London Business School: Rankings

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London Business School ranked 78th in the United Kingdom, 929th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 104 research topics. London Business School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,755 academic publications and 575,606 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#929 of 14,131 In the World
#376 of 2,785 In Europe
#78 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#64 of 131 In England
#15 of 35 In London
#25 of 1,928 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#55 of 1,255 For Actuarial Science
#67 of 5,035 For Finance
#949 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#669 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 101 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

London Business School ranked 74th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 821st in the World with 6,166 publications made and 445,257 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#74 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#334 of 1,502 In Europe
#821 of 7,088 In the World

London Business School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 84 699
1994 85 888
1995 109 1308
1996 126 1268
1997 146 1374
1998 166 1767
1999 115 2049
2000 115 2665
2001 104 3280
2002 116 4002
2003 160 5239
2004 156 5747
2005 165 7034
2006 178 8176
2007 183 10019
2008 177 11784
2009 179 13586
2010 183 15789
2011 211 18187
2012 218 18685
2013 227 19798
2014 228 21019
2015 224 21661
2016 226 21028
2017 221 21200
2018 199 22604
2019 223 23294
2020 230 26789
2021 233 28146
2022 214 25775
2023 191 26346
2024 87 21692
2025 43 17362

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 57 191
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 31 79 270
Law Enforcement 57 124 416
Law 54 160 434
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 71 182 462
Political Science 52 199 469
Public Policy / Administration 80 203 543
Library and Information science 70 243 611
Classics and Ancient History 67 234 611
Political Economy 87 269 669
Media Studies 109 267 697
Sociology 85 283 742
Urban and Regional planning 79 373 770
Aesthetics 87 321 779
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 83 325 830
History 82 355 909
Archaeology 80 357 935
Anthropology 107 353 945
Philosophy 76 416 1076
Linguistics 82 408 1106
Art History 114 448 1126
Journalism and Digital Media 92 403 1177
Gender Studies 117 414 1286
Demography 83 433 1325
Education Majors 114 473 1526

Business rankings

London Business School ranked 26th for Business in the United Kingdom and 202nd in the World with 6,116 publications made and 496,447 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#26 of 146 In the United Kingdom
#63 of 1,436 In Europe
#202 of 6,366 In the World

London Business School
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 84 684
1994 83 898
1995 109 1281
1996 119 1313
1997 136 1355
1998 182 1705
1999 124 2030
2000 137 2726
2001 129 3231
2002 135 3990
2003 175 5473
2004 163 5759
2005 185 7138
2006 189 8462
2007 212 10144
2008 199 12079
2009 188 14248
2010 202 16500
2011 223 19341
2012 223 19904
2013 222 20663
2014 191 21666
2015 198 22102
2016 212 21073
2017 192 21244
2018 191 22218
2019 193 22354
2020 203 25185
2021 200 26451
2022 182 24089
2023 178 24337
2024 88 21169
2025 38 17248

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 25
Actuarial Science 5 11 55
Finance 9 14 67
Risk Management 12 19 67
Accounting 7 10 74
Entrepreneurship 12 35 79
Project Management 17 39 84
International Business 22 60 112
Marketing 17 36 129
Tax Law 13 48 164
Management Information Systems 24 67 171
Human Resource Management 18 57 182
International Trade 41 127 212
Operations Research 26 83 246
Advertising 37 74 253
Management 30 78 262
Engineering Management 25 80 274
Supply Chain Management 27 88 289
Construction Management 51 166 442
Public Policy / Administration 80 203 543
Real Estate 41 195 603

Economics rankings

London Business School ranked 32nd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 213th in the World with 4,905 publications made and 367,173 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Development Studies, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#32 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#74 of 1,391 In Europe
#213 of 6,188 In the World

London Business School
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 71 475
1994 60 588
1995 72 841
1996 98 880
1997 106 922
1998 133 1224
1999 116 1476
2000 104 2025
2001 104 2534
2002 115 3076
2003 138 4095
2004 130 4371
2005 159 5410
2006 169 6397
2007 171 7781
2008 162 9109
2009 149 10910
2010 167 12593
2011 178 14625
2012 173 14953
2013 175 15346
2014 166 16070
2015 158 16347
2016 179 15794
2017 158 15824
2018 159 16332
2019 168 16590
2020 183 19225
2021 179 20359
2022 145 18377
2023 139 18863
2024 60 15633
2025 24 12332

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 25
Actuarial Science 5 11 55
Finance 9 14 67
International Economics 30 89 137
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 46 143
International Trade 41 127 212
Environmental Economics 51 250 622
Political Economy 87 269 669
Development Studies 79 242 698

Computer Science rankings

London Business School ranked 76th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1092nd in the World with 3,643 publications made and 296,840 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#76 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#389 of 1,470 In Europe
#1092 of 6,855 In the World

London Business School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 45 458
1994 56 546
1995 72 931
1996 79 830
1997 82 828
1998 102 1032
1999 82 1213
2000 75 1612
2001 59 1845
2002 71 2498
2003 90 3220
2004 111 3416
2005 113 4385
2006 114 5131
2007 110 6057
2008 119 7338
2009 87 8345
2010 90 9732
2011 115 11434
2012 132 11701
2013 132 12704
2014 125 13459
2015 123 13736
2016 113 13456
2017 135 13566
2018 112 14825
2019 126 15172
2020 146 17261
2021 132 18040
2022 120 16812
2023 114 16808
2024 57 12485
2025 30 9562

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 24 67 171
Information Technology 24 54 237
Database Administration 22 132 369
Library and Information science 70 243 611
Cyber Security 57 250 687
Machine Learning 60 292 849
Data Science 93 446 1163
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 80 447 1309
Computer Networking 78 438 1311
Neuroscience 92 483 1536
Software Engineering 97 588 1604
Cognitive Science 96 506 1738
Telecommunications 91 601 2017
Computer Vision 94 621 2209

Mathematics rankings

London Business School ranked 53rd for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 705th in the World with 3,225 publications made and 236,840 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#53 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#261 of 1,406 In Europe
#705 of 6,434 In the World

London Business School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 37 282
1994 38 358
1995 45 630
1996 55 583
1997 72 599
1998 71 752
1999 85 888
2000 68 1219
2001 61 1434
2002 76 1810
2003 82 2437
2004 91 2673
2005 109 3635
2006 116 4186
2007 125 5128
2008 107 6182
2009 103 7113
2010 114 8196
2011 105 9551
2012 105 9657
2013 157 10181
2014 105 10953
2015 104 11198
2016 109 10907
2017 102 10858
2018 104 11710
2019 98 12145
2020 105 13749
2021 122 14509
2022 96 13241
2023 98 13235
2024 32 8741
2025 12 6324

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 5 11 55
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 46 143
Operations Research 26 83 246
Statistics 58 289 773
Math Teachers 113 544 1988

Environmental Science rankings

London Business School ranked 87th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1478th in the World with 2,858 publications made and 201,448 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#87 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#491 of 1,464 In Europe
#1478 of 6,888 In the World

London Business School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 34 337
1994 40 414
1995 63 720
1996 67 660
1997 62 688
1998 78 959
1999 67 1036
2000 71 1371
2001 42 1645
2002 62 2091
2003 77 2700
2004 73 2895
2005 76 3621
2006 79 4135
2007 81 4899
2008 74 5871
2009 79 6563
2010 89 7798
2011 105 8809
2012 85 9217
2013 118 9743
2014 91 10467
2015 95 11180
2016 100 10628
2017 87 10850
2018 98 11829
2019 111 12069
2020 109 14244
2021 111 15065
2022 99 14195
2023 102 14503
2024 47 11857
2025 22 9553

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 79 373 770
Petrology and Geochemistry 67 370 1041
Geography and Cartography 83 447 1247
Ecology 74 429 1262
Paleontology 91 524 1729
Geology 90 551 1797
Environmental Management 100 619 2184
Oceanography 99 638 2225
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 108 814 3081

Engineering rankings

London Business School ranked 85th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1821st in the World with 2,599 publications made and 179,070 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#85 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#561 of 1,466 In Europe
#1821 of 6,795 In the World

London Business School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 36 305
1994 49 425
1995 49 540
1996 52 597
1997 63 597
1998 82 734
1999 53 872
2000 59 1157
2001 55 1220
2002 51 1631
2003 68 2124
2004 69 2253
2005 69 2939
2006 62 3406
2007 80 3963
2008 75 4686
2009 60 5390
2010 85 6271
2011 75 7074
2012 94 7409
2013 89 7778
2014 74 8175
2015 76 8326
2016 77 8007
2017 86 8083
2018 75 8666
2019 86 9005
2020 100 10174
2021 100 10466
2022 94 9788
2023 82 9656
2024 44 7868
2025 18 6457

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 63 157
Operations Research 26 83 246
Engineering Management 25 80 274
Construction Management 51 166 442
Industrial Engineering 36 187 470
Systems Engineering 76 423 1046
Mechanical Engineering 77 436 1215
Computer Networking 78 438 1311
Biotechnology 79 454 1590
Electrical Engineering 83 553 1857
Renewable Energy Engineering 78 542 1890
Metallurgical Engineering 79 551 1927
Acoustical Engineering 99 619 1998
Telecommunications 91 601 2017
Civil Engineering 98 613 2027
Aerospace Engineering 92 648 2149
Materials Science 90 682 2480
Structural Engineering 105 764 2703
Optical Engineering 99 743 2768
Nanotechnology 94 771 3115
Chemical Engineering 97 760 3122

Physics rankings

London Business School ranked 83rd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1861st in the World with 2,419 publications made and 160,681 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#83 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#570 of 1,460 In Europe
#1861 of 6,729 In the World

London Business School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 32 263
1994 41 345
1995 50 448
1996 46 483
1997 67 529
1998 65 624
1999 47 708
2000 58 970
2001 48 1084
2002 50 1404
2003 61 1752
2004 66 1962
2005 72 2534
2006 62 2971
2007 68 3449
2008 68 4035
2009 60 4613
2010 71 5576
2011 62 6231
2012 81 6565
2013 131 6834
2014 68 7230
2015 82 7520
2016 85 7066
2017 73 7254
2018 80 7865
2019 74 8291
2020 91 9158
2021 95 9510
2022 85 8946
2023 84 8883
2024 50 7091
2025 13 5560

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 52 388 1029
Astrophysics and Astronomy 72 448 1278
Quantum and Particle physics 79 526 1687
Acoustical Engineering 99 619 1998
Materials Science 90 682 2480
Optical Engineering 99 743 2768
Nanotechnology 94 771 3115

Psychology rankings

London Business School ranked 91st for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1220th in the World with 1,836 publications made and 146,823 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#91 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#401 of 1,424 In Europe
#1220 of 6,663 In the World

London Business School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 11 175
1994 15 184
1995 22 267
1996 24 293
1997 36 350
1998 31 395
1999 22 479
2000 28 578
2001 16 709
2002 30 891
2003 40 1181
2004 39 1279
2005 45 1948
2006 35 2244
2007 52 2701
2008 68 3309
2009 45 3753
2010 71 4636
2011 56 5608
2012 92 5843
2013 77 6313
2014 76 7089
2015 96 7438
2016 77 7504
2017 73 7745
2018 73 8714
2019 77 9229
2020 105 10484
2021 85 10875
2022 85 10259
2023 85 10062
2024 35 7378
2025 19 5735

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 8 20 149
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 71 182 462
Social Psychology 64 216 586
Child Psychology 106 468 1466
Education Majors 114 473 1526
Neuroscience 92 483 1536
Cognitive Science 96 506 1738
Clinical Psychology 115 584 2103
Psychiatry 110 596 2176

Art & Design rankings

London Business School ranked 96th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1051st in the World with 949 publications made and 54,857 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
#96 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#409 of 1,385 In Europe
#1051 of 6,010 In the World

London Business School
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 111
1994 11 81
1995 17 217
1996 17 150
1997 17 192
1998 26 236
1999 7 276
2000 20 364
2001 9 458
2002 14 539
2003 26 691
2004 23 829
2005 35 1036
2006 26 1195
2007 27 1411
2008 32 1643
2009 32 1946
2010 29 2324
2011 34 2573
2012 31 2683
2013 45 2975
2014 30 3354
2015 33 3261
2016 37 3210
2017 39 3268
2018 29 3537
2019 39 3717
2020 40 4235
2021 43 4459
2022 28 4317
2023 27 4194
2024 14 3138
2025 7 2689

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 87 321 779
Fashion Design 78 329 805
Art History 114 448 1126
Literature 117 554 1606

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for London Business School

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Evolutionary Biology 67 364 971
Healthcare Management (MHA) 101 414 1234
Nursing 110 516 1744
Public Health 104 529 1854
Virology 87 495 1880
Biology 101 635 2448
Botany 102 625 2578
Medicine 111 683 2656
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 115 748 2709
Pathology 110 694 2804
Health Science 123 683 2831
Genetics 107 721 2979
Chemistry 103 750 2984
Surgery 117 817 3348
Biochemistry 116 831 3620
Physical chemistry 109 905 3740
Organic Chemistry 115 946 4118