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The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 16th in the United Kingdom, 149th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 13 research topics. The London School of Economics and Political Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,522 academic publications and 2,024,323 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,019 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#149 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#14 of 131 In England
#4 of 35 In London
#1 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#1 of 1,814 For International Trade
#1 of 1,569 For International Economics
#26 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#62 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 10 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 69th in the World with 53,756 publications made and 1,683,367 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#14 of 1,500 In Europe
#69 of 7,081 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 391 2971
1993 378 3051
1994 396 3406
1995 492 4662
1996 531 4326
1997 509 4733
1998 616 5793
1999 626 7068
2000 802 8811
2001 802 11699
2002 839 13558
2003 1006 16921
2004 1167 20692
2005 1182 22988
2006 1219 24049
2007 1471 29156
2008 1381 34198
2009 1707 39392
2010 1924 43638
2011 1961 50701
2012 1885 56625
2013 2018 63897
2014 2011 70353
2015 2113 72568
2016 2002 72843
2017 2156 77255
2018 2351 86159
2019 2144 100660
2020 2568 118241
2021 2638 128203
2022 2149 122883
2023 2176 130864
2024 1427 109940

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Economics rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 3rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 18th in the World with 30,754 publications made and 1,222,347 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,388 In Europe
#18 of 6,167 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 147 2036
1993 175 2068
1994 162 2312
1995 224 3475
1996 288 3046
1997 266 3335
1998 340 4147
1999 386 5097
2000 457 6593
2001 491 8225
2002 544 9870
2003 640 12351
2004 756 14852
2005 765 16338
2006 777 17121
2007 898 20686
2008 864 24320
2009 1074 28137
2010 1143 31421
2011 1239 36180
2012 1219 39981
2013 1285 44005
2014 1247 47497
2015 1301 48441
2016 1274 47878
2017 1322 49319
2018 1416 54265
2019 1287 61334
2020 1586 72482
2021 1575 79018
2022 1268 73919
2023 1199 79347
2024 719 60399

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Economics.

Environmental Science rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 29th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 280th in the World with 25,645 publications made and 868,972 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#95 of 1,464 In Europe
#280 of 6,876 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 150 1308
1993 152 1392
1994 156 1582
1995 207 2192
1996 211 2189
1997 207 2215
1998 260 2925
1999 275 3468
2000 387 4483
2001 345 5730
2002 376 6301
2003 463 8249
2004 539 10319
2005 560 11098
2006 547 12007
2007 674 14496
2008 647 17350
2009 872 20263
2010 934 22796
2011 927 26127
2012 966 29655
2013 1011 33847
2014 1028 36694
2015 1096 38611
2016 1039 38350
2017 1078 41393
2018 1235 46883
2019 1092 53768
2020 1420 64750
2021 1338 72459
2022 1170 69921
2023 1114 74710
2024 676 61357

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 2 2
Geography and Cartography 21 55 166
Environmental Management 24 89 289
Ecology 31 119 343
Oceanography 40 151 412
Geology 43 188 505
Paleontology 41 199 516
Environmental Engineering 36 204 603
Agricultural Science 44 222 689
Hydrology and Water resources management 37 205 780
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 336 920
Forestry 58 286 942
Geotechnical Engineering 55 315 964
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 366 1009
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 388 1354
Earth science and Geophysics 78 506 1694

Business rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 6th for Business in the United Kingdom and 52nd in the World with 25,156 publications made and 936,786 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, International Business, Marketing, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#8 of 1,433 In Europe
#52 of 6,339 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 146 1550
1993 156 1625
1994 147 1803
1995 210 2458
1996 247 2551
1997 228 2672
1998 305 3308
1999 306 4148
2000 376 5253
2001 383 6784
2002 416 8100
2003 559 10520
2004 618 12139
2005 665 13663
2006 696 14984
2007 742 17805
2008 693 20844
2009 904 24510
2010 1006 27634
2011 1047 32125
2012 1021 35952
2013 1047 38811
2014 1024 41459
2015 1063 42686
2016 1024 41818
2017 1091 43724
2018 1117 47221
2019 1017 52831
2020 1237 62183
2021 1266 66703
2022 971 62611
2023 942 66155
2024 559 50248

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Business.

Computer Science rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 31st for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 337th in the World with 22,615 publications made and 829,746 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cyber Security, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#124 of 1,469 In Europe
#337 of 6,845 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 182 1588
1993 150 1583
1994 147 1751
1995 212 2522
1996 207 2218
1997 207 2243
1998 261 2711
1999 223 3192
2000 322 4160
2001 312 4786
2002 337 5925
2003 442 7524
2004 519 8471
2005 542 10401
2006 541 11478
2007 657 13231
2008 619 15623
2009 714 18216
2010 757 20284
2011 826 23160
2012 776 25916
2013 903 28978
2014 832 31857
2015 900 33195
2016 799 34258
2017 853 36119
2018 929 40315
2019 904 46062
2020 1131 55198
2021 1056 60026
2022 904 58160
2023 1002 61423
2024 526 45068

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 2 3 15
Library and Information science 17 23 93
Management Information Systems 16 34 94
Cyber Security 19 50 180
Database Administration 10 68 210
Machine Learning 17 60 230
Data Science 29 87 233
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 31 128 373
Multimedia 47 185 488
Cognitive Science 51 191 501
Human-Computer Interaction 56 238 553
Computer Networking 43 213 593
Computer Graphics 50 284 683
Neuroscience 57 261 699
Software Engineering 61 314 701
Telecommunications 51 291 821
Computational Linguistics 63 329 859
Computer Vision 63 347 971
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 344 1023
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 381 1094

Mathematics rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 18th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 175th in the World with 16,779 publications made and 724,498 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#51 of 1,401 In Europe
#175 of 6,418 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 107 1528
1993 85 1404
1994 91 1608
1995 117 2354
1996 184 2083
1997 136 2088
1998 180 2560
1999 160 2998
2000 255 3949
2001 275 4331
2002 314 5563
2003 343 6863
2004 401 7980
2005 411 9170
2006 430 10534
2007 500 12166
2008 448 14133
2009 514 16143
2010 542 17927
2011 676 20818
2012 621 22419
2013 715 24690
2014 644 27101
2015 685 28265
2016 620 28722
2017 724 29657
2018 803 32487
2019 809 36922
2020 962 43169
2021 833 47611
2022 710 45048
2023 707 46075
2024 352 31982

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 1 14
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 3 23
Operations Research 16 44 155
Statistics 18 54 181
Applied Mathematics 15 99 258
Math Teachers 45 123 431
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 344 1023

Biology rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 53rd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 867th in the World with 15,375 publications made and 533,267 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#295 of 1,448 In Europe
#867 of 6,833 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 68 966
1993 77 1024
1994 74 1151
1995 100 1534
1996 136 1531
1997 115 1442
1998 140 1782
1999 132 2201
2000 173 2693
2001 192 3290
2002 208 3849
2003 284 4818
2004 277 5711
2005 304 7052
2006 323 7368
2007 375 8923
2008 345 10440
2009 466 12336
2010 498 14335
2011 500 15695
2012 545 17958
2013 618 21029
2014 571 23877
2015 624 25551
2016 648 26525
2017 679 28541
2018 799 31594
2019 743 36178
2020 1012 44672
2021 989 51512
2022 872 49914
2023 836 52434
2024 463 39294

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 60 201
Evolutionary Biology 34 154 394
Paleontology 41 199 516
Virology 32 174 531
Agricultural Science 44 222 689
Neuroscience 57 261 699
Forestry 58 286 942
Pharmacology 53 307 1081
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 381 1094
Botany 59 350 1107
Astrobiology 62 397 1113
Molecular Biology 63 370 1206
Genetics 64 390 1246
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 388 1354
Biochemistry 66 420 1357
Zoology 71 409 1395
Biotechnology 76 439 1533
Immunology 74 439 1570
Nanotechnology 63 450 1598
Oncology and Cancer research 81 484 1826
Microbiology 83 477 1896
Horticulture 71 480 2024
Nutrition and Food Science 97 607 2562

Physics rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 42nd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 617th in the World with 15,093 publications made and 568,200 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#42 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#226 of 1,457 In Europe
#617 of 6,713 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 93 1066
1993 83 1096
1994 99 1268
1995 125 1703
1996 167 1636
1997 142 1651
1998 163 1879
1999 182 2397
2000 223 2956
2001 226 3600
2002 247 4332
2003 315 5468
2004 317 6400
2005 346 7600
2006 366 7910
2007 432 9362
2008 396 10737
2009 492 12346
2010 556 13984
2011 549 15941
2012 534 17118
2013 641 18873
2014 588 20925
2015 682 21874
2016 610 21847
2017 622 22758
2018 642 25799
2019 616 29667
2020 802 34117
2021 730 37591
2022 617 35904
2023 636 37797
2024 363 29836

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 39 174 442
Theoretical Physics 35 218 473
Astrophysics and Astronomy 43 211 499
Quantum and Particle physics 41 221 582
Optical Engineering 60 387 1110
Astrobiology 62 397 1113
Materials Science 62 422 1294
Nanotechnology 63 450 1598
Condensed Matter Physics 66 528 1914
Nuclear Physics 76 585 2070

Engineering rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 47th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 674th in the World with 14,892 publications made and 533,322 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#47 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#242 of 1,465 In Europe
#674 of 6,782 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 103 1137
1993 96 1083
1994 102 1217
1995 124 1560
1996 173 1628
1997 153 1558
1998 185 1935
1999 171 2405
2000 209 3029
2001 220 3668
2002 247 4270
2003 289 5374
2004 342 6318
2005 354 7370
2006 337 7941
2007 409 9278
2008 367 10862
2009 481 12549
2010 551 14223
2011 565 16449
2012 545 17942
2013 603 20044
2014 521 21999
2015 654 23156
2016 596 23267
2017 630 25002
2018 605 27890
2019 598 31545
2020 782 37022
2021 780 41145
2022 635 39201
2023 618 41781
2024 371 33735

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 16 44 155
Aviation 29 100 275
Transportation Engineering 20 93 279
Civil Engineering 23 89 284
Construction Management 34 109 300
Industrial Engineering 31 146 365
Mechanical Engineering 31 140 385
Architectural Engineering 38 143 389
Systems Engineering 38 155 396
Acoustical Engineering 39 174 442
Architecture 39 204 452
Marine Engineering 40 163 476
Product and Industrial Design 50 194 493
Human-Computer Interaction 56 238 553
Computer Networking 43 213 593
Environmental Engineering 36 204 603
Aerospace Engineering 47 260 687
Engineering Management 65 255 730
Reliability and Quality Engineering 55 259 749
Telecommunications 51 291 821
Petroleum Engineering 59 277 832
Renewable Energy Engineering 49 293 906
Remote Sensing 59 343 927
Structural Engineering 52 328 945
Geotechnical Engineering 55 315 964
Optical Engineering 60 387 1110
Electrical Engineering 59 398 1189
Materials Science 62 422 1294
Metallurgical Engineering 67 464 1517
Biotechnology 76 439 1533
Nanotechnology 63 450 1598
Chemical Engineering 66 460 1712
Automotive Engineering 80 531 1785
Electronic Engineering 85 585 2005

Medicine rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 44th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 646th in the World with 14,347 publications made and 565,431 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#44 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#225 of 1,433 In Europe
#646 of 6,775 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 40 692
1993 69 708
1994 60 770
1995 61 1040
1996 99 1034
1997 89 1065
1998 109 1338
1999 121 1578
2000 162 1919
2001 159 2553
2002 162 2830
2003 233 3644
2004 219 4470
2005 254 5235
2006 264 5752
2007 335 7019
2008 295 8422
2009 350 10018
2010 409 11421
2011 447 13278
2012 484 15170
2013 569 18944
2014 564 22502
2015 551 24278
2016 564 25203
2017 690 27335
2018 737 30430
2019 733 34747
2020 1073 45710
2021 1097 54404
2022 977 53643
2023 911 55236
2024 556 42958

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 24 99
Social Work 28 33 128
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 60 201
Nursing 31 70 229
Public Health 26 77 246
Gerontology 30 85 304
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 46 168 504
Forensic Science 54 185 506
Family medicine 41 176 525
Virology 32 174 531
Psychiatry 48 203 554
Health Science 65 199 589
Clinical Psychology 58 205 594
Pathology 39 220 629
Sports Medicine 69 298 754
Epidemiology 45 270 759
Ophthalmology 53 265 776
Pediatrics 48 268 849
Critical Care Nursing 63 303 853
Physical Therapy 79 356 972
Occupational Therapy 83 367 1023
Orthodontics 53 364 1065
Pharmacology 53 307 1081
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 53 379 1131
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 379 1162
Surgery 68 367 1198
Dentistry 56 385 1209
Cardiology 64 406 1306
Immunology 74 439 1570
Anatomy and Physiology 92 516 1740
Oncology and Cancer research 81 484 1826
Anesthesiology 106 636 2435

Psychology rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 33rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 348th in the World with 13,623 publications made and 505,556 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#33 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#124 of 1,423 In Europe
#348 of 6,645 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 45 669
1993 61 612
1994 46 708
1995 72 975
1996 67 1005
1997 100 1084
1998 116 1321
1999 110 1538
2000 147 1879
2001 152 2343
2002 174 2837
2003 228 3554
2004 244 4331
2005 268 5397
2006 271 5910
2007 347 7408
2008 327 9033
2009 403 10819
2010 428 12383
2011 476 14539
2012 518 16535
2013 564 19429
2014 565 22584
2015 649 24162
2016 546 24958
2017 702 27241
2018 705 30348
2019 677 35008
2020 813 42916
2021 859 48286
2022 803 47243
2023 837 50132
2024 508 38864

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 2 7
Social Work 28 33 128
Social Psychology 17 37 147
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 16 36 193
Sexology 27 43 201
Special Education 40 85 259
Child Psychology 33 85 296
Education Majors 37 88 325
Cognitive Science 51 191 501
Psychiatry 48 203 554
Clinical Psychology 58 205 594
Neuroscience 57 261 699
Occupational Therapy 83 367 1023

Art & Design rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 20th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 101st in the World with 8,410 publications made and 258,741 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#20 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#27 of 1,381 In Europe
#101 of 5,966 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 81 472
1993 58 423
1994 56 521
1995 85 788
1996 87 741
1997 93 793
1998 110 932
1999 105 1153
2000 126 1556
2001 117 2008
2002 134 1990
2003 168 2687
2004 188 3138
2005 189 3732
2006 190 3587
2007 200 4379
2008 210 4977
2009 257 5956
2010 318 6485
2011 295 7710
2012 299 8577
2013 357 9650
2014 314 10117
2015 359 10771
2016 322 11075
2017 356 11549
2018 359 12639
2019 351 15150
2020 412 18214
2021 408 19310
2022 282 18332
2023 358 19304
2024 181 13424

The following table provides academic rankings for The London School of Economics and Political Science in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 15 19 69
Entertainment Industry Business 12 18 82
Creative Writing 22 27 83
Art History 25 32 91
Literature 22 31 101
Cinematography 30 39 103
Fashion Design 19 45 139
Performing arts 39 82 191
Photography 64 132 331
Singing and Vocal Performance 47 159 419
Architecture 39 204 452
Multimedia 47 185 488
Computer Graphics 50 284 683
Painting and Drawing 72 327 828
Sculpture 72 327 828
Illustration and Concept Art 75 326 835

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the London School of Economics and Political Science

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Computational Chemistry 53 383 1131
Physical chemistry 56 381 1214
Chemistry 62 413 1267
Organic Chemistry 90 661 2600