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The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 16th in the United Kingdom, 156th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 12 research topics. The London School of Economics and Political Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,958 academic publications and 1,287,792 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 958 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#156 of 14,131 In the World
#50 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#14 of 131 In England
#4 of 35 In London
#1 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#1 of 1,677 For Public Policy / Administration
#1 of 1,636 For International Trade
#25 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#62 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 9 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 72nd in the World with 47,237 publications made and 1,076,790 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#16 of 1,492 In Europe
#72 of 7,020 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
1991 381 1900
1992 338 1952
1993 353 2005
1994 373 2200
1995 447 2956
1996 489 2909
1997 485 3192
1998 582 3901
1999 558 4965
2000 724 6127
2001 711 8422
2002 771 9654
2003 888 12026
2004 1059 14867
2005 1076 16320
2006 1122 16754
2007 1307 20557
2008 1248 23938
2009 1572 28099
2010 1667 31053
2011 1754 35970
2012 1669 40807
2013 1845 46959
2014 1858 51502
2015 1892 52439
2016 1899 51767
2017 1944 53018
2018 2082 59755
2019 1884 68479
2020 2172 79260
2021 2334 86304
2022 1900 84276
2023 1862 86755

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 27,623 publications made and 815,791 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,366 In Europe
#18 of 5,995 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 155 1206
1992 136 1313
1993 163 1401
1994 151 1463
1995 217 2292
1996 254 2046
1997 249 2341
1998 312 2876
1999 344 3682
2000 430 4828
2001 444 5972
2002 509 7068
2003 565 8774
2004 711 10976
2005 690 11873
2006 726 12132
2007 814 14928
2008 794 17283
2009 972 20233
2010 1033 22414
2011 1122 25685
2012 1107 28731
2013 1218 32577
2014 1167 34794
2015 1184 34918
2016 1236 34535
2017 1228 34639
2018 1274 38560
2019 1187 42879
2020 1395 50457
2021 1447 55410
2022 1148 53088
2023 1061 54966

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

Business rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 6th for Business in the United Kingdom and 54th in the World with 22,715 publications made and 626,957 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, International Business, Marketing, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#8 of 1,414 In Europe
#54 of 6,187 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 144 964
1992 135 1026
1993 148 1089
1994 135 1181
1995 206 1577
1996 207 1699
1997 214 1846
1998 290 2250
1999 281 2914
2000 359 3730
2001 341 4848
2002 386 5753
2003 498 7494
2004 591 8836
2005 610 9935
2006 653 10628
2007 684 12727
2008 652 14900
2009 839 17608
2010 898 19695
2011 965 22881
2012 924 25947
2013 1009 28866
2014 952 30643
2015 979 31013
2016 992 30339
2017 1017 30794
2018 1015 33752
2019 949 37306
2020 1041 43502
2021 1151 47059
2022 898 45370
2023 844 46804

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

Environmental Science rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 31st for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 315th in the World with 22,456 publications made and 563,100 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#113 of 1,458 In Europe
#315 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 144 811
1992 128 831
1993 138 910
1994 134 998
1995 180 1383
1996 194 1457
1997 201 1508
1998 250 1945
1999 251 2451
2000 352 3099
2001 325 4192
2002 349 4440
2003 418 5851
2004 493 7476
2005 509 7943
2006 504 8518
2007 611 10313
2008 600 12041
2009 793 14381
2010 822 16177
2011 839 18393
2012 837 21262
2013 919 25085
2014 947 26934
2015 958 27624
2016 973 27700
2017 982 28683
2018 1114 33092
2019 942 37478
2020 1194 44971
2021 1187 50239
2022 1010 49701
2023 971 51847

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 3 3 5
Geography and Cartography 22 58 179
Environmental Management 30 109 345
Ecology 32 132 367
Oceanography 44 176 478
Geology 46 207 544
Paleontology 45 212 544
Environmental Engineering 44 224 665
Agricultural Science 45 229 684
Hydrology and Water resources management 44 227 809
Forestry 60 298 929
Geotechnical Engineering 55 314 944
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 357 979
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 64 397 1105
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 412 1443
Earth science and Geophysics 81 512 1696

Computer Science rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 33rd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 357th in the World with 20,049 publications made and 547,936 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cyber Security, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#135 of 1,459 In Europe
#357 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 168 936
1992 161 1010
1993 136 1036
1994 140 1108
1995 196 1591
1996 199 1475
1997 195 1510
1998 239 1856
1999 195 2179
2000 305 2984
2001 287 3424
2002 316 4102
2003 392 5263
2004 480 5952
2005 486 7070
2006 506 7897
2007 617 9207
2008 579 10932
2009 678 12705
2010 652 14269
2011 757 16201
2012 703 18393
2013 815 21290
2014 772 23649
2015 809 23887
2016 752 24801
2017 751 25180
2018 798 28727
2019 798 32509
2020 952 38658
2021 920 42723
2022 782 42364
2023 874 43478

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 1 2 11
Management Information Systems 16 34 89
Library and Information science 18 25 97
Data Science 27 66 184
Cyber Security 20 55 191
Database Administration 10 65 205
Machine Learning 20 61 236
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 34 135 381
Multimedia 56 214 526
Cognitive Science 53 210 554
Human-Computer Interaction 65 271 622
Computer Networking 44 225 630
Computer Graphics 50 289 698
Neuroscience 58 272 723
Software Engineering 74 343 770
Telecommunications 57 343 955
Computer Vision 61 346 965
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 61 365 1017
Computational Linguistics 72 390 1092
Blockchain and Cryptography 68 433 1314

Mathematics rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 19th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 195th in the World with 14,872 publications made and 497,642 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#57 of 1,388 In Europe
#195 of 6,305 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 83 902
1992 97 971
1993 80 928
1994 87 1002
1995 111 1511
1996 155 1382
1997 131 1468
1998 166 1851
1999 141 2208
2000 249 2945
2001 238 3167
2002 290 3934
2003 302 4864
2004 401 5748
2005 371 6670
2006 419 7473
2007 460 8635
2008 422 9920
2009 471 11556
2010 511 12860
2011 606 14732
2012 557 16203
2013 668 18447
2014 610 20312
2015 640 20743
2016 601 20880
2017 625 21180
2018 668 23645
2019 681 26770
2020 748 30891
2021 747 34781
2022 624 34401
2023 597 34804

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 2 14
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 2 20
Operations Research 15 44 151
Statistics 20 63 204
Applied Mathematics 16 99 264
Math Teachers 40 99 383
Blockchain and Cryptography 68 433 1314

Biology rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 55th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 880th in the World with 13,235 publications made and 355,864 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#299 of 1,445 In Europe
#880 of 6,770 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 88 581
1992 59 586
1993 70 654
1994 68 731
1995 95 988
1996 109 1034
1997 115 1009
1998 129 1183
1999 124 1548
2000 159 1909
2001 169 2328
2002 188 2683
2003 247 3447
2004 247 4053
2005 265 4815
2006 304 5037
2007 333 6225
2008 322 7108
2009 448 8612
2010 451 10039
2011 472 11084
2012 474 12837
2013 541 15625
2014 545 18021
2015 582 18716
2016 624 19681
2017 609 20352
2018 678 23018
2019 608 26278
2020 817 31704
2021 845 36746
2022 738 37067
2023 682 37506

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 34 56 190
Evolutionary Biology 34 151 386
Paleontology 45 212 544
Virology 39 217 679
Agricultural Science 45 229 684
Neuroscience 58 272 723
Forestry 60 298 929
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 61 365 1017
Pharmacology 55 312 1079
Botany 61 351 1081
Genetics 65 398 1243
Astrobiology 63 428 1245
Molecular Biology 65 409 1353
Zoology 74 409 1364
Biochemistry 67 427 1372
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 412 1443
Nanotechnology 63 453 1566
Immunology 76 450 1568
Biotechnology 80 462 1595
Oncology and Cancer research 81 484 1755
Microbiology 87 489 1878
Horticulture 71 474 1914
Nutrition and Food Science 101 641 2737

Physics rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 44th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 654th in the World with 13,088 publications made and 381,235 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#242 of 1,446 In Europe
#654 of 6,603 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 89 654
1992 84 697
1993 75 692
1994 89 759
1995 117 1042
1996 136 1076
1997 136 1150
1998 148 1242
1999 162 1693
2000 213 2099
2001 194 2589
2002 231 3071
2003 275 3778
2004 298 4710
2005 313 5433
2006 338 5350
2007 397 6555
2008 367 7588
2009 439 8644
2010 473 9714
2011 494 11064
2012 460 12110
2013 561 13866
2014 534 15227
2015 581 15533
2016 534 15330
2017 561 15828
2018 590 18133
2019 551 20241
2020 671 23500
2021 630 25868
2022 541 25100
2023 553 25964

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 40 178 456
Theoretical Physics 37 228 502
Astrophysics and Astronomy 44 220 529
Quantum and Particle physics 42 241 631
Optical Engineering 61 397 1144
Astrobiology 63 428 1245
Materials Science 63 437 1357
Nanotechnology 63 453 1566
Condensed Matter Physics 68 555 1998
Nuclear Physics 77 584 2019

Engineering rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 49th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 730th in the World with 12,914 publications made and 356,541 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#49 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#267 of 1,453 In Europe
#730 of 6,684 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 94 609
1992 94 740
1993 91 714
1994 89 757
1995 111 936
1996 151 1046
1997 140 1084
1998 168 1298
1999 152 1669
2000 200 2145
2001 180 2643
2002 226 2988
2003 251 3695
2004 319 4622
2005 314 5244
2006 311 5421
2007 370 6489
2008 346 7671
2009 422 8727
2010 485 9908
2011 503 11569
2012 475 12860
2013 521 14869
2014 486 16236
2015 556 16771
2016 537 16775
2017 563 17541
2018 550 19871
2019 536 22384
2020 675 25836
2021 676 29473
2022 550 28573
2023 535 29633

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 15 44 151
Aviation 28 99 277
Construction Management 37 110 297
Transportation Engineering 24 105 297
Civil Engineering 23 97 297
Systems Engineering 36 145 361
Product and Industrial Design 47 176 433
Architecture 38 197 434
Marine Engineering 40 149 434
Acoustical Engineering 40 178 456
Industrial Engineering 36 183 458
Mechanical Engineering 38 173 465
Architectural Engineering 49 181 477
Engineering Management 54 186 522
Human-Computer Interaction 65 271 622
Computer Networking 44 225 630
Environmental Engineering 44 224 665
Aerospace Engineering 48 269 700
Petroleum Engineering 59 282 851
Renewable Energy Engineering 49 286 865
Geotechnical Engineering 55 314 944
Telecommunications 57 343 955
Structural Engineering 56 351 1000
Reliability and Quality Engineering 64 339 1004
Remote Sensing 63 396 1104
Optical Engineering 61 397 1144
Electrical Engineering 61 417 1232
Materials Science 63 437 1357
Nanotechnology 63 453 1566
Biotechnology 80 462 1595
Metallurgical Engineering 69 490 1624
Electronic Engineering 78 533 1807
Chemical Engineering 73 501 1842

Medicine rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 44th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 641st in the World with 12,379 publications made and 393,809 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#44 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#227 of 1,417 In Europe
#641 of 6,680 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 66 438
1992 38 441
1993 66 463
1994 58 488
1995 58 634
1996 77 715
1997 84 711
1998 88 956
1999 105 1164
2000 153 1341
2001 149 1867
2002 148 2064
2003 213 2611
2004 198 3280
2005 225 3647
2006 244 4059
2007 301 4965
2008 285 6000
2009 325 7386
2010 393 8478
2011 418 9693
2012 434 11229
2013 506 14302
2014 524 17447
2015 526 18670
2016 540 19218
2017 644 20285
2018 640 22011
2019 608 25686
2020 862 32741
2021 954 39033
2022 860 40735
2023 778 40136

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) 17 22 99
Social Work 34 40 141
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 34 56 190
Nursing 31 67 220
Public Health 26 79 248
Gerontology 31 83 293
Family medicine 37 161 478
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 47 171 504
Psychiatry 46 204 558
Clinical Psychology 59 206 591
Health Science 64 202 596
Pathology 38 215 607
Epidemiology 43 251 667
Virology 39 217 679
Sports Medicine 65 280 702
Pediatrics 42 246 728
Forensic Science 76 278 813
Ophthalmology 55 293 860
Optometry 65 293 876
Physical Therapy 79 345 935
Critical Care Nursing 76 331 966
Occupational Therapy 80 360 999
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 52 370 1016
Pharmacology 55 312 1079
Orthodontics 56 378 1093
Surgery 64 353 1125
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 67 374 1131
Dentistry 59 409 1235
Cardiology 69 418 1344
Immunology 76 450 1568
Anatomy and Physiology 89 511 1671
Oncology and Cancer research 81 484 1755
Anesthesiology 106 629 2354

Psychology rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 33rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 360th in the World with 12,032 publications made and 333,096 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#33 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#127 of 1,414 In Europe
#360 of 6,528 In the World

London School of Economics and Political Science
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 54 392
1992 34 411
1993 55 389
1994 43 453
1995 69 611
1996 66 686
1997 92 742
1998 99 879
1999 103 1060
2000 140 1321
2001 146 1664
2002 160 2001
2003 207 2547
2004 217 3192
2005 248 3856
2006 248 4147
2007 316 5357
2008 311 6518
2009 379 7907
2010 384 9086
2011 457 10627
2012 471 12305
2013 504 14772
2014 539 17307
2015 575 18173
2016 539 18919
2017 658 19749
2018 646 21864
2019 647 25731
2020 687 30664
2021 778 34908
2022 725 35636
2023 744 36140

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 3 4 12
Social Work 34 40 141
Social Psychology 18 40 155
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 34 180
Sexology 23 38 188
Special Education 33 69 231
Education Majors 37 79 300
Child Psychology 38 94 314
Cognitive Science 53 210 554
Psychiatry 46 204 558
Clinical Psychology 59 206 591
Neuroscience 58 272 723
Occupational Therapy 80 360 999

Art & Design rankings

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranked 21st for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 103rd in the World with 7,502 publications made and 169,027 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
#21 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#29 of 1,349 In Europe
#103 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 58 315
1992 69 298
1993 53 291
1994 55 333
1995 82 506
1996 91 504
1997 86 553
1998 102 630
1999 91 784
2000 111 1077
2001 105 1465
2002 126 1393
2003 154 1893
2004 168 2398
2005 166 2541
2006 165 2502
2007 184 3043
2008 194 3508
2009 244 4153
2010 277 4605
2011 272 5380
2012 281 6186
2013 331 6962
2014 295 7430
2015 345 7558
2016 301 7886
2017 328 8004
2018 329 8923
2019 325 10339
2020 327 12274
2021 349 12984
2022 253 12311
2023 311 12711

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
Creative Writing 21 22 65
Aesthetics 16 19 71
Literature 20 29 93
Art History 26 30 94
Entertainment Industry Business 15 22 95
Cinematography 33 44 106
Fashion Design 22 48 144
Performing arts 38 79 193
Photography 55 111 292
Singing and Vocal Performance 48 160 409
Architecture 38 197 434
Multimedia 56 214 526
Computer Graphics 50 289 698
Illustration and Concept Art 77 317 794
Painting and Drawing 74 326 811
Sculpture 74 326 811
Graphic Design 71 324 858

Other rankings

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

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Computational Chemistry 53 396 1151
Physical chemistry 58 402 1295
Chemistry 64 431 1308
Organic Chemistry 90 671 2591