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Leeds Beckett University ranked 84th in the United Kingdom, 1136th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. Leeds Beckett University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,150 academic publications and 265,341 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 45 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1136 of 14,131 In the World
#438 of 2,785 In Europe
#84 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#69 of 131 In England
#2 of 6 In Leeds
#174 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#204 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#253 of 3,581 For Communications and Public Relations
#1058 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1083 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 76th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 870th in the World with 10,852 publications made and 209,396 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#76 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#347 of 1,502 In Europe
#870 of 7,088 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 51 110
1994 78 154
1995 77 212
1996 105 276
1997 77 281
1998 83 370
1999 108 392
2000 115 454
2001 122 598
2002 138 679
2003 137 823
2004 134 1029
2005 152 1172
2006 168 1589
2007 204 1715
2008 203 2111
2009 275 2656
2010 305 3184
2011 323 3860
2012 281 4821
2013 350 5529
2014 395 6025
2015 555 6928
2016 606 7650
2017 709 8756
2018 707 10164
2019 584 12527
2020 655 16282
2021 592 19399
2022 545 19759
2023 610 21307
2024 534 19359
2025 470 18142

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 15 48 174
Gender Studies 35 51 204
Communications and Public Relations 44 76 253
Social Work 61 85 257
Media Studies 66 102 275
Public Policy / Administration 55 117 323
Anthropology 60 123 349
Criminology and Criminal Justice 66 102 361
Military science 53 104 362
Art History 63 166 390
Radio and Television broadcasting 45 135 399
Human Rights Law 66 168 411
Education Majors 55 138 454
Broadcast Journalism 53 160 465
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 73 186 469
Political Economy 74 198 472
Urban and Regional planning 60 248 504
Law Enforcement 72 169 526
Early Childhood Education 54 170 542
Publishing 75 207 544
Special Education 75 205 549
Sociology 64 210 565
Aesthetics 71 236 571
International Law 71 250 604
International Relations and Diplomacy 75 224 612
Law 75 235 615
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 73 256 635
Classics and Ancient History 71 253 666
Political Science 71 276 670
Occupational Safety and Health 59 204 691
Genealogy 80 257 710
History 73 285 710
Archaeology 72 289 753
Journalism and Digital Media 73 286 802
Library and Information science 84 313 809
Linguistics 77 365 945
Philosophy 78 433 1139
Demography 76 393 1175

Medicine rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 72nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1185th in the World with 6,391 publications made and 146,505 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#72 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#376 of 1,437 In Europe
#1185 of 6,793 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 23 127
1994 32 124
1995 35 142
1996 43 182
1997 44 166
1998 52 236
1999 57 268
2000 61 311
2001 57 365
2002 44 426
2003 64 556
2004 69 624
2005 71 748
2006 114 941
2007 124 1090
2008 138 1430
2009 165 1871
2010 144 2161
2011 163 2642
2012 143 3210
2013 170 3772
2014 193 3943
2015 276 4426
2016 341 5078
2017 440 5916
2018 390 6894
2019 388 8270
2020 440 11877
2021 411 14266
2022 358 14761
2023 411 15098
2024 380 13914
2025 390 13807

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 15 48 174
Social Work 61 85 257
Physical Therapy 35 131 353
Sports Medicine 36 150 392
Health Science 56 168 510
Healthcare Management (MHA) 70 191 549
Nursing 70 206 589
Gerontology 57 187 598
Occupational Therapy 61 250 633
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 76 237 662
Clinical Psychology 70 256 744
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 79 320 979
Public Health 71 338 1008
Epidemiology 55 321 1020
Psychiatry 77 345 1025
Anesthesiology 58 332 1077
Pathology 68 359 1159
Anatomy and Physiology 68 380 1173
Critical Care Nursing 83 377 1183
Audiology 79 389 1183
Family medicine 95 360 1303
Surgery 75 393 1308
Pediatrics 82 392 1394
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 81 450 1426
Cardiology 74 462 1512
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 85 548 1765
Orthodontics 85 585 1919
Virology 90 525 2095
Pharmacology 90 520 2192
Dentistry 89 645 2277
Oncology and Cancer research 91 573 2356
Immunology 101 636 2622

Environmental Science rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 82nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1385th in the World with 6,121 publications made and 124,218 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#82 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#458 of 1,464 In Europe
#1385 of 6,888 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 35 82
1994 44 103
1995 52 128
1996 60 156
1997 37 157
1998 36 243
1999 62 229
2000 65 257
2001 50 380
2002 65 430
2003 60 437
2004 66 555
2005 77 625
2006 89 831
2007 105 883
2008 106 1063
2009 147 1406
2010 188 1726
2011 191 2110
2012 148 2612
2013 205 3121
2014 228 3316
2015 301 3906
2016 333 4297
2017 402 5203
2018 407 6111
2019 336 7250
2020 415 9820
2021 385 12093
2022 341 12041
2023 373 12981
2024 287 11612
2025 252 11032

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 60 248 504
Geography and Cartography 77 392 1061
Paleontology 89 516 1692
Environmental Management 90 517 1703
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 80 532 1706
Ecology 90 530 1739
Geology 91 555 1817
Petrology and Geochemistry 92 598 1982
Forestry 94 578 2201
Oceanography 98 636 2215
Geotechnical Engineering 92 604 2243
Environmental Engineering 88 604 2385
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 102 583 2411
Earth science and Geophysics 102 706 2707
Agricultural Science 100 654 2719

Computer Science rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 86th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1371st in the World with 5,734 publications made and 122,859 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#86 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#466 of 1,470 In Europe
#1371 of 6,855 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 25 86
1994 26 112
1995 51 166
1996 48 146
1997 43 151
1998 42 194
1999 62 208
2000 61 243
2001 60 290
2002 89 390
2003 76 488
2004 77 519
2005 88 684
2006 118 915
2007 120 914
2008 99 1141
2009 140 1518
2010 150 1757
2011 159 2102
2012 119 2634
2013 180 2854
2014 186 3276
2015 294 3739
2016 293 4225
2017 360 4846
2018 350 5680
2019 323 7047
2020 359 9185
2021 331 11246
2022 295 11731
2023 342 12411
2024 298 10737
2025 223 9886

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 52 205 532
Management Information Systems 78 288 646
Information Technology 66 214 694
Software Engineering 65 330 738
Library and Information science 84 313 809
Game Design and Development 81 392 934
Human-Computer Interaction 90 438 1099
Data Science 94 456 1185
Neuroscience 80 408 1192
Cyber Security 90 429 1265
Cognitive Science 86 408 1277
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 90 537 1641
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 517 1726
Machine Learning 89 520 1739
Computer Networking 94 580 1937
Computer Engineering 88 562 1943
Computational Linguistics 98 570 1960
Computer Graphics 94 643 2054
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 95 583 2189
Telecommunications 96 643 2262
Computer Vision 99 692 2584

Psychology rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 73rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 900th in the World with 5,485 publications made and 131,947 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#73 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#312 of 1,424 In Europe
#900 of 6,663 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 6 67
1994 21 91
1995 27 121
1996 28 130
1997 27 129
1998 36 173
1999 53 204
2000 46 221
2001 43 288
2002 54 316
2003 65 486
2004 53 491
2005 57 654
2006 100 889
2007 118 997
2008 127 1309
2009 139 1678
2010 144 2044
2011 165 2557
2012 138 2961
2013 181 3517
2014 206 3650
2015 260 4232
2016 314 4731
2017 350 5488
2018 365 6284
2019 351 7634
2020 354 10063
2021 355 12075
2022 326 12255
2023 342 12873
2024 270 10949
2025 266 10946

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 61 85 257
Sexology 52 98 355
Education Majors 55 138 454
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 73 186 469
Special Education 75 205 549
Occupational Therapy 61 250 633
Social Psychology 74 250 668
Child Psychology 70 250 698
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 63 202 730
Clinical Psychology 70 256 744
Psychiatry 77 345 1025
Neuroscience 80 408 1192
Cognitive Science 86 408 1277

Biology rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 90th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2007th in the World with 4,969 publications made and 119,990 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#90 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#559 of 1,449 In Europe
#2007 of 6,841 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 14 109
1994 25 121
1995 44 144
1996 38 168
1997 34 179
1998 33 223
1999 52 242
2000 39 277
2001 40 340
2002 47 405
2003 48 518
2004 52 505
2005 58 622
2006 83 781
2007 82 878
2008 98 1098
2009 120 1432
2010 123 1807
2011 143 2217
2012 100 2611
2013 152 2924
2014 165 3170
2015 233 3632
2016 253 4051
2017 341 4818
2018 330 5595
2019 293 6984
2020 360 9373
2021 313 11150
2022 302 11166
2023 312 11756
2024 245 10034
2025 251 9377

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 76 237 662
Neuroscience 80 408 1192
Animal Science 67 345 1263
Paleontology 89 516 1692
Molecular Biology 82 501 1862
Nutrition and Food Science 84 510 1977
Evolutionary Biology 97 613 1998
Virology 90 525 2095
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 95 583 2189
Pharmacology 90 520 2192
Forestry 94 578 2201
Biotechnology 98 572 2282
Oncology and Cancer research 91 573 2356
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 102 583 2411
Botany 98 603 2443
Biochemistry 96 626 2544
Immunology 101 636 2622
Genetics 99 654 2658
Agricultural Science 100 654 2719
Zoology 106 677 2730
Microbiology 104 685 3195
Nanotechnology 97 800 3269

Business rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 73rd for Business in the United Kingdom and 730th in the World with 4,926 publications made and 103,269 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#73 of 146 In the United Kingdom
#287 of 1,436 In Europe
#730 of 6,366 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 22 53
1994 35 70
1995 36 102
1996 50 133
1997 36 105
1998 41 159
1999 55 172
2000 55 208
2001 64 270
2002 74 312
2003 62 426
2004 54 503
2005 67 562
2006 78 763
2007 88 829
2008 81 917
2009 123 1279
2010 124 1503
2011 152 1754
2012 118 2160
2013 165 2526
2014 175 2723
2015 268 3299
2016 253 3495
2017 319 4079
2018 297 4564
2019 278 5652
2020 338 7589
2021 295 9171
2022 255 9177
2023 288 10076
2024 224 8636
2025 179 7567

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 13 43
Public Policy / Administration 55 117 323
Human Resource Management 56 178 467
Project Management 62 211 476
Entertainment Industry Business 71 188 476
Construction Management 53 178 487
Entrepreneurship 59 234 508
Advertising 76 238 630
Management Information Systems 78 288 646
International Trade 78 378 650
Engineering Management 62 232 661
International Business 78 377 689
Occupational Safety and Health 59 204 691
Marketing 76 302 755
Management 75 332 862
Real Estate 60 302 906
Finance 78 382 939
Accounting 83 377 1004
Investment Banking and Stock trading 74 390 1081
Operations Research 93 567 1864

Engineering rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 90th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1965th in the World with 4,445 publications made and 85,209 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#90 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#600 of 1,466 In Europe
#1965 of 6,795 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 33 68
1994 34 96
1995 53 137
1996 41 134
1997 32 144
1998 38 182
1999 42 207
2000 56 219
2001 49 274
2002 71 363
2003 67 429
2004 65 460
2005 71 536
2006 76 668
2007 73 720
2008 76 883
2009 104 1154
2010 113 1308
2011 132 1573
2012 99 1914
2013 130 1991
2014 139 2254
2015 218 2476
2016 221 2897
2017 269 3314
2018 271 3840
2019 232 4500
2020 272 6203
2021 247 7427
2022 237 7506
2023 258 8292
2024 220 7792
2025 178 7717

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 53 178 487
Architectural Engineering 48 187 491
Landscape Architecture 45 233 533
Engineering Management 62 232 661
Architecture 65 351 828
Firefighting and Fire Science 45 266 913
Aviation 70 337 914
Human-Computer Interaction 90 438 1099
Civil Engineering 76 407 1190
Systems Engineering 83 468 1195
Acoustical Engineering 78 468 1360
Mechanical Engineering 82 499 1439
Reliability and Quality Engineering 85 533 1728
Transportation Engineering 83 560 1731
Structural Engineering 84 559 1769
Operations Research 93 567 1864
Computer Networking 94 580 1937
Computer Engineering 88 562 1943
Aerospace Engineering 90 623 1982
Automotive Engineering 90 612 2158
Optical Engineering 89 635 2198
Geotechnical Engineering 92 604 2243
Renewable Energy Engineering 91 612 2251
Telecommunications 96 643 2262
Biotechnology 98 572 2282
Environmental Engineering 88 604 2385
Electrical Engineering 93 669 2406
Metallurgical Engineering 93 722 2775
Electronic Engineering 97 752 2801
Materials Science 97 758 2887
Chemical Engineering 99 773 3187
Nanotechnology 97 800 3269

Physics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 85th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1907th in the World with 4,187 publications made and 83,761 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#85 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#580 of 1,460 In Europe
#1907 of 6,729 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 27 70
1994 17 73
1995 44 111
1996 36 130
1997 31 137
1998 27 161
1999 40 213
2000 35 196
2001 37 277
2002 58 302
2003 61 391
2004 51 365
2005 60 444
2006 78 606
2007 87 671
2008 69 791
2009 109 1034
2010 103 1108
2011 122 1397
2012 89 1728
2013 119 1854
2014 131 2101
2015 210 2327
2016 229 2609
2017 285 3091
2018 267 3473
2019 211 4244
2020 302 5817
2021 236 6795
2022 219 6778
2023 227 7408
2024 209 6825
2025 150 6734

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 70 437 1220
Acoustical Engineering 78 468 1360
Quantum and Particle physics 89 594 1940
Optical Engineering 89 635 2198
Nuclear Physics 95 737 2878
Materials Science 97 758 2887
Nanotechnology 97 800 3269

Economics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 77th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 733rd in the World with 3,371 publications made and 70,875 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#77 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#282 of 1,391 In Europe
#733 of 6,188 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 13 39
1994 26 66
1995 25 91
1996 35 105
1997 24 99
1998 40 150
1999 41 188
2000 41 199
2001 46 266
2002 41 236
2003 38 309
2004 44 424
2005 42 413
2006 51 562
2007 64 595
2008 62 714
2009 89 901
2010 92 1093
2011 96 1299
2012 111 1595
2013 108 1908
2014 112 1942
2015 169 2284
2016 201 2408
2017 202 2754
2018 212 3151
2019 191 3815
2020 210 5147
2021 175 6400
2022 189 6547
2023 188 7205
2024 138 5432
2025 127 4844

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 74 198 472
Development Studies 69 196 586
International Relations and Diplomacy 75 224 612
International Trade 78 378 650
International Economics 83 435 740
Environmental Economics 62 353 876
Finance 78 382 939
Investment Banking and Stock trading 74 390 1081
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 86 539 1593

Mathematics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 80th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 1250th in the World with 3,238 publications made and 81,857 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#80 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#435 of 1,406 In Europe
#1250 of 6,434 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 36
1994 18 53
1995 20 60
1996 17 88
1997 14 62
1998 23 95
1999 30 103
2000 32 127
2001 28 138
2002 40 195
2003 44 246
2004 34 272
2005 37 395
2006 57 485
2007 68 528
2008 63 646
2009 86 870
2010 80 1061
2011 79 1208
2012 65 1522
2013 94 1761
2014 95 2015
2015 142 2161
2016 167 2494
2017 213 2872
2018 204 3411
2019 202 4336
2020 231 5973
2021 200 7481
2022 164 7685
2023 211 8159
2024 170 6304
2025 151 5826

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 53 151 494
Statistics 86 479 1398
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 86 539 1593
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 517 1726
Operations Research 93 567 1864

Art & Design rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 74th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 655th in the World with 2,612 publications made and 40,588 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
#74 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#272 of 1,385 In Europe
#655 of 6,010 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 13
1994 14 36
1995 8 36
1996 19 55
1997 17 61
1998 13 65
1999 18 76
2000 26 103
2001 20 109
2002 26 143
2003 19 135
2004 34 161
2005 38 221
2006 39 326
2007 60 340
2008 52 409
2009 79 537
2010 89 630
2011 102 765
2012 77 994
2013 102 1170
2014 120 1296
2015 151 1383
2016 172 1636
2017 177 1948
2018 186 2033
2019 142 2536
2020 158 3119
2021 148 3858
2022 115 3726
2023 138 3848
2024 101 3230
2025 74 3098

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 42 76 220
Art History 63 166 390
Interior Design 46 196 466
Entertainment Industry Business 71 188 476
Performing arts 73 218 492
Multimedia 52 205 532
Landscape Architecture 45 233 533
Literature 65 224 535
Music 58 205 537
Singing and Vocal Performance 60 204 542
Cinematography 88 229 547
Aesthetics 71 236 571
Photography 85 282 740
Fashion Design 77 328 798
Architecture 65 351 828
Game Design and Development 81 392 934
Computer Graphics 94 643 2054

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Leeds Beckett University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 96 686 2684
Physical chemistry 97 755 3038
Organic Chemistry 102 802 3328