University of Perugia: Rankings

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The University of Perugia ranked 18th in Italy, 529th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 196 research topics. The University of Perugia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 58,300 academic publications and 1,793,386 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 101 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#529 of 14,131 In the World
#207 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 2 In Umbria
#1 of 2 In Perugia
#163 of 3,326 For Biotechnology
#178 of 1,743 For Architectural Engineering
#191 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#727 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1023 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 193 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 14th for Biology in Italy and 367th in the World with 37,219 publications made and 1,263,127 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 80 In Italy
#135 of 1,448 In Europe
#367 of 6,833 In the World

University of Perugia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 342 2348
1993 374 2685
1994 352 3137
1995 432 3833
1996 443 4239
1997 440 5078
1998 469 6157
1999 476 7004
2000 499 8244
2001 564 9100
2002 608 10689
2003 674 12874
2004 679 14210
2005 697 16329
2006 758 18625
2007 847 21321
2008 887 22856
2009 978 26663
2010 986 29449
2011 1105 33031
2012 1128 37298
2013 1243 41863
2014 1370 46054
2015 1475 48577
2016 1503 53972
2017 1667 59982
2018 1743 64660
2019 1864 74190
2020 2104 92822
2021 2220 107687
2022 1972 105123
2023 1949 105844
2024 1497 97368

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 8 50 163
Immunology 11 79 216
Nutrition and Food Science 11 72 220
Microbiology 9 91 258
Horticulture 10 86 282
Oncology and Cancer research 18 109 312
Molecular Biology 8 108 319
Astrobiology 10 133 329
Pharmacology 16 111 330
Agricultural Science 10 112 338
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 138 346
Botany 10 128 348
Genetics 14 129 350
Animal Science 10 111 351
Biochemistry 13 125 352
Entomology 9 140 372
Virology 23 145 418
Neuroscience 27 179 454
Paleontology 16 181 480
Toxicology 17 153 495
Forestry 14 170 505
Zoology 17 191 530
Evolutionary Biology 19 223 553
Nanotechnology 18 183 557
Biophysics 22 218 570
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 242 724
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 264 737

Chemistry rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 13th for Chemistry in Italy and 400th in the World with 32,106 publications made and 1,101,869 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 76 In Italy
#150 of 1,417 In Europe
#400 of 6,545 In the World

University of Perugia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 319 2179
1993 346 2656
1994 336 3120
1995 423 3659
1996 391 4195
1997 410 4904
1998 428 5626
1999 459 6505
2000 500 7508
2001 560 8306
2002 640 10019
2003 663 11620
2004 669 12980
2005 634 14910
2006 733 16592
2007 749 18514
2008 817 20216
2009 885 23386
2010 897 26206
2011 946 29517
2012 1016 33134
2013 1034 37422
2014 1144 40638
2015 1224 42688
2016 1265 47665
2017 1390 52078
2018 1452 56496
2019 1494 64573
2020 1631 77946
2021 1681 89768
2022 1498 87188
2023 1538 88111
2024 1175 79157

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 11 72 220
Computational Chemistry 10 117 272
Pharmacy 12 146 331
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 122 334
Biochemistry 13 125 352
Biochemical Engineering 15 158 359
Organic Chemistry 10 150 404
Inorganic Chemistry 12 148 418
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 194 486
Chemical Engineering 17 159 514
Physical chemistry 14 180 527
Materials Science 16 188 527
Nanotechnology 18 183 557
Environmental Chemistry 19 256 694
Radiochemistry 13 168 703

Medicine rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 15th for Medicine in Italy and 343rd in the World with 28,103 publications made and 952,412 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 79 In Italy
#128 of 1,433 In Europe
#343 of 6,775 In the World

University of Perugia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 274 1818
1993 265 1978
1994 249 2385
1995 311 2844
1996 329 3135
1997 306 3899
1998 324 4705
1999 339 5356
2000 349 6483
2001 390 7286
2002 380 8193
2003 479 10078
2004 515 11467
2005 519 12804
2006 518 14522
2007 592 16792
2008 648 18300
2009 716 20741
2010 729 23217
2011 843 26039
2012 869 28973
2013 939 32256
2014 1031 35314
2015 1094 37907
2016 1153 41704
2017 1286 46562
2018 1389 49455
2019 1438 56586
2020 1684 72615
2021 1747 84450
2022 1534 82546
2023 1526 82364
2024 1252 75681

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 11 79 216
Radiation Therapy 11 76 222
Critical Care Nursing 16 88 237
Cardiology 15 89 242
Urology 13 90 266
Forensic Science 11 99 269
Dermatology 21 107 274
Surgery 15 97 278
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 95 288
Medical Physics 18 124 291
Veterinary 11 87 301
Neurosurgery 27 117 305
Pathology 16 115 310
Oncology and Cancer research 18 109 312
Plastic Surgery 21 94 319
Pharmacology 16 111 330
Pharmacy 12 146 331
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 126 333
Epidemiology 20 128 337
Anesthesiology 20 126 339
Virology 23 145 418
Anatomy and Physiology 22 151 422
Psychiatry 26 155 423
Sonography and Ultrasound 28 157 428
Occupational Therapy 25 175 439
Audiology 25 175 448
Respiratory Therapy 27 171 449
Pediatrics 29 167 452
Biomedical Engineering 19 171 483
Sports Medicine 26 199 488
Toxicology 17 153 495
Public Health 20 175 508
Physical Therapy 24 201 509
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 198 511
Health Science 18 172 519
Family medicine 26 178 532
Ophthalmology 32 197 563
Dentistry 32 201 570
Gerontology 17 181 585
Orthodontics 34 215 588
Sports / Exercise science 19 236 613
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 215 634
Nursing 25 252 719
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 264 737
Clinical Psychology 27 267 777
Cosmetology 37 262 789
Optometry 38 287 895
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 314 914

Engineering rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 17th for Engineering in Italy and 493rd in the World with 26,433 publications made and 830,738 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 80 In Italy
#185 of 1,465 In Europe
#493 of 6,782 In the World

University of Perugia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 192 1235
1993 238 1519
1994 215 1632
1995 260 1925
1996 235 2222
1997 296 2606
1998 289 2823
1999 303 3134
2000 391 3756
2001 409 4458
2002 551 5659
2003 578 6419
2004 566 7372
2005 498 8670
2006 647 10310
2007 602 11238
2008 642 12521
2009 703 14989
2010 802 17815
2011 797 20856
2012 897 24325
2013 895 27591
2014 1024 30344
2015 1103 33062
2016 1165 38314
2017 1215 42399
2018 1270 47211
2019 1377 54546
2020 1414 62828
2021 1481 73395
2022 1303 68675
2023 1406 71270
2024 1016 62646

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 8 50 163
Architectural Engineering 8 59 178
Landscape Architecture 15 87 191
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 76 224
Nuclear Engineering 12 100 297
Agricultural Engineering 18 101 308
Marine Engineering 12 115 341
Civil Engineering 12 118 344
Biochemical Engineering 15 158 359
Aerospace Engineering 13 141 396
Technical Drawing 15 147 405
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 153 407
Automotive Engineering 18 129 434
Construction Management 14 169 444
Structural Engineering 20 154 445
Electronic Engineering 19 156 458
Mechanical Engineering 14 174 463
Geotechnical Engineering 13 148 469
Acoustical Engineering 16 185 474
Biomedical Engineering 19 171 483
Optical Engineering 16 191 485
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 194 486
Telecommunications 16 173 493
Remote Sensing 23 195 502
Electrical Engineering 18 177 506
Chemical Engineering 17 159 514
Environmental Engineering 20 179 517
Materials Science 16 188 527
Metallurgical Engineering 15 191 531
Nanotechnology 18 183 557
Systems Engineering 25 228 559
Petroleum Engineering 11 181 566
Product and Industrial Design 21 233 622
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 230 670
Architecture 37 301 678
Computer Networking 28 245 685
Robotics 32 249 719
Industrial Engineering 34 328 795
Computer Engineering 33 293 848
Automation and Control engineering 31 263 850
Firefighting and Fire Science 24 261 885
Human-Computer Interaction 35 372 885
Transportation Engineering 36 339 916
Operations Research 40 374 1089

Physics rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 21st for Physics in Italy and 511th in the World with 25,496 publications made and 806,477 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 80 In Italy
#196 of 1,457 In Europe
#511 of 6,713 In the World

University of Perugia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 206 1229
1993 245 1625
1994 208 1708
1995 270 1890
1996 252 2233
1997 278 2558
1998 306 2853
1999 312 3103
2000 368 3691
2001 408 4386
2002 523 5527
2003 539 6396
2004 551 7288
2005 496 8372
2006 614 9768
2007 597 10604
2008 652 12006
2009 682 14700
2010 750 17793
2011 762 21121
2012 874 25402
2013 883 28572
2014 988 31262
2015 1037 33886
2016 1076 39187
2017 1167 43235
2018 1173 48220
2019 1290 55640
2020 1304 62167
2021 1429 71954
2022 1287 65082
2023 1350 68693
2024 934 61145

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 118 256
Medical Physics 18 124 291
Astrobiology 10 133 329
Nuclear Physics 19 167 390
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 153 407
Theoretical Physics 23 214 464
Acoustical Engineering 16 185 474
Optical Engineering 16 191 485
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 204 486
Quantum and Particle physics 21 202 519
Materials Science 16 188 527
Condensed Matter Physics 24 217 542
Nanotechnology 18 183 557
Biophysics 22 218 570

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Italy and 522nd in the World with 19,941 publications made and 579,167 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 80 In Italy
#189 of 1,464 In Europe
#522 of 6,876 In the World

University of Perugia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 112 781
1993 135 851
1994 143 958
1995 158 1083
1996 195 1328
1997 183 1435
1998 216 1693
1999 224 1995
2000 235 2539
2001 254 2698
2002 303 3327
2003 353 4091
2004 315 4510
2005 328 5601
2006 392 6659
2007 403 7354
2008 457 8036
2009 508 9722
2010 532 11586
2011 574 12933
2012 655 16620
2013 723 18518
2014 816 21494
2015 853 22764
2016 904 27051
2017 986 29584
2018 982 32817
2019 1110 39006
2020 1211 47136
2021 1313 56805
2022 1202 54919
2023 1171 55846
2024 882 50720

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 122 334
Agricultural Science 10 112 338
Earth science and Geophysics 17 142 389
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 160 461
Geotechnical Engineering 13 148 469
Paleontology 16 181 480
Ecology 15 181 486
Environmental Management 14 168 496
Forestry 14 170 505
Geology 15 190 508
Environmental Engineering 20 179 517
Geography and Cartography 17 220 578
Oceanography 17 221 616
Urban and Regional planning 37 331 680
Environmental Chemistry 19 256 694
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 181 706
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 242 724

Computer Science rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 25th for Computer Science in Italy and 579th in the World with 19,063 publications made and 621,643 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 80 In Italy
#226 of 1,469 In Europe
#579 of 6,845 In the World

University of Perugia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 117 870
1993 136 906
1994 138 1117
1995 164 1303
1996 175 1406
1997 175 1549
1998 186 1881
1999 187 2065
2000 217 2426
2001 255 2843
2002 375 3743
2003 347 4385
2004 329 4624
2005 378 5242
2006 406 6293
2007 429 7122
2008 487 7996
2009 526 9587
2010 568 11625
2011 549 13689
2012 641 16375
2013 642 18157
2014 784 20666
2015 813 22647
2016 900 26687
2017 966 29868
2018 984 34576
2019 999 40257
2020 1145 48841
2021 1179 57604
2022 1055 54013
2023 1151 55901
2024 762 48913

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 12 121 306
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 138 346
Neuroscience 27 179 454
Telecommunications 16 173 493
UX/UI Desgin 22 221 513
Library and Information science 18 219 556
Computer Vision 24 214 572
Animation 28 229 576
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 255 679
Computer Networking 28 245 685
Machine Learning 24 239 693
Robotics 32 249 719
Data Science 38 330 782
Software Engineering 37 353 796
Cognitive Science 31 292 820
Computer Engineering 33 293 848
Cyber Security 38 304 849
Human-Computer Interaction 35 372 885
Web Design and Development 36 328 893
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 359 1064
Computational Linguistics 37 392 1147
Multimedia 39 457 1305
Management Information Systems 51 596 1563

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 752nd in the World with 17,070 publications made and 447,961 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 80 In Italy
#311 of 1,500 In Europe
#752 of 7,081 In the World

University of Perugia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 82 636
1993 108 710
1994 101 794
1995 119 874
1996 116 984
1997 143 1057
1998 141 1293
1999 141 1390
2000 147 1909
2001 157 2051
2002 227 2604
2003 218 3024
2004 221 3406
2005 239 3986
2006 284 4903
2007 328 5610
2008 356 6402
2009 414 7424
2010 454 8927
2011 442 10019
2012 550 12686
2013 645 14431
2014 737 16472
2015 745 18143
2016 834 20774
2017 922 24591
2018 963 26472
2019 987 31600
2020 1166 38904
2021 1238 46744
2022 1070 44556
2023 1100 46204
2024 774 39075

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Genealogy 5 81 259
Forensic Science 11 99 269
International Law 10 152 341
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 149 453
Demography 16 168 474
Art History 13 209 493
Media Studies 6 197 530
Special Education 18 196 533
Archaeology 19 213 554
Library and Information science 18 219 556
Human Rights Law 14 230 577
History 20 235 585
Sports / Exercise science 19 236 613
Broadcast Journalism 12 234 657
Aesthetics 28 282 671
Political Economy 17 271 672
Urban and Regional planning 37 331 680
Linguistics 26 275 696
Classics and Ancient History 29 267 700
Sociology 26 298 800
Occupational Safety and Health 24 254 809
Philosophy 29 328 831
Law 30 334 878
Publishing 23 339 884
Journalism and Digital Media 28 341 941
Political Science 29 392 960
Communications and Public Relations 25 371 1005
Anthropology 28 373 1023
Criminology and Criminal Justice 23 330 1044
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 430 1118
Gender Studies 31 376 1171
Education Majors 32 444 1403
Public Policy / Administration 44 501 1486

Psychology rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 23rd for Psychology in Italy and 515th in the World with 11,198 publications made and 369,578 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 80 In Italy
#186 of 1,423 In Europe
#515 of 6,645 In the World

University of Perugia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 94 718
1993 103 719
1994 90 861
1995 110 964
1996 115 1072
1997 97 1202
1998 108 1492
1999 135 1686
2000 120 1908
2001 148 2310
2002 147 2759
2003 187 3411
2004 181 3756
2005 202 4096
2006 203 4534
2007 273 5576
2008 256 6012
2009 301 7328
2010 274 8056
2011 340 9300
2012 333 10314
2013 343 11858
2014 426 12980
2015 431 14353
2016 472 15979
2017 560 17870
2018 566 19200
2019 596 22708
2020 727 29359
2021 721 34426
2022 653 33897
2023 674 34081
2024 505 30919

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 26 155 423
Occupational Therapy 25 175 439
Neuroscience 27 179 454
Special Education 18 196 533
Clinical Psychology 27 267 777
Social Psychology 28 298 799
Sexology 22 247 817
Cognitive Science 31 292 820
Child Psychology 28 286 824
Education Majors 32 444 1403

Mathematics rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 21st for Mathematics in Italy and 555th in the World with 9,353 publications made and 278,573 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 76 In Italy
#204 of 1,401 In Europe
#555 of 6,418 In the World

University of Perugia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 51 260
1993 59 374
1994 59 354
1995 66 383
1996 68 427
1997 81 594
1998 86 599
1999 74 572
2000 114 832
2001 96 897
2002 149 1333
2003 149 1530
2004 163 1669
2005 176 2047
2006 180 2393
2007 208 2797
2008 233 3125
2009 233 3739
2010 259 4308
2011 308 5427
2012 357 6829
2013 348 7436
2014 422 8855
2015 418 9686
2016 464 11137
2017 502 12858
2018 499 13888
2019 529 17002
2020 568 20530
2021 619 24396
2022 539 23302
2023 590 24186
2024 394 17861

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 19 194 505
Applied Mathematics 26 219 532
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 229 561
Actuarial Science 38 331 877
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 359 1064
Operations Research 40 374 1089
Math Teachers 24 410 1362

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Perugia

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Painting and Drawing 3 13 23
Sculpture 3 13 23
Illustration and Concept Art 3 14 24
Interior Design 14 80 198
Performing arts 5 109 263
Environmental Economics 15 141 354
International Economics 26 250 407
International Trade 25 245 425
Agricultural Economics 11 133 468
International Business 26 269 489
Music 14 195 511
Fashion Design 23 227 524
Advertising 15 210 569
Art & Design 22 255 607
Graphic Design 18 236 609
Literature 19 259 616
Finance 33 312 747
Economics 27 288 752
Entertainment Industry Business 23 318 832
Business 34 341 866
Development Studies 26 308 879
Cinematography 32 347 887
Risk Management 42 383 890
Supply Chain Management 34 291 903
Marketing 34 356 915
Investment Banking and Stock trading 38 333 916
Management 39 372 999
Singing and Vocal Performance 40 358 1045
Creative Writing 34 397 1062
Hospitality and Hotel Management 39 418 1077
Accounting 45 424 1152
Project Management 47 526 1246