1769
2004 151 2046
2005 211 2244
2006 216 2706
2007 263 3282
2008 267 3766
2009 331 4259
2010 317 5112
2011 381 6005
2012 404 7109
2013 417 8246
2014 473 9545
2015 494 10403
2016 536 11361
2017 534 12600
2018 612 14405
2019 639 16032
2020 821 23091
2021 806 27356
2022 770 26397
2023 823 28073
2024 570 23622
2025 473 21172

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 42 70
Political Economy 3 68 159
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 77 208
Finance 6 91 240
Agricultural Economics 3 80 302
Development Studies 4 94 306
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 103 317
Actuarial Science 14 143 393
Environmental Economics 24 182 438
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 176 469

Art & Design rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Art & Design in Italy and 189th in the World with 9,100 publications made and 195,583 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
#66 of 1,385 In Europe
#189 of 6,010 In the World

University of Milan
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 55 422
1994 60 471
1995 60 423
1996 82 617
1997 83 610
1998 83 797
1999 76 810
2000 77 978
2001 90 1224
2002 122 1540
2003 128 1693
2004 135 1896
2005 153 2276
2006 176 2738
2007 197 3074
2008 193 3294
2009 236 3720
2010 248 4249
2011 303 4835
2012 319 5691
2013 339 6292
2014 358 7261
2015 383 7617
2016 402 7857
2017 410 8845
2018 403 9318
2019 532 10668
2020 532 13597
2021 553 15858
2022 543 15723
2023 608 16846
2024 422 17154
2025 330 16234

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 35 109
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 44 119
Game Design and Development 3 41 131
Art History 3 55 144
Literature 3 52 153
Performing arts 2 71 157
Fashion Design 5 58 158
Interior Design 13 76 193
Entertainment Industry Business 2 69 204
Animation 8 69 204
Creative Writing 3 71 205
Aesthetics 4 75 207
Architecture 14 100 227
Cinematography 4 100 229
Landscape Architecture 17 123 253
Computer Graphics 8 99 266
Multimedia 6 92 274
Photography 7 114 300
UX/UI Desgin 12 138 316
Graphic Design 16 200 512