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Leeds Beckett University ranked 84th in the United Kingdom, 1113th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 118 research topics. Leeds Beckett University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,798 academic publications and 162,142 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 38 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1113 of 14,131 In the World
#419 of 2,785 In Europe
#84 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#69 of 131 In England
#2 of 6 In Leeds
#192 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#194 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#243 of 3,255 For Communications and Public Relations
#1024 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#939 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 115 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 78th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 848th in the World with 9,256 publications made and 128,628 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#78 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#351 of 1,492 In Europe
#848 of 7,020 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 53 81
1992 39 54
1993 46 71
1994 75 99
1995 76 169
1996 101 220
1997 71 201
1998 77 280
1999 105 290
2000 103 344
2001 111 480
2002 129 460
2003 128 585
2004 126 775
2005 151 849
2006 154 1192
2007 190 1288
2008 196 1629
2009 253 2086
2010 279 2474
2011 274 3067
2012 259 3779
2013 345 4564
2014 357 4666
2015 492 5331
2016 600 5860
2017 624 6319
2018 637 7494
2019 559 9205
2020 612 11931
2021 575 14517
2022 511 15147
2023 532 15661

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
Gender Studies 36 49 192
Sports / Exercise science 18 55 194
Communications and Public Relations 44 74 243
Social Work 59 78 244
Public Policy / Administration 52 99 275
Military science 44 80 307
Media Studies 68 108 307
Radio and Television broadcasting 40 102 317
Criminology and Criminal Justice 62 97 354
Anthropology 61 125 354
Urban and Regional planning 54 191 399
Education Majors 56 129 423
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 71 169 425
Political Economy 72 187 458
Law Enforcement 70 150 470
Early Childhood Education 50 140 479
Special Education 73 190 514
Publishing 79 193 518
International Relations and Diplomacy 71 188 526
Broadcast Journalism 66 192 542
Sociology 65 209 555
Aesthetics 72 227 561
International Law 73 236 579
Art History 75 249 598
Law 75 233 611
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 74 251 613
Human Rights Law 84 247 620
Political Science 73 277 663
History 77 293 732
Occupational Safety and Health 67 231 738
Archaeology 74 291 739
Journalism and Digital Media 74 281 770
Classics and Ancient History 79 297 774
Genealogy 93 297 839
Library and Information science 87 351 931
Linguistics 79 378 994
Demography 74 380 1084
Philosophy 81 443 1133

Medicine rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 76th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1178th in the World with 5,324 publications made and 94,295 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#76 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#386 of 1,417 In Europe
#1178 of 6,680 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 16 69
1992 20 67
1993 21 99
1994 31 96
1995 39 113
1996 43 145
1997 39 141
1998 47 187
1999 53 201
2000 57 245
2001 55 308
2002 37 321
2003 61 404
2004 63 486
2005 68 555
2006 107 729
2007 112 878
2008 130 1169
2009 143 1533
2010 139 1764
2011 136 2161
2012 130 2655
2013 163 3172
2014 166 3217
2015 246 3627
2016 330 4052
2017 387 4632
2018 363 5501
2019 379 6617
2020 424 9150
2021 412 11310
2022 340 12219
2023 361 12074

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 18 55 194
Social Work 59 78 244
Physical Therapy 37 142 372
Sports Medicine 41 161 425
Healthcare Management (MHA) 64 166 479
Health Science 54 164 482
Nursing 72 201 562
Gerontology 63 203 622
Occupational Therapy 63 248 622
Clinical Psychology 69 252 735
Public Health 73 339 966
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 87 332 1006
Critical Care Nursing 79 345 1023
Psychiatry 78 345 1030
Anesthesiology 58 329 1038
Epidemiology 60 336 1053
Audiology 74 367 1107
Pathology 70 365 1135
Anatomy and Physiology 69 383 1156
Family medicine 94 355 1186
Surgery 74 388 1262
Cardiology 68 415 1323
Pediatrics 83 392 1351
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 78 450 1376
Orthodontics 82 540 1693
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 85 554 1708
Pharmacology 87 497 1964
Virology 91 534 2053
Oncology and Cancer research 94 597 2387
Immunology 103 638 2583

Environmental Science rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 86th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1384th in the World with 5,234 publications made and 77,591 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#86 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#470 of 1,458 In Europe
#1384 of 6,798 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 16 33
1992 18 49
1993 32 60
1994 40 78
1995 49 106
1996 57 123
1997 36 121
1998 34 189
1999 62 183
2000 56 191
2001 47 321
2002 64 311
2003 54 323
2004 66 421
2005 77 474
2006 85 629
2007 99 697
2008 96 816
2009 133 1151
2010 169 1371
2011 166 1709
2012 140 2081
2013 198 2615
2014 217 2645
2015 257 3067
2016 331 3318
2017 355 3836
2018 363 4571
2019 318 5536
2020 384 7419
2021 369 9289
2022 318 9597
2023 335 10025

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 54 191 399
Geography and Cartography 77 397 1059
Paleontology 89 507 1592
Environmental Management 90 527 1665
Ecology 91 535 1717
Geology 91 556 1770
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 83 564 1825
Petrology and Geochemistry 93 613 2020
Geotechnical Engineering 90 587 2102
Environmental Engineering 86 581 2180
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 102 560 2222
Oceanography 101 674 2407
Earth science and Geophysics 109 744 2893
Agricultural Science 108 714 3017

Computer Science rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 88th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1367th in the World with 5,010 publications made and 75,362 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#88 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#475 of 1,459 In Europe
#1367 of 6,752 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 22 54
1992 24 48
1993 22 71
1994 25 76
1995 52 135
1996 46 124
1997 40 123
1998 40 149
1999 63 158
2000 60 185
2001 59 249
2002 84 285
2003 75 362
2004 68 417
2005 86 513
2006 106 694
2007 112 731
2008 102 894
2009 131 1212
2010 137 1421
2011 132 1718
2012 117 2158
2013 175 2385
2014 166 2595
2015 255 2906
2016 297 3264
2017 328 3658
2018 333 4384
2019 323 5319
2020 353 7042
2021 326 8798
2022 282 9613
2023 318 9698

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
Information Technology 64 182 579
Multimedia 62 240 596
Management Information Systems 77 269 614
Software Engineering 64 315 695
Library and Information science 87 351 931
Human-Computer Interaction 89 402 957
Data Science 92 416 1021
Cyber Security 86 414 1180
Neuroscience 82 412 1225
Cognitive Science 88 433 1378
Blockchain and Cryptography 79 503 1633
Machine Learning 90 517 1672
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 95 566 1694
Computational Linguistics 96 548 1805
Computer Networking 93 576 1880
Computer Graphics 93 608 1895
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 94 586 2087
Telecommunications 94 635 2184
Computer Vision 99 679 2478

Psychology rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 74th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 901st in the World with 4,754 publications made and 82,552 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#74 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#315 of 1,414 In Europe
#901 of 6,528 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 49
1992 10 34
1993 7 49
1994 22 70
1995 29 97
1996 28 103
1997 21 101
1998 36 135
1999 52 155
2000 40 165
2001 40 239
2002 52 236
2003 65 361
2004 46 391
2005 53 496
2006 95 677
2007 105 793
2008 124 1021
2009 128 1352
2010 139 1667
2011 136 2095
2012 130 2452
2013 172 2986
2014 184 2985
2015 243 3453
2016 310 3756
2017 311 4203
2018 347 4935
2019 355 5914
2020 354 7771
2021 355 9457
2022 308 9995
2023 313 10233

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 59 78 244
Sexology 49 88 345
Education Majors 56 129 423
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 71 169 425
Special Education 73 190 514
Occupational Therapy 63 248 622
Social Psychology 74 251 667
Child Psychology 71 248 699
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 67 202 709
Clinical Psychology 69 252 735
Psychiatry 78 345 1030
Neuroscience 82 412 1225
Cognitive Science 88 433 1378

Biology rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 89th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1965th in the World with 4,317 publications made and 77,744 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#89 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#559 of 1,445 In Europe
#1965 of 6,770 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 56
1992 13 69
1993 12 89
1994 24 91
1995 45 118
1996 38 136
1997 30 142
1998 31 172
1999 51 191
2000 38 218
2001 39 293
2002 43 291
2003 45 390
2004 51 409
2005 53 459
2006 77 590
2007 81 725
2008 89 882
2009 114 1190
2010 117 1458
2011 123 1813
2012 97 2181
2013 141 2431
2014 156 2546
2015 210 2884
2016 259 3221
2017 309 3704
2018 310 4446
2019 285 5518
2020 334 7183
2021 333 8966
2022 290 9325
2023 292 9484

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 64 330 1160
Neuroscience 82 412 1225
Paleontology 89 507 1592
Nutrition and Food Science 87 496 1841
Molecular Biology 83 513 1893
Pharmacology 87 497 1964
Evolutionary Biology 99 613 1968
Virology 91 534 2053
Biotechnology 93 546 2080
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 94 586 2087
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 102 560 2222
Oncology and Cancer research 94 597 2387
Botany 101 607 2388
Zoology 105 629 2451
Biochemistry 94 632 2530
Immunology 103 638 2583
Genetics 101 666 2682
Agricultural Science 108 714 3017
Microbiology 102 693 3133
Nanotechnology 96 787 3141

Business rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 75th for Business in the United Kingdom and 728th in the World with 4,316 publications made and 64,523 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#75 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#287 of 1,414 In Europe
#728 of 6,187 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 16 25
1992 11 32
1993 16 39
1994 33 46
1995 36 93
1996 51 113
1997 34 84
1998 39 130
1999 51 138
2000 49 158
2001 56 209
2002 69 211
2003 61 306
2004 50 408
2005 66 429
2006 72 593
2007 84 645
2008 76 731
2009 112 1014
2010 119 1219
2011 127 1450
2012 110 1744
2013 156 2195
2014 152 2188
2015 233 2628
2016 265 2824
2017 291 3047
2018 260 3441
2019 289 4369
2020 334 5819
2021 283 7091
2022 245 7352
2023 278 7858

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 6 11 44
Public Policy / Administration 52 99 275
Human Resource Management 56 152 411
Entrepreneurship 59 218 453
Entertainment Industry Business 71 191 487
Project Management 67 224 525
Construction Management 62 233 599
Management Information Systems 77 269 614
International Trade 79 360 625
International Business 77 348 638
Advertising 80 252 665
Marketing 76 291 735
Occupational Safety and Health 67 231 738
Engineering Management 73 267 772
Management 74 317 836
Accounting 81 337 882
Finance 78 373 903
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 387 1034
Operations Research 93 554 1817

Engineering rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 91st for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1969th in the World with 3,782 publications made and 52,749 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#91 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#603 of 1,453 In Europe
#1969 of 6,684 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 16 38
1992 20 46
1993 32 54
1994 33 74
1995 51 114
1996 38 109
1997 32 121
1998 35 143
1999 43 165
2000 50 177
2001 42 217
2002 65 257
2003 64 294
2004 57 363
2005 67 393
2006 70 472
2007 69 569
2008 71 665
2009 100 896
2010 104 1044
2011 107 1228
2012 96 1490
2013 120 1724
2014 124 1780
2015 181 1923
2016 216 2196
2017 240 2494
2018 247 2932
2019 227 3375
2020 241 4628
2021 244 5646
2022 212 6024
2023 234 6368

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 45 204 444
Architectural Engineering 57 214 568
Construction Management 62 233 599
Engineering Management 73 267 772
Aviation 69 320 832
Industrial Engineering 63 361 893
Human-Computer Interaction 89 402 957
Firefighting and Fire Science 48 283 974
Architecture 80 432 1046
Systems Engineering 82 444 1090
Civil Engineering 76 397 1131
Acoustical Engineering 79 465 1346
Mechanical Engineering 83 502 1417
Transportation Engineering 82 510 1532
Reliability and Quality Engineering 85 521 1666
Structural Engineering 84 548 1700
Operations Research 93 554 1817
Computer Networking 93 576 1880
Biotechnology 93 546 2080
Geotechnical Engineering 90 587 2102
Environmental Engineering 86 581 2180
Telecommunications 94 635 2184
Optical Engineering 93 679 2367
Electrical Engineering 93 677 2387
Aerospace Engineering 100 722 2536
Electronic Engineering 96 702 2559
Metallurgical Engineering 91 701 2642
Materials Science 96 739 2766
Chemical Engineering 96 749 3035
Nanotechnology 96 787 3141

Physics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 88th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1935th in the World with 3,592 publications made and 51,623 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#88 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#591 of 1,446 In Europe
#1935 of 6,603 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 13 43
1992 22 37
1993 26 55
1994 17 56
1995 41 90
1996 34 111
1997 31 114
1998 25 133
1999 39 168
2000 35 157
2001 34 234
2002 56 210
2003 60 289
2004 47 261
2005 56 321
2006 71 445
2007 80 535
2008 65 609
2009 106 794
2010 89 870
2011 111 1084
2012 93 1325
2013 106 1603
2014 115 1631
2015 176 1835
2016 228 2025
2017 250 2289
2018 233 2651
2019 219 3166
2020 276 4415
2021 234 5218
2022 195 5412
2023 211 5714

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 71 466 1330
Acoustical Engineering 79 465 1346
Quantum and Particle physics 88 603 1954
Optical Engineering 93 679 2367
Materials Science 96 739 2766
Nuclear Physics 97 756 2974
Nanotechnology 96 787 3141

Economics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 75th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 698th in the World with 3,001 publications made and 45,387 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#75 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#270 of 1,366 In Europe
#698 of 5,995 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 11 22
1992 9 28
1993 12 31
1994 26 44
1995 24 72
1996 35 98
1997 22 77
1998 37 122
1999 39 143
2000 40 164
2001 38 201
2002 40 180
2003 35 211
2004 41 338
2005 42 329
2006 48 432
2007 60 465
2008 60 572
2009 83 704
2010 88 880
2011 86 1034
2012 99 1298
2013 110 1666
2014 106 1545
2015 140 1823
2016 209 1914
2017 190 2042
2018 201 2427
2019 187 2871
2020 208 3977
2021 172 4821
2022 178 5298
2023 183 5575

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 72 187 458
International Relations and Diplomacy 71 188 526
Development Studies 68 191 560
International Trade 79 360 625
International Economics 79 394 675
Environmental Economics 60 334 815
Finance 78 373 903
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 387 1034
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 83 517 1446

Mathematics rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 84th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 1253rd in the World with 2,887 publications made and 54,342 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#84 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#448 of 1,388 In Europe
#1253 of 6,305 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 25
1992 12 18
1993 10 27
1994 18 35
1995 20 50
1996 15 79
1997 14 47
1998 20 73
1999 30 75
2000 34 98
2001 28 110
2002 41 149
2003 43 197
2004 33 213
2005 35 299
2006 52 358
2007 69 412
2008 62 522
2009 81 712
2010 81 884
2011 62 1021
2012 65 1313
2013 94 1528
2014 93 1673
2015 133 1763
2016 158 1930
2017 188 2210
2018 197 2695
2019 215 3396
2020 230 4764
2021 202 6063
2022 160 6401
2023 214 6640

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 59 162 537
Statistics 87 482 1395
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 83 517 1446
Blockchain and Cryptography 79 503 1633
Operations Research 93 554 1817

Art & Design rankings

Leeds Beckett University ranked 77th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 691st in the World with 2,264 publications made and 23,924 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#77 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#290 of 1,349 In Europe
#691 of 5,720 In the World

Leeds Beckett University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 12
1992 9 18
1993 9 4
1994 11 15
1995 7 30
1996 19 31
1997 16 35
1998 14 39
1999 19 47
2000 27 68
2001 19 79
2002 24 65
2003 20 84
2004 33 106
2005 33 127
2006 39 254
2007 51 237
2008 54 283
2009 80 396
2010 77 447
2011 89 567
2012 82 772
2013 89 921
2014 98 1001
2015 128 1039
2016 178 1195
2017 146 1345
2018 177 1509
2019 122 1806
2020 144 2201
2021 139 2893
2022 105 2745
2023 124 2850

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 59 104 284
Interior Design 41 166 379
Landscape Architecture 45 204 444
Entertainment Industry Business 71 191 487
Cinematography 82 207 492
Performing arts 71 218 494
Music 60 210 551
Aesthetics 72 227 561
Literature 72 249 587
Multimedia 62 240 596
Art History 75 249 598
Singing and Vocal Performance 66 238 656
Fashion Design 80 338 818
Photography 94 322 872
Architecture 80 432 1046
Computer Graphics 93 608 1895

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Leeds Beckett University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 94 694 2642
Physical chemistry 97 748 2966
Organic Chemistry 102 787 3225