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Queen's University Belfast ranked 29th in the United Kingdom, 299th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 227 research topics. Queen's University Belfast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 74,970 academic publications and 1,799,237 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 203 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#299 of 14,131 In the World
#111 of 2,785 In Europe
#29 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 2 In Northern Ireland
#13 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#27 of 1,028 For Social Work
#72 of 3,255 For Zoology
#342 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#373 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 224 other topics

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Biology rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 26th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 334th in the World with 42,334 publications made and 1,240,738 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#26 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#122 of 1,445 In Europe
#334 of 6,770 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 346 2442
1992 373 2694
1993 366 2750
1994 433 3190
1995 475 3731
1996 525 3962
1997 500 4164
1998 507 4659
1999 508 5335
2000 660 6610
2001 596 7291
2002 614 8669
2003 676 9936
2004 688 11904
2005 744 13701
2006 837 16397
2007 951 19565
2008 964 22494
2009 1063 25288
2010 1198 29627
2011 1209 33569
2012 1381 38843
2013 1458 42997
2014 1429 48038
2015 1657 53348
2016 1626 57018
2017 1815 62387
2018 1902 70293
2019 2164 79242
2020 2358 98682
2021 2491 117659
2022 2390 122473
2023 2284 125067

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Zoology 9 18 72
Animal Science 17 59 174
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 57 192
Microbiology 18 70 202
Astrobiology 19 79 211
Botany 20 86 234
Pharmacology 19 82 240
Nutrition and Food Science 20 99 264
Paleontology 29 112 304
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 119 306
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 114 325
Nanotechnology 19 101 342
Oncology and Cancer research 22 126 352
Biochemistry 25 130 356
Biotechnology 29 140 359
Virology 22 126 359
Immunology 25 140 378
Agricultural Science 29 127 383
Genetics 28 144 387
Evolutionary Biology 35 155 391
Forestry 32 147 402
Neuroscience 36 177 446
Biophysics 38 179 458
Molecular Biology 30 168 496
Toxicology 36 165 518
Entomology 42 198 534
Horticulture 36 189 575

Chemistry rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 23rd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 343rd in the World with 35,873 publications made and 1,074,620 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#123 of 1,401 In Europe
#343 of 6,447 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 326 2949
1992 337 3014
1993 320 3168
1994 371 3642
1995 387 4064
1996 488 4299
1997 470 4803
1998 481 5068
1999 468 5784
2000 639 6830
2001 598 7415
2002 669 8799
2003 704 10108
2004 707 11973
2005 742 13838
2006 770 16185
2007 909 18984
2008 893 21430
2009 988 24250
2010 1075 27552
2011 1088 30576
2012 1209 34600
2013 1177 37832
2014 1201 41874
2015 1337 45348
2016 1325 48705
2017 1393 53160
2018 1385 58431
2019 1690 66156
2020 1822 80166
2021 1817 94992
2022 1705 99135
2023 1656 101607

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 12 71 229
Biochemical Engineering 25 115 240
Computational Chemistry 16 108 255
Nutrition and Food Science 20 99 264
Physical chemistry 19 86 293
Organic Chemistry 20 107 310
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 136 328
Materials Science 24 116 337
Nanotechnology 19 101 342
Biochemistry 25 130 356
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 136 361
Pharmacy 29 163 362
Chemical Engineering 20 101 374
Environmental Chemistry 25 148 391
Radiochemistry 15 107 442

Engineering rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 25th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 317th in the World with 34,604 publications made and 889,954 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#25 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#107 of 1,453 In Europe
#317 of 6,684 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 271 2195
1992 289 2265
1993 284 2356
1994 312 2648
1995 365 2820
1996 437 3006
1997 442 3570
1998 439 3636
1999 431 4076
2000 550 4817
2001 500 5049
2002 718 6602
2003 698 7229
2004 709 8619
2005 764 10461
2006 783 12191
2007 866 14571
2008 887 16933
2009 994 19556
2010 1073 22650
2011 1061 25505
2012 1161 29035
2013 1148 31886
2014 1206 35551
2015 1338 38375
2016 1374 41811
2017 1466 46335
2018 1460 52191
2019 1546 59467
2020 1691 70377
2021 1746 82639
2022 1732 88112
2023 1713 91095

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 7 26 107
Marine Engineering 22 59 163
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 62 172
Electronic Engineering 13 49 199
Biomedical Engineering 17 69 210
Automotive Engineering 18 71 229
Biochemical Engineering 25 115 240
Telecommunications 20 71 254
Electrical Engineering 20 72 264
Optical Engineering 20 95 270
Construction Management 33 100 271
Computer Networking 21 77 272
Aerospace Engineering 25 86 277
Architecture 28 133 289
Technical Drawing 25 104 291
Civil Engineering 25 100 301
Mining Engineering 23 93 305
Automation and Control engineering 21 95 306
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 117 324
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 136 328
Geotechnical Engineering 28 102 335
Materials Science 24 116 337
Nanotechnology 19 101 342
Reliability and Quality Engineering 28 108 349
Acoustical Engineering 31 126 351
Mechanical Engineering 29 122 351
Metallurgical Engineering 22 113 352
Biotechnology 29 140 359
Product and Industrial Design 39 150 366
Chemical Engineering 20 101 374
Structural Engineering 28 130 381
Landscape Architecture 41 177 389
Systems Engineering 40 160 398
Environmental Engineering 28 144 431
Petroleum Engineering 30 127 432
Operations Research 41 150 444
Architectural Engineering 47 171 452
Engineering Management 48 165 454
Industrial Engineering 37 184 459
Transportation Engineering 37 183 492
Human-Computer Interaction 52 222 518
Robotics 38 206 578
Remote Sensing 39 219 585
Aviation 59 232 613
Nuclear Engineering 41 211 616
Agricultural Engineering 34 209 673
Firefighting and Fire Science 35 206 696

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 33rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 279th in the World with 34,562 publications made and 699,598 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#33 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#107 of 1,492 In Europe
#279 of 7,020 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 245 1063
1992 266 1103
1993 285 1081
1994 307 1394
1995 358 1545
1996 397 1747
1997 412 1836
1998 432 1938
1999 432 2415
2000 460 2868
2001 469 3374
2002 461 3926
2003 502 4459
2004 542 5472
2005 498 6203
2006 628 7360
2007 725 8554
2008 757 10127
2009 958 11761
2010 994 14447
2011 976 16525
2012 1211 19435
2013 1253 22559
2014 1225 25210
2015 1327 28429
2016 1418 30634
2017 1565 33796
2018 1631 39958
2019 1681 45876
2020 2037 57626
2021 2159 67971
2022 2075 71446
2023 2009 72975

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 5 5 13
Social Work 4 4 27
International Law 18 33 78
Military science 8 12 91
Political Economy 27 41 106
Criminology and Criminal Justice 22 29 125
Public Policy / Administration 28 43 132
Law Enforcement 21 34 153
Genealogy 28 47 154
Media Studies 40 52 156
Forensic Science 22 64 158
International Relations and Diplomacy 37 58 158
Gender Studies 29 39 169
Classics and Ancient History 36 66 169
Publishing 32 45 176
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 62 184
Art History 40 69 185
Law 32 59 195
Library and Information science 33 65 203
Anthropology 36 63 205
History 32 74 210
Political Science 32 81 223
Sociology 32 70 226
Aesthetics 42 85 235
Journalism and Digital Media 23 64 235
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 90 238
Communications and Public Relations 48 78 252
Special Education 41 84 260
Urban and Regional planning 39 130 261
Broadcast Journalism 38 87 264
Demography 29 94 274
Archaeology 33 101 278
Education Majors 36 75 290
Sports / Exercise science 34 103 295
Linguistics 35 128 331
Early Childhood Education 31 84 336
Occupational Safety and Health 33 87 340
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 39 114 357
Philosophy 39 196 436
Radio and Television broadcasting 61 212 619

Physics rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 21st for Physics in the United Kingdom and 299th in the World with 33,647 publications made and 915,707 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#107 of 1,446 In Europe
#299 of 6,603 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 280 2326
1992 291 2307
1993 283 2474
1994 303 2892
1995 359 2956
1996 441 3181
1997 458 3784
1998 461 3830
1999 431 4440
2000 570 5001
2001 554 5525
2002 714 6753
2003 684 7592
2004 693 9113
2005 733 10884
2006 753 12838
2007 876 15415
2008 910 17810
2009 998 20098
2010 1064 22998
2011 1039 26036
2012 1161 29318
2013 1097 32021
2014 1174 35588
2015 1301 38690
2016 1318 41553
2017 1391 46301
2018 1428 52964
2019 1418 57759
2020 1535 67567
2021 1566 78161
2022 1530 81706
2023 1493 84991

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 35 96
Nuclear Physics 14 90 205
Astrobiology 19 79 211
Medical Physics 26 93 236
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 106 260
Optical Engineering 20 95 270
Quantum and Particle physics 24 113 303
Applied/Engineering Physics 28 117 324
Materials Science 24 116 337
Nanotechnology 19 101 342
Acoustical Engineering 31 126 351
Condensed Matter Physics 28 177 430
Biophysics 38 179 458
Theoretical Physics 41 255 569

Medicine rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 27th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 354th in the World with 31,158 publications made and 858,916 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#27 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#136 of 1,417 In Europe
#354 of 6,680 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 237 1725
1992 247 1867
1993 240 1876
1994 258 2254
1995 303 2656
1996 346 2847
1997 327 3064
1998 331 3330
1999 315 3756
2000 372 4610
2001 388 5214
2002 333 5550
2003 426 6597
2004 448 7796
2005 434 8675
2006 539 10096
2007 643 11988
2008 640 13759
2009 767 15672
2010 814 19043
2011 880 21180
2012 985 24552
2013 1081 27902
2014 1077 31472
2015 1215 35388
2016 1255 38376
2017 1425 42630
2018 1571 48360
2019 1721 55691
2020 2012 72988
2021 2209 89157
2022 2240 94872
2023 2056 95889

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 4 4 27
Optometry 15 25 98
Forensic Science 22 64 158
Health Science 27 52 176
Ophthalmology 15 47 178
Cosmetology 14 70 186
Nursing 27 58 189
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 57 192
Family medicine 26 65 204
Veterinary 16 71 209
Biomedical Engineering 17 69 210
Critical Care Nursing 23 82 223
Epidemiology 24 87 231
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 67 234
Medical Physics 26 93 236
Pharmacology 19 82 240
Dentistry 20 89 260
Respiratory Therapy 24 99 263
Public Health 30 93 274
Radiation Therapy 15 95 277
Gerontology 30 81 288
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 88 295
Sports / Exercise science 34 103 295
Orthodontics 21 107 298
Pediatrics 28 114 304
Psychiatry 28 122 329
Audiology 28 134 340
Anesthesiology 25 133 347
Oncology and Cancer research 22 126 352
Virology 22 126 359
Pharmacy 29 163 362
Pathology 27 142 373
Immunology 25 140 378
Physical Therapy 43 152 390
Clinical Psychology 39 133 391
Urology 23 137 417
Sports Medicine 40 157 420
Occupational Therapy 46 173 425
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 151 430
Surgery 26 155 433
Anatomy and Physiology 27 165 457
Dermatology 28 172 458
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 206 487
Cardiology 27 191 495
Toxicology 36 165 518
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 179 518
Sonography and Ultrasound 31 223 624
Neurosurgery 35 263 797
Plastic Surgery 37 258 868

Environmental Science rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 30th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 312th in the World with 29,833 publications made and 729,039 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#110 of 1,458 In Europe
#312 of 6,798 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 229 1387
1992 250 1539
1993 246 1526
1994 304 1825
1995 329 2168
1996 359 2181
1997 383 2207
1998 370 2547
1999 400 3039
2000 468 3449
2001 442 4104
2002 471 4921
2003 515 5611
2004 520 6995
2005 554 7971
2006 574 9434
2007 643 10916
2008 678 12543
2009 763 14775
2010 832 17411
2011 789 19705
2012 977 22696
2013 1021 26002
2014 1021 28340
2015 1146 31326
2016 1175 33446
2017 1267 36770
2018 1315 42051
2019 1430 48361
2020 1630 58669
2021 1641 69240
2022 1594 72801
2023 1609 74774

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 39 130 261
Ecology 29 100 287
Paleontology 29 112 304
Mining Engineering 23 93 305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 114 325
Oceanography 31 118 332
Geotechnical Engineering 28 102 335
Geography and Cartography 35 120 336
Geology 29 121 338
Earth science and Geophysics 31 131 360
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 136 361
Environmental Management 32 119 366
Agricultural Science 29 127 383
Environmental Chemistry 25 148 391
Forestry 32 147 402
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 35 142 407
Environmental Engineering 28 144 431
Hydrology and Water resources management 38 186 667

Computer Science rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 31st for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 341st in the World with 28,052 publications made and 654,839 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#128 of 1,459 In Europe
#341 of 6,752 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 219 1284
1992 181 1269
1993 222 1355
1994 259 1469
1995 273 1705
1996 296 1829
1997 296 2006
1998 321 1985
1999 300 2385
2000 325 2810
2001 308 3089
2002 510 4139
2003 473 4394
2004 497 5031
2005 535 5885
2006 621 7087
2007 673 8521
2008 713 10060
2009 798 11732
2010 942 14324
2011 861 16004
2012 958 19104
2013 924 20907
2014 992 24086
2015 1114 26991
2016 1109 29714
2017 1235 33131
2018 1289 39836
2019 1430 44984
2020 1494 54710
2021 1679 65114
2022 1578 69245
2023 1629 71069

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 7 26 107
Library and Information science 33 65 203
Data Science 35 86 223
Cyber Security 23 75 246
Telecommunications 20 71 254
Computer Networking 21 77 272
Software Engineering 27 128 274
Computer Vision 23 106 302
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 119 306
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 110 338
Game Design and Development 41 163 380
Information Technology 39 104 381
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 35 137 385
Animation 30 149 390
Cognitive Science 42 155 407
Computer Graphics 37 168 418
Neuroscience 36 177 446
Computational Linguistics 40 179 452
Management Information Systems 61 198 466
Multimedia 49 189 472
Machine Learning 38 166 491
Human-Computer Interaction 52 222 518
Robotics 38 206 578
Web Design and Development 42 255 670
UX/UI Desgin 63 304 733
Database Administration 53 304 812

Psychology rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 29th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 324th in the World with 16,744 publications made and 422,948 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#113 of 1,414 In Europe
#324 of 6,528 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 106 729
1992 107 785
1993 117 875
1994 121 949
1995 150 1198
1996 166 1401
1997 156 1406
1998 172 1384
1999 152 1646
2000 222 2127
2001 184 2140
2002 187 2321
2003 210 2846
2004 268 3198
2005 246 3531
2006 320 4268
2007 364 5323
2008 364 5987
2009 457 7130
2010 498 8560
2011 526 9630
2012 532 11392
2013 620 12857
2014 593 14704
2015 675 16842
2016 730 18504
2017 768 20326
2018 832 23431
2019 972 27753
2020 1073 35865
2021 1228 43400
2022 1212 45813
2023 1182 47678

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 4 4 27
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 62 184
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 40 197
Special Education 41 84 260
Education Majors 36 75 290
Child Psychology 33 84 291
Social Psychology 37 94 300
Sexology 44 76 303
Psychiatry 28 122 329
Clinical Psychology 39 133 391
Cognitive Science 42 155 407
Occupational Therapy 46 173 425
Neuroscience 36 177 446

Mathematics rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 34th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 370th in the World with 13,510 publications made and 365,994 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#34 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#134 of 1,388 In Europe
#370 of 6,305 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 62 457
1992 66 451
1993 67 440
1994 85 495
1995 111 606
1996 107 614
1997 111 770
1998 101 761
1999 126 923
2000 118 1103
2001 142 1196
2002 189 1714
2003 200 1835
2004 230 2188
2005 248 2613
2006 290 3165
2007 307 3551
2008 320 4133
2009 385 4882
2010 421 5902
2011 443 6721
2012 487 8389
2013 477 9753
2014 509 10822
2015 566 12290
2016 644 13748
2017 678 15642
2018 746 18735
2019 760 22475
2020 829 27548
2021 926 33869
2022 994 37270
2023 881 37831

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 110 338
Math Teachers 36 84 349
Statistics 34 137 369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 169 427
Operations Research 41 150 444
Actuarial Science 52 219 590
Applied Mathematics 45 349 843

Business rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 41st for Business in the United Kingdom and 327th in the World with 10,711 publications made and 202,427 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#116 of 1,414 In Europe
#327 of 6,187 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 77 287
1992 75 261
1993 79 280
1994 87 366
1995 113 327
1996 94 391
1997 110 461
1998 120 430
1999 139 628
2000 148 772
2001 141 835
2002 177 1083
2003 160 1226
2004 185 1431
2005 192 1704
2006 185 2051
2007 242 2393
2008 258 2940
2009 334 3487
2010 316 4287
2011 305 4929
2012 391 5969
2013 397 6748
2014 410 7632
2015 391 8210
2016 466 9024
2017 513 10071
2018 516 11518
2019 555 13702
2020 670 16578
2021 705 19982
2022 707 20677
2023 621 21604

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 28 43 132
International Trade 36 101 159
International Business 39 111 196
Entrepreneurship 36 99 214
Entertainment Industry Business 45 79 230
Construction Management 33 100 271
Supply Chain Management 27 87 304
Finance 40 128 330
Occupational Safety and Health 33 87 340
Accounting 47 110 343
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 124 344
Marketing 44 134 360
Management 38 120 370
Project Management 53 158 377
Human Resource Management 51 140 383
Advertising 51 146 416
Risk Management 46 185 443
Operations Research 41 150 444
Engineering Management 48 165 454
Management Information Systems 61 198 466
Hospitality and Hotel Management 78 242 558
Actuarial Science 52 219 590

Economics rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 39th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 264th in the World with 8,956 publications made and 171,248 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#39 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#96 of 1,366 In Europe
#264 of 5,995 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 45 211
1992 49 169
1993 61 182
1994 56 288
1995 77 279
1996 95 332
1997 80 349
1998 90 358
1999 107 555
2000 125 719
2001 119 692
2002 109 784
2003 118 958
2004 143 1252
2005 134 1349
2006 146 1567
2007 200 1861
2008 200 2250
2009 250 2680
2010 250 3236
2011 248 3735
2012 320 4531
2013 327 5142
2014 357 5907
2015 351 6590
2016 416 7137
2017 456 7823
2018 462 9127
2019 489 10781
2020 642 14056
2021 655 16812
2022 623 18060
2023 630 19049

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 27 41 106
International Economics 33 103 152
International Relations and Diplomacy 37 58 158
International Trade 36 101 159
Development Studies 36 74 249
Agricultural Economics 32 80 271
Finance 40 128 330
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 124 344
Environmental Economics 34 150 354
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 169 427
Actuarial Science 52 219 590

Art & Design rankings

Queen's University Belfast ranked 36th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 267th in the World with 6,637 publications made and 81,245 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#36 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#100 of 1,349 In Europe
#267 of 5,720 In the World

Queen's University Belfast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 56 195
1992 65 226
1993 69 188
1994 81 262
1995 82 219
1996 88 205
1997 79 250
1998 124 316
1999 81 400
2000 107 461
2001 99 483
2002 115 641
2003 100 722
2004 112 854
2005 117 994
2006 138 1178
2007 165 1266
2008 179 1395
2009 222 1906
2010 222 2116
2011 193 2367
2012 221 3027
2013 255 3328
2014 233 3756
2015 261 3991
2016 262 4305
2017 280 4698
2018 305 5486
2019 268 6146
2020 311 7369
2021 351 8515
2022 331 8443
2023 323 8643

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen's University Belfast in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 21 34 89
Cinematography 39 59 136
Creative Writing 35 50 155
Art History 40 69 185
Literature 34 76 211
Music 35 84 217
Entertainment Industry Business 45 79 230
Aesthetics 42 85 235
Singing and Vocal Performance 33 93 248
Architecture 28 133 289
Fashion Design 40 145 361
Game Design and Development 41 163 380
Interior Design 42 170 388
Landscape Architecture 41 177 389
Animation 30 149 390
Photography 68 159 407
Computer Graphics 37 168 418
Graphic Design 31 166 429
Multimedia 49 189 472
UX/UI Desgin 63 304 733
Painting and Drawing 71 317 765
Sculpture 71 317 765
Illustration and Concept Art 74 311 769