Royal Veterinary College University of London: Rankings

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The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 87th in the United Kingdom, 1158th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,939 academic publications and 456,057 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1158 of 14,131 In the World
#430 of 2,785 In Europe
#87 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#71 of 131 In England
#17 of 35 In London
#15 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#105 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#247 of 1,772 For Urology
#3838 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1164 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 42nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 634th in the World with 13,267 publications made and 404,407 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Veterinary.

Medicine ranking Location
#42 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#220 of 1,433 In Europe
#634 of 6,775 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 103 1366
1993 107 1306
1994 119 1374
1995 124 1478
1996 137 1702
1997 137 1662
1998 150 2072
1999 160 2079
2000 148 2545
2001 166 2872
2002 164 3273
2003 169 3875
2004 209 4352
2005 206 4396
2006 246 5345
2007 283 6054
2008 331 6812
2009 366 7503
2010 397 9201
2011 361 10146
2012 418 11717
2013 439 13287
2014 438 13912
2015 537 14500
2016 470 14845
2017 488 16466
2018 533 18260
2019 543 19706
2020 649 28205
2021 680 32779
2022 542 30913
2023 644 30182
2024 490 27045

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 6 15
Urology 17 83 247
Epidemiology 29 123 319
Anatomy and Physiology 24 114 321
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 127 359
Respiratory Therapy 28 142 361
Virology 26 141 409
Sports Medicine 47 182 460
Anesthesiology 27 162 475
Critical Care Nursing 37 212 524
Surgery 30 184 526
Physical Therapy 53 219 539
Cardiology 31 209 555
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 31 196 561
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 28 217 569
Immunology 30 209 599
Family medicine 50 205 610
Dermatology 30 212 610
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 210 615
Medical Physics 47 246 621
Pathology 38 218 625
Biomedical Engineering 43 240 652
Public Health 55 229 674
Pharmacology 40 227 694
Orthodontics 38 257 711
Ophthalmology 51 252 721
Pediatrics 41 249 775
Psychiatry 68 304 890
Nursing 98 325 942
Oncology and Cancer research 46 302 1000
Dentistry 49 325 1012
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 87 333 1029
Toxicology 54 298 1065
Health Science 101 349 1104
Gerontology 94 377 1133
Radiation Therapy 46 330 1180
Audiology 80 394 1200
Healthcare Management (MHA) 108 488 1608
Clinical Psychology 116 582 2133

Biology rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 55th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 903rd in the World with 12,654 publications made and 400,471 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#305 of 1,448 In Europe
#903 of 6,833 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 107 1523
1993 102 1461
1994 107 1474
1995 139 1615
1996 141 1829
1997 130 1832
1998 146 2187
1999 154 2239
2000 150 2709
2001 164 2986
2002 172 3433
2003 171 4038
2004 217 4595
2005 169 4577
2006 236 5599
2007 261 6243
2008 293 7103
2009 351 7682
2010 378 9409
2011 340 10084
2012 405 11900
2013 402 13434
2014 423 14176
2015 476 14819
2016 455 15516
2017 414 16685
2018 479 18429
2019 539 20409
2020 583 28380
2021 642 32724
2022 514 31157
2023 613 30495
2024 461 27715

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 9 27 105
Virology 26 141 409
Forestry 32 145 433
Microbiology 35 178 497
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 169 498
Zoology 42 199 554
Immunology 30 209 599
Biotechnology 39 232 669
Pharmacology 40 227 694
Biophysics 43 257 697
Genetics 39 246 698
Evolutionary Biology 53 289 731
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 302 782
Paleontology 57 288 813
Neuroscience 64 306 838
Molecular Biology 43 282 866
Biochemistry 49 303 894
Oncology and Cancer research 46 302 1000
Toxicology 54 298 1065
Botany 61 354 1124
Nutrition and Food Science 54 352 1158
Agricultural Science 60 354 1199
Horticulture 77 534 2336

Chemistry rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 59th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 1224th in the World with 7,749 publications made and 264,357 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#59 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#401 of 1,417 In Europe
#1224 of 6,545 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 79 1059
1993 77 1109
1994 76 1158
1995 98 1240
1996 91 1417
1997 99 1391
1998 113 1665
1999 124 1724
2000 112 2039
2001 124 2209
2002 130 2537
2003 132 3086
2004 162 3341
2005 144 3447
2006 150 4064
2007 168 4488
2008 180 4898
2009 225 5255
2010 234 6517
2011 205 6937
2012 231 8141
2013 230 8745
2014 231 9284
2015 265 9680
2016 243 10077
2017 209 10588
2018 278 11387
2019 320 12959
2020 327 17140
2021 373 20103
2022 270 19172
2023 349 18843
2024 224 16329

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 45 217 573
Biochemistry 49 303 894
Nutrition and Food Science 54 352 1158
Organic Chemistry 74 520 1809
Materials Science 89 664 2403
Inorganic Chemistry 90 688 2847
Physical chemistry 99 807 3278
Chemical Engineering 111 928 3993

Environmental Science rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 75th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1174th in the World with 6,953 publications made and 217,662 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
#408 of 1,464 In Europe
#1174 of 6,876 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 49 672
1993 45 534
1994 53 621
1995 53 565
1996 64 669
1997 64 694
1998 78 890
1999 72 871
2000 69 1214
2001 86 1350
2002 84 1557
2003 79 1893
2004 98 2131
2005 91 2053
2006 117 2698
2007 146 3096
2008 183 3397
2009 189 3803
2010 206 4840
2011 189 5070
2012 215 6043
2013 250 6798
2014 242 7338
2015 283 7672
2016 285 8304
2017 262 9248
2018 317 10642
2019 301 11765
2020 325 16081
2021 372 18611
2022 298 17329
2023 372 17670
2024 257 15160

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 32 145 433
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 169 498
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 217 573
Paleontology 57 288 813
Geology 67 384 1091
Ecology 70 385 1104
Agricultural Science 60 354 1199
Geography and Cartography 91 538 1582
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 91 624 2186
Environmental Management 105 665 2390
Earth science and Geophysics 98 684 2540
Oceanography 105 725 2690
Geotechnical Engineering 110 763 3044

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 104th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1699th in the World with 5,025 publications made and 147,528 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#104 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#587 of 1,500 In Europe
#1699 of 7,081 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
1992 24 431
1993 30 230
1994 45 302
1995 30 337
1996 48 406
1997 39 321
1998 39 438
1999 56 442
2000 35 618
2001 43 623
2002 40 654
2003 45 856
2004 67 1056
2005 62 1041
2006 90 1248
2007 106 1551
2008 132 1818
2009 129 2071
2010 131 2458
2011 136 2727
2012 163 3524
2013 189 3844
2014 173 4303
2015 240 4768
2016 231 5350
2017 221 5668
2018 237 6477
2019 232 7466
2020 289 11773
2021 291 13700
2022 228 12914
2023 293 12646
2024 194 10346

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 57 188 469
Demography 53 244 688
Sociology 106 452 1311
History 105 527 1514
Archaeology 104 538 1552
Classics and Ancient History 110 525 1562
Law 111 613 1868
Aesthetics 120 649 1908
Linguistics 109 642 2072
Political Science 114 703 2130
Education Majors 120 607 2184
Communications and Public Relations 128 715 2334
Anthropology 126 699 2410
Philosophy 115 779 2551

Computer Science rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 92nd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1502nd in the World with 4,777 publications made and 137,659 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Library and Information science, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#92 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#500 of 1,469 In Europe
#1502 of 6,845 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 29 793
1993 27 582
1994 41 652
1995 44 673
1996 53 718
1997 40 627
1998 43 709
1999 50 754
2000 32 683
2001 31 849
2002 48 888
2003 52 1056
2004 71 1218
2005 69 1174
2006 87 1467
2007 98 1727
2008 113 2010
2009 139 2102
2010 141 2594
2011 132 3043
2012 149 3508
2013 161 4148
2014 163 4375
2015 209 4909
2016 198 5235
2017 185 5485
2018 204 6488
2019 229 7241
2020 251 10735
2021 274 12608
2022 214 12164
2023 261 11679
2024 190 10467

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 57 188 469
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 302 782
Neuroscience 64 306 838
Data Science 101 582 1671
Telecommunications 93 614 2073
Cyber Security 107 640 2167
Cognitive Science 112 617 2249
Machine Learning 99 626 2266
Computer Vision 100 723 2683
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 106 738 2699
Computer Networking 114 842 3294

Engineering rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 83rd for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 1685th in the World with 4,365 publications made and 143,365 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electronic Engineering, Biotechnology, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#83 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#534 of 1,465 In Europe
#1685 of 6,782 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 31 487
1993 32 391
1994 35 407
1995 45 514
1996 43 493
1997 34 497
1998 46 642
1999 40 605
2000 51 840
2001 53 877
2002 44 930
2003 55 1179
2004 55 1171
2005 79 1381
2006 73 1606
2007 83 1875
2008 107 2153
2009 123 2395
2010 143 2996
2011 139 3340
2012 143 3737
2013 160 4320
2014 152 4626
2015 194 5059
2016 163 5422
2017 164 5580
2018 187 6208
2019 208 7088
2020 237 10175
2021 212 11432
2022 174 10843
2023 235 10808
2024 174 9594

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 31 150 439
Biomedical Engineering 43 240 652
Biotechnology 39 232 669
Structural Engineering 72 460 1397
Architectural Engineering 93 518 1512
Acoustical Engineering 89 536 1608
Aerospace Engineering 87 579 1825
Optical Engineering 85 603 2062
Telecommunications 93 614 2073
Civil Engineering 100 643 2165
Mechanical Engineering 100 686 2235
Metallurgical Engineering 86 640 2366
Materials Science 89 664 2403
Electrical Engineering 97 721 2621
Geotechnical Engineering 110 763 3044
Computer Networking 114 842 3294
Chemical Engineering 111 928 3993

Psychology rankings

The Royal Veterinary College University of London ranked 88th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1162nd in the World with 3,393 publications made and 98,010 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#88 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#384 of 1,423 In Europe
#1162 of 6,645 In the World

Royal Veterinary College University of London
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 30 789
1993 20 595
1994 14 598
1995 24 619
1996 37 686
1997 24 673
1998 29 726
1999 33 692
2000 30 669
2001 28 781
2002 40 903
2003 42 934
2004 51 1049
2005 56 1109
2006 66 1311
2007 65 1475
2008 77 1686
2009 84 1831
2010 89 2047
2011 103 2541
2012 105 2699
2013 107 3307
2014 108 3358
2015 166 3778
2016 140 3796
2017 130 4155
2018 153 4773
2019 180 5382
2020 185 7677
2021 195 8642
2022 129 8552
2023 172 8249
2024 129 6891

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 64 306 838
Psychiatry 68 304 890
Child Psychology 113 585 2088
Clinical Psychology 116 582 2133
Education Majors 120 607 2184
Cognitive Science 112 617 2249
Social Psychology 121 736 2570

Other rankings

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

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Nuclear Physics 69 493 1596
Statistics 95 552 1690
Astrophysics and Astronomy 92 597 1882
Mathematics 97 590 1898
Development Studies 115 601 2028
Physics 93 622 2053
Advertising 116 680 2188
Literature 126 723 2328
Management 111 702 2369
Art & Design 122 736 2399
Fashion Design 127 748 2468
Quantum and Particle physics 100 710 2558
Economics 117 755 2559
Business 118 802 2725
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 111 796 2964
Math Teachers 128 794 3248
Marketing 127 953 3532
Finance 125 973 3590