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Bangor University ranked 47th in the United Kingdom, 582nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 173 research topics. Bangor University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,994 academic publications and 859,263 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#582 of 14,131 In the World
#230 of 2,785 In Europe
#47 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 10 In Wales
#82 of 1,011 For Special Education
#119 of 2,377 For Forestry
#156 of 1,028 For Social Work
#1276 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#531 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 170 other topics

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Biology rankings

Bangor University ranked 42nd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 635th in the World with 17,328 publications made and 643,205 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#42 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#226 of 1,445 In Europe
#635 of 6,770 In the World

Bangor University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 197 2083
1992 176 2388
1993 223 2356
1994 198 2543
1995 230 2609
1996 265 2954
1997 296 3174
1998 309 3660
1999 297 4203
2000 262 4643
2001 292 5432
2002 350 6340
2003 311 6880
2004 328 7572
2005 364 8975
2006 381 10561
2007 392 11865
2008 418 13073
2009 478 15104
2010 547 17212
2011 494 19561
2012 558 21768
2013 540 25015
2014 554 26917
2015 623 28648
2016 617 29887
2017 617 31190
2018 635 34244
2019 637 37516
2020 691 43583
2021 675 49445
2022 679 50512
2023 658 49581

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 11 33 119
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 52 175
Agricultural Science 19 59 197
Zoology 24 75 205
Animal Science 25 87 254
Horticulture 20 99 296
Botany 28 125 335
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 58 149 409
Entomology 37 163 444
Neuroscience 37 182 458
Paleontology 41 183 479
Astrobiology 42 199 494
Evolutionary Biology 43 207 516
Biophysics 46 271 726
Nutrition and Food Science 42 255 750
Toxicology 47 260 805
Microbiology 46 286 841
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 55 332 864
Genetics 50 306 867
Biochemistry 49 304 881
Molecular Biology 49 317 958
Nanotechnology 48 319 982
Biotechnology 54 327 1020
Immunology 53 336 1070
Virology 59 341 1181
Oncology and Cancer research 56 358 1205
Pharmacology 63 362 1295

Environmental Science rankings

Bangor University ranked 42nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 469th in the World with 15,027 publications made and 517,818 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#42 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#169 of 1,458 In Europe
#469 of 6,798 In the World

Bangor University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 174 1871
1992 146 2116
1993 190 2077
1994 162 2084
1995 183 2220
1996 233 2453
1997 241 2693
1998 248 2961
1999 245 3361
2000 222 3734
2001 237 4415
2002 289 4992
2003 263 5686
2004 278 6023
2005 310 7083
2006 302 8387
2007 348 9249
2008 342 10274
2009 408 11708
2010 395 13184
2011 428 15386
2012 450 17028
2013 453 20034
2014 477 21773
2015 504 22850
2016 504 24324
2017 547 25141
2018 531 27610
2019 573 30939
2020 622 36040
2021 628 41437
2022 659 42773
2023 619 42342

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 11 33 119
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 52 175
Agricultural Science 19 59 197
Oceanography 21 75 231
Environmental Chemistry 21 113 307
Ecology 31 117 339
Mining Engineering 32 132 446
Geology 41 174 468
Environmental Management 38 159 469
Paleontology 41 183 479
Geography and Cartography 48 184 507
Earth science and Geophysics 44 206 563
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 241 634
Environmental Engineering 42 221 649
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 44 248 664
Geotechnical Engineering 45 230 677
Hydrology and Water resources management 41 221 780

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bangor University ranked 54th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 557th in the World with 14,380 publications made and 452,024 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#54 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#234 of 1,492 In Europe
#557 of 7,020 In the World

Bangor University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 119 762
1992 106 867
1993 149 927
1994 152 951
1995 148 1075
1996 209 1235
1997 205 1345
1998 193 1590
1999 198 1933
2000 225 2323
2001 237 2656
2002 249 3359
2003 249 3988
2004 295 4448
2005 331 5272
2006 351 6430
2007 374 7580
2008 387 8721
2009 439 10495
2010 535 11907
2011 480 14135
2012 501 15993
2013 524 18585
2014 504 19962
2015 532 21153
2016 558 22510
2017 596 22967
2018 582 25511
2019 602 28752
2020 607 33475
2021 574 36653
2022 630 36589
2023 566 35947

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 15 23 82
Social Work 38 45 156
Sports / Exercise science 30 96 284
Forensic Science 32 116 311
Classics and Ancient History 48 125 320
Media Studies 71 115 338
Art History 56 148 348
Anthropology 63 129 361
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 52 143 366
Aesthetics 54 163 417
History 50 165 428
Library and Information science 55 172 441
Law Enforcement 64 139 448
Archaeology 48 173 455
Publishing 69 165 457
Sociology 59 166 458
Linguistics 49 191 470
Demography 46 175 485
Law 65 192 499
Communications and Public Relations 85 180 510
Criminology and Criminal Justice 83 164 528
Genealogy 72 196 550
Political Science 66 241 571
Education Majors 71 185 574
Gender Studies 92 196 593
Philosophy 53 273 612
Human Rights Law 83 244 614
Journalism and Digital Media 61 230 630
Public Policy / Administration 94 242 644
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 91 263 652
International Law 84 308 758
Early Childhood Education 78 250 767
Military science 84 263 828
Political Economy 95 321 844
Occupational Safety and Health 76 271 868

Chemistry rankings

Bangor University ranked 46th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 779th in the World with 12,340 publications made and 429,877 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#46 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#272 of 1,401 In Europe
#779 of 6,447 In the World

Bangor University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 161 1739
1992 172 1879
1993 220 1921
1994 174 2039
1995 165 2141
1996 218 2551
1997 247 2540
1998 284 2933
1999 306 3560
2000 238 3710
2001 216 4310
2002 312 5309
2003 250 5267
2004 230 5701
2005 234 6560
2006 246 7511
2007 253 8094
2008 248 8635
2009 284 9717
2010 280 10988
2011 290 12055
2012 330 13395
2013 315 15522
2014 370 16665
2015 362 17683
2016 364 18689
2017 358 19257
2018 370 21114
2019 390 22766
2020 391 26189
2021 416 30287
2022 414 31552
2023 400 31644

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 21 113 307
Biochemical Engineering 38 199 437
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 43 202 483
Radiochemistry 23 159 622
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 241 634
Inorganic Chemistry 35 248 704
Pharmacy 39 277 734
Nutrition and Food Science 42 255 750
Materials Science 44 276 758
Physical chemistry 43 270 780
Organic Chemistry 46 288 809
Biochemistry 49 304 881
Nanotechnology 48 319 982
Chemical Engineering 46 319 1007
Computational Chemistry 50 378 1078

Engineering rankings

Bangor University ranked 51st for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 769th in the World with 11,851 publications made and 361,309 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#51 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#275 of 1,453 In Europe
#769 of 6,684 In the World

Bangor University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 149 1217
1992 157 1332
1993 217 1480
1994 170 1520
1995 151 1680
1996 229 1978
1997 238 1984
1998 267 2241
1999 290 2931
2000 242 3078
2001 199 3433
2002 325 4560
2003 233 4615
2004 221 4908
2005 248 5914
2006 244 6569
2007 256 7356
2008 249 7703
2009 284 8708
2010 307 9824
2011 304 11267
2012 331 12133
2013 341 14182
2014 362 15277
2015 375 16139
2016 349 16741
2017 359 17691
2018 388 19023
2019 371 20448
2020 375 23376
2021 409 26935
2022 432 27500
2023 424 27107

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

Physics rankings

Bangor University ranked 48th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 730th in the World with 11,284 publications made and 349,313 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#48 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#277 of 1,446 In Europe
#730 of 6,603 In the World

Bangor University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 149 1263
1992 153 1301
1993 210 1440
1994 162 1502
1995 159 1637
1996 225 1974
1997 224 1926
1998 273 2267
1999 284 2912
2000 241 3157
2001 200 3514
2002 315 4498
2003 226 4495
2004 212 4794
2005 237 5796
2006 227 6167
2007 253 7044
2008 226 7506
2009 274 8106
2010 272 9198
2011 283 10586
2012 329 11256
2013 302 12964
2014 321 13648
2015 346 14212
2016 325 14988
2017 300 15520
2018 336 16938
2019 356 17945
2020 374 20512
2021 361 23031
2022 365 23472
2023 366 23257

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 42 199 494
Medical Physics 53 270 685
Biophysics 46 271 726
Quantum and Particle physics 47 277 730
Applied/Engineering Physics 50 278 734
Materials Science 44 276 758
Optical Engineering 50 299 786
Acoustical Engineering 58 308 797
Astrophysics and Astronomy 58 311 800
Condensed Matter Physics 44 306 815
Nuclear Physics 52 340 903
Nanotechnology 48 319 982
Theoretical Physics 50 378 1014
Atomic and Molecular physics 51 391 1065

Medicine rankings

Bangor University ranked 45th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 698th in the World with 10,945 publications made and 403,714 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#45 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#246 of 1,417 In Europe
#698 of 6,680 In the World

Bangor University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 85 750
1992 91 897
1993 123 927
1994 116 1027
1995 123 1067
1996 147 1326
1997 161 1369
1998 148 1731
1999 146 1994
2000 162 2269
2001 162 2470
2002 200 3046
2003 198 3297
2004 216 3943
2005 230 4688
2006 262 5873
2007 284 6837
2008 309 7646
2009 317 9075
2010 422 10596
2011 362 12464
2012 377 14213
2013 406 16735
2014 390 17661
2015 441 18710
2016 441 19967
2017 482 20716
2018 479 22559
2019 459 25048
2020 478 29079
2021 460 32535
2022 481 32664
2023 466 31400

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 38 45 156
Clinical Psychology 24 76 251
Sports / Exercise science 30 96 284
Nursing 39 91 289
Forensic Science 32 116 311
Occupational Therapy 29 114 312
Physical Therapy 40 149 383
Gerontology 41 116 388
Sports Medicine 37 153 409
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 58 149 409
Healthcare Management (MHA) 56 143 427
Psychiatry 33 165 442
Audiology 38 175 460
Health Science 55 167 488
Public Health 45 174 488
Veterinary 34 161 566
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 58 203 590
Anatomy and Physiology 43 235 660
Medical Physics 53 270 685
Optometry 58 238 693
Epidemiology 45 262 717
Family medicine 64 244 729
Pharmacy 39 277 734
Critical Care Nursing 56 283 742
Ophthalmology 52 262 750
Cosmetology 42 255 759
Toxicology 47 260 805
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 45 276 815
Pathology 49 277 826
Pediatrics 55 286 889
Surgery 56 311 944
Anesthesiology 57 328 1033
Urology 49 323 1038
Immunology 53 336 1070
Dermatology 52 326 1075
Dentistry 57 380 1155
Cardiology 56 369 1162
Orthodontics 58 399 1168
Virology 59 341 1181
Biomedical Engineering 65 409 1186
Oncology and Cancer research 56 358 1205
Pharmacology 63 362 1295
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 54 366 1304
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 72 487 1466

Computer Science rankings

Bangor University ranked 55th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 639th in the World with 10,295 publications made and 343,176 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#55 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#248 of 1,459 In Europe
#639 of 6,752 In the World

Bangor University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 100 538
1992 104 706
1993 143 808
1994 104 720
1995 105 792
1996 163 946
1997 138 1026
1998 170 1278
1999 194 1643
2000 187 1874
2001 150 2077
2002 247 2850
2003 193 3201
2004 210 3479
2005 256 4498
2006 257 5178
2007 258 6202
2008 272 6883
2009 286 8079
2010 409 9350
2011 344 10580
2012 363 12161
2013 344 14030
2014 372 14827
2015 417 15856
2016 358 16653
2017 376 16944
2018 406 18884
2019 370 20645
2020 385 23786
2021 355 25416
2022 387 25344
2023 387 24636

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 27 80 245
Game Design and Development 42 166 384
Library and Information science 55 172 441
Neuroscience 37 182 458
Computational Linguistics 43 193 481
Telecommunications 43 221 624
Data Science 67 278 642
Multimedia 71 272 667
Computer Networking 49 251 679
Management Information Systems 82 309 697
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 269 699
Computer Graphics 51 305 742
Machine Learning 58 279 787
Human-Computer Interaction 80 347 812
Computer Vision 56 305 827
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 55 332 864
Computer Engineering 49 306 894
Software Engineering 87 423 989
Cyber Security 80 381 1044
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 508 1666

Psychology rankings

Bangor University ranked 46th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 485th in the World with 7,245 publications made and 286,893 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#46 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#177 of 1,414 In Europe
#485 of 6,528 In the World

Bangor University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 33 256
1992 42 345
1993 74 453
1994 57 388
1995 72 464
1996 94 583
1997 90 649
1998 85 839
1999 92 1017
2000 118 1181
2001 124 1362
2002 124 1756
2003 137 2006
2004 158 2375
2005 177 3187
2006 198 3903
2007 228 4753
2008 254 5448
2009 236 6601
2010 370 7822
2011 286 9132
2012 290 10648
2013 306 12530
2014 294 13272
2015 329 13917
2016 311 15013
2017 335 15127
2018 331 16445
2019 332 18312
2020 333 21188
2021 269 22128
2022 327 21747
2023 319 20855

The following table provides academic rankings for Bangor University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 15 23 82
Social Work 38 45 156
Cognitive Science 27 80 245
Clinical Psychology 24 76 251
Child Psychology 30 77 276
Occupational Therapy 29 114 312
Social Psychology 50 141 409
Psychiatry 33 165 442
Neuroscience 37 182 458
Education Majors 71 185 574
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 91 263 652

Business rankings

Bangor University ranked 67th for Business in the United Kingdom and 636th in the World with 4,428 publications made and 132,068 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#67 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#244 of 1,414 In Europe
#636 of 6,187 In the World

Bangor University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 39 144
1992 28 180
1993 47 174
1994 39 182
1995 55 232
1996 70 271
1997 60 260
1998 61 347
1999 49 421
2000 76 560
2001 51 628
2002 70 848
2003 77 1002
2004 86 1016
2005 118 1346
2006 120 1563
2007 111 1825
2008 130 2375
2009 176 2898
2010 188 3415
2011 175 4143
2012 180 4781
2013 175 5737
2014 169 5995
2015 208 6345
2016 192 6807
2017 169 6862
2018 173 7549
2019 190 8512
2020 187 10143
2021 179 10828
2022 205 10465
2023 179 10390

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 36 107 296
Entertainment Industry Business 67 178 453
Human Resource Management 66 176 458
Investment Banking and Stock trading 49 181 493
Accounting 56 180 498
Risk Management 60 224 518
International Trade 70 300 524
International Business 66 284 526
Finance 60 248 596
Marketing 70 245 621
Tax Law 46 233 622
Advertising 77 241 635
Public Policy / Administration 94 242 644
Management Information Systems 82 309 697
Management 64 263 708
Project Management 82 333 784
Occupational Safety and Health 76 271 868
Operations Research 80 408 1212

Mathematics rankings

Bangor University ranked 56th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 704th in the World with 4,268 publications made and 153,988 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#56 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#270 of 1,388 In Europe
#704 of 6,305 In the World

Bangor University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 44 176
1992 37 254
1993 57 244
1994 45 230
1995 48 286
1996 63 363
1997 53 354
1998 70 453
1999 75 560
2000 80 676
2001 54 734
2002 85 997
2003 75 1199
2004 81 1279
2005 84 1585
2006 115 1841
2007 102 2152
2008 107 2545
2009 123 3013
2010 149 3432
2011 160 4203
2012 157 4922
2013 155 5616
2014 157 6018
2015 159 6510
2016 166 7030
2017 184 7317
2018 183 8174
2019 171 9163
2020 175 10754
2021 176 12021
2022 200 12002
2023 190 11605

The following table provides academic rankings for Bangor University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 36 107 296
Math Teachers 55 142 473
Statistics 55 266 693
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 59 287 714
Operations Research 80 408 1212
Applied Mathematics 64 522 1505
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 508 1666

Economics rankings

Bangor University ranked 70th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 617th in the World with 3,243 publications made and 91,202 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#70 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#240 of 1,366 In Europe
#617 of 5,995 In the World

Bangor University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 104
1992 12 103
1993 29 121
1994 23 141
1995 41 168
1996 38 211
1997 46 187
1998 36 285
1999 21 272
2000 47 379
2001 47 449
2002 35 527
2003 43 608
2004 54 655
2005 70 833
2006 77 910
2007 89 1099
2008 92 1401
2009 122 1895
2010 121 2235
2011 123 2690
2012 138 3175
2013 132 4008
2014 130 4351
2015 147 4717
2016 154 4873
2017 137 4962
2018 123 5806
2019 144 6501
2020 141 7942
2021 160 8957
2022 197 8865
2023 160 8829

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 36 107 296
International Economics 59 257 422
Agricultural Economics 46 143 485
Investment Banking and Stock trading 49 181 493
International Trade 70 300 524
Development Studies 72 197 576
Finance 60 248 596
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 59 287 714
Environmental Economics 57 316 761
Political Economy 95 321 844

Art & Design rankings

Bangor University ranked 60th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 524th in the World with 2,731 publications made and 56,953 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#60 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#212 of 1,349 In Europe
#524 of 5,720 In the World

Bangor University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 29 139
1992 23 159
1993 24 158
1994 28 133
1995 28 145
1996 57 218
1997 31 244
1998 49 290
1999 64 348
2000 42 371
2001 33 419
2002 39 510
2003 36 615
2004 52 584
2005 50 652
2006 68 808
2007 72 992
2008 62 1044
2009 75 1222
2010 93 1585
2011 108 1806
2012 120 2105
2013 125 2504
2014 95 2563
2015 117 2823
2016 85 2930
2017 124 2999
2018 93 3285
2019 93 3673
2020 92 4235
2021 83 4636
2022 98 4315
2023 103 4329

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 46 69 160
Art History 56 148 348
Game Design and Development 42 166 384
Creative Writing 74 158 412
Aesthetics 54 163 417
Entertainment Industry Business 67 178 453
Photography 74 188 484
Literature 63 206 492
Performing arts 77 249 552
Music 68 236 613
Fashion Design 64 262 618
Painting and Drawing 65 284 651
Sculpture 65 284 651
Illustration and Concept Art 67 285 665
Multimedia 71 272 667
Computer Graphics 51 305 742
Singing and Vocal Performance 79 274 760