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Aberystwyth University ranked 57th in the United Kingdom, 649th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. Aberystwyth University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,652 academic publications and 598,330 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 146 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#649 of 14,131 In the World
#265 of 2,785 In Europe
#57 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#4 of 10 In Wales
#71 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#119 of 4,195 For Agricultural Science
#134 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#588 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#630 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 47th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 527th in the World with 14,109 publications made and 430,115 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#193 of 1,458 In Europe
#527 of 6,798 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 195 2327
1992 149 2214
1993 199 2418
1994 210 2519
1995 185 2692
1996 219 2732
1997 228 3028
1998 321 3118
1999 291 3275
2000 299 4053
2001 242 4358
2002 240 4738
2003 250 5632
2004 211 5755
2005 240 6603
2006 275 7373
2007 265 8433
2008 288 9312
2009 322 10296
2010 308 11743
2011 331 12784
2012 411 13980
2013 393 15942
2014 410 16631
2015 441 19195
2016 394 18944
2017 404 19426
2018 429 23029
2019 362 24353
2020 375 28391
2021 434 31274
2022 366 31854
2023 316 29838

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 9 26 119
Forestry 14 50 166
Earth science and Geophysics 29 112 323
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 142 374
Mining Engineering 30 123 413
Urban and Regional planning 57 205 426
Oceanography 43 175 473
Ecology 45 180 477
Hydrology and Water resources management 29 138 491
Paleontology 43 200 505
Geology 44 201 530
Geography and Cartography 49 198 531
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 199 571
Geotechnical Engineering 41 203 612
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 45 250 669
Environmental Management 51 249 704
Environmental Chemistry 47 310 839
Environmental Engineering 58 323 964

Biology rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 45th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 735th in the World with 14,035 publications made and 472,229 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#45 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#258 of 1,445 In Europe
#735 of 6,770 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 172 2606
1992 140 2483
1993 204 2696
1994 208 2823
1995 209 3057
1996 217 3018
1997 242 3422
1998 297 3455
1999 268 3769
2000 259 4622
2001 265 4906
2002 224 5319
2003 248 6469
2004 220 6769
2005 234 7672
2006 279 8661
2007 283 9743
2008 292 10624
2009 300 11480
2010 326 13093
2011 316 13900
2012 391 15431
2013 409 17279
2014 405 18100
2015 397 20030
2016 406 19933
2017 415 20172
2018 442 23608
2019 381 25209
2020 391 29844
2021 443 33217
2022 356 33523
2023 315 31115

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 9 26 119
Animal Science 13 41 134
Forestry 14 50 166
Horticulture 10 44 170
Botany 25 111 298
Nutrition and Food Science 24 132 364
Zoology 35 156 406
Evolutionary Biology 40 177 463
Paleontology 43 200 505
Astrobiology 44 207 514
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 217 539
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 199 571
Microbiology 38 226 641
Entomology 46 235 651
Biophysics 42 256 683
Genetics 45 276 761
Biotechnology 43 266 789
Biochemistry 46 286 818
Molecular Biology 43 285 844
Immunology 50 327 1051
Neuroscience 88 452 1379
Virology 67 397 1419
Oncology and Cancer research 83 491 1797
Nanotechnology 75 528 1918
Pharmacology 93 537 2204

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 69th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 746th in the World with 11,349 publications made and 246,774 citations received. Main research topics: History, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#69 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#311 of 1,492 In Europe
#746 of 7,020 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 157 819
1992 152 747
1993 120 817
1994 127 949
1995 113 1014
1996 123 1041
1997 122 1175
1998 187 1191
1999 228 1476
2000 176 1711
2001 145 1957
2002 150 2269
2003 182 2709
2004 163 2898
2005 190 3302
2006 223 3890
2007 217 4659
2008 268 5106
2009 348 5942
2010 322 7031
2011 302 7864
2012 417 8951
2013 385 9993
2014 398 10570
2015 393 11946
2016 389 12154
2017 385 12410
2018 359 14364
2019 295 15717
2020 294 17917
2021 332 19240
2022 284 19497
2023 284 18961

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 21 29 71
International Law 43 96 220
Political Economy 48 100 244
Military science 35 65 279
Human Rights Law 55 115 287
Art History 55 134 323
Classics and Ancient History 52 141 350
Media Studies 77 129 372
Library and Information science 49 146 379
Public Policy / Administration 71 151 423
Urban and Regional planning 57 205 426
Criminology and Criminal Justice 75 134 447
Publishing 68 163 454
History 54 183 476
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 80 212 520
Archaeology 53 205 534
Genealogy 73 198 557
Aesthetics 73 235 578
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 243 595
Law Enforcement 82 208 606
Gender Studies 95 207 624
Sociology 82 262 666
Forensic Science 62 243 678
Anthropology 98 276 710
Communications and Public Relations 102 270 729
Law 84 288 736
Demography 55 270 748
Linguistics 67 308 772
Political Science 81 324 780
Broadcast Journalism 79 282 832
Radio and Television broadcasting 74 299 884
Philosophy 67 371 907
Education Majors 106 352 1043

Chemistry rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 49th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 860th in the World with 10,740 publications made and 374,652 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#49 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#301 of 1,401 In Europe
#860 of 6,447 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 166 2386
1992 120 2316
1993 172 2427
1994 184 2519
1995 162 2683
1996 188 2754
1997 216 3127
1998 269 3175
1999 243 3446
2000 229 4054
2001 219 4307
2002 183 4674
2003 214 5569
2004 178 5772
2005 182 6381
2006 223 7215
2007 198 7962
2008 229 8682
2009 197 9361
2010 236 10242
2011 234 11006
2012 259 11938
2013 258 13020
2014 248 13778
2015 253 14940
2016 275 14747
2017 275 14677
2018 280 16758
2019 241 18374
2020 266 20987
2021 266 23670
2022 230 23976
2023 183 21994

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 24 132 364
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 142 374
Biochemical Engineering 41 227 507
Biochemistry 46 286 818
Environmental Chemistry 47 310 839
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 345 911
Organic Chemistry 52 333 959
Materials Science 56 398 1167
Pharmacy 60 425 1340
Computational Chemistry 58 439 1364
Radiochemistry 51 372 1502
Inorganic Chemistry 56 435 1518
Chemical Engineering 63 444 1576
Physical chemistry 69 484 1666
Nanotechnology 75 528 1918

Engineering rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 61st for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1038th in the World with 9,021 publications made and 256,243 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#61 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#377 of 1,453 In Europe
#1038 of 6,684 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 111 1374
1992 101 1293
1993 114 1366
1994 120 1462
1995 99 1485
1996 123 1586
1997 142 1907
1998 199 1855
1999 196 1988
2000 173 2323
2001 132 2458
2002 163 2762
2003 183 3284
2004 135 3237
2005 155 3698
2006 188 4489
2007 182 5026
2008 203 5526
2009 197 5947
2010 228 7010
2011 243 7962
2012 259 8437
2013 265 9681
2014 300 10090
2015 297 11747
2016 275 11700
2017 281 11993
2018 293 13898
2019 246 15175
2020 269 17805
2021 289 19759
2022 250 20158
2023 224 19046

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 19 87 259
Robotics 23 115 354
Landscape Architecture 39 175 387
Mining Engineering 30 123 413
Biochemical Engineering 41 227 507
Agricultural Engineering 30 169 537
Geotechnical Engineering 41 203 612
Renewable Energy Engineering 46 243 729
Biotechnology 43 266 789
Human-Computer Interaction 82 363 848
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 345 911
Architecture 74 392 920
Aerospace Engineering 60 359 955
Reliability and Quality Engineering 61 321 956
Environmental Engineering 58 323 964
Petroleum Engineering 60 310 965
Optical Engineering 53 363 995
Civil Engineering 74 371 1034
Automation and Control engineering 52 322 1036
Metallurgical Engineering 49 361 1053
Applied/Engineering Physics 62 380 1071
Acoustical Engineering 69 393 1085
Systems Engineering 83 445 1092
Mechanical Engineering 76 422 1156
Materials Science 56 398 1167
Structural Engineering 63 403 1169
Computer Networking 79 441 1307
Telecommunications 76 445 1314
Operations Research 86 445 1345
Electrical Engineering 69 448 1351
Chemical Engineering 63 444 1576
Electronic Engineering 72 485 1579
Nanotechnology 75 528 1918

Physics rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 61st for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1025th in the World with 8,427 publications made and 236,445 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#61 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#376 of 1,446 In Europe
#1025 of 6,603 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 123 1465
1992 101 1362
1993 123 1521
1994 124 1560
1995 100 1562
1996 122 1654
1997 144 1968
1998 201 2041
1999 187 2042
2000 164 2409
2001 117 2394
2002 162 2852
2003 165 3289
2004 124 3145
2005 126 3608
2006 158 4231
2007 152 4649
2008 181 5116
2009 193 5420
2010 189 6042
2011 197 6914
2012 226 7335
2013 237 8046
2014 236 8250
2015 247 9732
2016 230 9540
2017 237 9729
2018 217 10967
2019 191 12244
2020 211 13631
2021 222 15290
2022 202 15404
2023 184 14918

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 44 207 514
Biophysics 42 256 683
Astrophysics and Astronomy 56 303 769
Nuclear Physics 47 310 787
Optical Engineering 53 363 995
Quantum and Particle physics 61 381 1046
Atomic and Molecular physics 50 390 1064
Applied/Engineering Physics 62 380 1071
Acoustical Engineering 69 393 1085
Materials Science 56 398 1167
Theoretical Physics 56 430 1171
Condensed Matter Physics 58 436 1380
Nanotechnology 75 528 1918

Computer Science rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 68th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 886th in the World with 7,349 publications made and 187,059 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#68 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#335 of 1,459 In Europe
#886 of 6,752 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 91 643
1992 91 553
1993 73 628
1994 70 696
1995 78 622
1996 89 786
1997 108 814
1998 156 828
1999 145 964
2000 98 1144
2001 91 1171
2002 104 1498
2003 135 1883
2004 103 2044
2005 125 2368
2006 166 2904
2007 149 3212
2008 179 3549
2009 186 3998
2010 212 4546
2011 189 5000
2012 264 5465
2013 241 6362
2014 262 6956
2015 253 7881
2016 233 7998
2017 242 8191
2018 226 9611
2019 198 10669
2020 194 12631
2021 284 13936
2022 238 13962
2023 199 13884

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 25 113 300
Robotics 23 115 354
Library and Information science 49 146 379
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 217 539
Computer Graphics 44 231 567
Information Technology 69 207 649
Software Engineering 70 330 737
Data Science 80 324 758
Computer Vision 54 298 804
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 63 316 811
Cognitive Science 66 298 817
Machine Learning 63 298 835
Human-Computer Interaction 82 363 848
Web Design and Development 61 342 917
Management Information Systems 93 407 952
Computational Linguistics 68 364 1000
Cyber Security 90 441 1242
Computer Networking 79 441 1307
Telecommunications 76 445 1314
Neuroscience 88 452 1379
Multimedia 101 483 1424
Blockchain and Cryptography 84 543 1816

Medicine rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 72nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1140th in the World with 5,488 publications made and 171,609 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#72 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#371 of 1,417 In Europe
#1140 of 6,680 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 68 810
1992 46 771
1993 61 739
1994 75 932
1995 75 1017
1996 65 1009
1997 88 1088
1998 100 1100
1999 101 1279
2000 98 1460
2001 108 1580
2002 80 1634
2003 101 2082
2004 82 2224
2005 103 2368
2006 118 2998
2007 111 3312
2008 119 3617
2009 152 4226
2010 173 4797
2011 130 5100
2012 196 5827
2013 187 6454
2014 171 6774
2015 183 7950
2016 175 7832
2017 176 7857
2018 209 9224
2019 169 10226
2020 171 12469
2021 188 13690
2022 166 13837
2023 140 12958

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 62 243 678
Veterinary 44 210 717
Public Health 63 274 764
Sonography and Ultrasound 44 326 996
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 353 1049
Immunology 50 327 1051
Anatomy and Physiology 64 355 1052
Physical Therapy 95 390 1093
Health Science 104 370 1181
Gerontology 100 403 1217
Sports Medicine 99 434 1241
Pathology 73 387 1253
Urology 58 379 1256
Pharmacy 60 425 1340
Healthcare Management (MHA) 105 453 1410
Virology 67 397 1419
Nursing 107 450 1442
Orthodontics 76 471 1453
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 74 496 1497
Clinical Psychology 108 477 1589
Dentistry 72 509 1617
Cardiology 88 536 1746
Psychiatry 106 519 1750
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 110 500 1752
Oncology and Cancer research 83 491 1797
Surgery 106 570 1987
Pharmacology 93 537 2204
Anesthesiology 105 608 2240

Business rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 85th for Business in the United Kingdom and 966th in the World with 2,663 publications made and 59,453 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#85 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#378 of 1,414 In Europe
#966 of 6,187 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 42 146
1992 31 145
1993 30 137
1994 22 158
1995 33 186
1996 23 229
1997 25 155
1998 44 218
1999 48 227
2000 45 274
2001 33 310
2002 42 445
2003 70 420
2004 51 547
2005 47 658
2006 74 790
2007 68 932
2008 71 1078
2009 71 1331
2010 85 1616
2011 83 1701
2012 118 1959
2013 104 2403
2014 123 2668
2015 122 2857
2016 123 3052
2017 112 3150
2018 92 3432
2019 85 4018
2020 60 4312
2021 93 4942
2022 55 4640
2023 83 4598

The following table provides academic rankings for Aberystwyth University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 71 151 423
Hospitality and Hotel Management 70 192 450
International Trade 73 307 537
Entrepreneurship 73 266 556
International Business 75 339 621
Entertainment Industry Business 77 235 623
Risk Management 69 309 714
Accounting 74 314 831
Advertising 93 346 898
Finance 79 374 905
Management Information Systems 93 407 952
Investment Banking and Stock trading 75 374 993
Marketing 95 416 1082
Management 91 444 1207
Operations Research 86 445 1345
Project Management 102 553 1366

Art & Design rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 68th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 571st in the World with 2,458 publications made and 48,404 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, 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
#68 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#233 of 1,349 In Europe
#571 of 5,720 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 29 123
1992 39 119
1993 24 122
1994 19 156
1995 22 128
1996 32 156
1997 29 198
1998 43 187
1999 58 255
2000 33 310
2001 35 324
2002 30 365
2003 42 448
2004 31 410
2005 29 607
2006 41 698
2007 54 775
2008 51 803
2009 71 927
2010 67 1029
2011 63 1245
2012 89 1370
2013 82 1597
2014 104 1770
2015 87 1832
2016 90 1953
2017 87 2083
2018 80 2289
2019 62 2626
2020 75 2889
2021 71 2750
2022 50 2846
2023 51 2825

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 46 90 243
Animation 25 113 300
Performing arts 56 134 315
Art History 55 134 323
Cinematography 71 158 368
Landscape Architecture 39 175 387
Interior Design 45 183 415
Creative Writing 80 177 464
Painting and Drawing 54 216 464
Sculpture 54 216 464
Illustration and Concept Art 58 219 485
Literature 64 209 498
Computer Graphics 44 231 567
Aesthetics 73 235 578
Entertainment Industry Business 77 235 623
Fashion Design 73 294 703
Graphic Design 68 320 847
Architecture 74 392 920
Music 92 347 978
Multimedia 101 483 1424

Economics rankings

Aberystwyth University ranked 83rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 832nd in the World with 2,252 publications made and 46,495 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#83 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#329 of 1,366 In Europe
#832 of 5,995 In the World

Aberystwyth University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 47 83
1992 25 102
1993 29 120
1994 21 115
1995 27 186
1996 22 165
1997 22 133
1998 40 203
1999 33 199
2000 43 288
2001 37 350
2002 28 446
2003 31 384
2004 45 535
2005 35 586
2006 62 644
2007 49 829
2008 52 866
2009 74 1057
2010 60 1285
2011 63 1338
2012 95 1558
2013 98 1824
2014 97 2084
2015 87 2284
2016 104 2505
2017 75 2551
2018 73 2880
2019 69 3319
2020 59 3726
2021 65 4289
2022 48 4045
2023 80 3983

The following table provides academic rankings for Aberystwyth University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 21 29 71
Political Economy 48 100 244
International Trade 73 307 537
Agricultural Economics 52 172 583
International Economics 75 364 610
Finance 79 374 905
Development Studies 98 346 991
Investment Banking and Stock trading 75 374 993
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 72 441 1128

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Aberystwyth University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Sexology 96 240 794
Math Teachers 93 319 1016
Applied Mathematics 51 399 1025
Social Psychology 94 381 1035
Statistics 74 398 1075
Mathematics 76 409 1126
Psychology 97 414 1241
Child Psychology 102 424 1265