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Loughborough University ranked 36th in the United Kingdom, 348th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 27 research topics. Loughborough University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,251 academic publications and 1,277,787 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 140 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#348 of 14,131 In the World
#135 of 2,785 In Europe
#36 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#29 of 131 In England
#7 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#10 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#14 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#387 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#364 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 24 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Loughborough University ranked 20th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 287th in the World with 35,928 publications made and 765,927 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#94 of 1,453 In Europe
#287 of 6,684 In the World

Loughborough University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 340 1297
1992 378 1357
1993 409 1556
1994 526 1870
1995 518 1975
1996 547 2397
1997 537 2668
1998 563 2948
1999 585 3564
2000 674 4304
2001 644 4785
2002 830 6166
2003 751 6741
2004 738 7717
2005 882 9248
2006 1047 11158
2007 982 13080
2008 1134 14494
2009 1203 17495
2010 1198 20657
2011 1173 24126
2012 1304 26904
2013 1268 30464
2014 1220 33163
2015 1326 34682
2016 1249 37165
2017 1314 39768
2018 1347 44286
2019 1442 50275
2020 1527 58923
2021 1525 67268
2022 1462 69936
2023 1365 71192

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 1 7
Engineering Management 1 1 10
Product and Industrial Design 3 7 21
Aviation 3 6 21
Industrial Engineering 1 7 29
Architectural Engineering 3 12 37
Technical Drawing 4 11 53
Transportation Engineering 6 13 71
Automotive Engineering 6 21 71
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 22 84
Systems Engineering 9 26 90
Operations Research 12 31 121
Human-Computer Interaction 14 44 123
Nuclear Engineering 9 49 139
Automation and Control engineering 10 39 140
Mechanical Engineering 14 44 157
Architecture 14 66 161
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 50 175
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 69 180
Civil Engineering 17 51 185
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 67 188
Marine Engineering 27 72 213
Aerospace Engineering 18 65 214
Structural Engineering 19 58 214
Biochemical Engineering 21 103 219
Acoustical Engineering 19 68 228
Geotechnical Engineering 18 62 229
Electrical Engineering 18 70 259
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 77 263
Telecommunications 22 77 275
Environmental Engineering 18 87 285
Biomedical Engineering 22 98 290
Materials Science 20 100 305
Metallurgical Engineering 18 92 305
Robotics 19 98 313
Computer Engineering 20 100 316
Computer Networking 23 96 318
Agricultural Engineering 20 109 324
Electronic Engineering 25 110 342
Petroleum Engineering 24 93 344
Chemical Engineering 19 95 357
Optical Engineering 28 135 360
Nanotechnology 23 115 380
Remote Sensing 33 166 431
Mining Engineering 35 138 462
Biotechnology 35 178 482
Landscape Architecture 62 296 731

Physics rankings

Loughborough University ranked 25th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 312th in the World with 31,713 publications made and 704,938 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#116 of 1,446 In Europe
#312 of 6,603 In the World

Loughborough University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 310 1245
1992 342 1318
1993 342 1452
1994 444 1831
1995 478 1954
1996 473 2408
1997 484 2650
1998 509 2931
1999 522 3500
2000 578 4151
2001 546 4575
2002 697 5771
2003 684 6163
2004 699 7340
2005 801 8633
2006 892 10289
2007 878 12124
2008 986 13399
2009 1054 15930
2010 1064 18821
2011 1012 21667
2012 1135 24274
2013 1117 27276
2014 1067 29539
2015 1148 30987
2016 1109 33122
2017 1173 35263
2018 1195 39350
2019 1282 44411
2020 1350 51678
2021 1355 58886
2022 1263 60426
2023 1174 61881

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 50 175
Acoustical Engineering 19 68 228
Theoretical Physics 23 132 272
Materials Science 20 100 305
Quantum and Particle physics 25 120 313
Optical Engineering 28 135 360
Nuclear Physics 28 159 374
Astrophysics and Astronomy 36 158 379
Nanotechnology 23 115 380
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 198 436
Condensed Matter Physics 29 183 443
Medical Physics 46 241 610
Astrobiology 49 244 629
Biophysics 44 264 706

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Loughborough University ranked 31st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 262nd in the World with 29,288 publications made and 655,780 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#31 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#97 of 1,492 In Europe
#262 of 7,020 In the World

Loughborough University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 248 618
1992 331 851
1993 341 877
1994 386 1156
1995 370 1356
1996 429 1672
1997 388 1742
1998 375 1985
1999 448 2256
2000 448 2793
2001 449 3033
2002 558 4053
2003 545 4553
2004 568 5620
2005 660 6873
2006 742 8292
2007 780 10281
2008 895 11582
2009 930 14321
2010 958 16792
2011 994 19885
2012 1167 23073
2013 1108 27345
2014 1045 29259
2015 1155 31052
2016 1113 32059
2017 1200 32973
2018 1269 37381
2019 1260 43617
2020 1526 51596
2021 1531 59731
2022 1328 60599
2023 1330 61055

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 4 19
Occupational Safety and Health 6 8 51
Publishing 12 14 66
Media Studies 23 24 73
Communications and Public Relations 14 19 74
Urban and Regional planning 18 38 88
Gender Studies 20 22 97
Anthropology 23 34 102
Broadcast Journalism 11 25 104
Radio and Television broadcasting 15 36 131
Public Policy / Administration 29 45 134
Political Economy 35 55 134
International Relations and Diplomacy 33 50 141
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 47 149
Aesthetics 30 54 156
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 17 46 157
Education Majors 22 35 169
Law 30 53 179
Sociology 30 57 192
Political Science 29 67 194
Library and Information science 34 71 214
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 82 218
Archaeology 29 79 225
History 33 79 227
Criminology and Criminal Justice 41 58 228
Art History 48 93 235
Social Work 57 73 235
Human Rights Law 46 91 236
Journalism and Digital Media 29 77 267
Law Enforcement 46 82 280
Linguistics 33 105 289
Genealogy 46 106 311
Classics and Ancient History 49 126 322
Philosophy 33 159 356
Special Education 59 132 375
Demography 44 163 448
Early Childhood Education 48 131 461
Military science 68 148 494
International Law 74 240 586
Forensic Science 77 279 824

Computer Science rankings

Loughborough University ranked 29th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 321st in the World with 26,401 publications made and 569,505 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#114 of 1,459 In Europe
#321 of 6,752 In the World

Loughborough University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 249 693
1992 235 886
1993 285 947
1994 358 1155
1995 371 1281
1996 395 1655
1997 356 1737
1998 355 1914
1999 385 2256
2000 442 2839
2001 393 2929
2002 576 4198
2003 529 4533
2004 508 5200
2005 627 6631
2006 725 7929
2007 749 9483
2008 834 10346
2009 899 12761
2010 905 14791
2011 921 17222
2012 1014 20037
2013 972 22528
2014 933 24621
2015 953 25412
2016 949 27015
2017 996 28411
2018 1086 31796
2019 1122 37730
2020 1221 44148
2021 1309 51584
2022 1159 53564
2023 1180 53924

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 2 3 14
Management Information Systems 5 10 38
UX/UI Desgin 9 35 90
Multimedia 10 29 113
Human-Computer Interaction 14 44 123
Software Engineering 13 49 130
Game Design and Development 13 49 147
Library and Information science 34 71 214
Cyber Security 24 79 255
Computer Graphics 21 95 260
Telecommunications 22 77 275
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 107 305
Robotics 19 98 313
Web Design and Development 22 119 313
Computer Engineering 20 100 316
Computer Networking 23 96 318
Data Science 45 132 320
Database Administration 18 121 333
Computer Vision 28 122 336
Machine Learning 31 123 370
Animation 29 146 382
Cognitive Science 39 141 383
Neuroscience 39 188 478
Computational Linguistics 44 196 491
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 195 545
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 255 636

Environmental Science rankings

Loughborough University ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 325th in the World with 26,112 publications made and 624,808 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#117 of 1,458 In Europe
#325 of 6,798 In the World

Loughborough University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 202 838
1992 240 958
1993 243 1063
1994 359 1243
1995 326 1490
1996 334 1609
1997 337 1802
1998 361 1997
1999 382 2327
2000 444 2994
2001 394 3097
2002 501 4048
2003 482 4507
2004 519 5439
2005 613 6443
2006 707 8022
2007 693 9647
2008 821 10813
2009 845 13081
2010 865 15775
2011 872 18662
2012 995 21612
2013 946 24976
2014 947 26836
2015 1050 28544
2016 1029 30431
2017 1024 31985
2018 1073 36269
2019 1188 41143
2020 1348 48782
2021 1344 56272
2022 1235 58577
2023 1103 59146

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 18 38 88
Hydrology and Water resources management 14 44 180
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 68 218
Geotechnical Engineering 18 62 229
Geography and Cartography 27 81 236
Environmental Engineering 18 87 285
Environmental Management 23 91 293
Oceanography 27 100 293
Earth science and Geophysics 28 110 319
Geology 32 133 361
Ecology 35 136 375
Paleontology 37 154 411
Mining Engineering 35 138 462
Agricultural Science 38 163 498
Environmental Chemistry 33 193 503
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 196 516
Forestry 38 184 518
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 55 273 825

Chemistry rankings

Loughborough University ranked 35th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 460th in the World with 25,256 publications made and 598,983 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#35 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#177 of 1,401 In Europe
#460 of 6,447 In the World

Loughborough University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 244 1268
1992 289 1196
1993 287 1419
1994 410 1805
1995 435 2015
1996 418 2262
1997 431 2594
1998 441 2964
1999 462 3519
2000 500 4103
2001 498 4636
2002 563 5351
2003 567 5919
2004 572 7068
2005 648 7995
2006 720 9824
2007 698 11316
2008 792 12513
2009 823 14631
2010 825 17072
2011 786 19602
2012 865 21660
2013 838 23560
2014 803 25574
2015 900 26545
2016 854 28022
2017 857 30170
2018 868 33571
2019 977 37598
2020 1052 44300
2021 972 50978
2022 942 53229
2023 932 54407

The following table provides academic rankings for Loughborough University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 69 180
Biochemical Engineering 21 103 219
Pharmacy 20 116 256
Materials Science 20 100 305
Physical chemistry 21 98 312
Chemical Engineering 19 95 357
Nanotechnology 23 115 380
Organic Chemistry 33 164 427
Inorganic Chemistry 31 181 497
Environmental Chemistry 33 193 503
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 196 516
Nutrition and Food Science 28 186 531
Computational Chemistry 32 244 557
Biochemistry 38 231 637
Radiochemistry 26 202 764

Biology rankings

Loughborough University ranked 39th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 548th in the World with 24,779 publications made and 664,204 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#39 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#198 of 1,445 In Europe
#548 of 6,770 In the World

Loughborough University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 203 1046
1992 222 1161
1993 252 1311
1994 319 1623
1995 346 1762
1996 337 2138
1997 343 2402
1998 353 2866
1999 405 3291
2000 427 3915
2001 418 4330
2002 474 5158
2003 520 5864
2004 524 7163
2005 600 8454
2006 666 10123
2007 675 11885
2008 764 13300
2009 784 15573
2010 851 18240
2011 844 20995
2012 855 23582
2013 893 26587
2014 873 28764
2015 955 30048
2016 969 31746
2017 956 33676
2018 1000 37768
2019 1086 43142
2020 1258 51365
2021 1224 59219
2022 1149 60974
2023 1094 61449

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 15 54 164
Nanotechnology 23 115 380
Paleontology 37 154 411
Neuroscience 39 188 478
Biotechnology 35 178 482
Evolutionary Biology 41 190 486
Agricultural Science 38 163 498
Forestry 38 184 518
Nutrition and Food Science 28 186 531
Pharmacology 34 183 542
Astrobiology 49 244 629
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 255 636
Biochemistry 38 231 637
Botany 44 240 684
Biophysics 44 264 706
Genetics 44 275 757
Zoology 52 280 771
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 55 273 825
Horticulture 45 266 826
Immunology 43 286 874
Toxicology 52 296 968
Molecular Biology 52 324 980
Microbiology 56 347 1049
Oncology and Cancer research 58 366 1229
Virology 61 369 1294

Business rankings

Loughborough University ranked 17th for Business in the United Kingdom and 129th in the World with 16,524 publications made and 364,478 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#34 of 1,414 In Europe
#129 of 6,187 In the World

Loughborough University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 142 324
1992 173 416
1993 194 422
1994 212 509
1995 228 674
1996 251 793
1997 240 900
1998 257 991
1999 267 1166
2000 281 1519
2001 271 1610
2002 357 2359
2003 349 2491
2004 351 3025
2005 419 3777
2006 459 4751
2007 487 5909
2008 533 6498
2009 571 8353
2010 523 9596
2011 553 11280
2012 620 12930
2013 585 15327
2014 605 16394
2015 668 16994
2016 606 17758
2017 622 18422
2018 664 20543
2019 672 23810
2020 768 27765
2021 891 32081
2022 709 32415
2023 713 32764

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 1 7
Engineering Management 1 1 10
Project Management 6 8 12
Management Information Systems 5 10 38
Occupational Safety and Health 6 8 51
Human Resource Management 9 22 75
Marketing 10 18 84
Supply Chain Management 8 24 89
International Trade 25 69 115
Operations Research 12 31 121
Management 12 31 127
International Business 26 72 128
Public Policy / Administration 29 45 134
Advertising 18 29 146
Entertainment Industry Business 31 51 163
Risk Management 29 75 196
Finance 32 74 204
Entrepreneurship 35 96 209
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 61 211
Accounting 32 59 217
Hospitality and Hotel Management 56 160 372
Actuarial Science 41 134 374
Real Estate 30 125 412
Tax Law 36 174 471

Medicine rankings

Loughborough University ranked 36th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 536th in the World with 16,207 publications made and 449,314 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#193 of 1,417 In Europe
#536 of 6,680 In the World

Loughborough University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 123 481
1992 130 607
1993 126 633
1994 166 861
1995 186 947
1996 179 1353
1997 168 1378
1998 174 1660
1999 211 1733
2000 251 2193
2001 235 2547
2002 234 2853
2003 306 3345
2004 313 4268
2005 340 5208
2006 406 6057
2007 417 7376
2008 490 8264
2009 508 9655
2010 515 11469
2011 594 13666
2012 620 15910
2013 634 18740
2014 579 19656
2015 690 21577
2016 667 22475
2017 672 23374
2018 736 26316
2019 776 30475
2020 938 37364
2021 943 44036
2022 838 44243
2023 853 43265

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 4 19
Sports Medicine 9 27 106
Physical Therapy 13 32 109
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 70 232
Social Work 57 73 235
Pharmacy 20 116 256
Biomedical Engineering 22 98 290
Clinical Psychology 30 96 305
Gerontology 35 97 324
Healthcare Management (MHA) 45 109 336
Health Science 39 110 339
Nursing 48 124 355
Audiology 31 147 366
Public Health 40 139 393
Occupational Therapy 41 163 406
Anatomy and Physiology 28 166 458
Optometry 43 166 469
Psychiatry 40 181 482
Respiratory Therapy 32 200 536
Pharmacology 34 183 542
Pathology 37 209 590
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 35 214 602
Medical Physics 46 241 610
Epidemiology 42 238 629
Ophthalmology 46 232 653
Anesthesiology 38 235 682
Cardiology 37 262 715
Orthodontics 37 266 734
Surgery 43 268 806
Sonography and Ultrasound 37 273 807
Pediatrics 49 265 815
Forensic Science 77 279 824
Critical Care Nursing 70 318 870
Veterinary 47 241 871
Immunology 43 286 874
Cosmetology 47 287 879
Dermatology 42 287 917
Family medicine 77 295 922
Dentistry 49 316 951
Toxicology 52 296 968
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 53 372 1021
Urology 52 332 1057
Oncology and Cancer research 58 366 1229
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 349 1250
Virology 61 369 1294

Mathematics rankings

Loughborough University ranked 29th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 327th in the World with 13,884 publications made and 300,411 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#113 of 1,388 In Europe
#327 of 6,305 In the World

Loughborough University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 108 343
1992 139 429
1993 130 440
1994 171 577
1995 181 619
1996 186 802
1997 188 866
1998 167 890
1999 176 1021
2000 171 1214
2001 171 1308
2002 258 1867
2003 264 1931
2004 251 2341
2005 297 2926
2006 343 3565
2007 329 4334
2008 399 4901
2009 458 6234
2010 414 7424
2011 457 8733
2012 510 10161
2013 508 11979
2014 534 12969
2015 531 13874
2016 526 14668
2017 570 15373
2018 611 17717
2019 676 20889
2020 689 24345
2021 773 28968
2022 614 29805
2023 645 29742

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 31 121
Math Teachers 17 23 146
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 114 293
Statistics 31 128 348
Actuarial Science 41 134 374
Applied Mathematics 21 147 376
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 195 545

Psychology rankings

Loughborough University ranked 34th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 361st in the World with 12,249 publications made and 351,947 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#34 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#128 of 1,414 In Europe
#361 of 6,528 In the World

Loughborough University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 90 278
1992 88 445
1993 90 405
1994 107 503
1995 125 564
1996 140 844
1997 134 895
1998 112 968
1999 152 1110
2000 184 1470
2001 172 1650
2002 197 1940
2003 238 2356
2004 195 2867
2005 224 3838
2006 283 4420
2007 321 5361
2008 346 5845
2009 381 7256
2010 415 8843
2011 484 10259
2012 498 12268
2013 527 14453
2014 496 15353
2015 473 16726
2016 535 17527
2017 564 18041
2018 605 19949
2019 596 23564
2020 718 28417
2021 703 32863
2022 688 33047
2023 720 33310

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 20 142
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 47 149
Education Majors 22 35 169
Sexology 20 32 171
Social Psychology 25 59 210
Social Work 57 73 235
Clinical Psychology 30 96 305
Child Psychology 37 93 311
Special Education 59 132 375
Cognitive Science 39 141 383
Occupational Therapy 41 163 406
Neuroscience 39 188 478
Psychiatry 40 181 482

Economics rankings

Loughborough University ranked 34th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 209th in the World with 9,638 publications made and 197,985 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#34 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#72 of 1,366 In Europe
#209 of 5,995 In the World

Loughborough University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 73 177
1992 97 221
1993 102 199
1994 93 313
1995 117 374
1996 128 482
1997 128 534
1998 110 554
1999 128 688
2000 133 853
2001 150 914
2002 167 1191
2003 190 1357
2004 186 1730
2005 218 1943
2006 249 2385
2007 288 3154
2008 299 3422
2009 318 4507
2010 303 5267
2011 330 6228
2012 385 7274
2013 361 8810
2014 400 9504
2015 394 9619
2016 389 10241
2017 377 10529
2018 428 11938
2019 477 13718
2020 513 16506
2021 517 19622
2022 477 20121
2023 451 20243

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 13 47 98
International Economics 25 70 106
International Trade 25 69 115
Political Economy 35 55 134
International Relations and Diplomacy 33 50 141
Finance 32 74 204
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 61 211
Development Studies 30 59 217
Agricultural Economics 30 74 263
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 114 293
Actuarial Science 41 134 374

Art & Design rankings

Loughborough University ranked 28th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 154th in the World with 6,613 publications made and 131,496 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#28 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#51 of 1,349 In Europe
#154 of 5,720 In the World

Loughborough University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 54 158
1992 71 219
1993 69 203
1994 89 253
1995 79 333
1996 97 399
1997 103 392
1998 80 447
1999 126 508
2000 122 615
2001 107 703
2002 139 812
2003 117 1049
2004 150 1204
2005 153 1471
2006 155 1738
2007 179 2120
2008 203 2348
2009 221 2840
2010 204 3288
2011 270 4056
2012 243 4675
2013 273 5573
2014 215 5891
2015 266 6169
2016 263 6631
2017 292 6683
2018 294 7394
2019 280 8355
2020 324 9710
2021 298 10786
2022 274 10764
2023 274 10827

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 2 2 12
UX/UI Desgin 9 35 90
Creative Writing 28 36 106
Multimedia 10 29 113
Performing arts 32 59 141
Cinematography 42 63 142
Game Design and Development 13 49 147
Aesthetics 30 54 156
Architecture 14 66 161
Entertainment Industry Business 31 51 163
Literature 30 55 166
Fashion Design 27 68 184
Graphic Design 16 69 198
Art History 48 93 235
Computer Graphics 21 95 260
Illustration and Concept Art 48 179 379
Animation 29 146 382
Singing and Vocal Performance 46 153 397
Interior Design 50 200 464
Painting and Drawing 55 235 503
Sculpture 55 235 503
Music 61 212 557
Landscape Architecture 62 296 731