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The University of Parma ranked 18th in Italy, 532nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 188 research topics. The University of Parma ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,062 academic publications and 1,205,848 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#532 of 14,131 In the World
#209 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 4 In Emilia-Romagna
#117 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#161 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#185 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#1146 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#867 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 185 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Parma ranked 16th for Biology in Italy and 388th in the World with 33,279 publications made and 954,950 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 80 In Italy
#144 of 1,445 In Europe
#388 of 6,770 In the World

University of Parma
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 308 1958
1992 318 2155
1993 321 2388
1994 363 2529
1995 362 2885
1996 422 3599
1997 401 3678
1998 399 4561
1999 439 5086
2000 511 6063
2001 487 7170
2002 631 8102
2003 637 9550
2004 735 11424
2005 701 13274
2006 745 16062
2007 816 18593
2008 812 20613
2009 862 22933
2010 893 25469
2011 1021 29301
2012 943 32639
2013 1078 35784
2014 1323 38302
2015 1362 41307
2016 1343 42845
2017 1422 46736
2018 1496 51041
2019 1592 57499
2020 1976 69977
2021 2107 81464
2022 1916 83253
2023 1896 82127

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 54 161
Toxicology 12 99 257
Neuroscience 10 97 262
Biotechnology 17 109 289
Pharmacology 17 109 307
Animal Science 11 111 333
Virology 22 128 361
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 158 376
Immunology 24 139 377
Oncology and Cancer research 26 134 380
Biochemistry 16 153 403
Genetics 21 153 408
Microbiology 18 155 420
Paleontology 14 162 430
Biophysics 18 173 438
Zoology 13 173 448
Entomology 14 165 449
Evolutionary Biology 16 175 461
Horticulture 19 163 484
Astrobiology 21 206 512
Botany 20 196 540
Molecular Biology 21 183 549
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 215 613
Nanotechnology 25 216 640
Agricultural Science 20 220 671
Forestry 23 231 693
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 36 350 978

Chemistry rankings

The University of Parma ranked 16th for Chemistry in Italy and 451st in the World with 27,244 publications made and 730,232 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 75 In Italy
#173 of 1,401 In Europe
#451 of 6,447 In the World

University of Parma
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 295 1904
1992 291 2033
1993 340 2244
1994 360 2483
1995 380 2848
1996 399 3255
1997 381 3367
1998 395 4131
1999 440 4715
2000 472 5307
2001 457 6011
2002 645 6939
2003 593 7751
2004 646 9283
2005 636 10532
2006 681 12360
2007 689 14108
2008 708 15797
2009 727 17141
2010 723 19234
2011 859 22445
2012 749 24438
2013 891 27252
2014 1077 30156
2015 1028 31374
2016 1027 33559
2017 1078 36483
2018 1120 39956
2019 1153 44877
2020 1348 53668
2021 1366 61424
2022 1357 62734
2023 1319 62105

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 54 161
Pharmacy 9 117 259
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 144 376
Biochemistry 16 153 403
Organic Chemistry 13 163 426
Computational Chemistry 21 204 452
Biochemical Engineering 24 215 468
Environmental Chemistry 14 187 489
Materials Science 19 193 527
Inorganic Chemistry 18 201 553
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 239 582
Nanotechnology 25 216 640
Physical chemistry 24 250 687
Radiochemistry 18 187 713
Chemical Engineering 28 273 833

Medicine rankings

The University of Parma ranked 17th for Medicine in Italy and 353rd in the World with 26,322 publications made and 736,282 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

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

University of Parma
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 226 1308
1992 265 1440
1993 229 1642
1994 262 1741
1995 257 2035
1996 283 2567
1997 309 2768
1998 287 3315
1999 299 3589
2000 382 4591
2001 356 5323
2002 387 5828
2003 432 6906
2004 514 8330
2005 497 9678
2006 541 11789
2007 587 13411
2008 566 15094
2009 635 16912
2010 688 18726
2011 790 21241
2012 729 23868
2013 842 26228
2014 1046 28237
2015 1179 30665
2016 1134 31926
2017 1207 35944
2018 1307 39089
2019 1343 44157
2020 1703 55992
2021 1906 67476
2022 1614 69808
2023 1672 69536

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 10 22 117
Neurosurgery 20 78 185
Critical Care Nursing 18 92 235
Audiology 8 94 237
Anatomy and Physiology 12 85 245
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17 81 247
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 91 252
Toxicology 12 99 257
Ophthalmology 13 93 258
Pharmacy 9 117 259
Pediatrics 18 101 263
Anesthesiology 14 94 264
Psychiatry 14 104 285
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 104 286
Respiratory Therapy 17 110 290
Cardiology 19 111 290
Occupational Therapy 19 112 303
Pharmacology 17 109 307
Cosmetology 20 114 309
Surgery 20 116 318
Veterinary 14 100 320
Epidemiology 22 130 337
Dermatology 26 124 347
Virology 22 128 361
Forensic Science 19 142 367
Immunology 24 139 377
Dentistry 22 130 378
Oncology and Cancer research 26 134 380
Pathology 24 146 381
Radiation Therapy 28 138 393
Orthodontics 21 140 398
Sports Medicine 18 149 401
Urology 23 129 402
Medical Physics 32 182 414
Family medicine 23 149 436
Physical Therapy 17 168 445
Optometry 21 159 448
Public Health 18 165 462
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 207 489
Clinical Psychology 20 174 500
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 180 526
Biomedical Engineering 23 189 536
Health Science 25 191 561
Nursing 21 207 581
Sports / Exercise science 20 226 603
Gerontology 23 216 658
Healthcare Management (MHA) 27 270 773
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 36 350 978

Engineering rankings

The University of Parma ranked 20th for Engineering in Italy and 522nd in the World with 22,644 publications made and 499,411 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 77 In Italy
#192 of 1,453 In Europe
#522 of 6,684 In the World

University of Parma
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 220 1350
1992 216 1455
1993 272 1586
1994 256 1737
1995 273 2047
1996 270 2187
1997 284 2396
1998 317 2766
1999 337 3005
2000 385 3460
2001 369 3926
2002 619 5128
2003 436 5567
2004 527 6535
2005 524 7813
2006 557 9049
2007 533 10550
2008 578 11666
2009 592 12789
2010 626 14313
2011 677 16451
2012 653 17753
2013 785 20171
2014 887 22263
2015 907 23484
2016 911 24367
2017 893 25690
2018 954 28830
2019 1063 32066
2020 1155 38226
2021 1279 44819
2022 1170 45221
2023 1203 45554

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 16 104 230
Biotechnology 17 109 289
Product and Industrial Design 12 119 299
Robotics 14 96 310
Structural Engineering 18 120 358
Industrial Engineering 14 144 367
Automotive Engineering 16 114 387
Acoustical Engineering 14 148 392
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 156 409
Transportation Engineering 18 151 414
Civil Engineering 22 152 426
Geotechnical Engineering 14 147 458
Biochemical Engineering 24 215 468
Electronic Engineering 22 162 475
Telecommunications 18 170 483
Human-Computer Interaction 23 205 489
Optical Engineering 18 195 490
Automation and Control engineering 23 164 490
Construction Management 16 183 495
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 165 508
Computer Networking 20 179 508
Computer Engineering 23 178 517
Metallurgical Engineering 17 194 526
Materials Science 19 193 527
Biomedical Engineering 23 189 536
Architectural Engineering 24 200 538
Mechanical Engineering 21 202 539
Aerospace Engineering 22 203 545
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 239 582
Agricultural Engineering 28 178 585
Electrical Engineering 23 217 601
Firefighting and Fire Science 18 179 607
Systems Engineering 28 253 611
Remote Sensing 29 237 616
Operations Research 23 223 634
Technical Drawing 24 236 636
Nanotechnology 25 216 640
Petroleum Engineering 22 243 748
Mining Engineering 25 238 749
Marine Engineering 29 260 753
Engineering Management 17 266 770
Chemical Engineering 28 273 833
Environmental Engineering 32 297 863
Landscape Architecture 38 337 870
Nuclear Engineering 37 300 876
Renewable Energy Engineering 45 415 1317

Physics rankings

The University of Parma ranked 18th for Physics in Italy and 452nd in the World with 21,686 publications made and 536,902 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 78 In Italy
#178 of 1,446 In Europe
#452 of 6,603 In the World

University of Parma
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 229 1521
1992 209 1604
1993 254 1715
1994 262 1908
1995 274 2147
1996 281 2427
1997 268 2562
1998 310 2955
1999 346 3251
2000 384 3728
2001 378 4195
2002 582 5173
2003 450 5795
2004 525 6796
2005 509 8269
2006 549 9471
2007 543 10879
2008 568 12437
2009 586 13318
2010 598 14811
2011 638 16887
2012 644 18279
2013 731 20544
2014 843 22275
2015 808 22932
2016 884 23989
2017 840 25159
2018 881 28066
2019 966 30639
2020 1060 36188
2021 1145 42595
2022 1075 42363
2023 1052 42064

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 20 162 332
Acoustical Engineering 14 148 392
Nuclear Physics 21 178 405
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 156 409
Quantum and Particle physics 16 164 411
Medical Physics 32 182 414
Condensed Matter Physics 18 178 432
Biophysics 18 173 438
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 210 453
Optical Engineering 18 195 490
Astrobiology 21 206 512
Materials Science 19 193 527
Astrophysics and Astronomy 28 229 553
Nanotechnology 25 216 640

Computer Science rankings

The University of Parma ranked 17th for Computer Science in Italy and 458th in the World with 16,574 publications made and 480,130 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 80 In Italy
#177 of 1,459 In Europe
#458 of 6,752 In the World

University of Parma
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 107 769
1992 129 962
1993 128 1024
1994 154 1089
1995 131 1201
1996 155 1481
1997 167 1585
1998 203 1982
1999 203 2072
2000 230 2731
2001 218 3345
2002 410 4366
2003 312 4903
2004 314 5552
2005 348 6953
2006 388 8540
2007 393 9668
2008 377 10615
2009 445 12373
2010 485 13361
2011 504 15425
2012 531 16984
2013 617 18506
2014 704 19630
2015 737 21099
2016 702 21369
2017 721 23555
2018 747 25730
2019 857 28673
2020 947 34953
2021 1099 41876
2022 1027 42730
2023 1032 42130

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 5 60 198
Neuroscience 10 97 262
Animation 14 105 284
Robotics 14 96 310
Software Engineering 17 147 317
Library and Information science 10 141 360
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 158 376
Data Science 21 167 390
Computer Graphics 20 169 419
Computer Vision 16 171 454
Telecommunications 18 170 483
Human-Computer Interaction 23 205 489
Computer Networking 20 179 508
Computer Engineering 23 178 517
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 194 519
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 191 538
Game Design and Development 25 262 584
Computational Linguistics 20 245 601
Cyber Security 29 256 690
Machine Learning 27 250 707
Web Design and Development 33 304 798
Management Information Systems 39 423 991
Multimedia 36 396 1042

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Parma ranked 20th for Environmental Science in Italy and 569th in the World with 16,141 publications made and 397,052 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#20 of 80 In Italy
#215 of 1,458 In Europe
#569 of 6,798 In the World

University of Parma
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 92 714
1992 115 690
1993 127 846
1994 150 943
1995 144 1131
1996 173 1194
1997 157 1258
1998 174 1511
1999 180 1562
2000 211 2023
2001 209 2273
2002 330 2868
2003 274 3421
2004 306 4065
2005 338 4980
2006 355 6075
2007 360 7219
2008 386 8073
2009 422 9177
2010 421 10440
2011 508 12093
2012 537 13749
2013 609 15340
2014 693 16793
2015 699 18044
2016 697 19409
2017 711 20769
2018 713 22738
2019 865 26423
2020 1036 32650
2021 1098 38297
2022 995 39448
2023 1038 39107

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 144 376
Paleontology 14 162 430
Earth science and Geophysics 22 161 440
Geotechnical Engineering 14 147 458
Environmental Chemistry 14 187 489
Geology 18 192 509
Ecology 18 208 537
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 215 613
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 231 624
Geography and Cartography 23 249 631
Oceanography 24 245 654
Agricultural Science 20 220 671
Forestry 23 231 693
Mining Engineering 25 238 749
Hydrology and Water resources management 27 229 811
Environmental Management 33 298 848
Environmental Engineering 32 297 863
Urban and Regional planning 44 410 877

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Parma ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 554th in the World with 15,684 publications made and 415,083 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 80 In Italy
#232 of 1,492 In Europe
#554 of 7,020 In the World

University of Parma
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 89 574
1992 104 681
1993 103 653
1994 114 745
1995 94 826
1996 128 1167
1997 133 1176
1998 150 1490
1999 139 1603
2000 177 1968
2001 153 2409
2002 274 3010
2003 230 3691
2004 259 4155
2005 265 5242
2006 301 6449
2007 320 7661
2008 336 8786
2009 379 9975
2010 423 10961
2011 473 12286
2012 522 13957
2013 598 15342
2014 719 16250
2015 732 17434
2016 734 17680
2017 739 19133
2018 813 21833
2019 856 24277
2020 1103 30624
2021 1180 36608
2022 1064 38237
2023 1100 37962

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Law 9 117 263
Library and Information science 10 141 360
Forensic Science 19 142 367
Aesthetics 11 171 431
Linguistics 14 172 433
Philosophy 14 206 461
Human Rights Law 12 204 485
Demography 20 177 490
Genealogy 16 192 524
Classics and Ancient History 20 209 544
Sociology 18 207 549
Art History 20 230 555
Archaeology 21 218 562
Radio and Television broadcasting 12 197 579
Law 20 221 584
History 22 235 591
Sports / Exercise science 20 226 603
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 250 612
Political Science 20 265 640
Occupational Safety and Health 21 197 660
Special Education 22 248 668
Anthropology 23 300 775
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 23 323 802
Publishing 21 294 805
Early Childhood Education 9 264 808
Journalism and Digital Media 28 304 834
Education Majors 18 286 851
Urban and Regional planning 44 410 877
Military science 21 321 996
Gender Studies 28 357 1106
Criminology and Criminal Justice 31 371 1204
Communications and Public Relations 39 447 1258
Public Policy / Administration 47 483 1425

Psychology rankings

The University of Parma ranked 14th for Psychology in Italy and 363rd in the World with 12,273 publications made and 363,919 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 80 In Italy
#130 of 1,414 In Europe
#363 of 6,528 In the World

University of Parma
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 108 669
1992 111 762
1993 93 888
1994 113 918
1995 94 899
1996 124 1269
1997 129 1274
1998 134 1585
1999 136 1592
2000 155 2287
2001 168 2818
2002 199 3217
2003 200 3817
2004 213 4531
2005 235 5650
2006 259 6977
2007 257 7742
2008 284 8679
2009 308 9837
2010 340 10510
2011 368 12000
2012 402 13651
2013 431 14720
2014 535 15187
2015 577 16423
2016 550 16580
2017 525 18044
2018 586 19574
2019 622 21718
2020 737 26471
2021 884 31178
2022 739 32234
2023 805 32249

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 5 60 198
Neuroscience 10 97 262
Psychiatry 14 104 285
Occupational Therapy 19 112 303
Social Psychology 10 142 411
Clinical Psychology 20 174 500
Child Psychology 13 187 526
Special Education 22 248 668
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 23 323 802
Sexology 24 254 836
Education Majors 18 286 851

Mathematics rankings

The University of Parma ranked 24th for Mathematics in Italy and 572nd in the World with 8,059 publications made and 181,008 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#24 of 75 In Italy
#214 of 1,388 In Europe
#572 of 6,305 In the World

University of Parma
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 42 300
1992 42 231
1993 57 293
1994 48 297
1995 42 380
1996 49 376
1997 50 412
1998 78 507
1999 75 526
2000 91 652
2001 75 806
2002 163 1336
2003 106 1249
2004 143 1387
2005 157 1881
2006 165 2181
2007 185 2732
2008 198 3120
2009 194 3457
2010 222 3918
2011 264 4782
2012 251 5213
2013 290 6097
2014 347 6577
2015 379 7082
2016 396 7800
2017 361 8539
2018 408 9683
2019 469 11417
2020 537 14677
2021 651 18799
2022 589 19662
2023 624 20305

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 21 199 529
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 191 538
Applied Mathematics 28 230 552
Statistics 24 208 554
Operations Research 23 223 634
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 40 333 829
Math Teachers 18 301 930

Art & Design rankings

The University of Parma ranked 17th for Art & Design in Italy and 533rd in the World with 2,556 publications made and 57,826 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#17 of 80 In Italy
#215 of 1,349 In Europe
#533 of 5,720 In the World

University of Parma
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 12 72
1992 13 117
1993 12 99
1994 18 120
1995 16 121
1996 28 196
1997 14 162
1998 26 248
1999 31 304
2000 31 355
2001 21 349
2002 78 579
2003 35 589
2004 41 771
2005 50 924
2006 46 1139
2007 45 1235
2008 52 1449
2009 55 1639
2010 66 1849
2011 69 2094
2012 86 2339
2013 102 2508
2014 141 2798
2015 116 2770
2016 119 2758
2017 140 2893
2018 130 3157
2019 148 3629
2020 149 4018
2021 184 4659
2022 184 4642
2023 189 4810

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 12 51 93
Sculpture 12 51 93
Illustration and Concept Art 12 51 97
Architecture 16 104 230
Animation 14 105 284
Photography 9 135 349
Computer Graphics 20 169 419
Aesthetics 11 171 431
Fashion Design 20 194 462
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 178 480
Art History 20 230 555
Literature 18 243 572
Game Design and Development 25 262 584
Cinematography 19 246 607
Performing arts 24 286 641
Interior Design 33 273 713
Entertainment Industry Business 26 309 801
Creative Writing 24 316 802
Landscape Architecture 38 337 870
Music 28 325 886
Graphic Design 34 357 956
Multimedia 36 396 1042

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Parma

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Supply Chain Management 6 60 201
Advertising 21 242 638
International Economics 41 386 659
Marketing 21 263 663
International Trade 43 384 666
Risk Management 33 287 669
Finance 35 304 728
Project Management 25 314 736
Tax Law 29 283 737
Management 29 281 743
Business 30 297 747
International Business 44 406 765
Economics 35 322 814
Development Studies 27 300 847
Environmental Economics 46 356 866
Investment Banking and Stock trading 39 331 882
Agricultural Economics 25 243 884
Accounting 37 339 884
Human Resource Management 25 426 1060