Vita-Salute San Raffaele University: Rankings

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Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 51st in Italy, 1478th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 104 research topics. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,457 academic publications and 784,555 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1478 of 14,131 In the World
#530 of 2,785 In Europe
#51 of 88 In Italy
#10 of 12 In Lombardy
#6 of 7 In Milan
#126 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#159 of 1,669 For Urology
#175 of 1,004 For Medical Physics
#4298 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3772 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 101 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 19th for Medicine in Italy and 364th in the World with 25,329 publications made and 734,558 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#19 of 78 In Italy
#142 of 1,417 In Europe
#364 of 6,680 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 45 51
1992 64 90
1993 67 147
1994 77 195
1995 107 277
1996 132 499
1997 123 780
1998 115 1115
1999 133 1527
2000 153 1837
2001 192 2238
2002 219 2878
2003 306 4003
2004 354 5042
2005 339 6407
2006 459 8243
2007 425 9946
2008 468 11594
2009 564 13744
2010 577 17024
2011 678 19156
2012 777 22512
2013 842 25599
2014 855 28011
2015 982 30442
2016 1137 33385
2017 1304 36242
2018 1396 41075
2019 1651 47027
2020 2315 65749
2021 2579 84782
2022 2647 91064
2023 2911 94559

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 55 126
Urology 7 49 159
Medical Physics 9 61 175
Critical Care Nursing 15 73 202
Cardiology 13 71 202
Surgery 12 76 232
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 80 236
Ophthalmology 10 77 236
Anesthesiology 12 84 246
Radiation Therapy 14 86 255
Immunology 17 103 269
Psychiatry 13 97 269
Occupational Therapy 17 106 282
Oncology and Cancer research 14 96 286
Optometry 9 97 288
Audiology 13 117 297
Virology 17 103 307
Clinical Psychology 8 98 312
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 107 313
Pathology 19 122 324
Health Science 12 105 332
Family medicine 18 117 344
Respiratory Therapy 24 149 379
Pediatrics 28 145 383
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 173 386
Epidemiology 29 150 394
Anatomy and Physiology 24 155 434
Plastic Surgery 26 131 437
Sonography and Ultrasound 31 163 453
Dermatology 31 176 470
Pharmacology 27 163 480
Sports Medicine 26 196 494
Dentistry 32 188 534
Physical Therapy 30 219 545
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 185 547
Orthodontics 33 201 561
Nursing 24 232 652
Public Health 28 236 667
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 25 242 671
Cosmetology 37 241 691
Healthcare Management (MHA) 25 253 732
Biomedical Engineering 40 277 759
Sports / Exercise science 37 364 1009
Gerontology 35 349 1036

Biology rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 28th for Biology in Italy and 577th in the World with 22,410 publications made and 705,589 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 80 In Italy
#209 of 1,445 In Europe
#577 of 6,770 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 39 43
1992 55 95
1993 56 160
1994 75 229
1995 111 334
1996 120 575
1997 117 923
1998 109 1271
1999 125 1712
2000 144 2021
2001 172 2452
2002 226 3081
2003 282 4257
2004 320 5340
2005 315 6558
2006 430 8342
2007 402 9712
2008 438 11511
2009 535 13584
2010 538 16743
2011 605 18873
2012 696 22015
2013 760 24889
2014 782 26847
2015 868 29015
2016 1009 31651
2017 1143 34246
2018 1186 38679
2019 1435 44294
2020 1998 60593
2021 2249 77357
2022 2261 82578
2023 2531 85760

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 17 103 269
Oncology and Cancer research 14 96 286
Virology 17 103 307
Neuroscience 17 128 334
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 155 371
Biotechnology 26 163 412
Genetics 24 166 450
Pharmacology 27 163 480
Biochemistry 28 217 600
Molecular Biology 27 218 634
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 25 242 671
Astrobiology 31 281 728
Microbiology 29 261 763
Biophysics 38 314 877
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 329 1008
Evolutionary Biology 46 445 1243
Paleontology 49 439 1294
Botany 51 420 1377
Zoology 56 571 2151
Horticulture 55 555 2388
Nutrition and Food Science 61 653 2813
Agricultural Science 59 710 2999
Nanotechnology 64 843 3385

Psychology rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 16th for Psychology in Italy and 407th in the World with 11,425 publications made and 347,871 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 80 In Italy
#147 of 1,414 In Europe
#407 of 6,528 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 15 32
1992 24 35
1993 31 69
1994 30 86
1995 43 143
1996 53 241
1997 62 355
1998 47 460
1999 57 693
2000 79 794
2001 112 1083
2002 136 1515
2003 154 2053
2004 186 2668
2005 181 3550
2006 227 4517
2007 197 5214
2008 208 5904
2009 243 6866
2010 214 7934
2011 308 9007
2012 365 10204
2013 424 11907
2014 386 12972
2015 452 14423
2016 522 16118
2017 620 16928
2018 610 19078
2019 750 21982
2020 1024 29622
2021 1197 38461
2022 1104 41417
2023 1223 42387

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 13 97 269
Occupational Therapy 17 106 282
Clinical Psychology 8 98 312
Neuroscience 17 128 334
Sexology 10 126 424
Cognitive Science 29 261 682
Child Psychology 25 252 714
Social Psychology 27 283 748
Education Majors 56 715 2775

Chemistry rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 39th for Chemistry in Italy and 913th in the World with 11,421 publications made and 393,379 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#39 of 75 In Italy
#320 of 1,401 In Europe
#913 of 6,447 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 21 29
1992 35 65
1993 38 117
1994 46 167
1995 74 273
1996 88 452
1997 74 768
1998 79 1031
1999 86 1379
2000 96 1582
2001 105 1809
2002 155 2222
2003 178 3057
2004 217 3793
2005 181 4412
2006 259 5518
2007 232 6432
2008 254 7272
2009 284 8651
2010 279 10538
2011 302 11271
2012 336 13137
2013 372 14585
2014 399 15765
2015 457 16384
2016 514 17886
2017 568 19210
2018 634 21700
2019 698 24591
2020 926 33102
2021 1042 42837
2022 1051 45255
2023 1180 46820

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 28 217 600
Organic Chemistry 52 520 1756
Inorganic Chemistry 50 531 1986
Radiochemistry 48 513 2159
Materials Science 61 663 2356
Nutrition and Food Science 61 653 2813
Physical chemistry 64 766 3054
Nanotechnology 64 843 3385
Chemical Engineering 65 906 3833

Computer Science rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 39th for Computer Science in Italy and 819th in the World with 10,176 publications made and 310,196 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 80 In Italy
#314 of 1,459 In Europe
#819 of 6,752 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 17 18
1992 22 24
1993 25 61
1994 28 80
1995 38 128
1996 39 231
1997 46 379
1998 37 476
1999 37 645
2000 64 781
2001 98 1057
2002 112 1390
2003 133 1888
2004 126 2338
2005 149 3051
2006 168 3879
2007 168 4506
2008 176 5194
2009 220 6042
2010 210 7211
2011 264 7973
2012 306 9492
2013 352 11260
2014 363 12045
2015 408 13526
2016 453 14583
2017 520 15953
2018 537 18267
2019 709 21205
2020 902 27788
2021 1069 36460
2022 1014 39815
2023 1235 41627

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 17 128 334
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 155 371
Cognitive Science 29 261 682
Library and Information science 44 410 1097
Computational Linguistics 40 408 1170
Machine Learning 49 442 1394
Computer Graphics 54 561 1641
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 56 559 1676
Computer Vision 52 539 1718
Software Engineering 57 669 1933
Data Science 63 657 1958
Human-Computer Interaction 60 719 2252
Telecommunications 59 684 2467
Cyber Security 64 812 3020
Computer Networking 63 810 3132

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 48th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1325th in the World with 7,059 publications made and 188,074 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Demography, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#48 of 80 In Italy
#492 of 1,492 In Europe
#1325 of 7,020 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
1991 9 10
1992 14 17
1993 13 20
1994 24 50
1995 26 45
1996 28 91
1997 25 151
1998 15 183
1999 18 261
2000 36 359
2001 39 436
2002 33 634
2003 83 887
2004 81 1112
2005 96 1453
2006 97 2018
2007 99 2339
2008 106 3100
2009 154 3592
2010 196 4505
2011 197 4768
2012 221 5635
2013 192 6408
2014 235 7029
2015 255 7676
2016 273 8345
2017 343 9146
2018 350 10586
2019 424 12077
2020 756 18793
2021 832 25433
2022 811 26845
2023 892 27395

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 27 226 617
Gender Studies 21 292 875
Sports / Exercise science 37 364 1009
Sociology 41 398 1092
Library and Information science 44 410 1097
Linguistics 44 437 1194
Philosophy 49 499 1338
Aesthetics 54 531 1460
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 48 537 1507
Archaeology 60 548 1543
Classics and Ancient History 56 529 1584
Law 53 547 1586
History 60 563 1595
Political Science 54 621 1743
Anthropology 54 582 1800
Education Majors 56 715 2775
Communications and Public Relations 66 811 2885

Engineering rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 52nd for Engineering in Italy and 1569th in the World with 5,838 publications made and 161,606 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#52 of 77 In Italy
#511 of 1,453 In Europe
#1569 of 6,684 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 11 16
1992 24 13
1993 18 31
1994 29 42
1995 32 79
1996 28 132
1997 36 229
1998 28 313
1999 30 355
2000 37 481
2001 49 544
2002 69 762
2003 67 899
2004 77 1246
2005 82 1451
2006 102 1835
2007 106 2207
2008 117 2728
2009 143 3124
2010 138 3841
2011 144 4337
2012 156 5180
2013 187 5523
2014 181 6186
2015 225 6853
2016 267 7240
2017 276 7954
2018 330 9070
2019 403 10701
2020 528 14848
2021 559 18619
2022 604 20638
2023 670 21488

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 26 163 412
Biomedical Engineering 40 277 759
Optical Engineering 44 408 1195
Aerospace Engineering 51 467 1316
Systems Engineering 48 532 1385
Acoustical Engineering 52 532 1606
Mechanical Engineering 57 579 1702
Civil Engineering 58 569 1763
Metallurgical Engineering 54 579 2012
Structural Engineering 60 667 2196
Human-Computer Interaction 60 719 2252
Materials Science 61 663 2356
Telecommunications 59 684 2467
Electronic Engineering 59 688 2507
Electrical Engineering 62 743 2689
Computer Networking 63 810 3132
Nanotechnology 64 843 3385
Chemical Engineering 65 906 3833

Mathematics rankings

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ranked 39th for Mathematics in Italy and 894th in the World with 5,383 publications made and 149,655 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 75 In Italy
#334 of 1,388 In Europe
#894 of 6,305 In the World

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 4
1992 8 6
1993 2 7
1994 2 9
1995 5 18
1996 8 19
1997 18 37
1998 7 49
1999 8 75
2000 16 102
2001 23 143
2002 32 213
2003 41 253
2004 48 390
2005 60 498
2006 49 637
2007 72 882
2008 52 1118
2009 107 1417
2010 104 1845
2011 114 2127
2012 143 2625
2013 122 3311
2014 167 3941
2015 181 4411
2016 223 5020
2017 265 5657
2018 320 6839
2019 361 8430
2020 577 12298
2021 643 16983
2022 740 19566
2023 799 20874

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 39 311 827
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 589 1814
Math Teachers 43 597 2310

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 414 1122
Geology 58 533 1636
Physics 55 534 1692
Environmental Science 59 560 1772
Development Studies 56 555 1789
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 56 560 1812
Geography and Cartography 60 609 1859
Management 59 626 1976
Nuclear Physics 53 582 2002
Advertising 59 670 2137
Art & Design 63 693 2162
Literature 61 687 2178
Fashion Design 65 702 2195
Economics 62 682 2218
Earth science and Geophysics 57 636 2250
Business 63 724 2375
Quantum and Particle physics 60 702 2481
Marketing 65 757 2533
Ecology 62 703 2568
Oceanography 65 791 2991
Finance 70 937 3424