London Business School: Rankings

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London Business School ranked 72nd in the United Kingdom, 886th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. London Business School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,977 academic publications and 393,589 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 43 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#886 of 14,131 In the World
#345 of 2,785 In Europe
#72 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#58 of 131 In England
#12 of 35 In London
#23 of 1,716 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#46 of 1,147 For Actuarial Science
#59 of 2,061 For Project Management
#1009 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#564 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Business rankings

London Business School ranked 27th for Business in the United Kingdom and 201st in the World with 5,696 publications made and 344,041 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#62 of 1,414 In Europe
#201 of 6,187 In the World

London Business School
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 71 313
1992 80 415
1993 76 493
1994 87 622
1995 111 925
1996 118 912
1997 133 970
1998 179 1242
1999 122 1470
2000 139 1978
2001 123 2344
2002 131 2882
2003 161 3904
2004 158 4400
2005 179 5330
2006 171 6202
2007 189 7731
2008 190 8968
2009 175 10792
2010 178 12380
2011 183 14488
2012 222 15224
2013 200 16194
2014 175 16973
2015 189 17163
2016 201 16193
2017 178 15920
2018 171 16939
2019 182 17346
2020 183 18647
2021 183 19996
2022 174 19228
2023 189 18868

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 6 23
Actuarial Science 4 9 46
Project Management 13 28 59
Entrepreneurship 11 29 65
Finance 9 14 66
Risk Management 14 24 76
Accounting 10 14 86
International Business 23 60 111
Marketing 18 33 119
Management Information Systems 21 49 133
Human Resource Management 16 41 135
Tax Law 13 46 156
Engineering Management 14 47 165
International Trade 39 108 175
Advertising 28 53 195
Operations Research 24 71 211
Management 30 78 261
Construction Management 43 121 332
Supply Chain Management 38 114 394
Public Policy / Administration 80 184 492
Real Estate 51 212 652

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

London Business School ranked 68th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 744th in the World with 5,690 publications made and 311,129 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#68 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#310 of 1,492 In Europe
#744 of 7,020 In the World

London Business School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 65 309
1992 74 461
1993 72 505
1994 92 621
1995 109 939
1996 120 875
1997 139 994
1998 166 1287
1999 113 1480
2000 119 1910
2001 98 2423
2002 111 2896
2003 150 3759
2004 148 4349
2005 158 5288
2006 167 6072
2007 166 7656
2008 171 8753
2009 160 10369
2010 156 11791
2011 172 13797
2012 220 14362
2013 203 15588
2014 214 16369
2015 206 16870
2016 215 15970
2017 204 15769
2018 188 16874
2019 209 17686
2020 202 19461
2021 197 20744
2022 200 20049
2023 189 19940

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 36 57 189
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 27 67 223
Law 51 140 388
Law Enforcement 59 123 400
Political Science 50 175 416
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 76 187 464
Public Policy / Administration 80 184 492
Library and Information science 64 221 557
Classics and Ancient History 65 213 559
Sociology 81 259 663
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 77 283 692
Political Economy 89 274 694
Media Studies 109 269 746
Urban and Regional planning 80 350 748
Aesthetics 84 307 751
History 81 323 809
Anthropology 105 330 845
Archaeology 79 339 851
Journalism and Digital Media 81 339 932
Philosophy 71 385 946
Art History 111 399 1000
Linguistics 81 396 1041
Gender Studies 115 383 1191
Demography 80 411 1193
Education Majors 112 400 1231

Economics rankings

London Business School ranked 33rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 204th in the World with 4,575 publications made and 252,279 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Development Studies, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#33 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#70 of 1,366 In Europe
#204 of 5,995 In the World

London Business School
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 44 214
1992 48 286
1993 60 340
1994 60 410
1995 70 591
1996 91 630
1997 98 667
1998 128 882
1999 115 1096
2000 105 1478
2001 98 1867
2002 109 2205
2003 133 2912
2004 128 3299
2005 151 3993
2006 151 4631
2007 163 5873
2008 159 6711
2009 140 8116
2010 141 9356
2011 149 10858
2012 173 11243
2013 155 11943
2014 157 12462
2015 149 12569
2016 174 12017
2017 142 11942
2018 147 12664
2019 157 12987
2020 163 14011
2021 169 15490
2022 138 14619
2023 145 14646

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 6 23
Actuarial Science 4 9 46
Finance 9 14 66
International Economics 28 81 121
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 45 141
International Trade 39 108 175
Environmental Economics 40 187 445
Development Studies 78 223 644
Political Economy 89 274 694

Computer Science rankings

London Business School ranked 73rd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1028th in the World with 3,369 publications made and 216,038 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#73 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#382 of 1,459 In Europe
#1028 of 6,752 In the World

London Business School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 38 188
1992 44 270
1993 39 336
1994 59 391
1995 74 682
1996 79 558
1997 81 604
1998 100 748
1999 80 876
2000 78 1162
2001 56 1331
2002 70 1762
2003 78 2316
2004 101 2596
2005 106 3243
2006 106 3784
2007 96 4674
2008 112 5450
2009 80 6334
2010 78 7354
2011 95 8813
2012 131 9163
2013 121 10106
2014 121 10711
2015 118 10796
2016 107 10564
2017 121 10301
2018 102 11154
2019 120 11963
2020 128 13089
2021 114 13911
2022 110 13468
2023 121 13259

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 21 49 133
Information Technology 18 36 166
Database Administration 25 146 404
Library and Information science 64 221 557
Cyber Security 54 233 627
Machine Learning 64 300 838
Data Science 91 408 1000
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 74 420 1158
Computer Networking 76 425 1210
Neuroscience 87 450 1374
Software Engineering 95 548 1402
Cognitive Science 95 475 1574
Telecommunications 90 571 1825
Computer Vision 95 620 2135

Mathematics rankings

London Business School ranked 55th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 688th in the World with 3,004 publications made and 170,009 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#55 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#264 of 1,388 In Europe
#688 of 6,305 In the World

London Business School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 26 116
1992 31 181
1993 32 198
1994 43 278
1995 43 479
1996 54 417
1997 71 440
1998 76 545
1999 87 658
2000 68 928
2001 58 1065
2002 74 1323
2003 75 1707
2004 91 2055
2005 105 2699
2006 108 3040
2007 114 3885
2008 106 4519
2009 92 5363
2010 97 6072
2011 85 7224
2012 112 7417
2013 110 7914
2014 99 8563
2015 103 8659
2016 103 8391
2017 97 8265
2018 94 8966
2019 89 9721
2020 100 10276
2021 110 11258
2022 84 10742
2023 97 10613

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 9 46
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 45 141
Operations Research 24 71 211
Statistics 59 305 805
Math Teachers 112 455 1533

Environmental Science rankings

London Business School ranked 85th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1380th in the World with 2,631 publications made and 141,011 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#85 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#468 of 1,458 In Europe
#1380 of 6,798 In the World

London Business School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 37 140
1992 32 205
1993 31 230
1994 45 295
1995 60 539
1996 68 465
1997 58 498
1998 81 692
1999 69 761
2000 74 1030
2001 41 1209
2002 57 1502
2003 65 1976
2004 70 2215
2005 74 2703
2006 68 3020
2007 69 3799
2008 70 4365
2009 73 5021
2010 80 5817
2011 88 6823
2012 81 7179
2013 94 7708
2014 90 8218
2015 90 8582
2016 100 8224
2017 84 8165
2018 83 8875
2019 104 9336
2020 93 10478
2021 88 11373
2022 92 11331
2023 106 11216

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 80 350 748
Petrology and Geochemistry 67 374 1030
Geography and Cartography 80 410 1094
Ecology 72 419 1182
Paleontology 90 508 1593
Geology 89 543 1703
Environmental Management 96 562 1850
Oceanography 99 648 2260
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 107 808 3024

Engineering rankings

London Business School ranked 84th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1695th in the World with 2,401 publications made and 137,033 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#84 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#544 of 1,453 In Europe
#1695 of 6,684 In the World

London Business School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 31 143
1992 39 194
1993 30 219
1994 51 316
1995 49 375
1996 54 420
1997 63 441
1998 78 522
1999 54 648
2000 60 836
2001 54 900
2002 51 1158
2003 60 1494
2004 66 1740
2005 63 2215
2006 52 2507
2007 72 3069
2008 73 3555
2009 53 4107
2010 76 4714
2011 60 5465
2012 95 5769
2013 80 6259
2014 77 6453
2015 80 6655
2016 68 6343
2017 76 6239
2018 64 6624
2019 83 7146
2020 86 7596
2021 86 8048
2022 82 7904
2023 86 7750

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 15 61 153
Engineering Management 14 47 165
Operations Research 24 71 211
Industrial Engineering 31 124 313
Construction Management 43 121 332
Systems Engineering 75 384 928
Mechanical Engineering 77 423 1157
Computer Networking 76 425 1210
Biotechnology 74 413 1367
Electrical Engineering 79 532 1668
Acoustical Engineering 95 571 1745
Renewable Energy Engineering 79 530 1807
Telecommunications 90 571 1825
Metallurgical Engineering 80 563 1954
Aerospace Engineering 91 625 2031
Civil Engineering 102 633 2080
Materials Science 89 671 2386
Structural Engineering 106 739 2568
Optical Engineering 100 729 2626
Chemical Engineering 95 727 2924
Nanotechnology 92 750 2991

Physics rankings

London Business School ranked 83rd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1739th in the World with 2,199 publications made and 120,889 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#83 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#550 of 1,446 In Europe
#1739 of 6,603 In the World

London Business School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 25 119
1992 29 172
1993 30 190
1994 45 259
1995 51 307
1996 47 339
1997 63 407
1998 61 460
1999 48 516
2000 59 729
2001 46 803
2002 54 993
2003 58 1264
2004 64 1498
2005 68 1899
2006 52 2141
2007 65 2657
2008 68 3031
2009 58 3514
2010 55 4152
2011 54 4803
2012 85 5157
2013 83 5437
2014 72 5683
2015 79 5938
2016 75 5581
2017 63 5594
2018 72 6019
2019 64 6439
2020 81 6780
2021 79 7271
2022 79 7144
2023 80 7004

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 55 423 1154
Astrophysics and Astronomy 70 447 1243
Quantum and Particle physics 77 513 1593
Acoustical Engineering 95 571 1745
Materials Science 89 671 2386
Optical Engineering 100 729 2626
Nanotechnology 92 750 2991

Psychology rankings

London Business School ranked 88th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1119th in the World with 1,706 publications made and 104,504 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#88 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#379 of 1,414 In Europe
#1119 of 6,528 In the World

London Business School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 10 69
1992 7 95
1993 11 146
1994 17 132
1995 21 176
1996 28 210
1997 37 243
1998 32 302
1999 21 345
2000 32 428
2001 17 524
2002 29 622
2003 38 842
2004 32 1011
2005 42 1451
2006 33 1637
2007 45 2105
2008 69 2490
2009 49 2894
2010 52 3499
2011 42 4287
2012 96 4557
2013 77 4996
2014 66 5523
2015 90 5868
2016 72 5803
2017 73 5825
2018 70 6504
2019 70 7037
2020 99 7904
2021 79 8318
2022 81 8033
2023 81 7954

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 15 116
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 76 187 464
Social Psychology 66 218 574
Education Majors 112 400 1231
Child Psychology 103 432 1290
Neuroscience 87 450 1374
Cognitive Science 95 475 1574
Clinical Psychology 114 556 1932
Psychiatry 109 563 1982

Art & Design rankings

London Business School ranked 94th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 961st in the World with 859 publications made and 37,339 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, 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
#94 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#387 of 1,349 In Europe
#961 of 5,720 In the World

London Business School
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 46
1992 7 60
1993 6 77
1994 11 66
1995 20 164
1996 18 118
1997 15 136
1998 27 183
1999 6 202
2000 17 247
2001 9 332
2002 14 355
2003 25 465
2004 22 658
2005 31 783
2006 22 855
2007 28 1084
2008 26 1252
2009 30 1474
2010 20 1731
2011 27 2000
2012 28 2105
2013 37 2368
2014 33 2629
2015 30 2584
2016 32 2594
2017 35 2483
2018 26 2714
2019 39 2863
2020 34 3183
2021 38 3282
2022 24 3376
2023 27 3338

The following table provides academic rankings for London Business School in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 84 307 751
Fashion Design 76 311 755
Art History 111 399 1000
Literature 115 503 1370

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for London Business School

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Evolutionary Biology 67 362 950
Healthcare Management (MHA) 98 386 1104
Nursing 110 476 1537
Public Health 102 488 1618
Biology 100 610 2266
Health Science 120 593 2310
Botany 100 601 2368
Medicine 111 660 2487
Pathology 110 683 2685
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 116 757 2734
Genetics 106 702 2840
Chemistry 101 736 2869
Surgery 115 771 3012
Biochemistry 114 808 3468
Organic Chemistry 113 929 3983