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The University of Perugia ranked 18th in Italy, 524th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 197 research topics. The University of Perugia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,937 academic publications and 1,896,589 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 112 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#524 of 14,131 In the World
#214 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 88 In Italy
#1 of 2 In Umbria
#1 of 2 In Perugia
#166 of 3,382 For Biotechnology
#174 of 1,794 For Architectural Engineering
#189 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#738 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#988 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 194 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 14th for Biology in Italy and 372nd in the World with 38,149 publications made and 1,324,423 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 80 In Italy
#134 of 1,449 In Europe
#372 of 6,841 In the World

University of Perugia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 374 2687
1994 352 3140
1995 432 3833
1996 441 4239
1997 440 5084
1998 469 6155
1999 476 7006
2000 498 8248
2001 563 9118
2002 608 10692
2003 675 12874
2004 679 14214
2005 697 16329
2006 758 18624
2007 847 21319
2008 887 22852
2009 976 26663
2010 986 29434
2011 1100 32978
2012 1126 37289
2013 1238 41845
2014 1370 46024
2015 1469 48462
2016 1501 53921
2017 1664 59927
2018 1740 64534
2019 1859 73991
2020 2102 92554
2021 2214 107520
2022 1971 104882
2023 1943 105627
2024 1502 98172
2025 1271 87521

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 52 166
Nutrition and Food Science 11 71 219
Immunology 12 80 220
Microbiology 9 92 267
Horticulture 10 86 287
Oncology and Cancer research 19 112 318
Molecular Biology 8 109 326
Astrobiology 10 134 332
Pharmacology 16 111 334
Animal Science 10 109 343
Agricultural Science 10 112 344
Botany 10 126 347
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 139 351
Genetics 14 128 352
Biochemistry 13 126 355
Entomology 9 140 373
Virology 23 145 416
Neuroscience 27 182 459
Paleontology 15 181 481
Forestry 14 170 505
Toxicology 16 154 508
Zoology 16 191 533
Evolutionary Biology 19 223 559
Nanotechnology 18 182 562
Biophysics 23 222 580
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 240 727
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 267 737

Chemistry rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 13th for Chemistry in Italy and 406th in the World with 32,846 publications made and 1,162,973 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
#406 of 6,561 In the World

University of Perugia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 347 2660
1994 336 3127
1995 423 3658
1996 391 4188
1997 410 4909
1998 428 5623
1999 460 6508
2000 500 7512
2001 560 8312
2002 642 10019
2003 663 11623
2004 669 12986
2005 634 14908
2006 733 16594
2007 750 18515
2008 816 20215
2009 884 23386
2010 896 26154
2011 943 29467
2012 1015 33131
2013 1036 37429
2014 1145 40621
2015 1221 42637
2016 1267 47624
2017 1387 51976
2018 1451 56253
2019 1496 64410
2020 1634 77640
2021 1673 89417
2022 1498 86896
2023 1531 87758
2024 1185 79676
2025 971 69472

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 71 219
Computational Chemistry 10 118 275
Pharmacy 12 147 336
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 123 337
Biochemistry 13 126 355
Biochemical Engineering 15 159 366
Organic Chemistry 10 151 414
Inorganic Chemistry 12 149 424
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 187 470
Chemical Engineering 17 158 519
Materials Science 16 189 531
Physical chemistry 14 183 534
Nanotechnology 18 182 562
Environmental Chemistry 20 259 708
Radiochemistry 15 174 721

Medicine rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 16th for Medicine in Italy and 354th in the World with 28,943 publications made and 1,009,114 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 79 In Italy
#132 of 1,437 In Europe
#354 of 6,793 In the World

University of Perugia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 265 1979
1994 249 2385
1995 311 2843
1996 328 3126
1997 306 3905
1998 324 4703
1999 339 5359
2000 348 6480
2001 389 7290
2002 380 8195
2003 480 10075
2004 515 11469
2005 519 12805
2006 517 14522
2007 592 16792
2008 648 18290
2009 715 20734
2010 729 23223
2011 841 26007
2012 871 28953
2013 936 32211
2014 1032 35312
2015 1090 37844
2016 1152 41639
2017 1282 46487
2018 1390 49300
2019 1434 56385
2020 1683 72360
2021 1747 84183
2022 1532 82362
2023 1526 82231
2024 1253 76332
2025 1124 67400

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 12 80 220
Radiation Therapy 11 78 227
Critical Care Nursing 17 92 242
Cardiology 15 93 247
Urology 13 89 265
Forensic Science 11 97 267
Surgery 15 98 281
Dermatology 21 108 282
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 95 291
Medical Physics 17 124 291
Veterinary 11 86 299
Neurosurgery 28 121 317
Oncology and Cancer research 19 112 318
Pathology 18 120 320
Plastic Surgery 22 99 323
Pharmacology 16 111 334
Pharmacy 12 147 336
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 127 337
Anesthesiology 20 128 343
Epidemiology 20 128 343
Virology 23 145 416
Anatomy and Physiology 23 152 424
Psychiatry 26 158 426
Sonography and Ultrasound 27 157 428
Occupational Therapy 25 179 447
Pediatrics 29 164 448
Respiratory Therapy 27 177 455
Audiology 26 177 460
Biomedical Engineering 20 169 484
Sports Medicine 26 198 492
Toxicology 16 154 508
Physical Therapy 26 203 514
Public Health 22 180 522
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 201 523
Health Science 19 176 531
Family medicine 26 182 548
Ophthalmology 32 195 562
Dentistry 33 202 568
Orthodontics 34 213 588
Gerontology 17 184 593
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 219 639
Sports / Exercise science 20 241 641
Nursing 27 259 732
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 267 737
Clinical Psychology 27 262 763
Cosmetology 37 261 807
Optometry 37 285 845
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 316 921

Engineering rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 17th for Engineering in Italy and 498th in the World with 27,000 publications made and 876,459 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 1,466 In Europe
#498 of 6,795 In the World

University of Perugia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 239 1519
1994 215 1636
1995 260 1923
1996 236 2219
1997 296 2605
1998 289 2820
1999 303 3136
2000 391 3762
2001 411 4477
2002 554 5658
2003 578 6419
2004 566 7369
2005 498 8668
2006 646 10311
2007 602 11239
2008 641 12509
2009 702 14985
2010 804 17790
2011 792 20794
2012 901 24341
2013 894 27505
2014 1025 30340
2015 1100 32963
2016 1166 38340
2017 1216 42358
2018 1270 47073
2019 1372 54401
2020 1406 62545
2021 1475 73178
2022 1298 68412
2023 1400 71091
2024 1032 63286
2025 749 54546

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 52 166
Architectural Engineering 8 60 174
Landscape Architecture 14 84 189
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 75 226
Nuclear Engineering 12 96 293
Agricultural Engineering 18 97 295
Civil Engineering 12 118 346
Marine Engineering 12 121 350
Biochemical Engineering 15 159 366
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 149 399
Aerospace Engineering 13 143 400
Technical Drawing 15 148 410
Automotive Engineering 18 130 438
Construction Management 14 168 448
Structural Engineering 20 154 449
Electronic Engineering 19 156 460
Mechanical Engineering 14 174 467
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 187 470
Geotechnical Engineering 14 149 474
Acoustical Engineering 16 184 475
Biomedical Engineering 20 169 484
Optical Engineering 16 191 493
Telecommunications 16 173 496
Remote Sensing 23 191 498
Electrical Engineering 18 175 508
Chemical Engineering 17 158 519
Environmental Engineering 20 179 526
Materials Science 16 189 531
Metallurgical Engineering 15 191 540
Systems Engineering 25 227 557
Nanotechnology 18 182 562
Petroleum Engineering 10 177 565
Product and Industrial Design 21 235 631
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 231 675
Architecture 37 303 682
Computer Networking 28 246 694
Robotics 32 249 723
Automation and Control engineering 32 263 848
Computer Engineering 33 295 862
Human-Computer Interaction 35 376 901
Firefighting and Fire Science 25 265 902
Transportation Engineering 37 354 953
Operations Research 40 375 1097

Physics rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 21st for Physics in Italy and 516th in the World with 26,080 publications made and 850,098 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
#197 of 1,460 In Europe
#516 of 6,729 In the World

University of Perugia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 246 1625
1994 208 1711
1995 270 1890
1996 253 2233
1997 278 2558
1998 306 2852
1999 312 3102
2000 368 3697
2001 410 4389
2002 525 5523
2003 539 6398
2004 551 7292
2005 496 8371
2006 615 9777
2007 597 10611
2008 651 12000
2009 681 14695
2010 753 17766
2011 760 21123
2012 876 25382
2013 884 28562
2014 990 31291
2015 1037 33883
2016 1076 39160
2017 1169 43235
2018 1172 48166
2019 1290 55561
2020 1302 62141
2021 1425 71954
2022 1278 64964
2023 1345 68955
2024 959 61698
2025 733 52267

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 11 120 259
Medical Physics 17 124 291
Astrobiology 10 134 332
Nuclear Physics 19 168 394
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 149 399
Theoretical Physics 24 214 467
Acoustical Engineering 16 184 475
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 206 491
Optical Engineering 16 191 493
Quantum and Particle physics 21 201 525
Materials Science 16 189 531
Condensed Matter Physics 24 217 553
Nanotechnology 18 182 562
Biophysics 23 222 580

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Italy and 522nd in the World with 20,439 publications made and 612,517 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 6,888 In the World

University of Perugia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 135 851
1994 143 959
1995 158 1083
1996 196 1335
1997 183 1438
1998 216 1692
1999 225 2000
2000 235 2544
2001 254 2699
2002 305 3326
2003 353 4092
2004 315 4510
2005 328 5595
2006 392 6663
2007 403 7353
2008 456 8037
2009 508 9728
2010 532 11589
2011 573 12892
2012 654 16601
2013 722 18512
2014 816 21480
2015 853 22709
2016 901 26972
2017 985 29569
2018 984 32796
2019 1108 38978
2020 1210 46993
2021 1317 56774
2022 1196 54799
2023 1169 55672
2024 896 51194
2025 641 45259

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 14 123 337
Agricultural Science 10 112 344
Earth science and Geophysics 17 145 392
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 159 462
Geotechnical Engineering 14 149 474
Paleontology 15 181 481
Ecology 15 180 490
Environmental Management 14 168 498
Forestry 14 170 505
Geology 15 190 513
Environmental Engineering 20 179 526
Geography and Cartography 17 221 580
Oceanography 17 221 621
Urban and Regional planning 37 332 685
Environmental Chemistry 20 259 708
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 240 727
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 190 740

Computer Science rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 25th for Computer Science in Italy and 586th in the World with 19,542 publications made and 645,933 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 1,470 In Europe
#586 of 6,855 In the World

University of Perugia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 136 907
1994 138 1120
1995 164 1302
1996 176 1416
1997 175 1553
1998 186 1880
1999 187 2065
2000 217 2431
2001 256 2847
2002 377 3742
2003 348 4387
2004 329 4627
2005 378 5240
2006 405 6296
2007 429 7112
2008 486 7979
2009 525 9587
2010 570 11626
2011 546 13644
2012 637 16343
2013 641 18137
2014 782 20643
2015 810 22608
2016 895 26598
2017 961 29786
2018 978 34440
2019 1002 40074
2020 1144 48565
2021 1178 57401
2022 1048 53792
2023 1152 55752
2024 776 49569
2025 646 43042

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 13 124 319
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 139 351
Neuroscience 27 182 459
Telecommunications 16 173 496
UX/UI Desgin 22 221 511
Library and Information science 18 220 553
Animation 28 222 565
Computer Vision 24 214 573
Computer Networking 28 246 694
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 257 695
Machine Learning 25 243 708
Robotics 32 249 723
Data Science 38 335 796
Software Engineering 37 353 801
Cognitive Science 31 294 832
Computer Engineering 33 295 862
Cyber Security 38 309 868
Human-Computer Interaction 35 376 901
Web Design and Development 36 329 902
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 354 1065
Computational Linguistics 37 401 1199
Multimedia 39 467 1342
Management Information Systems 52 604 1586

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 758th in the World with 17,473 publications made and 482,082 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 80 In Italy
#313 of 1,502 In Europe
#758 of 7,088 In the World

University of Perugia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 108 710
1994 101 794
1995 119 872
1996 116 984
1997 143 1056
1998 141 1297
1999 142 1396
2000 147 1912
2001 158 2050
2002 227 2600
2003 218 3022
2004 221 3412
2005 239 3983
2006 282 4911
2007 328 5610
2008 357 6386
2009 413 7419
2010 455 8919
2011 444 10008
2012 552 12695
2013 642 14417
2014 734 16478
2015 741 18096
2016 836 20723
2017 920 24478
2018 965 26336
2019 977 31454
2020 1161 38617
2021 1235 46445
2022 1065 44304
2023 1087 45972
2024 789 39409
2025 553 33562

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
Forensic Science 11 97 267
Genealogy 5 85 267
International Law 12 172 401
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 156 472
Demography 16 170 482
Art History 13 209 489
Special Education 14 183 497
Media Studies 6 203 541
Archaeology 19 209 548
Library and Information science 18 220 553
History 20 236 585
Human Rights Law 15 242 599
Sports / Exercise science 20 241 641
Aesthetics 28 287 682
Political Economy 17 274 683
Urban and Regional planning 37 332 685
Broadcast Journalism 12 243 686
Linguistics 26 278 705
Classics and Ancient History 29 276 715
Occupational Safety and Health 23 248 802
Sociology 26 304 814
Philosophy 29 329 835
Law 30 334 873
Publishing 23 346 896
Political Science 29 395 963
Journalism and Digital Media 29 346 966
Communications and Public Relations 26 374 1018
Anthropology 28 380 1040
Criminology and Criminal Justice 23 341 1068
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 430 1120
Gender Studies 31 382 1180
Education Majors 33 449 1415
Public Policy / Administration 44 506 1493

Psychology rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 23rd for Psychology in Italy and 518th in the World with 11,513 publications made and 390,427 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 80 In Italy
#187 of 1,424 In Europe
#518 of 6,663 In the World

University of Perugia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 102 720
1994 90 864
1995 110 963
1996 116 1081
1997 97 1205
1998 108 1493
1999 136 1688
2000 120 1912
2001 148 2312
2002 147 2757
2003 188 3412
2004 181 3756
2005 202 4095
2006 202 4533
2007 273 5568
2008 256 6004
2009 300 7328
2010 274 8049
2011 338 9279
2012 336 10301
2013 341 11824
2014 427 12968
2015 428 14337
2016 471 15924
2017 559 17835
2018 564 19169
2019 596 22681
2020 714 29145
2021 720 34302
2022 647 33769
2023 669 33937
2024 511 31214
2025 440 28141

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 26 158 426
Occupational Therapy 25 179 447
Neuroscience 27 182 459
Special Education 14 183 497
Clinical Psychology 27 262 763
Social Psychology 28 299 804
Sexology 22 245 815
Child Psychology 28 288 820
Cognitive Science 31 294 832
Education Majors 33 449 1415

Mathematics rankings

The University of Perugia ranked 21st for Mathematics in Italy and 560th in the World with 9,531 publications made and 282,471 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
#207 of 1,406 In Europe
#560 of 6,434 In the World

University of Perugia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 59 374
1994 59 354
1995 66 383
1996 68 427
1997 81 594
1998 86 599
1999 75 574
2000 114 834
2001 97 897
2002 149 1331
2003 149 1530
2004 163 1665
2005 176 2045
2006 179 2390
2007 207 2798
2008 231 3119
2009 233 3736
2010 260 4303
2011 307 5394
2012 358 6778
2013 348 7378
2014 421 8823
2015 414 9600
2016 459 11056
2017 500 12705
2018 495 13701
2019 526 16713
2020 566 20106
2021 615 23975
2022 532 22783
2023 583 23760
2024 401 17900
2025 283 15060

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 20 198 517
Applied Mathematics 26 219 539
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 230 566
Actuarial Science 38 329 872
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 354 1065
Operations Research 40 375 1097
Math Teachers 24 420 1398

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Perugia

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 3 12 22
Painting and Drawing 3 12 22
Sculpture 3 12 22
Interior Design 14 78 198
Performing arts 5 106 258
Environmental Economics 15 140 358
International Economics 26 253 410
International Trade 25 248 432
Agricultural Economics 11 133 472
International Business 26 268 493
Music 14 199 523
Fashion Design 23 227 532
Advertising 15 218 585
Art & Design 22 256 615
Literature 19 260 621
Graphic Design 20 241 622
Finance 33 312 753
Economics 27 293 763
Entertainment Industry Business 24 328 851
Risk Management 42 376 874
Business 34 342 877
Cinematography 31 347 880
Development Studies 26 314 890
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 328 906
Marketing 34 357 914
Supply Chain Management 34 291 920
Singing and Vocal Performance 38 344 995
Management 39 374 1009
Creative Writing 35 401 1065
Hospitality and Hotel Management 41 429 1109
Accounting 44 420 1139
Project Management 47 527 1253