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Italy Top 100 Public Universities Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years Citations)
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
76
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1303
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
580
Top 30
1,561
Top 50
2,338
Top 70
2,864
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
78
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Università degli Studi di Padova
University of Padua
Padova ,
Italy
- Public 1222
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
508
Top 30
1,286
Top 50
1,884
Top 70
2,244
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
94
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
466
Top 30
1,303
Top 50
1,978
Top 70
2,402
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
98
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
University of Naples Federico II
Napoli ,
Italy
- Public 1224
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
471
Top 30
1,279
Top 50
1,833
Top 70
2,171
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
103
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Università degli Studi di Milano
University of Milan
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
361
Top 30
920
Top 50
1,287
Top 70
1,505
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
153
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Università degli Studi di Firenze
University of Florence
Firenze ,
Italy
- Public 1321
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
317
Top 30
860
Top 50
1,253
Top 70
1,533
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
161
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Università degli Studi di Torino
University of Turin
Torino ,
Italy
- Public 1404
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
330
Top 30
871
Top 50
1,264
Top 70
1,496
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
213
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
University of Milano-Bicocca
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
220
Top 30
595
Top 50
913
Top 70
1,081
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
224
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Università di Pisa
University of Pisa
Pisa ,
Italy
- Public 1343
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
251
Top 30
718
Top 50
1,020
Top 70
1,259
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
231
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Università degli Studi di Genova
University of Genoa
Genova ,
Italy
- Public 1481
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
228
Top 30
632
Top 50
892
Top 70
1,068
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
233
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Politecnico di Milano
Polytechnic University of Milan
Milano ,
Italy
- Public 1863
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
321
Top 30
890
Top 50
1,562
Top 70
2,076
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
248
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
451
Top 50
640
Top 70
735
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
264
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Università degli Studi di Pavia
University of Pavia
Pavia ,
Italy
- Public 1361
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
186
Top 30
460
Top 50
618
Top 70
687
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
273
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Università degli Studi di Palermo
University of Palermo
Palermo ,
Italy
- Public 1806
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
180
Top 30
545
Top 50
803
Top 70
972
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
287
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Università degli Studi di Verona
University of Verona
Verona ,
Italy
- Public 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
137
Top 30
327
Top 50
501
Top 70
645
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
300
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Università degli Studi di Perugia
University of Perugia
Perugia ,
Italy
- Public 1308
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
167
Top 30
440
Top 50
598
Top 70
683
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
316
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Università degli Studi di Brescia
University of Brescia
Brescia ,
Italy
- Public 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
138
Top 30
321
Top 50
454
Top 70
528
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
321
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Università degli Studi di Catania
University of Catania
Catania ,
Italy
- Public 1434
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
147
Top 30
418
Top 50
604
Top 70
725
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
328
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
University of Ferrara
Ferrara ,
Italy
- Public 1391
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
135
Top 30
372
Top 50
507
Top 70
642
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
341
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari ,
Italy
- Public 1924
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
171
Top 30
396
Top 50
556
Top 70
671
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
362
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena ,
Italy
- Public 1175
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
153
Top 30
426
Top 50
636
Top 70
770
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
377
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Università degli Studi di Messina
University of Messina
Messina ,
Italy
- Public 1548
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
131
Top 30
343
Top 50
460
Top 70
524
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
399
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Politecnico di Torino
Polytechnic University of Turin
Torino ,
Italy
- Public 1906
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
193
Top 30
617
Top 50
1,067
Top 70
1,387
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
400
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Università degli Studi di Parma
University of Parma
Parma ,
Italy
- Public 1117
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
136
Top 30
430
Top 50
586
Top 70
715
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
403
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Università degli Studi di Trento
University of Trento
Trento ,
Italy
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
126
Top 30
340
Top 50
584
Top 70
792
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