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Royal Agricultural University ranked 123rd in the United Kingdom, 2384th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 66 research topics. Royal Agricultural University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,520 academic publications and 135,004 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2384 of 14,131 In the World
#764 of 2,785 In Europe
#123 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#97 of 131 In England
#152 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#214 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#411 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#954 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3910 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 63 other topics

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Biology rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 73rd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1424th in the World with 3,063 publications made and 119,227 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#73 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#452 of 1,445 In Europe
#1424 of 6,770 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 54 223
1992 62 246
1993 83 369
1994 95 445
1995 96 569
1996 116 717
1997 159 835
1998 143 989
1999 131 1260
2000 148 1451
2001 168 1817
2002 138 2137
2003 180 2764
2004 160 3190
2005 129 3365
2006 165 3952
2007 115 4731
2008 11 4721
2009 34 5141
2010 45 5177
2011 13 5350
2012 11 5392
2013 15 5190
2014 19 5312
2015 28 4965
2016 25 4686
2017 20 4598
2018 12 4478
2019 32 4730
2020 43 5017
2021 39 5244
2022 32 5113
2023 25 4589

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 22 74 214
Nutrition and Food Science 25 146 411
Microbiology 37 223 631
Forestry 53 262 773
Agricultural Science 51 264 788
Horticulture 43 260 798
Entomology 50 277 823
Zoology 55 303 861
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 56 292 878
Virology 54 306 1026
Botany 58 341 1036
Toxicology 57 318 1071
Molecular Biology 59 354 1093
Immunology 62 357 1151
Paleontology 73 402 1162
Biotechnology 63 367 1165
Biophysics 68 400 1194
Genetics 66 407 1293
Biochemistry 64 405 1295
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 506 1655
Evolutionary Biology 90 547 1667
Neuroscience 103 570 1869
Pharmacology 85 486 1900

Chemistry rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 75th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 1574th in the World with 2,296 publications made and 99,124 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Materials Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#75 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#492 of 1,401 In Europe
#1574 of 6,447 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 35 179
1992 48 185
1993 59 254
1994 77 352
1995 73 467
1996 79 582
1997 114 665
1998 123 784
1999 112 984
2000 127 1249
2001 143 1533
2002 110 1804
2003 146 2249
2004 132 2721
2005 107 2885
2006 139 3285
2007 97 3971
2008 8 3953
2009 21 4348
2010 26 4292
2011 8 4476
2012 8 4530
2013 9 4352
2014 6 4530
2015 12 4262
2016 12 4084
2017 6 3958
2018 9 3806
2019 22 3973
2020 14 4216
2021 14 4346
2022 18 4096
2023 16 3715

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 25 146 411
Environmental Chemistry 61 425 1294
Biochemistry 64 405 1295
Organic Chemistry 68 490 1640
Radiochemistry 56 424 1748
Inorganic Chemistry 67 507 1847
Petrology and Geochemistry 90 588 1906
Physical chemistry 76 559 2031
Chemical Engineering 87 633 2427
Materials Science 91 694 2502

Environmental Science rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 90th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1512th in the World with 2,223 publications made and 84,538 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#90 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#504 of 1,458 In Europe
#1512 of 6,798 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 155
1992 44 184
1993 53 251
1994 74 301
1995 71 385
1996 86 540
1997 102 604
1998 94 727
1999 91 877
2000 109 1011
2001 111 1255
2002 89 1438
2003 132 1854
2004 120 2124
2005 76 2279
2006 109 2693
2007 73 3227
2008 11 3242
2009 21 3651
2010 19 3556
2011 10 3834
2012 8 3884
2013 13 3802
2014 20 3952
2015 28 3730
2016 30 3492
2017 20 3567
2018 12 3463
2019 31 3679
2020 48 4028
2021 45 4277
2022 36 4241
2023 30 3893

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 53 262 773
Agricultural Science 51 264 788
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 56 292 878
Paleontology 73 402 1162
Environmental Chemistry 61 425 1294
Ecology 78 451 1330
Geology 79 464 1381
Petrology and Geochemistry 90 588 1906
Oceanography 91 593 1961
Environmental Management 101 608 2105
Geotechnical Engineering 95 618 2255
Geography and Cartography 115 707 2391
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 99 730 2644
Earth science and Geophysics 114 813 3286

Medicine rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 93rd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1536th in the World with 1,755 publications made and 67,410 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Veterinary, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#93 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#467 of 1,417 In Europe
#1536 of 6,680 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 36 103
1992 34 122
1993 69 232
1994 61 271
1995 65 366
1996 74 446
1997 89 509
1998 77 621
1999 72 754
2000 87 849
2001 93 1072
2002 87 1274
2003 112 1645
2004 109 1820
2005 89 2020
2006 104 2364
2007 67 2837
2008 6 2745
2009 11 2999
2010 12 2917
2011 8 3103
2012 9 3072
2013 12 3051
2014 9 3056
2015 13 2837
2016 11 2656
2017 8 2646
2018 8 2561
2019 17 2599
2020 17 2865
2021 18 2950
2022 17 2889
2023 11 2495

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 13 51 152
Urology 36 257 806
Virology 54 306 1026
Toxicology 57 318 1071
Immunology 62 357 1151
Anatomy and Physiology 73 415 1287
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 52 363 1300
Pathology 85 433 1427
Cardiology 74 459 1478
Public Health 99 475 1567
Surgery 88 471 1614
Physical Therapy 116 556 1813
Anesthesiology 101 520 1872
Pharmacology 85 486 1900
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 101 585 1951
Psychiatry 115 668 2493

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 120th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 2755th in the World with 1,217 publications made and 37,621 citations received. Main research topics: History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#120 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#798 of 1,492 In Europe
#2755 of 7,020 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 15 60
1992 15 91
1993 24 111
1994 31 116
1995 25 166
1996 27 189
1997 34 235
1998 37 288
1999 36 335
2000 43 368
2001 49 493
2002 41 562
2003 48 793
2004 55 935
2005 36 994
2006 46 1155
2007 44 1517
2008 8 1491
2009 22 1769
2010 44 1685
2011 10 1738
2012 5 1750
2013 15 1770
2014 18 1756
2015 21 1731
2016 23 1591
2017 15 1642
2018 10 1625
2019 29 1727
2020 41 1969
2021 45 2208
2022 34 2207
2023 25 2127

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Genealogy 30 56 189
Library and Information science 98 399 1070
Demography 93 470 1493
History 121 674 2166
Communications and Public Relations 128 702 2359
Archaeology 121 725 2419
Anthropology 129 714 2455
Sociology 122 689 2456
Linguistics 118 762 2678
Law 130 806 2919
Philosophy 118 843 2924
Political Science 130 888 3185

Engineering rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 99th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2362nd in the World with 1,200 publications made and 49,724 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#99 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#682 of 1,453 In Europe
#2362 of 6,684 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 20 72
1992 16 91
1993 18 137
1994 36 133
1995 33 169
1996 36 195
1997 57 300
1998 63 309
1999 45 424
2000 58 549
2001 77 618
2002 59 815
2003 70 1042
2004 65 1191
2005 43 1416
2006 73 1700
2007 44 1876
2008 5 1941
2009 6 2177
2010 12 2201
2011 5 2291
2012 1 2358
2013 6 2243
2014 6 2485
2015 9 2273
2016 11 2389
2017 10 2331
2018 7 2247
2019 12 2325
2020 15 2497
2021 20 2640
2022 28 2577
2023 17 2459

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 63 367 1165
Mechanical Engineering 96 636 2000
Optical Engineering 90 638 2153
Geotechnical Engineering 95 618 2255
Acoustical Engineering 108 685 2339
Metallurgical Engineering 89 652 2391
Chemical Engineering 87 633 2427
Materials Science 91 694 2502
Aerospace Engineering 111 877 3254
Telecommunications 109 857 3286
Electrical Engineering 106 883 3342

Physics rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 99th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2375th in the World with 1,089 publications made and 44,833 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#99 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#685 of 1,446 In Europe
#2375 of 6,603 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 22 67
1992 15 89
1993 17 112
1994 32 118
1995 28 153
1996 39 176
1997 60 274
1998 63 301
1999 43 362
2000 48 521
2001 70 598
2002 52 736
2003 54 900
2004 63 1058
2005 50 1278
2006 67 1457
2007 43 1638
2008 5 1747
2009 4 1809
2010 10 1828
2011 5 1922
2012 1 1860
2013 6 1799
2014 4 1940
2015 10 1892
2016 9 1900
2017 9 1917
2018 4 1784
2019 9 1908
2020 7 2005
2021 16 2030
2022 16 1970
2023 10 1826

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 68 400 1194
Optical Engineering 90 638 2153
Nuclear Physics 81 622 2219
Acoustical Engineering 108 685 2339
Quantum and Particle physics 94 679 2378
Astrophysics and Astronomy 107 711 2467
Materials Science 91 694 2502

Computer Science rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 106th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2279th in the World with 884 publications made and 34,442 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#106 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#668 of 1,459 In Europe
#2279 of 6,752 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 8 26
1992 12 67
1993 13 84
1994 21 79
1995 20 106
1996 24 153
1997 28 134
1998 38 201
1999 33 237
2000 32 310
2001 44 392
2002 49 527
2003 42 650
2004 45 777
2005 28 863
2006 39 930
2007 32 1250
2008 5 1301
2009 17 1393
2010 32 1416
2011 3 1440
2012 6 1425
2013 10 1416
2014 12 1412
2015 12 1328
2016 9 1437
2017 10 1445
2018 8 1304
2019 20 1460
2020 16 1546
2021 18 1526
2022 23 1540
2023 5 1527

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 98 399 1070
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 506 1655
Cognitive Science 100 526 1776
Machine Learning 93 546 1803
Neuroscience 103 570 1869
Computer Vision 94 615 2117
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 104 691 2395
Cyber Security 118 848 3213
Telecommunications 109 857 3286

Mathematics rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 103rd for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2095th in the World with 457 publications made and 21,795 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#103 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#640 of 1,388 In Europe
#2095 of 6,305 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 14
1992 7 25
1993 8 34
1994 11 33
1995 8 45
1996 13 48
1997 21 73
1998 21 91
1999 22 121
2000 24 166
2001 29 188
2002 22 263
2003 34 357
2004 28 432
2005 29 508
2006 30 547
2007 19 671
2008 2 677
2009 2 786
2010 1 744
2011 1 813
2012 2 788
2013 6 789
2014 8 786
2015 8 736
2016 7 775
2017 7 755
2018 4 693
2019 11 791
2020 9 857
2021 13 824
2022 11 897
2023 4 867

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 96 555 1681
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 93 610 1908

Economics rankings

Royal Agricultural University ranked 121st for Economics in the United Kingdom and 2704th in the World with 284 publications made and 7,966 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#121 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#771 of 1,366 In Europe
#2704 of 5,995 In the World

Royal Agricultural University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 20
1992 3 22
1993 0 22
1994 4 19
1995 0 18
1996 0 23
1997 5 26
1998 3 42
1999 4 42
2000 10 59
2001 12 60
2002 8 62
2003 10 124
2004 15 181
2005 7 188
2006 12 157
2007 9 236
2008 4 258
2009 2 296
2010 0 284
2011 6 261
2012 2 297
2013 8 311
2014 10 294
2015 13 312
2016 11 336
2017 10 360
2018 5 327
2019 8 389
2020 20 465
2021 25 544
2022 16 565
2023 7 601

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 56 242 879
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 93 610 1908
Development Studies 124 775 3018
Finance 123 887 3205

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Royal Agricultural University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Marketing 117 706 2282
Fashion Design 129 778 2631
Literature 134 774 2640
Art & Design 131 789 2706
Psychology 121 726 2728
Management 121 850 3086
Business 125 867 3106
Social Psychology 129 869 3295