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Cranfield University ranked 49th in the United Kingdom, 595th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 16 research topics. Cranfield University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,302 academic publications and 733,289 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 38 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#595 of 14,131 In the World
#238 of 2,785 In Europe
#49 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#37 of 131 In England
#5 of 1,020 For Aviation
#17 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#30 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#1282 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#546 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 13 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Cranfield University ranked 32nd for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 406th in the World with 21,803 publications made and 556,188 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#145 of 1,453 In Europe
#406 of 6,684 In the World

Cranfield University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 124 699
1992 116 665
1993 142 920
1994 236 914
1995 253 1120
1996 265 1256
1997 301 1340
1998 263 1443
1999 334 1716
2000 367 2124
2001 387 2139
2002 468 2674
2003 513 3437
2004 578 4327
2005 589 5125
2006 614 6614
2007 624 7916
2008 593 9282
2009 669 11165
2010 744 13078
2011 723 15701
2012 749 17361
2013 747 20180
2014 755 22100
2015 826 23533
2016 815 25218
2017 1027 27264
2018 983 31961
2019 983 37108
2020 1115 43476
2021 1043 51310
2022 1067 54755
2023 1197 56236

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 1 1 5
Product and Industrial Design 1 4 17
Industrial Engineering 2 8 30
Environmental Engineering 2 8 43
Construction Management 8 16 46
Engineering Management 6 16 51
Automotive Engineering 3 18 64
Marine Engineering 8 19 65
Agricultural Engineering 2 16 66
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 27 105
Systems Engineering 13 38 120
Biochemical Engineering 12 54 124
Aerospace Engineering 14 35 133
Technical Drawing 14 42 138
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 65 181
Nuclear Engineering 16 61 182
Operations Research 21 59 189
Architectural Engineering 27 77 221
Mechanical Engineering 20 69 222
Petroleum Engineering 18 53 224
Geotechnical Engineering 19 69 253
Structural Engineering 20 73 256
Transportation Engineering 17 87 262
Landscape Architecture 30 126 276
Remote Sensing 22 100 302
Automation and Control engineering 22 97 312
Robotics 20 103 331
Materials Science 28 143 410
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 39 169 414
Electrical Engineering 29 144 423
Civil Engineering 36 153 428
Metallurgical Engineering 34 168 473
Nanotechnology 28 154 477
Acoustical Engineering 42 187 486
Human-Computer Interaction 49 207 493
Telecommunications 39 188 530
Architecture 48 242 534
Biomedical Engineering 34 203 562
Computer Networking 40 198 563
Firefighting and Fire Science 32 177 597
Chemical Engineering 32 197 609
Optical Engineering 42 228 614
Applied/Engineering Physics 42 233 623
Electronic Engineering 39 216 628
Biotechnology 41 240 697
Mining Engineering 46 239 751
Computer Engineering 56 333 987

Physics rankings

Cranfield University ranked 39th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 516th in the World with 17,218 publications made and 439,109 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#201 of 1,446 In Europe
#516 of 6,603 In the World

Cranfield University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 121 660
1992 99 656
1993 114 854
1994 199 880
1995 205 1052
1996 213 1170
1997 241 1260
1998 206 1346
1999 257 1517
2000 294 1838
2001 312 1892
2002 363 2275
2003 432 2954
2004 498 3745
2005 476 4353
2006 474 5469
2007 478 6562
2008 455 7483
2009 531 9062
2010 598 10245
2011 558 12612
2012 585 13690
2013 585 15883
2014 580 17390
2015 609 18739
2016 632 20100
2017 819 21649
2018 752 25473
2019 777 29698
2020 897 34524
2021 784 40676
2022 795 43326
2023 935 45090

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 28 143 410
Nanotechnology 28 154 477
Acoustical Engineering 42 187 486
Quantum and Particle physics 38 209 531
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 242 582
Optical Engineering 42 228 614
Applied/Engineering Physics 42 233 623
Astrobiology 52 271 687
Medical Physics 58 297 755
Nuclear Physics 53 357 962
Condensed Matter Physics 49 357 1020
Theoretical Physics 58 441 1239
Atomic and Molecular physics 57 435 1252
Biophysics 69 445 1396

Environmental Science rankings

Cranfield University ranked 41st for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 455th in the World with 16,550 publications made and 456,924 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#167 of 1,458 In Europe
#455 of 6,798 In the World

Cranfield University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 79 457
1992 91 438
1993 102 559
1994 179 593
1995 172 685
1996 198 819
1997 193 858
1998 193 974
1999 231 1183
2000 270 1481
2001 286 1561
2002 295 1971
2003 349 2561
2004 382 3253
2005 419 4025
2006 444 5100
2007 437 6370
2008 442 7492
2009 516 9149
2010 568 10956
2011 539 12953
2012 573 14499
2013 591 17315
2014 617 18821
2015 645 20307
2016 663 21810
2017 802 23435
2018 785 27644
2019 789 31972
2020 863 37748
2021 893 44794
2022 908 47998
2023 993 49446

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 8 36
Environmental Engineering 2 8 43
Environmental Management 15 43 137
Geotechnical Engineering 19 69 253
Agricultural Science 26 102 294
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 30 127 373
Ecology 36 144 390
Forestry 31 144 394
Geography and Cartography 39 148 396
Oceanography 37 145 396
Earth science and Geophysics 34 156 423
Environmental Chemistry 28 166 435
Geology 42 178 480
Paleontology 46 221 570
Urban and Regional planning 70 272 582
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 229 603
Mining Engineering 46 239 751
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 71 408 1422

Chemistry rankings

Cranfield University ranked 41st for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 652nd in the World with 14,814 publications made and 420,526 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#234 of 1,401 In Europe
#652 of 6,447 In the World

Cranfield University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 99 650
1992 94 645
1993 96 825
1994 188 838
1995 167 1024
1996 179 1109
1997 193 1214
1998 181 1272
1999 236 1456
2000 254 1770
2001 284 1787
2002 328 2138
2003 361 2769
2004 436 3523
2005 388 4117
2006 416 5406
2007 386 6388
2008 387 7354
2009 474 8658
2010 506 10037
2011 498 12182
2012 513 13376
2013 546 15393
2014 489 16975
2015 511 18155
2016 535 19596
2017 674 21035
2018 640 24357
2019 687 28082
2020 758 33302
2021 710 39639
2022 667 42382
2023 801 44028

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 12 54 124
Materials Science 28 143 410
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 39 169 414
Environmental Chemistry 28 166 435
Nanotechnology 28 154 477
Physical chemistry 28 174 505
Nutrition and Food Science 29 194 559
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 229 603
Chemical Engineering 32 197 609
Organic Chemistry 40 239 667
Computational Chemistry 48 343 916
Inorganic Chemistry 49 339 1040
Biochemistry 56 346 1050
Radiochemistry 38 278 1099

Biology rankings

Cranfield University ranked 53rd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 839th in the World with 12,305 publications made and 386,658 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#294 of 1,445 In Europe
#839 of 6,770 In the World

Cranfield University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 56 461
1992 72 462
1993 66 590
1994 147 600
1995 130 772
1996 127 762
1997 151 931
1998 131 1001
1999 179 1176
2000 199 1458
2001 222 1536
2002 265 1907
2003 297 2464
2004 320 3081
2005 338 3886
2006 351 4972
2007 351 6083
2008 343 6954
2009 426 8489
2010 460 9934
2011 437 11773
2012 462 13211
2013 464 15455
2014 453 16927
2015 475 18144
2016 470 19117
2017 565 20414
2018 546 23714
2019 550 27067
2020 612 32326
2021 651 38496
2022 618 40243
2023 729 41821

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 26 102 294
Forestry 31 144 394
Nanotechnology 28 154 477
Toxicology 38 168 526
Horticulture 35 184 550
Nutrition and Food Science 29 194 559
Paleontology 46 221 570
Evolutionary Biology 51 254 629
Astrobiology 52 271 687
Botany 45 242 687
Biotechnology 41 240 697
Entomology 51 286 859
Microbiology 53 314 944
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 371 1047
Biochemistry 56 346 1050
Genetics 61 364 1110
Neuroscience 79 400 1158
Animal Science 65 332 1167
Molecular Biology 62 368 1181
Zoology 67 389 1260
Oncology and Cancer research 62 404 1390
Biophysics 69 445 1396
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 71 408 1422
Immunology 74 435 1514
Virology 80 444 1636
Pharmacology 92 518 2054

Computer Science rankings

Cranfield University ranked 46th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 546th in the World with 12,296 publications made and 320,640 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#46 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#211 of 1,459 In Europe
#546 of 6,752 In the World

Cranfield University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 53 250
1992 59 257
1993 62 308
1994 103 333
1995 138 406
1996 138 475
1997 164 478
1998 142 629
1999 158 692
2000 189 980
2001 212 993
2002 272 1415
2003 298 1810
2004 313 2335
2005 346 2914
2006 358 3859
2007 380 4623
2008 357 5570
2009 418 6697
2010 450 7895
2011 409 9278
2012 439 10750
2013 436 12384
2014 422 13444
2015 467 14215
2016 466 14578
2017 592 15528
2018 567 18468
2019 544 21693
2020 648 25663
2021 587 29637
2022 646 31146
2023 760 31544

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 7 13 45
Information Technology 5 8 50
Software Engineering 26 124 269
Robotics 20 103 331
Cyber Security 34 125 376
Data Science 50 195 447
Animation 39 193 477
Human-Computer Interaction 49 207 493
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 193 516
Telecommunications 39 188 530
Computer Graphics 42 219 534
Machine Learning 41 187 547
Computer Networking 40 198 563
Computer Vision 47 230 606
Library and Information science 76 272 701
Database Administration 57 312 830
Multimedia 85 339 838
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 300 864
Computer Engineering 56 333 987
Cognitive Science 77 355 1038
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 371 1047
Neuroscience 79 400 1158
Computational Linguistics 87 474 1493

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Cranfield University ranked 58th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 606th in the World with 11,983 publications made and 344,563 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Philosophy, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#58 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#255 of 1,492 In Europe
#606 of 7,020 In the World

Cranfield University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 53 233
1992 58 254
1993 72 330
1994 107 374
1995 166 433
1996 137 479
1997 161 548
1998 155 659
1999 179 786
2000 198 1072
2001 225 1171
2002 211 1441
2003 270 2011
2004 297 2553
2005 327 3302
2006 359 4156
2007 369 5229
2008 374 6383
2009 404 7795
2010 426 9163
2011 417 10925
2012 449 12440
2013 448 14641
2014 422 15555
2015 479 16493
2016 450 16550
2017 569 17414
2018 506 20031
2019 473 23422
2020 584 27338
2021 579 32058
2022 624 33138
2023 687 33776

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 34 54 176
Forensic Science 31 114 309
Military science 55 107 374
Archaeology 42 145 385
Anthropology 73 152 414
History 49 163 425
Law 55 154 426
Political Science 54 198 473
Public Policy / Administration 79 176 477
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 54 181 536
Publishing 81 201 539
Law Enforcement 77 196 577
Urban and Regional planning 70 272 582
Occupational Safety and Health 57 179 607
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 89 257 634
Classics and Ancient History 72 250 646
Political Economy 85 257 649
Sociology 78 253 655
Aesthetics 80 281 685
Library and Information science 76 272 701
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 80 287 706
Linguistics 64 282 712
Education Majors 89 255 768
Art History 97 344 807
Philosophy 64 339 815
Criminology and Criminal Justice 104 275 887
Journalism and Digital Media 79 324 892
Media Studies 115 337 984
Demography 76 391 1123
Gender Studies 118 418 1315

Business rankings

Cranfield University ranked 26th for Business in the United Kingdom and 198th in the World with 8,877 publications made and 270,557 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Management Information Systems.

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

Cranfield University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 42 153
1992 43 202
1993 44 197
1994 78 267
1995 166 319
1996 104 362
1997 117 352
1998 122 504
1999 126 573
2000 156 784
2001 175 867
2002 163 1075
2003 217 1515
2004 218 1984
2005 242 2474
2006 265 3101
2007 289 3913
2008 284 4890
2009 291 6056
2010 321 7262
2011 333 8445
2012 322 9816
2013 326 11615
2014 320 12471
2015 373 12799
2016 348 12547
2017 428 13144
2018 392 15146
2019 318 17185
2020 419 19284
2021 390 22363
2022 435 22587
2023 468 22268

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 1 1 2
Supply Chain Management 1 1 3
Management Information Systems 7 13 45
Construction Management 8 16 46
Engineering Management 6 16 51
Marketing 8 12 64
Risk Management 13 23 75
Human Resource Management 14 38 129
Management 22 49 184
Operations Research 21 59 189
Accounting 33 66 233
Finance 38 111 287
International Trade 49 171 299
Entrepreneurship 48 135 309
International Business 48 169 318
Advertising 47 122 374
Investment Banking and Stock trading 45 155 429
Public Policy / Administration 79 176 477
Actuarial Science 48 187 506
Occupational Safety and Health 57 179 607

Mathematics rankings

Cranfield University ranked 44th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 545th in the World with 6,274 publications made and 176,021 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#44 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#201 of 1,388 In Europe
#545 of 6,305 In the World

Cranfield University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 27 154
1992 13 179
1993 24 211
1994 49 211
1995 64 239
1996 65 286
1997 49 263
1998 67 286
1999 86 359
2000 84 484
2001 83 485
2002 124 637
2003 152 933
2004 158 1152
2005 188 1624
2006 210 2098
2007 212 2537
2008 188 2970
2009 202 3810
2010 230 4420
2011 232 5359
2012 240 6090
2013 235 7002
2014 238 7802
2015 266 8272
2016 262 8548
2017 308 9116
2018 285 10550
2019 282 12265
2020 332 14184
2021 279 16276
2022 298 16955
2023 349 17142

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 21 59 189
Actuarial Science 48 187 506
Applied Mathematics 35 221 533
Statistics 46 211 558
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 57 281 697
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 300 864
Math Teachers 94 323 1025

Economics rankings

Cranfield University ranked 48th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 401st in the World with 4,112 publications made and 131,146 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#48 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#149 of 1,366 In Europe
#401 of 5,995 In the World

Cranfield University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 66
1992 19 92
1993 21 98
1994 36 120
1995 63 128
1996 44 152
1997 55 162
1998 48 199
1999 54 260
2000 61 345
2001 80 369
2002 60 489
2003 89 668
2004 105 908
2005 114 1165
2006 124 1387
2007 132 1862
2008 128 2266
2009 128 2929
2010 145 3464
2011 155 4000
2012 153 4743
2013 141 5908
2014 151 6083
2015 204 6427
2016 167 6396
2017 201 6650
2018 186 7840
2019 159 8847
2020 216 10190
2021 194 12017
2022 211 12087
2023 216 12253

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 15 55 112
Agricultural Economics 26 63 237
Finance 38 111 287
International Trade 49 171 299
International Economics 54 238 388
Investment Banking and Stock trading 45 155 429
Actuarial Science 48 187 506
Development Studies 77 215 626
Political Economy 85 257 649
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 57 281 697

Art & Design rankings

Cranfield University ranked 64th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 538th in the World with 2,102 publications made and 59,921 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#64 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#219 of 1,349 In Europe
#538 of 5,720 In the World

Cranfield University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 10 40
1992 11 35
1993 15 56
1994 20 83
1995 33 86
1996 39 83
1997 37 111
1998 28 130
1999 31 120
2000 40 188
2001 37 195
2002 45 275
2003 46 359
2004 53 452
2005 57 555
2006 50 707
2007 52 943
2008 60 1003
2009 61 1209
2010 73 1449
2011 77 1617
2012 83 1881
2013 61 2132
2014 66 2444
2015 94 2502
2016 84 2488
2017 97 2724
2018 95 3200
2019 62 3552
2020 109 4047
2021 99 4845
2022 115 4959
2023 109 5169

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 30 126 276
Interior Design 37 148 339
Fashion Design 47 177 421
Photography 71 179 462
Animation 39 193 477
Architecture 48 242 534
Computer Graphics 42 219 534
Literature 77 280 656
Aesthetics 80 281 685
Graphic Design 56 285 733
Art History 97 344 807
Multimedia 85 339 838

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Cranfield University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 51 249
Social Psychology 64 212 562
Ophthalmology 49 247 698
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 74 285 838
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 49 296 859
Health Science 92 302 902
Psychology 75 324 929
Public Health 71 329 945
Healthcare Management (MHA) 96 343 961
Veterinary 49 270 995
Anatomy and Physiology 60 341 997
Medicine 73 372 1143
Pathology 72 376 1194
Nursing 102 405 1229
Child Psychology 104 433 1291
Gerontology 103 436 1330
Physical Therapy 107 468 1416
Orthodontics 75 469 1444
Dentistry 67 465 1446
Surgery 81 441 1483
Psychiatry 100 459 1486
Clinical Psychology 105 462 1513
Cardiology 77 476 1549
Anesthesiology 86 452 1591
Sports Medicine 113 556 1791