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The University of Sassari ranked 40th in Italy, 1051st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 139 research topics. The University of Sassari ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,821 academic publications and 469,724 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1051 of 14,131 In the World
#402 of 2,785 In Europe
#40 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 2 In Sardinia
#167 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#233 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#295 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#1836 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2018 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 136 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 38th for Biology in Italy and 781st in the World with 16,691 publications made and 391,326 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 80 In Italy
#279 of 1,445 In Europe
#781 of 6,770 In the World

University of Sassari
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 152 606
1992 155 718
1993 136 654
1994 155 883
1995 170 1145
1996 194 1269
1997 206 1456
1998 196 1764
1999 230 2066
2000 272 2455
2001 241 2929
2002 257 3337
2003 293 4130
2004 339 4605
2005 339 5335
2006 332 6466
2007 339 7078
2008 370 8011
2009 468 9192
2010 422 9673
2011 459 11250
2012 542 12360
2013 629 14136
2014 636 15713
2015 704 16369
2016 748 17217
2017 773 19056
2018 746 21145
2019 808 24426
2020 1054 30404
2021 1092 37719
2022 1050 39676
2023 995 39512

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 8 98 295
Virology 28 154 441
Nutrition and Food Science 21 158 443
Microbiology 21 167 460
Forestry 16 171 465
Horticulture 20 177 537
Zoology 19 202 553
Pharmacology 32 204 596
Entomology 20 223 604
Oncology and Cancer research 39 215 624
Immunology 35 219 627
Agricultural Science 19 211 649
Biotechnology 34 238 684
Genetics 35 250 701
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 245 708
Botany 30 254 719
Biochemistry 35 256 731
Molecular Biology 30 255 752
Toxicology 31 249 777
Neuroscience 38 290 779
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 309 785
Paleontology 36 305 842
Evolutionary Biology 40 371 988
Biophysics 48 367 1042
Astrobiology 48 387 1078
Nanotechnology 37 378 1234

Medicine rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 36th for Medicine in Italy and 690th in the World with 13,359 publications made and 307,478 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 78 In Italy
#243 of 1,417 In Europe
#690 of 6,680 In the World

University of Sassari
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 130 490
1992 126 556
1993 110 480
1994 130 676
1995 126 907
1996 137 994
1997 151 1056
1998 131 1298
1999 183 1572
2000 214 1911
2001 191 2308
2002 214 2638
2003 235 3321
2004 268 3645
2005 235 4201
2006 273 5129
2007 255 5488
2008 260 6194
2009 339 7026
2010 303 7469
2011 355 8495
2012 418 9548
2013 456 10684
2014 468 11875
2015 534 12284
2016 571 12624
2017 614 14410
2018 605 15790
2019 678 18123
2020 918 23484
2021 938 29628
2022 895 31355
2023 875 31214

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

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 14 43 167
Veterinary 10 77 233
Pharmacy 12 144 317
Epidemiology 23 132 343
Neurosurgery 33 139 358
Urology 26 144 431
Virology 28 154 441
Forensic Science 25 185 501
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 189 532
Dermatology 33 194 537
Pediatrics 32 194 541
Dentistry 33 192 548
Critical Care Nursing 38 228 569
Cosmetology 32 209 571
Pharmacology 32 204 596
Sports Medicine 32 235 600
Ophthalmology 35 215 607
Cardiology 41 228 609
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 38 218 610
Audiology 35 233 612
Family medicine 29 210 619
Oncology and Cancer research 39 215 624
Immunology 35 219 627
Anesthesiology 38 215 629
Orthodontics 37 224 633
Pathology 37 224 634
Radiation Therapy 38 227 657
Surgery 39 235 663
Public Health 29 238 669
Anatomy and Physiology 38 241 677
Sonography and Ultrasound 42 246 707
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 35 281 714
Medical Physics 42 284 717
Psychiatry 39 275 772
Toxicology 31 249 777
Occupational Therapy 40 303 806
Physical Therapy 40 321 860
Sports / Exercise science 31 319 873
Respiratory Therapy 41 294 876
Optometry 40 306 923
Biomedical Engineering 44 330 939
Gerontology 34 338 1010
Health Science 41 353 1101
Nursing 41 386 1151
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 373 1186
Clinical Psychology 48 463 1521
Healthcare Management (MHA) 49 480 1528

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 38th for Chemistry in Italy and 898th in the World with 12,439 publications made and 318,719 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#38 of 75 In Italy
#314 of 1,401 In Europe
#898 of 6,447 In the World

University of Sassari
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 142 529
1992 134 542
1993 126 597
1994 131 739
1995 154 1012
1996 177 1107
1997 178 1283
1998 176 1594
1999 215 1915
2000 254 2240
2001 219 2664
2002 240 3028
2003 256 3764
2004 295 4140
2005 260 4601
2006 258 5477
2007 274 5937
2008 287 6706
2009 371 7654
2010 339 7950
2011 359 9208
2012 422 10110
2013 488 11561
2014 464 12740
2015 490 13213
2016 551 14014
2017 528 15224
2018 524 16850
2019 573 19281
2020 677 23052
2021 705 28135
2022 641 29577
2023 593 29085

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 12 144 317
Nutrition and Food Science 21 158 443
Biochemistry 35 256 731
Biochemical Engineering 37 333 813
Computational Chemistry 36 319 846
Organic Chemistry 34 303 854
Inorganic Chemistry 30 292 863
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 361 989
Physical chemistry 36 376 1163
Materials Science 38 407 1198
Environmental Chemistry 41 409 1222
Nanotechnology 37 378 1234
Chemical Engineering 33 373 1261
Radiochemistry 35 327 1294

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 37th for Environmental Science in Italy and 969th in the World with 9,052 publications made and 191,708 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 80 In Italy
#348 of 1,458 In Europe
#969 of 6,798 In the World

University of Sassari
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 102
1992 46 230
1993 53 150
1994 51 172
1995 53 255
1996 62 289
1997 73 359
1998 66 459
1999 94 559
2000 91 638
2001 81 860
2002 102 967
2003 106 1165
2004 158 1340
2005 180 1708
2006 159 2282
2007 185 2670
2008 197 3113
2009 264 3832
2010 230 4204
2011 280 4987
2012 332 5401
2013 412 6426
2014 425 7440
2015 459 8026
2016 468 8657
2017 442 9952
2018 484 11576
2019 484 13710
2020 628 17788
2021 711 21912
2022 671 22751
2023 634 22725

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 16 171 465
Urban and Regional planning 24 242 500
Agricultural Science 19 211 649
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 245 708
Paleontology 36 305 842
Ecology 37 325 880
Geology 38 351 963
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 361 989
Geography and Cartography 41 387 1016
Geotechnical Engineering 41 365 1114
Oceanography 43 411 1156
Environmental Management 44 406 1211
Environmental Chemistry 41 409 1222
Earth science and Geophysics 46 406 1233
Environmental Engineering 47 469 1589
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 52 521 1606

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 41st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1151st in the World with 8,186 publications made and 157,867 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#41 of 80 In Italy
#443 of 1,492 In Europe
#1151 of 7,020 In the World

University of Sassari
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 24 115
1992 28 170
1993 39 148
1994 32 192
1995 30 224
1996 52 231
1997 45 246
1998 46 388
1999 64 391
2000 56 582
2001 65 810
2002 56 853
2003 92 1082
2004 117 1268
2005 136 1431
2006 142 1921
2007 155 2107
2008 162 2412
2009 241 2975
2010 216 3205
2011 240 3665
2012 285 4195
2013 370 4855
2014 391 5525
2015 430 5958
2016 433 6392
2017 441 7601
2018 461 8810
2019 492 10494
2020 633 13834
2021 646 17759
2022 625 18536
2023 581 18501

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 24 242 500
Forensic Science 25 185 501
Demography 28 230 627
Journalism and Digital Media 24 274 749
Archaeology 40 327 820
Classics and Ancient History 36 324 845
History 40 343 850
Sports / Exercise science 31 319 873
Library and Information science 39 335 879
Genealogy 33 320 914
Art History 41 382 936
Criminology and Criminal Justice 21 299 963
Sociology 36 366 998
Aesthetics 44 415 1065
Anthropology 39 441 1214
Linguistics 46 465 1285
Law 49 468 1286
Philosophy 47 495 1326
Political Science 49 534 1407
Communications and Public Relations 47 553 1645
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 53 574 1664
Gender Studies 50 528 1770
Education Majors 45 567 1989

Engineering rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 47th for Engineering in Italy and 1307th in the World with 7,972 publications made and 176,722 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#47 of 77 In Italy
#445 of 1,453 In Europe
#1307 of 6,684 In the World

University of Sassari
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 70 262
1992 78 329
1993 70 339
1994 66 333
1995 78 494
1996 79 485
1997 103 595
1998 78 756
1999 111 809
2000 131 1010
2001 112 1167
2002 128 1338
2003 143 1779
2004 186 1875
2005 155 2226
2006 155 2722
2007 179 2906
2008 170 3387
2009 249 4064
2010 215 4219
2011 219 4876
2012 275 5518
2013 354 6444
2014 346 7293
2015 347 7756
2016 387 8649
2017 360 9192
2018 366 10538
2019 404 12148
2020 466 14691
2021 496 18587
2022 426 19135
2023 451 19200

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 11 61 132
Agricultural Engineering 26 156 465
Firefighting and Fire Science 20 195 665
Architectural Engineering 33 261 680
Biotechnology 34 238 684
Civil Engineering 40 284 786
Biochemical Engineering 37 333 813
Biomedical Engineering 44 330 939
Remote Sensing 39 362 978
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 389 1113
Geotechnical Engineering 41 365 1114
Structural Engineering 46 390 1119
Metallurgical Engineering 38 377 1132
Architecture 49 474 1191
Materials Science 38 407 1198
Nanotechnology 37 378 1234
Chemical Engineering 33 373 1261
Optical Engineering 46 436 1285
Transportation Engineering 47 478 1352
Acoustical Engineering 48 471 1365
Aerospace Engineering 54 505 1464
Mechanical Engineering 52 536 1553
Environmental Engineering 47 469 1589
Systems Engineering 54 614 1714
Computer Engineering 46 535 1779
Telecommunications 54 570 1823
Renewable Energy Engineering 52 536 1835
Electronic Engineering 54 606 2056
Human-Computer Interaction 56 678 2077
Electrical Engineering 55 637 2207
Computer Networking 58 671 2441

Physics rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 45th for Physics in Italy and 1270th in the World with 7,334 publications made and 167,094 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#45 of 78 In Italy
#437 of 1,446 In Europe
#1270 of 6,603 In the World

University of Sassari
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 69 266
1992 75 331
1993 68 357
1994 71 371
1995 67 548
1996 89 504
1997 101 600
1998 78 756
1999 109 842
2000 138 986
2001 112 1193
2002 123 1300
2003 141 1730
2004 183 1887
2005 148 2156
2006 136 2660
2007 181 2885
2008 157 3333
2009 232 3926
2010 205 4094
2011 221 4605
2012 245 5352
2013 309 6247
2014 312 6775
2015 312 7297
2016 363 8052
2017 327 8418
2018 338 9582
2019 340 10750
2020 400 12964
2021 435 16314
2022 364 16475
2023 361 16473

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 42 284 717
Biophysics 48 367 1042
Astrobiology 48 387 1078
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 389 1113
Materials Science 38 407 1198
Nanotechnology 37 378 1234
Optical Engineering 46 436 1285
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 446 1315
Astrophysics and Astronomy 51 470 1349
Nuclear Physics 43 438 1355
Acoustical Engineering 48 471 1365
Quantum and Particle physics 48 475 1422
Theoretical Physics 49 516 1536
Condensed Matter Physics 48 545 1957

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 50th for Computer Science in Italy and 1262nd in the World with 6,287 publications made and 132,743 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#50 of 80 In Italy
#451 of 1,459 In Europe
#1262 of 6,752 In the World

University of Sassari
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 167
1992 39 309
1993 35 214
1994 30 264
1995 35 323
1996 51 301
1997 62 412
1998 47 444
1999 81 547
2000 66 704
2001 78 835
2002 73 1030
2003 92 1244
2004 99 1290
2005 109 1630
2006 102 1898
2007 121 1973
2008 135 2298
2009 167 2778
2010 163 3036
2011 157 3380
2012 204 3986
2013 235 4346
2014 242 5107
2015 290 5363
2016 336 5907
2017 290 6347
2018 293 7310
2019 352 8889
2020 420 11519
2021 492 15480
2022 443 16131
2023 493 16279

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 38 290 779
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 309 785
Library and Information science 39 335 879
Computer Graphics 44 445 1135
Data Science 51 462 1176
Cognitive Science 42 395 1201
Computer Vision 46 473 1410
Machine Learning 51 471 1525
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 520 1542
Cyber Security 51 521 1596
Computational Linguistics 52 526 1698
Management Information Systems 57 649 1734
Computer Engineering 46 535 1779
Telecommunications 54 570 1823
Human-Computer Interaction 56 678 2077
Blockchain and Cryptography 55 616 2151
Software Engineering 60 709 2151
Computer Networking 58 671 2441

Psychology rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 41st for Psychology in Italy and 962nd in the World with 4,879 publications made and 94,665 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#41 of 80 In Italy
#336 of 1,414 In Europe
#962 of 6,528 In the World

University of Sassari
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 32 203
1992 38 302
1993 36 205
1994 35 261
1995 32 304
1996 47 283
1997 64 366
1998 39 386
1999 50 456
2000 61 561
2001 72 687
2002 65 861
2003 71 1024
2004 73 1056
2005 80 1257
2006 88 1458
2007 82 1540
2008 81 1775
2009 115 2091
2010 121 2277
2011 105 2525
2012 137 2864
2013 159 3102
2014 164 3527
2015 211 3817
2016 211 4041
2017 211 4385
2018 228 5108
2019 274 6072
2020 347 8168
2021 372 10600
2022 380 11310
2023 352 11148

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

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 39 275 772
Neuroscience 38 290 779
Occupational Therapy 40 303 806
Cognitive Science 42 395 1201
Clinical Psychology 48 463 1521
Child Psychology 50 510 1650
Social Psychology 55 573 1781
Education Majors 45 567 1989

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 52nd for Mathematics in Italy and 1345th in the World with 3,131 publications made and 62,915 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#52 of 75 In Italy
#469 of 1,388 In Europe
#1345 of 6,305 In the World

University of Sassari
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 9 21
1992 6 29
1993 6 48
1994 4 65
1995 6 80
1996 9 82
1997 17 98
1998 11 94
1999 13 129
2000 20 156
2001 17 220
2002 35 262
2003 25 350
2004 62 375
2005 58 520
2006 52 659
2007 70 720
2008 69 844
2009 83 1053
2010 66 1168
2011 92 1315
2012 134 1654
2013 133 1840
2014 140 2252
2015 160 2262
2016 173 2690
2017 159 2886
2018 177 3441
2019 201 4205
2020 242 5334
2021 280 7185
2022 248 7765
2023 280 7939

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 390 965
Statistics 50 434 1212
Applied Mathematics 57 606 1947
Blockchain and Cryptography 55 616 2151
Math Teachers 55 718 2931

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sassari ranked 43rd for Art & Design in Italy and 1101st in the World with 1,262 publications made and 23,928 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
#43 of 80 In Italy
#435 of 1,349 In Europe
#1101 of 5,720 In the World

University of Sassari
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 2
1992 5 37
1993 7 14
1994 1 15
1995 1 18
1996 7 16
1997 7 19
1998 6 43
1999 11 36
2000 6 63
2001 7 75
2002 11 112
2003 12 110
2004 13 110
2005 21 174
2006 23 250
2007 25 231
2008 36 333
2009 58 401
2010 31 382
2011 34 470
2012 42 528
2013 69 656
2014 56 733
2015 79 880
2016 81 1025
2017 63 968
2018 92 1158
2019 86 1512
2020 93 1960
2021 73 2090
2022 72 2247
2023 93 2046

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 11 61 132
Interior Design 11 62 154
Illustration and Concept Art 30 125 252
Painting and Drawing 32 136 271
Sculpture 32 136 271
Singing and Vocal Performance 29 260 722
Photography 26 309 835
Cinematography 33 334 850
Graphic Design 31 337 899
Art History 41 382 936
Fashion Design 44 398 980
Literature 40 403 1029
Aesthetics 44 415 1065
Computer Graphics 44 445 1135
Architecture 49 474 1191
Creative Writing 43 444 1234

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Sassari

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 88 221
International Economics 50 448 789
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 319 846
International Trade 51 473 877
International Business 52 483 961
Environmental Economics 51 429 1057
Finance 50 475 1200
Economics 49 468 1224
Development Studies 43 418 1241
Accounting 47 482 1329
Advertising 45 480 1338
Marketing 51 504 1369
Business 52 528 1433
Project Management 57 660 1698
Management 58 620 1957