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London South Bank University ranked 88th in the United Kingdom, 1169th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. London South Bank University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,139 academic publications and 259,460 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 35 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1169 of 14,131 In the World
#452 of 2,785 In Europe
#88 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#72 of 131 In England
#18 of 35 In London
#215 of 1,063 For Social Work
#269 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#365 of 1,555 For Urban and Regional planning
#1117 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1086 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

London South Bank University ranked 85th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1109th in the World with 7,781 publications made and 161,056 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#85 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#416 of 1,502 In Europe
#1109 of 7,088 In the World

London South Bank University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 68 140
1994 92 235
1995 130 272
1996 194 392
1997 155 351
1998 165 474
1999 198 600
2000 183 699
2001 184 833
2002 222 1117
2003 149 1373
2004 134 1578
2005 138 1921
2006 168 2155
2007 191 2453
2008 203 2895
2009 220 3426
2010 175 3666
2011 203 4063
2012 225 4651
2013 219 4956
2014 236 5316
2015 273 5499
2016 256 5831
2017 329 6610
2018 288 7531
2019 349 8844
2020 428 10734
2021 432 12716
2022 373 12709
2023 382 14006
2024 240 12117
2025 186 10462

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 50 69 215
Urban and Regional planning 47 182 365
Special Education 58 131 380
Gender Studies 72 134 409
Public Policy / Administration 67 153 426
Law Enforcement 59 128 427
Media Studies 90 184 494
Occupational Safety and Health 46 148 508
Anthropology 79 196 526
Communications and Public Relations 84 191 529
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 79 222 544
Criminology and Criminal Justice 86 180 547
Political Economy 77 224 547
Human Rights Law 79 232 574
International Relations and Diplomacy 73 219 592
Publishing 87 262 671
Library and Information science 79 282 714
Sociology 84 282 738
Genealogy 82 274 750
Law 85 303 787
Forensic Science 75 269 803
Education Majors 85 270 816
Political Science 82 339 830
Aesthetics 90 345 844
Journalism and Digital Media 82 331 923
Early Childhood Education 82 312 932
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 94 376 979
Art History 109 413 1013
Classics and Ancient History 100 414 1096
History 92 422 1126
Archaeology 89 434 1179
Linguistics 87 441 1223
Philosophy 88 521 1459
Demography 90 468 1504

Engineering rankings

London South Bank University ranked 75th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1431st in the World with 6,104 publications made and 124,599 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#75 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#473 of 1,466 In Europe
#1431 of 6,795 In the World

London South Bank University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 46 162
1994 92 232
1995 119 261
1996 138 309
1997 119 320
1998 120 421
1999 131 470
2000 127 602
2001 118 683
2002 191 952
2003 128 1165
2004 118 1186
2005 114 1443
2006 120 1715
2007 105 1857
2008 99 2113
2009 117 2345
2010 104 2567
2011 120 2978
2012 143 3334
2013 147 3585
2014 163 3881
2015 172 3968
2016 178 4308
2017 242 4826
2018 243 5510
2019 259 6340
2020 353 7804
2021 379 9728
2022 353 10509
2023 372 11574
2024 239 11628
2025 162 10709

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Engineering.

Computer Science rankings

London South Bank University ranked 85th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1347th in the World with 5,641 publications made and 117,910 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#85 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#461 of 1,470 In Europe
#1347 of 6,855 In the World

London South Bank University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 28 123
1994 57 157
1995 72 209
1996 115 234
1997 100 251
1998 93 303
1999 99 358
2000 116 438
2001 112 519
2002 194 787
2003 105 959
2004 102 964
2005 101 1267
2006 123 1455
2007 112 1594
2008 126 1847
2009 127 2159
2010 104 2360
2011 142 2560
2012 128 2943
2013 144 3215
2014 155 3496
2015 197 3698
2016 182 3857
2017 257 4338
2018 229 5177
2019 284 6050
2020 347 7879
2021 361 9423
2022 344 9796
2023 337 10717
2024 221 9579
2025 154 7986

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 32 172 493
Information Technology 62 191 622
Library and Information science 79 282 714
Management Information Systems 88 351 810
Software Engineering 76 372 847
Game Design and Development 82 396 956
Multimedia 88 371 979
Data Science 91 439 1136
Human-Computer Interaction 92 457 1168
Computer Engineering 61 378 1176
Cognitive Science 82 392 1216
Neuroscience 82 417 1247
Cyber Security 92 443 1311
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 82 461 1362
Telecommunications 77 452 1386
Computer Vision 77 452 1387
Computational Linguistics 83 473 1505
Computer Networking 81 480 1509
Computer Graphics 86 553 1608
Blockchain and Cryptography 79 495 1628
Machine Learning 90 525 1749
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 103 655 2575

Physics rankings

London South Bank University ranked 75th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 1543rd in the World with 5,172 publications made and 108,313 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#75 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#495 of 1,460 In Europe
#1543 of 6,729 In the World

London South Bank University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 47 143
1994 72 214
1995 100 261
1996 130 319
1997 112 309
1998 109 385
1999 112 464
2000 108 543
2001 98 627
2002 148 861
2003 119 1118
2004 92 1090
2005 101 1368
2006 105 1531
2007 98 1647
2008 99 1967
2009 106 2097
2010 91 2292
2011 90 2639
2012 124 2901
2013 116 3199
2014 149 3469
2015 148 3581
2016 158 3821
2017 179 4213
2018 193 4709
2019 207 5354
2020 286 6680
2021 327 8448
2022 270 8951
2023 323 10077
2024 203 9892
2025 114 9026

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 58 320 885
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 374 1089
Acoustical Engineering 73 426 1215
Nuclear Physics 65 470 1502
Materials Science 69 479 1577
Quantum and Particle physics 76 507 1583
Condensed Matter Physics 61 477 1664
Astrophysics and Astronomy 87 578 1786
Optical Engineering 78 562 1887
Nanotechnology 71 514 1906
Theoretical Physics 70 592 1948
Atomic and Molecular physics 71 596 2159

Medicine rankings

London South Bank University ranked 82nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1330th in the World with 5,142 publications made and 121,012 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Health Science, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#82 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#409 of 1,437 In Europe
#1330 of 6,793 In the World

London South Bank University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 28 65
1994 38 113
1995 53 114
1996 65 195
1997 69 187
1998 93 272
1999 75 298
2000 95 353
2001 81 489
2002 100 602
2003 80 700
2004 79 859
2005 79 991
2006 99 1198
2007 138 1354
2008 124 1647
2009 127 1970
2010 130 2204
2011 127 2439
2012 134 2805
2013 154 3215
2014 188 3614
2015 202 3803
2016 204 4278
2017 226 5139
2018 222 5884
2019 278 7056
2020 311 9050
2021 379 10598
2022 328 10688
2023 273 11165
2024 244 10403
2025 184 9440

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 50 69 215
Healthcare Management (MHA) 47 126 378
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 50 134 390
Nursing 63 176 515
Optometry 43 182 528
Family medicine 61 244 746
Health Science 80 252 751
Clinical Psychology 72 270 781
Forensic Science 75 269 803
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 70 272 814
Medical Physics 58 320 885
Occupational Therapy 74 329 895
Audiology 70 331 958
Critical Care Nursing 74 338 995
Physical Therapy 86 373 1016
Sports Medicine 89 383 1024
Psychiatry 79 351 1055
Gerontology 90 362 1073
Public Health 80 376 1141
Pediatrics 70 341 1212
Ophthalmology 77 427 1392
Biomedical Engineering 70 466 1440
Pathology 82 430 1455
Surgery 79 424 1459
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 59 407 1517
Anesthesiology 82 440 1576
Cardiology 77 479 1581
Anatomy and Physiology 86 489 1617
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 89 501 1672
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 80 529 1692
Oncology and Cancer research 73 467 1742
Pharmacology 85 487 1939
Virology 89 517 2031
Immunology 96 605 2473

Environmental Science rankings

London South Bank University ranked 88th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1510th in the World with 5,064 publications made and 108,846 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#88 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#497 of 1,464 In Europe
#1510 of 6,888 In the World

London South Bank University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 41 106
1994 59 168
1995 101 191
1996 109 278
1997 107 274
1998 114 377
1999 124 403
2000 109 554
2001 106 606
2002 125 829
2003 111 1029
2004 73 1092
2005 81 1389
2006 98 1582
2007 88 1783
2008 93 2039
2009 117 2300
2010 110 2524
2011 115 2861
2012 139 3158
2013 122 3477
2014 144 3762
2015 161 3776
2016 172 4078
2017 214 4596
2018 184 5164
2019 203 6106
2020 306 7565
2021 337 9495
2022 299 9723
2023 327 10717
2024 192 9506
2025 102 8116

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 47 182 365
Environmental Management 75 415 1266
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 71 447 1304
Geotechnical Engineering 68 411 1309
Geography and Cartography 88 469 1317
Earth science and Geophysics 68 437 1424
Environmental Engineering 73 459 1600
Geology 83 516 1611
Paleontology 87 503 1623
Oceanography 79 522 1625
Ecology 89 523 1702
Petrology and Geochemistry 88 581 1900
Environmental Chemistry 77 558 2060
Agricultural Science 95 621 2534
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 108 664 2827

Biology rankings

London South Bank University ranked 89th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1978th in the World with 4,977 publications made and 115,057 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#89 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#553 of 1,449 In Europe
#1978 of 6,841 In the World

London South Bank University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 31 114
1994 45 168
1995 70 172
1996 85 260
1997 95 281
1998 93 322
1999 92 387
2000 92 463
2001 91 588
2002 113 815
2003 86 997
2004 77 1086
2005 85 1280
2006 99 1525
2007 94 1652
2008 86 2023
2009 97 2267
2010 97 2477
2011 98 2856
2012 114 3089
2013 140 3363
2014 154 3961
2015 155 3971
2016 188 4372
2017 181 4924
2018 201 5673
2019 251 6741
2020 319 8558
2021 383 10389
2022 333 10916
2023 312 11947
2024 228 11017
2025 170 9848

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 50 134 390
Neuroscience 82 417 1247
Nutrition and Food Science 62 392 1337
Paleontology 87 503 1623
Microbiology 76 453 1716
Oncology and Cancer research 73 467 1742
Nanotechnology 71 514 1906
Evolutionary Biology 93 593 1908
Pharmacology 85 487 1939
Virology 89 517 2031
Biotechnology 96 549 2162
Genetics 90 562 2171
Botany 95 582 2335
Biochemistry 90 594 2343
Immunology 96 605 2473
Molecular Biology 96 615 2503
Agricultural Science 95 621 2534
Zoology 104 636 2551
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 103 655 2575
Horticulture 91 601 2706
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 108 664 2827

Chemistry rankings

London South Bank University ranked 79th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 1886th in the World with 3,862 publications made and 94,919 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#79 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#551 of 1,417 In Europe
#1886 of 6,561 In the World

London South Bank University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 37 118
1994 60 177
1995 81 184
1996 87 272
1997 96 268
1998 97 289
1999 87 365
2000 86 452
2001 79 520
2002 101 768
2003 85 966
2004 80 969
2005 88 1107
2006 86 1342
2007 81 1497
2008 56 1713
2009 71 1809
2010 53 1975
2011 60 2411
2012 95 2594
2013 86 2782
2014 92 3166
2015 90 3026
2016 101 3467
2017 123 3893
2018 143 4381
2019 145 4956
2020 233 6164
2021 269 7596
2022 210 8265
2023 232 9021
2024 132 9206
2025 94 8501

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 57 337 938
Nutrition and Food Science 62 392 1337
Materials Science 69 479 1577
Chemical Engineering 73 504 1897
Petrology and Geochemistry 88 581 1900
Organic Chemistry 75 535 1905
Nanotechnology 71 514 1906
Environmental Chemistry 77 558 2060
Physical chemistry 78 581 2158
Inorganic Chemistry 75 558 2180
Computational Chemistry 72 606 2337
Biochemistry 90 594 2343
Radiochemistry 80 591 2690

Psychology rankings

London South Bank University ranked 83rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1120th in the World with 3,858 publications made and 94,238 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#83 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#371 of 1,424 In Europe
#1120 of 6,663 In the World

London South Bank University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 12 51
1994 19 83
1995 41 95
1996 53 141
1997 50 148
1998 49 206
1999 71 265
2000 70 293
2001 54 371
2002 79 455
2003 56 587
2004 49 658
2005 71 901
2006 69 932
2007 100 1110
2008 85 1384
2009 86 1696
2010 97 1951
2011 115 2186
2012 114 2551
2013 124 2806
2014 154 3144
2015 164 3312
2016 161 3562
2017 189 4032
2018 176 4596
2019 214 5579
2020 244 7044
2021 277 8269
2022 237 8156
2023 217 8735
2024 161 7909
2025 140 7253

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 50 69 215
Sexology 53 99 356
Special Education 58 131 380
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 79 222 544
Child Psychology 73 267 758
Clinical Psychology 72 270 781
Education Majors 85 270 816
Occupational Therapy 74 329 895
Social Psychology 87 335 914
Psychiatry 79 351 1055
Cognitive Science 82 392 1216
Neuroscience 82 417 1247

Business rankings

London South Bank University ranked 84th for Business in the United Kingdom and 979th in the World with 3,564 publications made and 72,491 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#84 of 146 In the United Kingdom
#385 of 1,436 In Europe
#979 of 6,366 In the World

London South Bank University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 23 69
1994 44 104
1995 66 137
1996 77 174
1997 71 174
1998 72 263
1999 80 290
2000 88 381
2001 89 454
2002 110 594
2003 70 763
2004 62 827
2005 59 982
2006 79 1151
2007 71 1258
2008 84 1399
2009 107 1583
2010 107 1708
2011 104 1845
2012 91 2117
2013 98 2292
2014 105 2326
2015 110 2335
2016 113 2483
2017 170 2688
2018 139 3086
2019 171 3431
2020 201 4340
2021 201 5201
2022 186 5090
2023 190 5732
2024 86 4613
2025 67 3900

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 29 98 269
Public Policy / Administration 67 153 426
Occupational Safety and Health 46 148 508
Real Estate 39 183 577
International Trade 74 347 600
Engineering Management 60 229 655
Project Management 72 287 656
International Business 74 359 662
Human Resource Management 78 276 699
Management Information Systems 88 351 810
Advertising 90 318 859
Marketing 82 350 899
Entertainment Industry Business 101 360 965
Investment Banking and Stock trading 70 359 995
Hospitality and Hotel Management 93 398 1024
Finance 81 424 1054
Operations Research 74 367 1080
Management 83 409 1117
Accounting 88 417 1130

Economics rankings

London South Bank University ranked 79th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 775th in the World with 3,005 publications made and 61,886 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#79 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#299 of 1,391 In Europe
#775 of 6,188 In the World

London South Bank University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 19 52
1994 27 79
1995 50 107
1996 74 157
1997 69 163
1998 42 216
1999 72 275
2000 68 312
2001 80 413
2002 83 477
2003 66 630
2004 51 691
2005 51 830
2006 71 898
2007 81 1097
2008 84 1226
2009 111 1509
2010 89 1545
2011 78 1712
2012 96 1910
2013 92 2095
2014 90 2175
2015 116 2159
2016 104 2283
2017 128 2433
2018 112 2808
2019 133 3136
2020 170 3785
2021 159 4377
2022 154 4440
2023 145 4700
2024 89 3732
2025 47 3114

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 77 224 547
International Economics 68 340 567
Development Studies 68 195 580
International Relations and Diplomacy 73 219 592
International Trade 74 347 600
Environmental Economics 55 282 695
Investment Banking and Stock trading 70 359 995
Finance 81 424 1054
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 78 472 1235

Mathematics rankings

London South Bank University ranked 88th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 1447th in the World with 2,709 publications made and 58,056 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#88 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#486 of 1,406 In Europe
#1447 of 6,434 In the World

London South Bank University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 19 73
1994 28 101
1995 31 131
1996 48 131
1997 32 145
1998 33 196
1999 42 224
2000 47 279
2001 51 285
2002 83 424
2003 60 535
2004 57 597
2005 51 753
2006 42 840
2007 51 838
2008 47 1128
2009 65 1215
2010 65 1264
2011 81 1432
2012 72 1654
2013 80 1812
2014 87 2083
2015 110 2040
2016 107 2181
2017 132 2468
2018 97 2958
2019 146 3631
2020 176 4469
2021 188 5470
2022 169 5444
2023 122 5819
2024 77 4429
2025 47 3480

The following table provides academic rankings for London South Bank University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 81 273 858
Operations Research 74 367 1080
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 78 472 1235
Statistics 89 491 1458
Blockchain and Cryptography 79 495 1628
Applied Mathematics 74 617 2084

Art & Design rankings

London South Bank University ranked 94th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1017th in the World with 1,578 publications made and 25,487 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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 151 In the United Kingdom
#398 of 1,385 In Europe
#1017 of 6,010 In the World

London South Bank University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 6 21
1994 12 31
1995 20 44
1996 31 77
1997 26 57
1998 32 83
1999 47 115
2000 46 118
2001 29 139
2002 53 188
2003 36 255
2004 20 252
2005 33 353
2006 31 373
2007 50 409
2008 35 522
2009 40 650
2010 37 654
2011 44 706
2012 47 914
2013 40 912
2014 52 990
2015 60 1011
2016 66 975
2017 79 1151
2018 59 1313
2019 77 1517
2020 94 1815
2021 74 2149
2022 76 2140
2023 94 2312
2024 46 2119
2025 28 1704

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 26 39 108
Performing arts 85 272 609
Creative Writing 89 249 618
Interior Design 57 278 733
Aesthetics 90 345 844
Cinematography 106 337 851
Graphic Design 63 320 868
Music 86 323 870
Singing and Vocal Performance 85 329 940
Game Design and Development 82 396 956
Entertainment Industry Business 101 360 965
Multimedia 88 371 979
Art History 109 413 1013
Fashion Design 93 414 1043
Literature 103 416 1098
Architecture 85 462 1154
Computer Graphics 86 553 1608