Royal Veterinary College University of London: Rankings

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The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 82nd in the United Kingdom, 1075th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,398 academic publications and 481,097 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1075 of 14,131 In the World
#419 of 2,785 In Europe
#82 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#68 of 131 In England
#16 of 35 In London
#14 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#99 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#252 of 1,805 For Urology
#3882 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#935 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 43rd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 635th in the World with 13,634 publications made and 425,247 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Veterinary.

Medicine ranking Location
#43 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#221 of 1,437 In Europe
#635 of 6,793 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 107 1309
1994 119 1381
1995 124 1480
1996 137 1713
1997 137 1662
1998 150 2073
1999 160 2079
2000 148 2549
2001 166 2872
2002 164 3273
2003 169 3875
2004 209 4352
2005 207 4397
2006 246 5346
2007 283 6057
2008 331 6815
2009 366 7511
2010 397 9202
2011 360 10156
2012 418 11712
2013 436 13272
2014 443 13911
2015 536 14502
2016 471 14836
2017 485 16426
2018 528 18238
2019 543 19650
2020 648 28114
2021 680 32682
2022 541 30797
2023 645 30140
2024 490 27200
2025 479 24937

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal Veterinary College University of London in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 5 14
Urology 17 83 252
Epidemiology 29 121 320
Anatomy and Physiology 24 115 325
Respiratory Therapy 28 145 367
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 131 369
Virology 25 141 408
Sports Medicine 48 191 472
Anesthesiology 27 165 479
Surgery 30 186 530
Critical Care Nursing 37 215 535
Physical Therapy 54 223 548
Cardiology 31 210 559
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 31 198 567
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 221 586
Immunology 30 210 602
Family medicine 50 203 609
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 209 613
Dermatology 30 215 620
Pathology 38 219 630
Medical Physics 46 249 644
Biomedical Engineering 44 249 676
Public Health 55 229 681
Orthodontics 38 259 717
Pharmacology 41 232 720
Ophthalmology 51 253 726
Pediatrics 41 247 761
Psychiatry 69 309 905
Nursing 98 327 943
Dentistry 49 327 1021
Oncology and Cancer research 46 306 1026
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 84 332 1044
Toxicology 56 311 1104
Health Science 101 360 1126
Gerontology 94 384 1158
Radiation Therapy 46 331 1182
Audiology 80 396 1212
Healthcare Management (MHA) 108 498 1649
Clinical Psychology 116 594 2195

Biology rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 55th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 920th in the World with 13,007 publications made and 422,159 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#308 of 1,449 In Europe
#920 of 6,841 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 102 1464
1994 107 1480
1995 139 1618
1996 141 1838
1997 130 1836
1998 146 2193
1999 154 2238
2000 150 2713
2001 164 2991
2002 172 3433
2003 171 4038
2004 217 4596
2005 171 4578
2006 236 5600
2007 261 6244
2008 294 7112
2009 352 7686
2010 378 9404
2011 341 10101
2012 405 11905
2013 402 13428
2014 425 14169
2015 476 14808
2016 454 15492
2017 415 16693
2018 479 18398
2019 540 20373
2020 582 28336
2021 642 32702
2022 511 31102
2023 615 30507
2024 463 27908
2025 445 25366

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal Veterinary College University of London in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 7 25 99
Virology 25 141 408
Forestry 32 146 436
Microbiology 35 179 503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 170 506
Zoology 42 198 550
Immunology 30 210 602
Biotechnology 39 234 680
Genetics 39 250 709
Biophysics 44 262 715
Pharmacology 41 232 720
Evolutionary Biology 52 286 722
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 304 801
Paleontology 57 292 826
Neuroscience 64 308 847
Molecular Biology 43 282 867
Biochemistry 49 306 907
Oncology and Cancer research 46 306 1026
Toxicology 56 311 1104
Botany 60 358 1142
Nutrition and Food Science 54 358 1197
Agricultural Science 60 358 1220
Horticulture 77 541 2381

Chemistry rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 60th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 1251st in the World with 7,915 publications made and 275,144 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#60 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#404 of 1,417 In Europe
#1251 of 6,561 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 77 1112
1994 76 1162
1995 98 1242
1996 91 1423
1997 99 1394
1998 113 1671
1999 124 1724
2000 112 2041
2001 124 2214
2002 130 2538
2003 132 3086
2004 162 3342
2005 146 3449
2006 150 4066
2007 168 4487
2008 180 4904
2009 226 5263
2010 234 6518
2011 203 6949
2012 232 8142
2013 231 8753
2014 230 9248
2015 263 9669
2016 242 10051
2017 207 10541
2018 274 11318
2019 318 12884
2020 328 17036
2021 375 19989
2022 266 19025
2023 350 18763
2024 223 16426
2025 228 14653

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal Veterinary College University of London in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 221 580
Biochemistry 49 306 907
Nutrition and Food Science 54 358 1197
Organic Chemistry 74 529 1862
Materials Science 89 670 2436
Inorganic Chemistry 91 694 2886
Physical chemistry 101 819 3340
Chemical Engineering 112 937 4035

Environmental Science rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 75th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1193rd in the World with 7,140 publications made and 229,516 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#75 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#412 of 1,464 In Europe
#1193 of 6,888 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 45 534
1994 53 628
1995 53 566
1996 64 672
1997 64 694
1998 78 895
1999 72 871
2000 69 1216
2001 86 1350
2002 84 1556
2003 79 1893
2004 98 2130
2005 92 2053
2006 117 2698
2007 146 3095
2008 183 3403
2009 191 3806
2010 205 4843
2011 190 5084
2012 215 6037
2013 250 6761
2014 244 7343
2015 282 7677
2016 285 8264
2017 262 9232
2018 314 10627
2019 300 11704
2020 322 15986
2021 369 18541
2022 301 17236
2023 371 17563
2024 255 15264
2025 252 14071

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 32 146 436
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 170 506
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 221 580
Paleontology 57 292 826
Geology 68 386 1107
Ecology 70 388 1123
Agricultural Science 60 358 1220
Geography and Cartography 94 542 1609
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 91 623 2186
Environmental Management 106 674 2444
Earth science and Geophysics 98 684 2551
Oceanography 106 727 2698
Geotechnical Engineering 110 765 3063

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 104th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1729th in the World with 5,136 publications made and 158,808 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#104 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#592 of 1,502 In Europe
#1729 of 7,088 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 30 231
1994 45 302
1995 30 337
1996 48 411
1997 39 321
1998 39 433
1999 56 442
2000 35 620
2001 43 624
2002 40 655
2003 45 857
2004 67 1056
2005 61 1045
2006 90 1248
2007 106 1551
2008 131 1818
2009 130 2076
2010 130 2462
2011 136 2732
2012 163 3521
2013 189 3837
2014 173 4315
2015 238 4757
2016 228 5330
2017 220 5631
2018 231 6437
2019 234 7425
2020 291 11716
2021 288 13626
2022 225 12816
2023 294 12571
2024 193 10419
2025 166 9148

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 57 189 471
Demography 53 244 697
Sociology 106 457 1329
History 107 539 1545
Classics and Ancient History 112 533 1578
Archaeology 104 549 1586
Aesthetics 120 648 1897
Law 112 622 1903
Linguistics 109 638 2066
Political Science 114 711 2164
Education Majors 121 621 2242
Anthropology 125 693 2372
Communications and Public Relations 128 722 2386
Philosophy 114 778 2548

Computer Science rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 92nd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1532nd in the World with 4,904 publications made and 145,560 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Library and Information science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#92 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#503 of 1,470 In Europe
#1532 of 6,855 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 27 582
1994 41 657
1995 44 672
1996 53 725
1997 40 627
1998 43 709
1999 50 755
2000 32 684
2001 31 851
2002 48 889
2003 52 1056
2004 71 1216
2005 70 1173
2006 87 1467
2007 98 1727
2008 112 2012
2009 139 2099
2010 139 2577
2011 130 3033
2012 149 3512
2013 161 4154
2014 164 4389
2015 209 4901
2016 198 5207
2017 187 5487
2018 204 6501
2019 226 7212
2020 248 10692
2021 278 12588
2022 212 12096
2023 258 11684
2024 188 10570
2025 174 9749

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 57 189 471
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 304 801
Neuroscience 64 308 847
Data Science 102 595 1729
Telecommunications 93 617 2096
Cyber Security 107 646 2207
Machine Learning 99 624 2256
Cognitive Science 112 629 2297
Computer Vision 101 720 2686
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 106 738 2705
Computer Networking 114 846 3330

Engineering rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 83rd for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1712th in the World with 4,493 publications made and 150,265 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electronic Engineering, Biotechnology, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#83 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#536 of 1,466 In Europe
#1712 of 6,795 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 32 393
1994 35 409
1995 45 513
1996 43 494
1997 34 500
1998 46 650
1999 40 606
2000 51 840
2001 53 878
2002 44 930
2003 55 1179
2004 55 1170
2005 80 1382
2006 73 1606
2007 83 1873
2008 107 2149
2009 122 2394
2010 142 2984
2011 141 3360
2012 143 3738
2013 160 4323
2014 155 4650
2015 193 5052
2016 163 5388
2017 167 5575
2018 185 6212
2019 208 7090
2020 237 10141
2021 212 11428
2022 174 10799
2023 234 10811
2024 178 9664
2025 151 8872

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal Veterinary College University of London in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Electronic Engineering 31 148 428
Biomedical Engineering 44 249 676
Biotechnology 39 234 680
Landscape Architecture 56 297 715
Structural Engineering 72 464 1424
Architectural Engineering 94 527 1543
Acoustical Engineering 91 540 1630
Aerospace Engineering 87 579 1823
Optical Engineering 86 608 2085
Telecommunications 93 617 2096
Civil Engineering 101 648 2185
Mechanical Engineering 101 694 2267
Metallurgical Engineering 87 649 2409
Materials Science 89 670 2436
Electrical Engineering 97 725 2654
Geotechnical Engineering 110 765 3063
Computer Networking 114 846 3330
Chemical Engineering 112 937 4035

Psychology rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 88th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1188th in the World with 3,489 publications made and 103,272 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#88 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#388 of 1,424 In Europe
#1188 of 6,663 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 20 595
1994 14 602
1995 24 618
1996 37 693
1997 24 673
1998 29 726
1999 33 694
2000 30 672
2001 28 781
2002 40 904
2003 42 934
2004 51 1047
2005 56 1108
2006 66 1311
2007 65 1477
2008 77 1687
2009 84 1831
2010 90 2034
2011 103 2530
2012 105 2704
2013 106 3312
2014 109 3356
2015 165 3781
2016 140 3786
2017 131 4154
2018 152 4750
2019 179 5354
2020 189 7583
2021 196 8577
2022 128 8510
2023 173 8237
2024 125 6924
2025 124 6631

The following table provides academic rankings for The Royal Veterinary College University of London in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 64 308 847
Psychiatry 69 309 905
Child Psychology 113 588 2100
Clinical Psychology 116 594 2195
Education Majors 121 621 2242
Cognitive Science 112 629 2297
Social Psychology 120 734 2570

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Royal Veterinary College University of London

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Nuclear Physics 69 493 1610
Statistics 94 544 1674
Astrophysics and Astronomy 93 596 1889
Mathematics 97 588 1895
Development Studies 115 606 2046
Physics 93 624 2081
Advertising 118 689 2228
Literature 126 720 2337
Management 111 704 2391
Art & Design 122 740 2402
Fashion Design 126 746 2466
Economics 118 754 2565
Quantum and Particle physics 100 716 2584
Business 118 806 2756
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 111 793 2951
Math Teachers 129 800 3286
Marketing 127 959 3545
Finance 125 974 3600