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Urban Studies research in Italy

Politecnico di Milano ranks first in Italy for Urban Studies research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Sapienza University of Rome.

Italy's world rank
#5
of 42 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
23.6%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Urban Studies in Italy?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Politecnico di MilanoMilan #285.032.8%147
2Sapienza University of RomeRome #2035.213.4%117

Institutions in Italy above the floor of 40 fractional works in Urban Studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Urban Studies researchers in Italy?

Alessandra Faggian, Stefano Moroni and Alberto Vanolo rank highest among researchers based in Italy.

  1. 1Alessandra Faggian#62,039 worldwide overall246 citations · 5 works
  2. 2Stefano Moroni#200,482 worldwide overall75 citations · 4 works
  3. 3Alberto Vanolo#263,762 worldwide overall72 citations · 12 works
  4. 4Bruno Lasserre#280,204 worldwide overall110 citations · 4 works
  5. 5Nick Dines#285,294 worldwide overall129 citations · 5 works
  6. 6Giovanni Semi#295,860 worldwide overall30 citations · 4 works
  7. 7U. Janin Rivolin#305,869 worldwide overall48 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Marco Santoro#314,480 worldwide overall30 citations · 4 works
  9. 9Regina Maria Prosperi Meyer#317,473 worldwide overall2 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Mirilia Bonnes#333,291 worldwide overall149 citations · 4 works
  11. 11Giancarlo Cotella#378,554 worldwide overall75 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Luca Salvati#389,572 worldwide overall618 citations · 5 works
  13. 13Walter Santagata#418,587 worldwide overall22 citations · 6 works
  14. 14Filippo De Pieri#427,328 worldwide overall3 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Marichela Sepe#449,489 worldwide overall30 citations · 5 works

How Italy compares with other countries in Urban Studies