University of Salento: Rankings

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The University of Salento ranked 45th in Italy, 1214th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. The University of Salento ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,037 academic publications and 296,390 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1214 of 14,131 In the World
#449 of 2,785 In Europe
#45 of 88 In Italy
#3 of 5 In Apulia
#313 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#378 of 1,020 For Aviation
#416 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#4579 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1456 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Salento ranked 38th for Engineering in Italy and 990th in the World with 10,412 publications made and 190,622 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#38 of 77 In Italy
#355 of 1,453 In Europe
#990 of 6,684 In the World

University of Salento
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 7
1992 0 4
1993 2 4
1994 4 5
1995 15 5
1996 13 16
1997 14 32
1998 14 47
1999 15 79
2000 22 85
2001 33 109
2002 66 166
2003 58 203
2004 63 287
2005 64 393
2006 105 532
2007 179 672
2008 351 1036
2009 406 1816
2010 378 2586
2011 420 3802
2012 485 5051
2013 522 6357
2014 575 7853
2015 614 9176
2016 627 10528
2017 683 12226
2018 643 13856
2019 695 16183
2020 758 19161
2021 821 23188
2022 806 24954
2023 890 26140

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 25 149 313
Aviation 15 147 378
Product and Industrial Design 15 167 416
Industrial Engineering 20 199 500
Automotive Engineering 24 155 503
Nuclear Engineering 25 203 589
Marine Engineering 24 201 595
Biochemical Engineering 30 269 616
Architecture 35 282 621
Construction Management 26 245 626
Biomedical Engineering 34 231 630
Nanotechnology 26 218 643
Structural Engineering 32 255 681
Agricultural Engineering 32 212 682
Renewable Energy Engineering 25 226 684
Firefighting and Fire Science 23 211 707
Civil Engineering 37 260 735
Mining Engineering 24 237 747
Aerospace Engineering 34 288 749
Architectural Engineering 40 285 750
Computer Engineering 31 263 756
Electronic Engineering 33 255 759
Telecommunications 34 281 763
Remote Sensing 36 303 796
Chemical Engineering 27 268 809
Mechanical Engineering 35 308 810
Engineering Management 19 285 835
Transportation Engineering 37 331 858
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 330 864
Electrical Engineering 35 312 869
Systems Engineering 38 367 873
Human-Computer Interaction 36 378 876
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 334 921
Materials Science 33 329 922
Operations Research 33 325 925
Computer Networking 36 338 948
Technical Drawing 31 324 954
Optical Engineering 40 351 955
Acoustical Engineering 39 356 962
Geotechnical Engineering 37 330 1010
Reliability and Quality Engineering 41 340 1011
Robotics 41 340 1017
Metallurgical Engineering 37 366 1068
Petroleum Engineering 33 341 1099
Environmental Engineering 40 364 1122
Automation and Control engineering 45 383 1247
Biotechnology 55 469 1607

Physics rankings

The University of Salento ranked 39th for Physics in Italy and 966th in the World with 10,003 publications made and 184,433 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 78 In Italy
#360 of 1,446 In Europe
#966 of 6,603 In the World

University of Salento
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 7
1992 0 5
1993 3 6
1994 4 6
1995 13 8
1996 16 27
1997 15 36
1998 14 54
1999 15 77
2000 21 87
2001 29 127
2002 65 169
2003 58 196
2004 59 277
2005 73 415
2006 102 537
2007 182 683
2008 344 1093
2009 415 1926
2010 372 2663
2011 409 3871
2012 457 4941
2013 489 6354
2014 571 7684
2015 591 9156
2016 613 10447
2017 661 11809
2018 598 13395
2019 676 15406
2020 706 18017
2021 749 21345
2022 766 22399
2023 842 23874

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 27 221 483
Nanotechnology 26 218 643
Applied/Engineering Physics 36 334 921
Materials Science 33 329 922
Atomic and Molecular physics 37 356 939
Quantum and Particle physics 36 354 951
Optical Engineering 40 351 955
Acoustical Engineering 39 356 962
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 371 965
Nuclear Physics 40 359 990
Astrobiology 45 370 1015
Biophysics 47 361 1025
Condensed Matter Physics 36 364 1036

Biology rankings

The University of Salento ranked 48th for Biology in Italy and 1260th in the World with 9,223 publications made and 197,604 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#48 of 80 In Italy
#410 of 1,445 In Europe
#1260 of 6,770 In the World

University of Salento
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 3
1992 1 3
1993 4 3
1994 2 3
1995 7 2
1996 12 12
1997 11 21
1998 10 32
1999 9 58
2000 14 68
2001 26 80
2002 41 135
2003 62 185
2004 47 271
2005 62 464
2006 90 562
2007 166 706
2008 272 1021
2009 331 1817
2010 351 2647
2011 359 3794
2012 427 5140
2013 446 6413
2014 521 7444
2015 515 8726
2016 512 10068
2017 599 11307
2018 558 13009
2019 612 15620
2020 700 19420
2021 752 23671
2022 806 25600
2023 832 27086

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 26 218 643
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 244 705
Astrobiology 45 370 1015
Biophysics 47 361 1025
Paleontology 43 371 1055
Zoology 42 375 1151
Botany 44 375 1170
Nutrition and Food Science 45 375 1216
Horticulture 41 341 1258
Evolutionary Biology 47 449 1259
Agricultural Science 43 390 1273
Oncology and Cancer research 49 375 1279
Genetics 50 413 1328
Biochemistry 51 417 1331
Molecular Biology 46 405 1340
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 445 1399
Immunology 50 411 1424
Microbiology 49 439 1557
Biotechnology 55 469 1607
Neuroscience 54 515 1608
Forestry 49 488 1737
Pharmacology 52 474 1840
Virology 57 493 1867
Animal Science 49 499 1956

Chemistry rankings

The University of Salento ranked 45th for Chemistry in Italy and 1181st in the World with 8,949 publications made and 192,569 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 75 In Italy
#394 of 1,401 In Europe
#1181 of 6,447 In the World

University of Salento
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 7
1992 0 5
1993 4 4
1994 3 7
1995 9 7
1996 15 6
1997 13 27
1998 12 37
1999 13 64
2000 17 77
2001 28 97
2002 52 159
2003 58 214
2004 53 313
2005 56 456
2006 96 605
2007 151 689
2008 308 1129
2009 366 1919
2010 343 2729
2011 348 3871
2012 413 4985
2013 432 6195
2014 526 7557
2015 527 8994
2016 541 10473
2017 579 11706
2018 529 13354
2019 595 15874
2020 650 19023
2021 683 22849
2022 708 24602
2023 746 25733

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 30 269 616
Nanotechnology 26 218 643
Chemical Engineering 27 268 809
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 330 864
Materials Science 33 329 922
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 350 965
Computational Chemistry 40 370 1053
Physical chemistry 35 353 1072
Environmental Chemistry 38 390 1138
Organic Chemistry 40 377 1141
Nutrition and Food Science 45 375 1216
Biochemistry 51 417 1331
Pharmacy 40 449 1471
Inorganic Chemistry 44 444 1544
Radiochemistry 39 394 1621

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Salento ranked 41st for Environmental Science in Italy and 1021st in the World with 8,484 publications made and 158,943 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 80 In Italy
#367 of 1,458 In Europe
#1021 of 6,798 In the World

University of Salento
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 2
1993 2 1
1994 1 2
1995 4 1
1996 5 10
1997 11 21
1998 9 22
1999 6 36
2000 12 42
2001 24 65
2002 39 98
2003 46 139
2004 52 209
2005 56 299
2006 69 344
2007 146 514
2008 233 823
2009 284 1353
2010 311 1907
2011 339 2716
2012 397 3809
2013 389 4954
2014 433 5710
2015 459 6903
2016 494 7969
2017 572 9212
2018 550 10395
2019 565 12380
2020 674 15693
2021 715 19594
2022 746 21508
2023 781 22787

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 37 310 660
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 244 705
Oceanography 31 273 734
Mining Engineering 24 237 747
Environmental Management 35 310 870
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 320 877
Geography and Cartography 38 346 905
Ecology 39 331 912
Earth science and Geophysics 39 321 941
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 350 965
Geology 39 360 996
Geotechnical Engineering 37 330 1010
Paleontology 43 371 1055
Environmental Engineering 40 364 1122
Environmental Chemistry 38 390 1138
Agricultural Science 43 390 1273
Forestry 49 488 1737

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Salento ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1245th in the World with 7,202 publications made and 105,755 citations received. Main research topics: History, Philosophy, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 80 In Italy
#469 of 1,492 In Europe
#1245 of 7,020 In the World

University of Salento
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 2
1992 1 1
1993 1 2
1994 2 1
1995 15 2
1996 4 10
1997 6 14
1998 6 19
1999 6 18
2000 10 31
2001 14 46
2002 26 89
2003 37 82
2004 38 119
2005 43 167
2006 49 211
2007 97 324
2008 169 554
2009 198 856
2010 252 1215
2011 282 1742
2012 300 2344
2013 329 3132
2014 368 3700
2015 387 4312
2016 409 4818
2017 482 5669
2018 487 6809
2019 528 8390
2020 604 10905
2021 647 14296
2022 640 15543
2023 712 17032

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 37 310 660
International Law 29 310 764
Classics and Ancient History 35 305 784
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 270 791
Archaeology 38 318 804
History 39 339 841
Aesthetics 42 390 982
Communications and Public Relations 27 362 998
Art History 42 404 1017
Journalism and Digital Media 42 403 1145
Law 43 429 1162
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 40 478 1261
Political Science 45 499 1289
Anthropology 46 480 1331
Linguistics 49 484 1349
Philosophy 50 502 1352
Public Policy / Administration 48 490 1469
Sociology 47 502 1490
Education Majors 40 489 1599
Demography 53 493 1605
Library and Information science 51 547 1724
Gender Studies 53 563 1899

Computer Science rankings

The University of Salento ranked 45th for Computer Science in Italy and 1135th in the World with 6,884 publications made and 108,344 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#45 of 80 In Italy
#416 of 1,459 In Europe
#1135 of 6,752 In the World

University of Salento
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 4
1992 0 2
1993 1 2
1994 2 2
1995 21 5
1996 4 15
1997 5 27
1998 5 26
1999 7 30
2000 10 60
2001 21 66
2002 40 115
2003 29 123
2004 32 180
2005 52 226
2006 54 259
2007 123 355
2008 176 527
2009 247 937
2010 238 1251
2011 278 1863
2012 301 2480
2013 345 3188
2014 357 3896
2015 374 4500
2016 398 5172
2017 465 6045
2018 446 7085
2019 476 8574
2020 522 10672
2021 577 13392
2022 594 15121
2023 644 16426

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 20 258 594
Game Design and Development 26 269 600
Data Science 37 310 718
Computer Engineering 31 263 756
Telecommunications 34 281 763
Cyber Security 34 286 763
UX/UI Desgin 32 336 818
Web Design and Development 34 323 860
Human-Computer Interaction 36 378 876
Software Engineering 41 391 893
Computer Networking 36 338 948
Computer Vision 39 358 992
Robotics 41 340 1017
Computer Graphics 40 410 1040
Multimedia 37 400 1056
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 370 1082
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 45 419 1155
Machine Learning 45 429 1330
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 445 1399
Cognitive Science 46 442 1432
Computational Linguistics 47 486 1523
Neuroscience 54 515 1608
Library and Information science 51 547 1724

Medicine rankings

The University of Salento ranked 53rd for Medicine in Italy and 1612th in the World with 4,188 publications made and 88,125 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#53 of 78 In Italy
#486 of 1,417 In Europe
#1612 of 6,680 In the World

University of Salento
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 1
1993 2 3
1994 1 1
1995 3 2
1996 2 2
1997 2 6
1998 1 12
1999 4 17
2000 6 25
2001 8 37
2002 23 47
2003 24 75
2004 24 123
2005 19 185
2006 33 250
2007 65 291
2008 119 411
2009 125 595
2010 124 1003
2011 138 1510
2012 183 1895
2013 197 2561
2014 212 3145
2015 211 3537
2016 227 4227
2017 261 4746
2018 251 5728
2019 283 6846
2020 338 8998
2021 403 11809
2022 415 13124
2023 451 13790

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 34 231 630
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 41 349 1090
Radiation Therapy 47 327 1143
Urology 46 369 1213
Oncology and Cancer research 49 375 1279
Clinical Psychology 44 431 1338
Public Health 49 440 1368
Immunology 50 411 1424
Pharmacy 40 449 1471
Orthodontics 52 485 1498
Pathology 52 464 1551
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 425 1554
Critical Care Nursing 51 490 1570
Dentistry 52 498 1582
Anatomy and Physiology 55 496 1612
Psychiatry 55 509 1705
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 525 1709
Nursing 50 515 1714
Gerontology 51 516 1744
Healthcare Management (MHA) 52 543 1824
Health Science 51 509 1828
Pharmacology 52 474 1840
Virology 57 493 1867
Cardiology 55 576 1912
Pediatrics 52 552 1985
Surgery 57 575 2000
Sports Medicine 56 634 2136
Anesthesiology 56 611 2270
Physical Therapy 57 666 2404
Family medicine 58 595 2433

Mathematics rankings

The University of Salento ranked 46th for Mathematics in Italy and 1096th in the World with 3,567 publications made and 61,180 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#46 of 75 In Italy
#400 of 1,388 In Europe
#1096 of 6,305 In the World

University of Salento
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 2
1993 0 2
1994 1 1
1995 7 4
1996 3 12
1997 4 10
1998 4 12
1999 4 17
2000 8 32
2001 11 33
2002 29 91
2003 23 74
2004 17 125
2005 31 123
2006 37 165
2007 73 234
2008 124 377
2009 119 519
2010 129 679
2011 148 973
2012 149 1258
2013 187 1697
2014 195 2155
2015 185 2520
2016 179 2836
2017 255 3197
2018 221 3730
2019 217 4412
2020 278 5698
2021 285 6691
2022 296 7573
2023 329 8121

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 39 328 818
Applied Mathematics 39 369 916
Operations Research 33 325 925
Actuarial Science 42 363 956
Statistics 45 396 1071
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 370 1082
Math Teachers 40 536 1959

Business rankings

The University of Salento ranked 41st for Business in Italy and 997th in the World with 3,116 publications made and 44,828 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 77 In Italy
#391 of 1,414 In Europe
#997 of 6,187 In the World

University of Salento
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 7 0
1996 1 5
1997 1 2
1998 4 5
1999 4 5
2000 5 12
2001 7 20
2002 13 16
2003 21 31
2004 11 43
2005 23 68
2006 20 79
2007 57 168
2008 95 236
2009 103 313
2010 120 395
2011 138 564
2012 128 747
2013 116 951
2014 144 1169
2015 166 1450
2016 186 1637
2017 220 1999
2018 212 2641
2019 237 3114
2020 274 4376
2021 258 6001
2022 260 6755
2023 263 7661

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Salento in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 9 128 296
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 149 327
Management Information Systems 20 258 594
Supply Chain Management 25 191 609
Construction Management 26 245 626
Project Management 21 270 626
International Trade 44 392 682
International Business 45 407 768
Tax Law 31 296 774
Engineering Management 19 285 835
Finance 39 349 850
Marketing 35 351 894
Operations Research 33 325 925
Advertising 35 360 929
Actuarial Science 42 363 956
Accounting 41 387 1025
Human Resource Management 26 429 1068
Management 44 421 1136
Public Policy / Administration 48 490 1469
Investment Banking and Stock trading 55 509 1591

Economics rankings

The University of Salento ranked 41st for Economics in Italy and 1011th in the World with 2,138 publications made and 31,722 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#41 of 77 In Italy
#392 of 1,366 In Europe
#1011 of 5,995 In the World

University of Salento
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 0 0
1998 2 3
1999 1 2
2000 3 4
2001 3 13
2002 9 6
2003 12 13
2004 4 19
2005 11 25
2006 10 41
2007 42 75
2008 63 143
2009 54 207
2010 72 280
2011 73 355
2012 82 564
2013 103 809
2014 115 884
2015 103 1071
2016 126 1153
2017 155 1428
2018 153 2007
2019 182 2299
2020 201 3078
2021 169 4074
2022 192 4645
2023 181 5125

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Salento in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 31 227 526
International Economics 39 377 633
International Trade 44 392 682
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 39 328 818
Finance 39 349 850
Actuarial Science 42 363 956
Development Studies 51 492 1527
Investment Banking and Stock trading 55 509 1591

Art & Design rankings

The University of Salento ranked 40th for Art & Design in Italy and 937th in the World with 1,685 publications made and 20,574 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
#40 of 80 In Italy
#376 of 1,349 In Europe
#937 of 5,720 In the World

University of Salento
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 2 2
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 3
1998 1 2
1999 2 6
2000 5 6
2001 3 6
2002 9 12
2003 4 11
2004 10 31
2005 13 29
2006 14 54
2007 29 65
2008 45 98
2009 51 143
2010 57 232
2011 76 323
2012 75 451
2013 76 543
2014 85 635
2015 127 802
2016 92 918
2017 125 1050
2018 122 1188
2019 125 1578
2020 119 1910
2021 138 2513
2022 132 2812
2023 141 2954

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 25 149 313
Painting and Drawing 37 174 364
Sculpture 37 174 364
Illustration and Concept Art 38 177 376
Interior Design 28 169 386
Game Design and Development 26 269 600
Architecture 35 282 621
UX/UI Desgin 32 336 818
Fashion Design 38 341 822
Cinematography 38 369 965
Aesthetics 42 390 982
Art History 42 404 1017
Computer Graphics 40 410 1040
Multimedia 37 400 1056
Creative Writing 37 405 1092
Literature 41 425 1106

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Salento

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 42 442 1245
Psychology 52 504 1569
Child Psychology 51 515 1689