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Cardiff University ranked 22nd in the United Kingdom, 223rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 31 research topics. Cardiff University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 90,015 academic publications and 2,595,119 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 152 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#223 of 14,131 In the World
#78 of 2,785 In Europe
#22 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 10 In Wales
#1 of 3 In Cardiff
#29 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#37 of 1,677 For Public Policy / Administration
#41 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#359 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#262 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 28 other topics

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Biology rankings

Cardiff University ranked 19th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 254th in the World with 52,726 publications made and 1,852,146 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#90 of 1,445 In Europe
#254 of 6,770 In the World

Cardiff University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 46 857
1992 34 803
1993 38 749
1994 58 777
1995 86 781
1996 123 834
1997 128 935
1998 231 1130
1999 441 1439
2000 646 2323
2001 719 3691
2002 745 5409
2003 849 7736
2004 924 9995
2005 1344 13518
2006 1592 18004
2007 1789 23906
2008 1745 30040
2009 1898 37324
2010 2054 46124
2011 2029 55015
2012 2295 66015
2013 2369 75503
2014 2261 83133
2015 2367 90643
2016 2745 98163
2017 2728 106288
2018 3039 121444
2019 3057 137184
2020 3302 162923
2021 3403 188815
2022 3069 191788
2023 3031 187670

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 50
Neuroscience 14 55 162
Toxicology 14 55 164
Microbiology 17 65 190
Paleontology 18 64 199
Astrobiology 18 78 210
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 81 213
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 72 222
Evolutionary Biology 27 80 224
Oncology and Cancer research 17 69 227
Genetics 20 87 252
Biochemistry 19 89 256
Biophysics 22 93 261
Immunology 21 101 263
Pharmacology 24 102 286
Zoology 31 122 321
Virology 21 114 341
Nanotechnology 20 103 345
Biotechnology 27 134 346
Botany 32 139 367
Molecular Biology 24 127 379
Agricultural Science 31 134 405
Horticulture 33 176 533
Entomology 43 203 554
Nutrition and Food Science 31 208 591
Forestry 43 206 595
Animal Science 60 300 1002

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Cardiff University ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 165th in the World with 43,592 publications made and 1,115,639 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#55 of 1,492 In Europe
#165 of 7,020 In the World

Cardiff University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 50 260
1992 74 286
1993 56 295
1994 71 300
1995 60 344
1996 117 389
1997 112 493
1998 259 591
1999 420 859
2000 574 1414
2001 589 2088
2002 621 3051
2003 707 4236
2004 768 5800
2005 1036 7856
2006 1286 10388
2007 1435 13545
2008 1402 16962
2009 1556 21224
2010 1620 26855
2011 1582 31252
2012 1772 37604
2013 1915 44080
2014 1725 48172
2015 1891 52610
2016 2240 56035
2017 2330 60137
2018 2425 70160
2019 2594 82050
2020 2792 97577
2021 2832 110721
2022 2596 112760
2023 2684 112337

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

Medicine rankings

Cardiff University ranked 21st for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 239th in the World with 43,009 publications made and 1,438,203 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#86 of 1,417 In Europe
#239 of 6,680 In the World

Cardiff University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 41 666
1992 30 607
1993 23 567
1994 41 570
1995 45 633
1996 82 656
1997 77 727
1998 148 857
1999 289 1103
2000 421 1651
2001 438 2655
2002 454 3721
2003 542 5187
2004 624 6685
2005 1013 8905
2006 1221 12139
2007 1437 16384
2008 1423 21213
2009 1573 26726
2010 1707 34351
2011 1740 40493
2012 1938 49844
2013 2026 58070
2014 1890 63585
2015 1995 71167
2016 2257 76850
2017 2245 84141
2018 2431 94940
2019 2609 108098
2020 2890 131869
2021 2911 153703
2022 2607 157591
2023 2613 152907

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 50
Social Work 15 16 69
Optometry 17 28 104
Clinical Psychology 10 26 116
Ophthalmology 7 29 116
Health Science 20 29 117
Nursing 19 32 126
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 33 135
Forensic Science 18 58 143
Medical Physics 15 49 145
Cosmetology 10 53 146
Dentistry 17 52 157
Family medicine 21 49 160
Toxicology 14 55 164
Psychiatry 17 51 164
Respiratory Therapy 17 60 173
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 20 51 184
Pediatrics 22 66 190
Critical Care Nursing 21 67 191
Public Health 22 63 202
Pharmacy 17 98 208
Orthodontics 17 78 218
Gerontology 23 57 223
Dermatology 19 87 226
Oncology and Cancer research 17 69 227
Occupational Therapy 25 80 228
Audiology 18 92 234
Pathology 21 87 239
Epidemiology 25 90 239
Immunology 21 101 263
Physical Therapy 29 96 274
Biomedical Engineering 20 94 280
Anatomy and Physiology 21 100 284
Pharmacology 24 102 286
Radiation Therapy 17 102 289
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 108 291
Surgery 23 106 298
Sports Medicine 29 122 325
Virology 21 114 341
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 136 368
Anesthesiology 26 141 378
Plastic Surgery 19 118 383
Veterinary 23 118 406
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 185 421
Sports / Exercise science 43 161 453
Cardiology 26 177 462
Urology 27 180 537
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 209 598
Neurosurgery 27 235 687

Chemistry rankings

Cardiff University ranked 18th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 289th in the World with 39,827 publications made and 1,409,066 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#101 of 1,401 In Europe
#289 of 6,447 In the World

Cardiff University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 38 706
1992 39 683
1993 26 590
1994 53 678
1995 86 655
1996 125 667
1997 136 767
1998 204 914
1999 404 1172
2000 574 1812
2001 604 2937
2002 638 4392
2003 726 6237
2004 816 8162
2005 1069 10712
2006 1290 14295
2007 1371 18990
2008 1368 23853
2009 1512 29273
2010 1553 35060
2011 1543 42264
2012 1669 49715
2013 1719 55768
2014 1673 62011
2015 1705 67146
2016 1995 73963
2017 1992 79233
2018 2244 90746
2019 2203 100900
2020 2325 119054
2021 2387 137906
2022 2218 140907
2023 2209 138974

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 13 56 128
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 44 136
Pharmacy 17 98 208
Inorganic Chemistry 11 66 220
Biochemistry 19 89 256
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 110 262
Materials Science 23 110 322
Organic Chemistry 24 123 340
Computational Chemistry 23 150 341
Nanotechnology 20 103 345
Physical chemistry 22 117 369
Chemical Engineering 24 123 433
Radiochemistry 16 120 494
Environmental Chemistry 36 201 523
Nutrition and Food Science 31 208 591

Computer Science rankings

Cardiff University ranked 20th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 223rd in the World with 37,375 publications made and 1,155,956 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#69 of 1,459 In Europe
#223 of 6,752 In the World

Cardiff University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 40 300
1992 32 321
1993 35 295
1994 46 291
1995 61 308
1996 83 367
1997 84 462
1998 173 553
1999 301 860
2000 443 1364
2001 512 2342
2002 573 3425
2003 630 4625
2004 692 6378
2005 929 7981
2006 1125 10479
2007 1172 13648
2008 1209 16976
2009 1338 21390
2010 1462 26950
2011 1330 31485
2012 1574 39060
2013 1628 44528
2014 1584 49276
2015 1669 53777
2016 1957 59908
2017 1898 63986
2018 2139 75668
2019 2267 86518
2020 2458 104755
2021 2404 120825
2022 2305 122512
2023 2212 121880

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 8 35 95
Data Science 22 31 103
Management Information Systems 19 42 107
Information Technology 16 33 155
Cognitive Science 17 45 157
Neuroscience 14 55 162
Library and Information science 31 58 188
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 81 213
Computational Linguistics 21 88 236
Animation 20 92 256
Computer Vision 21 89 273
Cyber Security 26 86 274
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 95 275
Software Engineering 28 131 278
Computer Graphics 25 114 295
Machine Learning 24 93 308
Computer Networking 25 102 328
UX/UI Desgin 24 145 337
Human-Computer Interaction 34 140 346
Database Administration 20 126 349
Telecommunications 27 116 355
Game Design and Development 39 153 357
Multimedia 39 153 399
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 152 446
Computer Engineering 34 203 567
Robotics 45 243 704

Engineering rankings

Cardiff University ranked 24th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 312th in the World with 36,880 publications made and 1,070,002 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#24 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#105 of 1,453 In Europe
#312 of 6,684 In the World

Cardiff University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 42 422
1992 43 426
1993 28 398
1994 43 426
1995 75 457
1996 103 433
1997 124 528
1998 192 666
1999 385 901
2000 517 1487
2001 569 2358
2002 590 3495
2003 723 4940
2004 805 6554
2005 977 8782
2006 1215 11389
2007 1240 14596
2008 1213 17950
2009 1350 22708
2010 1478 27890
2011 1297 31953
2012 1533 37892
2013 1490 43652
2014 1464 47970
2015 1522 50407
2016 1917 56375
2017 1805 59072
2018 2061 69502
2019 2092 77852
2020 2264 93473
2021 2204 108467
2022 2250 112246
2023 2100 112758

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 11 25 82
Technical Drawing 9 26 100
Product and Industrial Design 12 49 118
Mining Engineering 7 27 120
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 43 125
Biochemical Engineering 13 56 128
Landscape Architecture 14 58 129
Operations Research 13 36 129
Architectural Engineering 17 49 148
Architecture 13 62 152
Industrial Engineering 19 76 202
Nuclear Engineering 17 68 204
Systems Engineering 22 77 215
Engineering Management 22 69 228
Construction Management 26 85 236
Civil Engineering 20 74 248
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 110 262
Automotive Engineering 19 83 279
Transportation Engineering 19 96 280
Biomedical Engineering 20 94 280
Acoustical Engineering 23 89 285
Structural Engineering 22 88 289
Mechanical Engineering 25 95 292
Geotechnical Engineering 23 80 297
Electrical Engineering 24 96 314
Metallurgical Engineering 19 99 315
Petroleum Engineering 22 86 318
Materials Science 23 110 322
Computer Networking 25 102 328
Aerospace Engineering 28 112 329
Optical Engineering 25 122 336
Nanotechnology 20 103 345
Human-Computer Interaction 34 140 346
Biotechnology 27 134 346
Telecommunications 27 116 355
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 134 358
Reliability and Quality Engineering 30 112 364
Electronic Engineering 26 124 377
Environmental Engineering 24 135 407
Remote Sensing 32 165 430
Chemical Engineering 24 123 433
Aviation 47 172 439
Automation and Control engineering 37 174 519
Computer Engineering 34 203 567
Robotics 45 243 704
Firefighting and Fire Science 42 248 849

Physics rankings

Cardiff University ranked 26th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 316th in the World with 35,205 publications made and 1,024,856 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#118 of 1,446 In Europe
#316 of 6,603 In the World

Cardiff University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 39 442
1992 46 422
1993 29 389
1994 49 419
1995 74 445
1996 123 468
1997 118 578
1998 202 684
1999 379 938
2000 510 1553
2001 563 2498
2002 558 3680
2003 690 4941
2004 797 6386
2005 900 8458
2006 1170 11071
2007 1167 14123
2008 1157 17362
2009 1337 21827
2010 1484 26878
2011 1247 31035
2012 1449 36551
2013 1439 42135
2014 1412 46374
2015 1458 48698
2016 1817 54329
2017 1765 57140
2018 1952 67511
2019 2002 74974
2020 2118 88797
2021 2063 101471
2022 2012 103775
2023 1900 105076

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 15 49 145
Astrobiology 18 78 210
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 93 226
Biophysics 22 93 261
Acoustical Engineering 23 89 285
Materials Science 23 110 322
Optical Engineering 25 122 336
Nanotechnology 20 103 345
Quantum and Particle physics 28 137 352
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 134 358
Theoretical Physics 32 199 426
Condensed Matter Physics 32 202 482
Nuclear Physics 34 226 528
Atomic and Molecular physics 36 252 567

Environmental Science rankings

Cardiff University ranked 21st for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 209th in the World with 34,004 publications made and 1,001,905 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#69 of 1,458 In Europe
#209 of 6,798 In the World

Cardiff University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 42 398
1992 40 386
1993 34 400
1994 51 377
1995 65 411
1996 83 457
1997 99 456
1998 188 569
1999 355 769
2000 449 1338
2001 539 1996
2002 557 3025
2003 648 4496
2004 670 5996
2005 843 8006
2006 1040 10553
2007 1117 13556
2008 1037 16438
2009 1144 20276
2010 1267 25170
2011 1145 29805
2012 1378 34686
2013 1411 40343
2014 1412 44863
2015 1447 47419
2016 1767 51885
2017 1781 54329
2018 1961 63854
2019 1990 74570
2020 2128 88227
2021 2083 101724
2022 2033 104662
2023 2063 104602

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 8 12 29
Mining Engineering 7 27 120
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 44 136
Geography and Cartography 23 61 191
Paleontology 18 64 199
Earth science and Geophysics 18 62 202
Geology 21 72 219
Ecology 22 69 220
Environmental Management 19 68 220
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 72 222
Oceanography 24 87 259
Geotechnical Engineering 23 80 297
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 108 327
Agricultural Science 31 134 405
Environmental Engineering 24 135 407
Environmental Chemistry 36 201 523
Forestry 43 206 595
Hydrology and Water resources management 40 212 735

Psychology rankings

Cardiff University ranked 18th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 168th in the World with 26,131 publications made and 808,456 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#18 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#49 of 1,414 In Europe
#168 of 6,528 In the World

Cardiff University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 10 288
1992 19 266
1993 15 245
1994 22 247
1995 23 249
1996 40 308
1997 38 422
1998 79 424
1999 160 638
2000 256 984
2001 274 1568
2002 284 2220
2003 365 2996
2004 384 3923
2005 562 5000
2006 719 6910
2007 824 9509
2008 833 12134
2009 893 15313
2010 991 19616
2011 952 22986
2012 1107 28522
2013 1220 33408
2014 1139 36795
2015 1222 41384
2016 1438 44536
2017 1385 48269
2018 1563 54734
2019 1744 63435
2020 1801 76819
2021 1835 87720
2022 1728 89729
2023 1689 88735

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 10 15 57
Social Work 15 16 69
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 16 25 79
Clinical Psychology 10 26 116
Social Psychology 15 30 124
Cognitive Science 17 45 157
Neuroscience 14 55 162
Psychiatry 17 51 164
Child Psychology 15 38 171
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 16 36 182
Sexology 24 40 191
Occupational Therapy 25 80 228
Education Majors 34 62 257

Business rankings

Cardiff University ranked 15th for Business in the United Kingdom and 110th in the World with 17,134 publications made and 429,772 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#26 of 1,414 In Europe
#110 of 6,187 In the World

Cardiff University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 22 70
1992 37 93
1993 26 102
1994 42 106
1995 39 122
1996 73 174
1997 71 212
1998 128 271
1999 176 383
2000 225 587
2001 251 860
2002 260 1266
2003 326 1874
2004 366 2502
2005 468 3648
2006 523 4754
2007 577 5848
2008 593 7268
2009 673 9038
2010 674 11092
2011 648 13096
2012 687 15127
2013 754 17945
2014 668 19290
2015 730 20705
2016 864 21382
2017 944 22996
2018 895 26264
2019 976 30633
2020 1024 36438
2021 1072 42198
2022 999 41798
2023 1008 42084

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 2 4
Public Policy / Administration 10 10 37
Project Management 8 18 44
International Trade 14 29 51
Marketing 9 14 67
International Business 16 36 75
Advertising 13 20 104
Management Information Systems 19 42 107
Human Resource Management 12 32 109
Entertainment Industry Business 19 29 111
Accounting 16 23 119
Occupational Safety and Health 10 25 123
Operations Research 13 36 129
Entrepreneurship 24 63 134
Finance 24 52 156
Management 18 41 161
Hospitality and Hotel Management 26 77 198
Risk Management 31 79 205
Investment Banking and Stock trading 26 70 228
Engineering Management 22 69 228
Construction Management 26 85 236
Tax Law 20 92 261
Actuarial Science 34 105 294
Real Estate 36 143 467

Mathematics rankings

Cardiff University ranked 24th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 282nd in the World with 16,723 publications made and 479,955 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#24 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#92 of 1,388 In Europe
#282 of 6,305 In the World

Cardiff University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 9 68
1992 11 92
1993 12 98
1994 15 84
1995 26 96
1996 46 101
1997 44 181
1998 67 194
1999 107 261
2000 148 414
2001 187 678
2002 212 1091
2003 273 1469
2004 253 2026
2005 401 2810
2006 471 3840
2007 528 4964
2008 514 6093
2009 586 7717
2010 634 9456
2011 581 11195
2012 677 12945
2013 725 15771
2014 679 18219
2015 754 20520
2016 869 22907
2017 899 24193
2018 1021 28960
2019 1125 35644
2020 1114 42214
2021 1185 49349
2022 1114 51705
2023 1120 52904

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 13 36 129
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 87 235
Statistics 23 91 272
Actuarial Science 34 105 294
Math Teachers 35 80 337
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 152 446
Applied Mathematics 28 201 493

Economics rankings

Cardiff University ranked 22nd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 135th in the World with 13,293 publications made and 315,495 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#22 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#38 of 1,366 In Europe
#135 of 5,995 In the World

Cardiff University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 13 44
1992 24 65
1993 16 54
1994 30 74
1995 22 78
1996 42 107
1997 42 129
1998 96 161
1999 108 226
2000 159 384
2001 180 607
2002 170 890
2003 224 1257
2004 253 1699
2005 289 2256
2006 381 2789
2007 416 3668
2008 440 4581
2009 493 6011
2010 496 7308
2011 497 8725
2012 562 10209
2013 589 12671
2014 518 13647
2015 557 14972
2016 719 15913
2017 773 17146
2018 719 20014
2019 815 23225
2020 870 28142
2021 920 32590
2022 785 32856
2023 855 32857

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 13 30 50
International Trade 14 29 51
Political Economy 23 31 79
Environmental Economics 11 41 90
Development Studies 22 34 139
Finance 24 52 156
Agricultural Economics 20 47 172
International Relations and Diplomacy 43 77 208
Investment Banking and Stock trading 26 70 228
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 87 235
Actuarial Science 34 105 294

Art & Design rankings

Cardiff University ranked 24th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 124th in the World with 8,512 publications made and 162,738 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
#24 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#39 of 1,349 In Europe
#124 of 5,720 In the World

Cardiff University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 13 50
1992 7 57
1993 11 33
1994 13 53
1995 10 58
1996 26 80
1997 24 78
1998 54 95
1999 82 141
2000 116 225
2001 129 353
2002 137 471
2003 153 780
2004 149 979
2005 188 1317
2006 277 1757
2007 275 2219
2008 297 2717
2009 329 3505
2010 328 4082
2011 318 4717
2012 368 5870
2013 390 6783
2014 322 7231
2015 340 7685
2016 448 8519
2017 459 9152
2018 485 10210
2019 490 12188
2020 533 14364
2021 484 15271
2022 464 15508
2023 463 15538

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 18 19 60
Photography 14 21 63
Aesthetics 20 27 88
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 33 96
Art History 29 34 102
Entertainment Industry Business 19 29 111
Performing arts 27 46 114
Interior Design 13 48 123
Literature 27 39 128
Landscape Architecture 14 58 129
Architecture 13 62 152
Cinematography 44 67 156
Fashion Design 24 55 157
Animation 20 92 256
Music 40 105 277
Computer Graphics 25 114 295
Graphic Design 19 112 302
UX/UI Desgin 24 145 337
Game Design and Development 39 153 357
Painting and Drawing 49 182 386
Sculpture 49 182 386
Illustration and Concept Art 50 185 397
Multimedia 39 153 399