Vita-Salute San Raffaele University: Rankings

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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 50th in Italy, 1437th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 109 research topics. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,134 academic publications and 1,170,271 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1437 of 14,131 In the World
#543 of 2,785 In Europe
#50 of 88 In Italy
#9 of 12 In Lombardy
#6 of 7 In Milan
#131 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#142 of 1,805 For Urology
#180 of 2,953 For Cardiology
#4578 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3401 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 106 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 15th for Medicine in Italy and 342nd in the World with 32,344 publications made and 1,096,258 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 79 In Italy
#126 of 1,437 In Europe
#342 of 6,793 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 74 212
1994 100 302
1995 117 434
1996 150 740
1997 140 1065
1998 135 1604
1999 186 2222
2000 181 2731
2001 223 3207
2002 254 4129
2003 337 5745
2004 409 6837
2005 400 8771
2006 501 10663
2007 497 12769
2008 553 14933
2009 639 17169
2010 636 20799
2011 731 23908
2012 867 28042
2013 926 31423
2014 938 34112
2015 1054 37180
2016 1195 40260
2017 1342 43986
2018 1444 48123
2019 1682 55731
2020 2391 79209
2021 2740 100322
2022 2765 103520
2023 3081 109513
2024 2888 110419
2025 2968 108574

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 12 56 131
Urology 7 42 142
Cardiology 10 61 180
Critical Care Nursing 14 76 206
Ophthalmology 8 66 213
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 74 216
Surgery 11 70 218
Anesthesiology 10 74 227
Optometry 7 78 238
Radiation Therapy 13 84 244
Medical Physics 13 97 247
Psychiatry 11 93 255
Occupational Therapy 15 96 257
Immunology 16 99 259
Oncology and Cancer research 12 87 270
Audiology 12 114 288
Virology 14 95 296
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 99 301
Pathology 16 115 308
Clinical Psychology 8 98 310
Respiratory Therapy 21 134 341
Family medicine 17 113 346
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 154 369
Pediatrics 24 136 369
Epidemiology 25 145 386
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 138 387
Plastic Surgery 27 133 412
Health Science 13 133 415
Anatomy and Physiology 22 150 422
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 141 429
Dermatology 30 168 448
Pharmacology 27 156 461
Sports Medicine 24 194 479
Dentistry 27 166 483
Physical Therapy 28 214 530
Orthodontics 30 192 533
Nursing 22 229 656
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 241 672
Healthcare Management (MHA) 23 237 684
Public Health 27 230 685
Cosmetology 35 239 703
Biomedical Engineering 40 276 762
Gerontology 32 319 960
Sports / Exercise science 37 384 1066
Veterinary 42 387 1651

Biology rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 24th for Biology in Italy and 556th in the World with 28,162 publications made and 1,029,482 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 80 In Italy
#195 of 1,449 In Europe
#556 of 6,841 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 66 234
1994 95 355
1995 119 535
1996 142 824
1997 137 1211
1998 135 1759
1999 175 2397
2000 173 2882
2001 198 3340
2002 258 4276
2003 313 5910
2004 366 7041
2005 374 8719
2006 468 10553
2007 462 12314
2008 517 14657
2009 589 16661
2010 579 20374
2011 652 23315
2012 767 27085
2013 825 30132
2014 837 32336
2015 926 34938
2016 1062 37479
2017 1144 40999
2018 1231 44858
2019 1452 52081
2020 2043 72126
2021 2378 90645
2022 2361 93158
2023 2668 97819
2024 2389 98444
2025 2419 95312

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 16 99 259
Oncology and Cancer research 12 87 270
Virology 14 95 296
Neuroscience 16 120 319
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 163 402
Biotechnology 23 152 407
Genetics 22 159 435
Pharmacology 27 156 461
Biochemistry 26 215 601
Molecular Biology 24 206 620
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 241 672
Astrobiology 30 287 745
Microbiology 28 252 757
Biophysics 35 302 852
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 333 1070
Evolutionary Biology 46 438 1247
Paleontology 47 424 1273
Botany 49 405 1344
Zoology 52 505 1898
Forestry 50 529 1951
Horticulture 53 530 2310
Nutrition and Food Science 60 651 2778
Agricultural Science 60 703 2962
Nanotechnology 64 798 3256

Psychology rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 15th for Psychology in Italy and 397th in the World with 13,927 publications made and 501,388 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 80 In Italy
#142 of 1,424 In Europe
#397 of 6,663 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 34 81
1994 38 105
1995 46 192
1996 64 317
1997 72 457
1998 62 682
1999 92 1002
2000 90 1253
2001 131 1485
2002 157 2082
2003 173 2936
2004 217 3573
2005 218 4761
2006 246 5565
2007 222 6560
2008 253 7612
2009 264 8513
2010 262 9602
2011 330 11170
2012 408 12669
2013 447 14421
2014 406 15836
2015 499 17255
2016 518 18977
2017 624 19986
2018 600 21975
2019 779 25465
2020 1025 35110
2021 1202 44758
2022 1123 46016
2023 1251 47625
2024 1094 46328
2025 1044 45142

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 11 93 255
Occupational Therapy 15 96 257
Clinical Psychology 8 98 310
Neuroscience 16 120 319
Sexology 12 144 469
Cognitive Science 29 264 723
Child Psychology 27 277 787
Social Psychology 29 303 811
Special Education 29 353 936
Education Majors 56 742 2902

Chemistry rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 38th for Chemistry in Italy and 906th in the World with 13,790 publications made and 545,941 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#38 of 76 In Italy
#305 of 1,417 In Europe
#906 of 6,561 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 44 166
1994 61 257
1995 77 417
1996 101 618
1997 87 962
1998 91 1350
1999 120 1809
2000 115 2118
2001 121 2373
2002 170 3021
2003 181 4096
2004 242 4796
2005 208 5687
2006 273 6739
2007 258 7711
2008 290 8963
2009 307 10248
2010 291 12406
2011 319 13582
2012 388 15918
2013 391 17429
2014 419 18432
2015 468 19399
2016 531 20613
2017 557 22783
2018 644 24654
2019 689 28302
2020 911 38301
2021 1088 48575
2022 1072 49707
2023 1207 51832
2024 1052 50307
2025 1034 47023

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 26 215 601
Organic Chemistry 52 507 1761
Radiochemistry 45 457 1969
Inorganic Chemistry 49 536 2032
Materials Science 60 652 2353
Nutrition and Food Science 60 651 2778
Physical chemistry 64 753 3028
Nanotechnology 64 798 3256
Chemical Engineering 65 886 3791

Computer Science rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 38th for Computer Science in Italy and 844th in the World with 12,468 publications made and 456,450 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 80 In Italy
#318 of 1,470 In Europe
#844 of 6,855 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 28 80
1994 30 111
1995 38 191
1996 51 339
1997 57 485
1998 53 709
1999 62 925
2000 67 1141
2001 113 1407
2002 137 1830
2003 148 2609
2004 146 3041
2005 171 3982
2006 194 4659
2007 185 5568
2008 211 6682
2009 247 7419
2010 229 8820
2011 280 10238
2012 340 11916
2013 370 13602
2014 384 14789
2015 436 16317
2016 459 17425
2017 528 19016
2018 556 21206
2019 691 24700
2020 922 33069
2021 1063 42055
2022 1035 44368
2023 1233 46507
2024 1082 46067
2025 1002 45868

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 16 120 319
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 163 402
Cognitive Science 29 264 723
Library and Information science 41 393 1060
Computational Linguistics 40 440 1343
Machine Learning 48 443 1468
Computer Graphics 54 563 1650
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 55 554 1716
Computer Vision 52 529 1738
Data Science 57 616 1815
Software Engineering 58 688 2060
Telecommunications 59 666 2444
Human-Computer Interaction 63 757 2542
Cyber Security 65 811 3044
Computer Networking 63 800 3124

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 47th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1391st in the World with 8,767 publications made and 300,763 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#47 of 80 In Italy
#506 of 1,502 In Europe
#1391 of 7,088 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 16 31
1994 30 77
1995 30 69
1996 31 142
1997 28 205
1998 21 308
1999 34 420
2000 38 490
2001 45 607
2002 39 850
2003 89 1182
2004 86 1492
2005 100 1825
2006 98 2480
2007 105 2881
2008 132 3791
2009 178 4385
2010 187 5373
2011 219 6072
2012 226 7175
2013 208 8007
2014 242 8637
2015 270 9528
2016 282 10109
2017 356 11184
2018 362 12419
2019 437 14609
2020 771 23709
2021 871 30608
2022 855 31018
2023 925 32256
2024 775 29651
2025 750 27991

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 25 222 629
Special Education 29 353 936
Gender Studies 24 328 980
Library and Information science 41 393 1060
Sports / Exercise science 37 384 1066
Sociology 40 415 1152
Linguistics 43 432 1194
Philosophy 47 505 1415
Aesthetics 51 537 1463
Archaeology 57 538 1548
History 57 552 1580
Law 52 548 1595
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 49 557 1606
Art History 58 604 1714
Classics and Ancient History 57 573 1725
Political Science 54 636 1803
Anthropology 54 589 1865
Communications and Public Relations 64 771 2659
Education Majors 56 742 2902

Engineering rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 52nd for Engineering in Italy and 1548th in the World with 7,215 publications made and 235,776 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#52 of 80 In Italy
#498 of 1,466 In Europe
#1548 of 6,795 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 23 61
1994 32 80
1995 36 141
1996 37 212
1997 46 319
1998 33 460
1999 38 562
2000 41 724
2001 58 809
2002 82 1087
2003 73 1326
2004 88 1721
2005 88 1955
2006 130 2446
2007 114 2818
2008 129 3448
2009 159 3882
2010 150 4680
2011 151 5397
2012 192 6461
2013 210 6913
2014 194 7726
2015 254 8629
2016 275 8835
2017 287 9769
2018 347 10768
2019 391 12945
2020 523 17802
2021 583 22090
2022 623 23363
2023 652 24926
2024 583 24236
2025 608 23602

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 23 152 407
Biomedical Engineering 40 276 762
Optical Engineering 43 391 1132
Aerospace Engineering 49 453 1296
Acoustical Engineering 50 502 1486
Systems Engineering 52 602 1689
Mechanical Engineering 57 584 1751
Civil Engineering 58 561 1754
Metallurgical Engineering 53 560 1961
Structural Engineering 60 661 2192
Materials Science 60 652 2353
Telecommunications 59 666 2444
Electronic Engineering 59 674 2461
Human-Computer Interaction 63 757 2542
Electrical Engineering 61 732 2681
Computer Networking 63 800 3124
Nanotechnology 64 798 3256
Geotechnical Engineering 65 803 3273
Chemical Engineering 65 886 3791

Mathematics rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 39th for Mathematics in Italy and 917th in the World with 6,139 publications made and 198,884 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 76 In Italy
#334 of 1,406 In Europe
#917 of 6,434 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 5 9
1994 4 9
1995 5 26
1996 10 38
1997 19 65
1998 12 102
1999 15 120
2000 20 180
2001 29 216
2002 31 316
2003 39 364
2004 53 499
2005 71 626
2006 52 807
2007 68 1078
2008 75 1415
2009 115 1671
2010 83 2047
2011 134 2516
2012 124 3042
2013 137 3835
2014 151 4449
2015 181 4975
2016 220 5584
2017 241 6053
2018 296 7246
2019 330 8821
2020 550 13838
2021 650 18341
2022 678 19763
2023 725 20876
2024 529 16965
2025 559 16087

The following table provides academic rankings for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 37 311 834
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 59 564 1706
Math Teachers 48 720 2910

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 43 396 1058
Geology 57 518 1614
Physics 52 516 1656
Development Studies 53 538 1723
Environmental Science 59 552 1784
International Trade 63 770 1797
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 56 552 1824
Geography and Cartography 60 618 1940
Literature 60 653 2047
International Business 64 799 2054
Nuclear Physics 53 586 2078
Economics 62 655 2094
Art & Design 63 686 2099
Management 59 653 2118
Fashion Design 65 710 2186
Advertising 60 697 2252
Earth science and Geophysics 57 623 2259
Quantum and Particle physics 60 681 2426
Business 65 737 2453
Ecology 61 681 2472
Marketing 66 774 2637
Accounting 67 831 2944
Finance 69 855 3014
Oceanography 65 797 3030
Environmental Management 65 1008 4088