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The University of Milan ranked 3rd in Italy, 142nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 49 research topics. The University of Milan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 163,198 academic publications and 4,110,577 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 217 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#142 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
#12 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#19 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#26 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#198 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#327 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 46 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Biology in Italy and 86th in the World with 115,096 publications made and 3,358,828 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 80 In Italy
#18 of 1,445 In Europe
#86 of 6,770 In the World

University of Milan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1232 9321
1992 1273 11050
1993 1400 10869
1994 1470 12230
1995 1477 13701
1996 1594 15395
1997 1631 17298
1998 1688 20169
1999 1687 23603
2000 1632 27027
2001 1602 30162
2002 1566 32748
2003 1826 37483
2004 1929 40443
2005 2065 47167
2006 2346 53796
2007 2520 62385
2008 2653 67748
2009 2902 76324
2010 2991 86223
2011 3062 96600
2012 3374 109332
2013 3699 121094
2014 3934 130287
2015 4208 138725
2016 4684 149025
2017 4771 156178
2018 5168 172317
2019 5541 193555
2020 7100 249205
2021 7262 296786
2022 6790 310017
2023 6581 311141

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 8 32
Pharmacology 1 6 42
Toxicology 1 9 44
Immunology 1 14 54
Virology 1 12 54
Animal Science 1 16 67
Biotechnology 2 16 70
Genetics 1 16 77
Oncology and Cancer research 1 14 81
Biochemistry 1 15 81
Neuroscience 1 20 89
Horticulture 2 16 94
Botany 1 26 106
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 35 116
Microbiology 1 36 117
Biophysics 2 37 122
Molecular Biology 1 36 128
Agricultural Science 3 31 130
Zoology 1 47 140
Paleontology 3 51 151
Forestry 4 47 157
Evolutionary Biology 3 56 174
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 56 182
Entomology 3 75 205
Astrobiology 6 75 206
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 116 337
Nanotechnology 9 116 382

Medicine rankings

The University of Milan ranked 1st for Medicine in Italy and 71st in the World with 103,590 publications made and 2,928,872 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Italy
#17 of 1,417 In Europe
#71 of 6,680 In the World

University of Milan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1095 7142
1992 1068 8717
1993 1218 8388
1994 1260 9362
1995 1258 10702
1996 1370 12187
1997 1351 13901
1998 1423 16504
1999 1386 19370
2000 1362 22458
2001 1283 25279
2002 1265 27391
2003 1518 31251
2004 1646 34319
2005 1714 39969
2006 1957 45202
2007 2097 52465
2008 2278 57364
2009 2469 63784
2010 2581 73432
2011 2752 81950
2012 2949 93248
2013 3322 103117
2014 3503 112154
2015 3847 119984
2016 4203 128780
2017 4479 137221
2018 4876 150369
2019 5280 170337
2020 7073 226981
2021 7202 275883
2022 6683 290616
2023 6470 292097

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 84,108 publications made and 2,551,279 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 75 In Italy
#25 of 1,401 In Europe
#115 of 6,447 In the World

University of Milan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 995 8009
1992 1098 9169
1993 1128 9497
1994 1194 10637
1995 1209 11741
1996 1333 13126
1997 1372 14592
1998 1405 16785
1999 1355 19719
2000 1343 22157
2001 1339 24265
2002 1307 26075
2003 1486 29594
2004 1590 32042
2005 1648 36989
2006 1886 42378
2007 1981 48499
2008 1987 52556
2009 2154 59125
2010 2236 66382
2011 2255 74221
2012 2480 83712
2013 2646 92525
2014 2797 99662
2015 2973 106205
2016 3365 115009
2017 3302 118516
2018 3473 130812
2019 3704 145864
2020 4408 180302
2021 4536 211690
2022 4126 218962
2023 4149 219693

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 8 32
Biochemical Engineering 1 25 62
Biochemistry 1 15 81
Pharmacy 2 52 105
Organic Chemistry 2 34 132
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 56 141
Computational Chemistry 6 61 155
Inorganic Chemistry 1 38 157
Radiochemistry 1 34 182
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 67 190
Environmental Chemistry 4 70 210
Physical chemistry 6 83 287
Materials Science 9 96 294
Chemical Engineering 8 97 361
Nanotechnology 9 116 382

Engineering rankings

The University of Milan ranked 9th for Engineering in Italy and 251st in the World with 53,157 publications made and 1,325,123 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 77 In Italy
#75 of 1,453 In Europe
#251 of 6,684 In the World

University of Milan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 558 4142
1992 646 4838
1993 681 4632
1994 723 5468
1995 690 5931
1996 739 6648
1997 750 7240
1998 821 8207
1999 750 9292
2000 688 10310
2001 716 11426
2002 849 12997
2003 932 14121
2004 937 15873
2005 1003 18446
2006 1143 20618
2007 1231 23956
2008 1250 26381
2009 1366 29300
2010 1437 32485
2011 1537 37502
2012 1624 42974
2013 1808 48681
2014 1921 53449
2015 2006 56528
2016 2383 63359
2017 2284 66071
2018 2342 74177
2019 2473 82819
2020 2942 100710
2021 3006 118289
2022 2814 123185
2023 2809 123970

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 2 8 48
Biochemical Engineering 1 25 62
Biotechnology 2 16 70
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 56 141
Biomedical Engineering 6 59 181
Architecture 15 89 205
Environmental Engineering 6 68 240
Acoustical Engineering 8 74 243
Metallurgical Engineering 6 69 249
Optical Engineering 8 86 250
Human-Computer Interaction 10 101 252
Landscape Architecture 21 131 284
Computer Networking 8 81 285
Materials Science 9 96 294
Mechanical Engineering 10 99 300
Engineering Management 3 102 307
Aerospace Engineering 11 108 320
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 121 328
Structural Engineering 15 115 349
Systems Engineering 14 144 359
Chemical Engineering 8 97 361
Civil Engineering 16 131 367
Electronic Engineering 17 120 370
Nanotechnology 9 116 382
Telecommunications 16 136 402
Remote Sensing 18 152 409
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 135 415
Technical Drawing 16 152 437
Nuclear Engineering 17 145 442
Electrical Engineering 17 162 459
Geotechnical Engineering 16 151 467
Operations Research 16 157 469
Aviation 20 186 492
Computer Engineering 21 169 498
Petroleum Engineering 11 168 526
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 174 530
Mining Engineering 19 171 550
Industrial Engineering 26 230 558
Transportation Engineering 24 207 563
Architectural Engineering 29 238 628
Automotive Engineering 32 232 736
Marine Engineering 33 276 800
Robotics 35 280 807
Product and Industrial Design 30 307 829
Automation and Control engineering 43 358 1166

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Milan ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 163rd in the World with 52,816 publications made and 1,138,988 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 80 In Italy
#54 of 1,492 In Europe
#163 of 7,020 In the World

University of Milan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 354 2210
1992 386 3004
1993 413 2518
1994 491 2991
1995 485 3368
1996 489 3861
1997 530 4413
1998 528 5172
1999 479 5997
2000 510 6901
2001 491 8081
2002 614 9267
2003 725 10569
2004 755 11571
2005 828 13718
2006 909 16149
2007 1083 19159
2008 1099 20812
2009 1321 23423
2010 1465 26983
2011 1666 31005
2012 1792 35864
2013 1915 40235
2014 2101 44248
2015 2137 47261
2016 2443 51117
2017 2559 54901
2018 2692 61474
2019 2914 69766
2020 3849 95303
2021 3916 115969
2022 3770 121048
2023 3628 122338

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

Physics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 7th for Physics in Italy and 238th in the World with 52,168 publications made and 1,253,899 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 78 In Italy
#80 of 1,446 In Europe
#238 of 6,603 In the World

University of Milan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 582 4392
1992 678 5078
1993 711 4865
1994 749 5847
1995 727 6301
1996 770 6990
1997 780 7599
1998 799 8377
1999 773 9616
2000 723 10483
2001 740 11701
2002 828 12664
2003 886 13887
2004 883 14922
2005 1013 17559
2006 1119 19702
2007 1215 22773
2008 1196 24921
2009 1327 27443
2010 1346 30590
2011 1421 35012
2012 1570 40597
2013 1731 44968
2014 1824 49814
2015 1923 52931
2016 2168 59614
2017 2200 62188
2018 2223 70026
2019 2352 76974
2020 2833 93039
2021 2805 107241
2022 2641 109514
2023 2681 112356

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 20 79
Biophysics 2 37 122
Theoretical Physics 9 70 150
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 81 197
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 90 201
Astrobiology 6 75 206
Nuclear Physics 6 93 210
Acoustical Engineering 8 74 243
Optical Engineering 8 86 250
Quantum and Particle physics 10 93 264
Materials Science 9 96 294
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 121 328
Condensed Matter Physics 11 132 328
Nanotechnology 9 116 382

Computer Science rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Computer Science in Italy and 172nd in the World with 52,053 publications made and 1,363,823 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 1,459 In Europe
#172 of 6,752 In the World

University of Milan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 463 3935
1992 487 5004
1993 553 4454
1994 586 5219
1995 608 5750
1996 633 6341
1997 666 7200
1998 685 8060
1999 633 9765
2000 605 10541
2001 620 12182
2002 737 13843
2003 770 15203
2004 814 16300
2005 873 18861
2006 1038 21604
2007 1130 24733
2008 1206 26294
2009 1320 29859
2010 1378 33410
2011 1462 38346
2012 1506 43739
2013 1722 48925
2014 1860 53472
2015 1941 56947
2016 2134 63440
2017 2259 66473
2018 2465 74838
2019 2713 85234
2020 3275 108958
2021 3578 132024
2022 3490 139601
2023 3415 141676

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 20 89
Web Design and Development 5 40 107
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 35 116
Game Design and Development 5 45 138
Cyber Security 6 31 138
Software Engineering 11 88 197
Animation 9 70 205
Library and Information science 3 75 219
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 68 228
Data Science 7 91 233
Database Administration 9 82 250
Cognitive Science 6 81 250
Human-Computer Interaction 10 101 252
Multimedia 7 90 257
Machine Learning 6 77 265
Computational Linguistics 7 102 269
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 92 272
Computer Networking 8 81 285
Computer Graphics 13 110 291
Computer Vision 12 110 310
UX/UI Desgin 14 135 314
Telecommunications 16 136 402
Management Information Systems 11 187 445
Computer Engineering 21 169 498
Robotics 35 280 807

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Milan ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Italy and 195th in the World with 45,010 publications made and 1,084,046 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 80 In Italy
#61 of 1,458 In Europe
#195 of 6,798 In the World

University of Milan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 348 2246
1992 390 2964
1993 434 2794
1994 517 3227
1995 475 3651
1996 507 4163
1997 532 4467
1998 563 5193
1999 567 6100
2000 536 7068
2001 491 8031
2002 580 8941
2003 676 10362
2004 711 11611
2005 822 13562
2006 935 16130
2007 1020 18836
2008 1060 20629
2009 1220 23422
2010 1195 27093
2011 1270 30851
2012 1488 35555
2013 1583 39999
2014 1779 44546
2015 1796 46970
2016 2090 51931
2017 2041 54299
2018 2204 61657
2019 2299 70813
2020 3032 91428
2021 3044 109171
2022 2794 111633
2023 2738 112657

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 108th in the World with 43,238 publications made and 1,173,696 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#28 of 1,414 In Europe
#108 of 6,528 In the World

University of Milan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 468 3699
1992 434 4711
1993 503 4089
1994 526 4749
1995 528 5257
1996 580 5821
1997 563 6563
1998 584 7704
1999 588 9208
2000 550 9906
2001 496 11199
2002 465 12247
2003 597 13778
2004 628 14578
2005 630 16798
2006 727 18927
2007 823 21702
2008 898 23143
2009 979 25864
2010 1086 28897
2011 1099 32323
2012 1166 36558
2013 1390 40402
2014 1426 44245
2015 1628 46953
2016 1782 51277
2017 1887 54808
2018 2017 59700
2019 2217 67467
2020 2912 90978
2021 3153 110765
2022 2982 115888
2023 2768 115601

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 21 85
Neuroscience 1 20 89
Occupational Therapy 3 33 115
Clinical Psychology 4 46 174
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 76 225
Special Education 2 68 230
Child Psychology 3 63 250
Cognitive Science 6 81 250
Social Psychology 5 87 283
Sexology 6 78 308
Social Work 3 131 401
Education Majors 10 191 587
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 165 591

Mathematics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Mathematics in Italy and 174th in the World with 25,425 publications made and 684,259 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 75 In Italy
#50 of 1,388 In Europe
#174 of 6,305 In the World

University of Milan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 114 749
1992 151 934
1993 161 917
1994 212 1117
1995 203 1287
1996 223 1543
1997 254 1982
1998 280 2220
1999 272 2519
2000 280 2821
2001 248 3536
2002 365 4077
2003 337 4736
2004 379 5114
2005 440 6194
2006 527 7078
2007 598 8516
2008 567 9264
2009 692 11133
2010 676 12553
2011 748 14526
2012 792 16893
2013 895 19760
2014 973 22459
2015 1046 24485
2016 1120 27496
2017 1212 29329
2018 1380 33812
2019 1465 38905
2020 1857 50260
2021 2050 64090
2022 1941 69565
2023 1851 70755

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 44 158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 75 201
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 68 228
Applied Mathematics 12 86 233
Actuarial Science 12 126 358
Operations Research 16 157 469
Math Teachers 8 192 620

Business rankings

The University of Milan ranked 8th for Business in Italy and 314th in the World with 12,144 publications made and 227,524 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 77 In Italy
#108 of 1,414 In Europe
#314 of 6,187 In the World

University of Milan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 81 437
1992 93 579
1993 78 454
1994 108 515
1995 89 583
1996 110 683
1997 108 828
1998 132 839
1999 121 925
2000 145 1195
2001 120 1452
2002 165 1724
2003 200 1804
2004 223 2251
2005 234 2507
2006 270 3081
2007 306 3482
2008 319 3989
2009 354 4431
2010 365 5024
2011 424 5831
2012 439 6699
2013 461 7688
2014 498 8505
2015 521 8886
2016 577 9417
2017 594 10664
2018 639 12291
2019 720 13980
2020 771 17657
2021 806 22217
2022 792 22394
2023 773 23222

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 65
International Business 3 49 96
Public Policy / Administration 2 55 159
Entertainment Industry Business 2 61 184
Tax Law 5 66 197
Advertising 2 63 222
Occupational Safety and Health 3 64 248
Finance 6 99 263
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 99 293
Engineering Management 3 102 307
Marketing 7 118 328
Actuarial Science 12 126 358
Management 13 143 424
Accounting 10 148 439
Management Information Systems 11 187 445
Project Management 13 199 464
Operations Research 16 157 469
Risk Management 21 198 470
Supply Chain Management 21 173 550
Entrepreneurship 20 264 554
Human Resource Management 10 235 587
Hospitality and Hotel Management 24 256 603
Real Estate 22 251 750

Economics rankings

The University of Milan ranked 6th for Economics in Italy and 263rd in the World with 10,043 publications made and 185,150 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 77 In Italy
#95 of 1,366 In Europe
#263 of 5,995 In the World

University of Milan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 45 272
1992 52 347
1993 56 271
1994 68 311
1995 63 367
1996 62 395
1997 70 475
1998 74 548
1999 74 650
2000 112 792
2001 93 970
2002 87 989
2003 135 1221
2004 134 1457
2005 194 1605
2006 184 1912
2007 222 2369
2008 221 2715
2009 287 3070
2010 288 3714
2011 333 4375
2012 357 5180
2013 377 5785
2014 434 6824
2015 418 7139
2016 507 7771
2017 513 8536
2018 575 10259
2019 596 11493
2020 786 16583
2021 764 20116
2022 710 20876
2023 756 21247

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 35 59
International Trade 3 40 65
Political Economy 3 71 176
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 75 201
Finance 6 99 263
Agricultural Economics 4 79 270
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 99 293
Development Studies 5 95 311
Actuarial Science 12 126 358
Environmental Economics 24 189 449
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 197 543

Art & Design rankings

The University of Milan ranked 5th for Art & Design in Italy and 201st in the World with 7,564 publications made and 125,701 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
#67 of 1,349 In Europe
#201 of 5,720 In the World

University of Milan
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 38 228
1992 45 428
1993 52 295
1994 55 348
1995 54 328
1996 63 463
1997 75 477
1998 74 539
1999 69 602
2000 70 761
2001 79 940
2002 103 1115
2003 113 1203
2004 121 1344
2005 141 1667
2006 146 2036
2007 170 2271
2008 188 2443
2009 214 2767
2010 225 3169
2011 268 3753
2012 271 4128
2013 299 4628
2014 320 5242
2015 335 5477
2016 387 5687
2017 375 6159
2018 364 6432
2019 482 7673
2020 457 9499
2021 515 11121
2022 503 11916
2023 498 12005

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 14 25
Sculpture 4 14 25
Illustration and Concept Art 4 14 27
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 32 95
Art History 2 49 137
Game Design and Development 5 45 138
Literature 3 52 152
Fashion Design 5 53 154
Performing arts 2 69 166
Entertainment Industry Business 2 61 184
Interior Design 15 84 198
Music 4 78 199
Cinematography 4 89 202
Architecture 15 89 205
Animation 9 70 205
Aesthetics 4 87 238
Creative Writing 5 91 255
Multimedia 7 90 257
Landscape Architecture 21 131 284
Computer Graphics 13 110 291
UX/UI Desgin 14 135 314
Photography 10 149 385
Graphic Design 16 215 527