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Birmingham City University ranked 89th in the United Kingdom, 1244th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. Birmingham City University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,915 academic publications and 71,287 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 45 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1244 of 14,131 In the World
#460 of 2,785 In Europe
#89 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#73 of 131 In England
#3 of 5 In Birmingham
#412 of 1,307 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#425 of 1,385 For Media Studies
#426 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#1067 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#642 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 98th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1379th in the World with 5,932 publications made and 56,583 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#98 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#516 of 1,492 In Europe
#1379 of 7,020 In the World

Birmingham City University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 38 43
1992 64 47
1993 45 50
1994 44 61
1995 44 83
1996 32 109
1997 31 95
1998 24 119
1999 23 123
2000 35 122
2001 21 119
2002 20 130
2003 38 176
2004 35 153
2005 28 247
2006 33 332
2007 35 307
2008 122 362
2009 128 477
2010 150 594
2011 164 763
2012 195 986
2013 212 1266
2014 258 1556
2015 300 1862
2016 289 1950
2017 336 2246
2018 379 2893
2019 420 3674
2020 515 4970
2021 463 7186
2022 504 8516
2023 568 9421

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Criminology and Criminal Justice 69 118 412
Media Studies 85 152 425
Broadcast Journalism 52 141 426
Law Enforcement 63 135 434
Publishing 77 186 506
Public Policy / Administration 81 191 512
Radio and Television broadcasting 57 182 540
Urban and Regional planning 69 269 573
Military science 78 181 594
Communications and Public Relations 93 217 599
Anthropology 90 239 612
Human Rights Law 86 254 647
Gender Studies 96 216 654
Special Education 86 246 665
International Law 81 281 688
Art History 91 316 730
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 93 296 733
Social Work 104 233 738
Early Childhood Education 83 272 828
International Relations and Diplomacy 82 286 832
Political Economy 97 323 847
Forensic Science 78 289 881
Education Majors 96 302 893
Law 96 354 930
Journalism and Digital Media 82 340 933
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 98 396 991
Sociology 99 383 1044
Political Science 96 430 1048
Library and Information science 102 409 1090
Aesthetics 107 434 1115
History 98 455 1248
Classics and Ancient History 105 453 1249
Archaeology 98 490 1352
Linguistics 100 544 1581
Philosophy 100 587 1710
Demography 110 643 2374

Computer Science rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 99th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1838th in the World with 3,704 publications made and 40,439 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#99 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#588 of 1,459 In Europe
#1838 of 6,752 In the World

Birmingham City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 18 15
1992 24 27
1993 14 33
1994 17 32
1995 23 47
1996 15 40
1997 10 46
1998 5 51
1999 13 40
2000 25 59
2001 14 62
2002 16 76
2003 16 86
2004 13 74
2005 17 143
2006 21 200
2007 26 177
2008 58 214
2009 78 255
2010 96 337
2011 99 449
2012 114 556
2013 130 716
2014 142 928
2015 159 1101
2016 151 1216
2017 212 1572
2018 225 1930
2019 239 2637
2020 329 3779
2021 357 5660
2022 376 6724
2023 435 7641

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 72 309 710
Management Information Systems 86 341 768
Human-Computer Interaction 92 425 1040
Library and Information science 102 409 1090
Data Science 95 448 1131
Cyber Security 91 444 1251
Multimedia 100 470 1369
Blockchain and Cryptography 76 472 1479
Computational Linguistics 88 476 1500
Software Engineering 97 590 1591
Cognitive Science 102 535 1809
Computer Networking 92 567 1826
Computer Graphics 92 604 1873
Neuroscience 105 582 1919
Machine Learning 96 570 1936
Computer Engineering 87 560 1970
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 97 623 2015
Telecommunications 95 643 2213
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 98 612 2240
Computer Vision 97 642 2248

Medicine rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 102nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1742nd in the World with 3,283 publications made and 34,439 citations received. Main research topics: Nursing, Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#102 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#525 of 1,417 In Europe
#1742 of 6,680 In the World

Birmingham City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 14 14
1992 52 23
1993 44 23
1994 36 37
1995 33 61
1996 29 77
1997 10 62
1998 8 84
1999 9 85
2000 15 74
2001 6 74
2002 10 67
2003 15 73
2004 11 67
2005 13 113
2006 18 118
2007 18 106
2008 74 167
2009 78 218
2010 92 305
2011 99 396
2012 94 546
2013 121 720
2014 125 821
2015 153 1064
2016 170 1149
2017 203 1351
2018 190 1619
2019 220 2101
2020 294 3449
2021 274 5108
2022 300 6179
2023 333 6672

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 74 193 551
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 73 216 596
Nursing 82 233 653
Health Science 78 236 683
Social Work 104 233 738
Forensic Science 78 289 881
Critical Care Nursing 72 326 919
Cosmetology 48 300 932
Plastic Surgery 43 301 1007
Family medicine 86 322 1042
Gerontology 97 382 1144
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 94 367 1168
Clinical Psychology 100 401 1242
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 459 1382
Physical Therapy 111 499 1570
Psychiatry 104 484 1602
Pediatrics 95 462 1632
Sports Medicine 109 533 1690
Anesthesiology 97 494 1763
Oncology and Cancer research 82 487 1774
Surgery 100 520 1791
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 98 571 1892
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 70 492 1895
Pathology 101 552 1961
Public Health 108 570 1990
Virology 98 562 2233
Cardiology 106 689 2462
Pharmacology 99 600 2582
Anatomy and Physiology 116 737 2725
Immunology 110 696 2923

Environmental Science rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 104th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2193rd in the World with 3,111 publications made and 34,040 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#104 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#644 of 1,458 In Europe
#2193 of 6,798 In the World

Birmingham City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 18 29
1992 25 27
1993 14 32
1994 17 30
1995 13 45
1996 7 53
1997 13 45
1998 14 47
1999 10 54
2000 13 49
2001 11 60
2002 7 66
2003 21 87
2004 16 83
2005 15 118
2006 14 164
2007 17 147
2008 53 177
2009 56 225
2010 82 308
2011 82 383
2012 84 525
2013 113 665
2014 147 810
2015 141 1063
2016 147 1117
2017 169 1368
2018 223 1846
2019 202 2457
2020 281 3334
2021 291 4797
2022 308 5755
2023 327 6188

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 69 269 573
Geography and Cartography 101 586 1764
Petrology and Geochemistry 87 562 1778
Environmental Management 100 589 2009
Ecology 109 677 2437
Paleontology 109 678 2451
Geology 108 710 2568
Oceanography 108 748 2742
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 105 778 2888
Agricultural Science 109 743 3129
Geotechnical Engineering 109 780 3145
Earth science and Geophysics 115 818 3337

Engineering rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 101st for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2585th in the World with 2,911 publications made and 32,606 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#101 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#722 of 1,453 In Europe
#2585 of 6,684 In the World

Birmingham City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 9 31
1992 20 28
1993 10 36
1994 13 22
1995 10 37
1996 12 52
1997 9 34
1998 5 32
1999 10 39
2000 12 37
2001 6 50
2002 14 58
2003 16 71
2004 8 56
2005 13 79
2006 13 140
2007 20 139
2008 44 150
2009 52 191
2010 65 236
2011 76 288
2012 66 398
2013 90 514
2014 111 621
2015 122 801
2016 125 849
2017 194 1119
2018 200 1462
2019 194 2028
2020 260 3003
2021 269 4376
2022 308 5203
2023 328 5793

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 22 87 185
Construction Management 60 211 552
Engineering Management 62 225 643
Firefighting and Fire Science 49 287 986
Architectural Engineering 80 379 1008
Architecture 79 425 1014
Human-Computer Interaction 92 425 1040
Systems Engineering 94 549 1449
Civil Engineering 85 507 1513
Transportation Engineering 83 513 1537
Operations Research 89 533 1739
Computer Networking 92 567 1826
Computer Engineering 87 560 1970
Automotive Engineering 84 578 1987
Renewable Energy Engineering 85 570 2025
Mechanical Engineering 101 684 2207
Telecommunications 95 643 2213
Acoustical Engineering 106 672 2280
Structural Engineering 105 733 2548
Electronic Engineering 97 704 2561
Aerospace Engineering 101 743 2621
Biotechnology 102 643 2692
Electrical Engineering 102 769 2851
Chemical Engineering 100 770 3131
Geotechnical Engineering 109 780 3145
Optical Engineering 110 888 3486
Materials Science 108 920 3625
Metallurgical Engineering 109 911 3787
Nanotechnology 104 941 3926

Psychology rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 100th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1402nd in the World with 2,765 publications made and 31,601 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#100 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#454 of 1,414 In Europe
#1402 of 6,528 In the World

Birmingham City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 14
1992 22 22
1993 18 25
1994 13 34
1995 11 32
1996 16 46
1997 8 49
1998 10 73
1999 5 57
2000 16 56
2001 8 53
2002 8 65
2003 11 68
2004 6 59
2005 11 122
2006 13 138
2007 16 137
2008 62 173
2009 56 218
2010 88 313
2011 83 412
2012 86 542
2013 114 742
2014 103 878
2015 113 1022
2016 129 1137
2017 169 1331
2018 170 1598
2019 202 2042
2020 241 2963
2021 239 4167
2022 275 4769
2023 326 5217

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 86 246 665
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 93 296 733
Social Work 104 233 738
Sexology 98 257 840
Education Majors 96 302 893
Social Psychology 98 404 1113
Child Psychology 101 401 1163
Clinical Psychology 100 401 1242
Psychiatry 104 484 1602
Cognitive Science 102 535 1809
Neuroscience 105 582 1919

Biology rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 111th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2852nd in the World with 2,765 publications made and 32,921 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#111 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#724 of 1,445 In Europe
#2852 of 6,770 In the World

Birmingham City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 10 21
1992 14 26
1993 11 22
1994 14 30
1995 7 37
1996 6 45
1997 10 47
1998 4 44
1999 3 43
2000 14 59
2001 3 57
2002 8 49
2003 10 66
2004 14 63
2005 10 114
2006 9 128
2007 13 116
2008 62 148
2009 59 195
2010 91 272
2011 74 352
2012 79 479
2013 94 666
2014 108 768
2015 120 968
2016 145 1029
2017 183 1312
2018 175 1682
2019 198 2152
2020 255 3409
2021 252 4856
2022 282 5743
2023 302 6287

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 73 216 596
Oncology and Cancer research 82 487 1774
Neuroscience 105 582 1919
Evolutionary Biology 102 647 2126
Virology 98 562 2233
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 98 612 2240
Paleontology 109 678 2451
Pharmacology 99 600 2582
Biotechnology 102 643 2692
Immunology 110 696 2923
Agricultural Science 109 743 3129
Genetics 111 775 3219
Botany 115 771 3344
Biochemistry 115 818 3503
Nanotechnology 104 941 3926

Business rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 95th for Business in the United Kingdom and 1135th in the World with 2,688 publications made and 33,422 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#95 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#438 of 1,414 In Europe
#1135 of 6,187 In the World

Birmingham City University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 20 22
1992 24 27
1993 14 26
1994 16 26
1995 16 34
1996 15 56
1997 15 51
1998 11 56
1999 12 59
2000 23 65
2001 18 65
2002 10 88
2003 18 105
2004 14 115
2005 14 147
2006 14 197
2007 16 201
2008 54 206
2009 48 288
2010 62 363
2011 78 458
2012 86 613
2013 102 772
2014 98 955
2015 127 1109
2016 113 1146
2017 162 1325
2018 160 1625
2019 188 2116
2020 219 2731
2021 206 3891
2022 244 4615
2023 312 5056

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 51 143 319
Public Policy / Administration 81 191 512
Construction Management 60 211 552
Entertainment Industry Business 80 243 640
Engineering Management 62 225 643
Real Estate 56 225 678
Management Information Systems 86 341 768
Risk Management 71 336 779
Project Management 84 337 789
Human Resource Management 92 323 800
International Trade 88 451 829
Supply Chain Management 68 275 843
Marketing 86 360 909
International Business 89 471 932
Actuarial Science 75 371 992
Advertising 102 403 1050
Finance 94 518 1326
Management 97 488 1360
Accounting 99 536 1550
Investment Banking and Stock trading 88 517 1664
Operations Research 89 533 1739

Physics rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 108th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2895th in the World with 2,165 publications made and 23,120 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#108 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#790 of 1,446 In Europe
#2895 of 6,603 In the World

Birmingham City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 12 25
1992 12 27
1993 11 25
1994 13 30
1995 9 37
1996 10 49
1997 11 44
1998 5 38
1999 8 40
2000 13 39
2001 9 52
2002 11 62
2003 12 69
2004 7 57
2005 14 70
2006 11 125
2007 19 111
2008 35 125
2009 38 167
2010 44 196
2011 57 269
2012 53 357
2013 67 426
2014 85 542
2015 86 600
2016 102 673
2017 147 821
2018 166 1116
2019 134 1472
2020 169 2161
2021 188 3200
2022 221 3731
2023 242 4155

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 106 672 2280
Astrophysics and Astronomy 108 729 2562
Quantum and Particle physics 108 800 2965
Optical Engineering 110 888 3486
Materials Science 108 920 3625
Nanotechnology 104 941 3926

Economics rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 94th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1085th in the World with 2,096 publications made and 25,938 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#94 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#415 of 1,366 In Europe
#1085 of 5,995 In the World

Birmingham City University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 11
1992 26 19
1993 20 20
1994 17 32
1995 18 35
1996 19 51
1997 11 52
1998 14 57
1999 8 55
2000 17 61
2001 11 54
2002 4 63
2003 16 91
2004 6 85
2005 11 110
2006 13 150
2007 9 162
2008 44 172
2009 37 250
2010 49 310
2011 55 381
2012 67 500
2013 72 653
2014 77 766
2015 102 870
2016 86 939
2017 112 1030
2018 136 1285
2019 169 1592
2020 176 2111
2021 173 2870
2022 182 3381
2023 235 3691

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 88 451 829
International Relations and Diplomacy 82 286 832
Political Economy 97 323 847
Development Studies 94 305 860
Actuarial Science 75 371 992
International Economics 92 549 1044
Finance 94 518 1326
Environmental Economics 84 504 1332
Investment Banking and Stock trading 88 517 1664
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 98 656 2131

Mathematics rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 100th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2019th in the World with 1,831 publications made and 22,576 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#100 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#622 of 1,388 In Europe
#2019 of 6,305 In the World

Birmingham City University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 11
1992 10 12
1993 9 15
1994 6 16
1995 7 21
1996 9 23
1997 4 23
1998 4 23
1999 6 30
2000 17 32
2001 6 35
2002 3 46
2003 5 42
2004 6 53
2005 6 74
2006 10 96
2007 4 95
2008 23 117
2009 29 164
2010 40 206
2011 50 272
2012 53 345
2013 56 448
2014 71 502
2015 70 647
2016 66 700
2017 117 862
2018 125 1153
2019 129 1506
2020 185 2014
2021 183 3139
2022 191 3796
2023 226 4168

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 75 371 992
Math Teachers 108 400 1324
Blockchain and Cryptography 76 472 1479
Operations Research 89 533 1739
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 98 656 2131
Statistics 101 651 2178

Art & Design rankings

Birmingham City University ranked 100th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1066th in the World with 1,497 publications made and 10,107 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#100 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#423 of 1,349 In Europe
#1066 of 5,720 In the World

Birmingham City University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 5
1992 9 9
1993 8 8
1994 7 10
1995 5 20
1996 9 15
1997 7 17
1998 2 10
1999 10 13
2000 8 18
2001 4 8
2002 6 35
2003 6 31
2004 6 32
2005 8 38
2006 6 61
2007 11 65
2008 28 65
2009 47 84
2010 41 95
2011 46 164
2012 43 170
2013 52 216
2014 54 288
2015 77 304
2016 73 342
2017 86 403
2018 110 563
2019 119 652
2020 159 932
2021 122 1185
2022 120 1372
2023 125 1546

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 22 87 185
Music 37 92 238
Interior Design 34 135 310
Painting and Drawing 50 186 394
Sculpture 50 186 394
Photography 67 154 396
Illustration and Concept Art 51 186 400
Cinematography 78 194 455
Performing arts 69 207 465
Creative Writing 86 209 532
Entertainment Industry Business 80 243 640
Game Design and Development 72 309 710
Art History 91 316 730
Singing and Vocal Performance 77 267 737
Literature 92 371 942
Fashion Design 89 402 989
Architecture 79 425 1014
Aesthetics 107 434 1115
Multimedia 100 470 1369
Computer Graphics 92 604 1873

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Birmingham City University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Physical chemistry 101 831 3340
Chemistry 113 879 3586
Organic Chemistry 116 978 4256