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The University of Manchester ranked 6th in the United Kingdom, 60th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 10 research topics. The University of Manchester ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 230,112 academic publications and 6,680,827 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 415 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#60 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#5 of 131 In England
#1 of 4 In Manchester
#2 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#3 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#7 of 2,996 For Management Information Systems
#111 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#104 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 57th in the World with 123,819 publications made and 4,496,167 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#11 of 1,445 In Europe
#57 of 6,770 In the World

University of Manchester
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1008 10430
1992 1032 11738
1993 1086 11832
1994 1138 13175
1995 1260 14527
1996 1356 16273
1997 1375 18383
1998 1520 20848
1999 1507 23772
2000 1696 27689
2001 1671 30541
2002 1862 35307
2003 1871 40598
2004 2157 45879
2005 2361 53256
2006 2847 61785
2007 3118 73703
2008 3228 84102
2009 3372 99060
2010 3603 116977
2011 3799 135017
2012 4018 155655
2013 4217 173710
2014 4595 191498
2015 4838 204853
2016 5795 219689
2017 5334 238949
2018 5578 263837
2019 5890 292304
2020 6474 343802
2021 6770 395652
2022 6212 403675
2023 6144 400436

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 3 19
Nanotechnology 2 3 33
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 8 36
Astrobiology 5 10 45
Paleontology 6 13 53
Evolutionary Biology 6 11 57
Biophysics 5 12 63
Neuroscience 6 15 70
Biochemistry 6 14 75
Genetics 6 19 81
Immunology 8 23 82
Pharmacology 7 17 86
Oncology and Cancer research 5 18 91
Botany 8 22 94
Microbiology 8 27 96
Biotechnology 7 30 108
Zoology 12 33 112
Molecular Biology 7 40 135
Agricultural Science 13 37 141
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 42 150
Toxicology 19 75 204
Virology 12 65 206
Nutrition and Food Science 10 73 208
Horticulture 16 70 228
Entomology 29 103 265
Forestry 27 113 318
Animal Science 28 128 379

Chemistry rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 47th in the World with 109,044 publications made and 3,825,651 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#8 of 1,401 In Europe
#47 of 6,447 In the World

University of Manchester
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1024 10589
1992 1096 11739
1993 1147 12062
1994 1207 13264
1995 1349 14361
1996 1390 15851
1997 1381 17963
1998 1491 19963
1999 1483 22393
2000 1646 25485
2001 1621 28254
2002 1830 31828
2003 1865 36603
2004 2096 40969
2005 2221 47735
2006 2659 53951
2007 2837 63693
2008 2823 72612
2009 2965 84750
2010 3004 99024
2011 3081 114757
2012 3305 131172
2013 3348 146206
2014 3697 161241
2015 3923 171926
2016 5232 186731
2017 4219 201007
2018 4397 223267
2019 4598 244206
2020 4948 281426
2021 5170 318734
2022 4756 324411
2023 4789 323303

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

Physics rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 39th in the World with 106,688 publications made and 3,223,022 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#7 of 1,446 In Europe
#39 of 6,603 In the World

University of Manchester
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 973 9303
1992 1053 10526
1993 1101 10536
1994 1189 11407
1995 1309 12328
1996 1374 13849
1997 1394 15023
1998 1392 16005
1999 1474 17844
2000 1527 19773
2001 1573 22327
2002 1951 25774
2003 1824 28665
2004 2046 32820
2005 2319 38650
2006 2657 44130
2007 2826 52156
2008 2842 60456
2009 2971 70630
2010 2962 83034
2011 2921 96890
2012 3146 109531
2013 3253 123206
2014 3492 134674
2015 3764 143808
2016 5023 157463
2017 3987 167395
2018 4097 188717
2019 4317 204613
2020 4667 233227
2021 4742 259252
2022 4373 260209
2023 4495 262301

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 3 18
Nuclear Physics 3 4 23
Materials Science 3 4 30
Nanotechnology 2 3 33
Quantum and Particle physics 4 6 34
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 8 39
Condensed Matter Physics 4 11 43
Astrobiology 5 10 45
Theoretical Physics 6 15 46
Optical Engineering 5 8 49
Biophysics 5 12 63
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 22 68
Acoustical Engineering 6 11 70
Medical Physics 5 17 75

Engineering rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 45th in the World with 105,638 publications made and 3,150,611 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#8 of 1,453 In Europe
#45 of 6,684 In the World

University of Manchester
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 949 8497
1992 1000 9683
1993 1040 9734
1994 1151 10468
1995 1262 11395
1996 1336 12651
1997 1327 14039
1998 1305 14730
1999 1385 16492
2000 1483 18599
2001 1491 20567
2002 1971 24616
2003 1846 27511
2004 1983 31238
2005 2254 36985
2006 2649 42570
2007 2801 50895
2008 2807 58565
2009 2950 69868
2010 2934 82473
2011 2910 96124
2012 3132 109422
2013 3187 123193
2014 3485 134424
2015 3766 142813
2016 4988 156927
2017 4091 167068
2018 4277 188206
2019 4475 206360
2020 4765 237455
2021 4891 266326
2022 4577 270549
2023 4628 271726

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 1 8
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 2 11
Engineering Management 2 2 14
Biochemical Engineering 4 10 14
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 3 18
Chemical Engineering 1 2 23
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 10 29
Materials Science 3 4 30
Metallurgical Engineering 4 5 30
Technical Drawing 1 5 31
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 9 32
Nanotechnology 2 3 33
Construction Management 5 11 34
Operations Research 2 7 34
Architecture 5 15 38
Petroleum Engineering 5 7 38
Systems Engineering 5 10 39
Mechanical Engineering 5 8 40
Industrial Engineering 7 16 42
Aerospace Engineering 5 9 48
Optical Engineering 5 8 49
Structural Engineering 5 10 50
Geotechnical Engineering 3 7 52
Electrical Engineering 4 8 53
Aviation 9 21 58
Product and Industrial Design 6 19 59
Automation and Control engineering 4 17 64
Biomedical Engineering 4 15 64
Landscape Architecture 7 29 66
Human-Computer Interaction 8 20 67
Architectural Engineering 9 25 67
Civil Engineering 6 11 69
Nuclear Engineering 3 18 69
Acoustical Engineering 6 11 70
Computer Engineering 6 20 86
Automotive Engineering 10 28 90
Environmental Engineering 7 23 95
Telecommunications 7 20 105
Marine Engineering 15 33 105
Biotechnology 7 30 108
Electronic Engineering 8 26 110
Computer Networking 8 28 122
Remote Sensing 13 58 165
Mining Engineering 12 53 195
Robotics 15 71 227
Transportation Engineering 16 83 247
Agricultural Engineering 17 102 294

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 34th in the World with 100,179 publications made and 2,517,221 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#5 of 1,492 In Europe
#34 of 7,020 In the World

University of Manchester
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 856 4416
1992 898 5204
1993 855 4955
1994 935 5889
1995 1061 6930
1996 1194 7819
1997 1188 8398
1998 1123 8883
1999 1282 10855
2000 1374 13139
2001 1294 14792
2002 1556 18303
2003 1499 20970
2004 1738 24446
2005 1921 29080
2006 2232 34479
2007 2588 40883
2008 2687 47766
2009 2993 56647
2010 2993 65540
2011 3134 75302
2012 3339 86037
2013 3437 96600
2014 3524 104900
2015 3774 113076
2016 4227 117033
2017 4049 125268
2018 4155 140690
2019 4399 159360
2020 4962 191677
2021 5010 219266
2022 4789 221307
2023 4866 225387

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 6th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 70th in the World with 97,546 publications made and 3,330,762 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#16 of 1,417 In Europe
#70 of 6,680 In the World

University of Manchester
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 718 7074
1992 741 8159
1993 805 8180
1994 856 9289
1995 975 10579
1996 1045 11872
1997 1029 13202
1998 1181 15209
1999 1206 17497
2000 1261 20487
2001 1264 23233
2002 1359 26418
2003 1427 30553
2004 1664 34489
2005 1777 40430
2006 2148 46881
2007 2283 55669
2008 2382 63344
2009 2556 73505
2010 2829 86450
2011 3005 98633
2012 3239 114131
2013 3520 127719
2014 3790 141360
2015 4029 152127
2016 4412 163417
2017 4452 178173
2018 4535 193359
2019 4854 218098
2020 5540 266160
2021 5841 313036
2022 5497 322807
2023 5508 320605

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optometry 2 2 15
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 3 19
Dermatology 2 4 19
Nursing 4 4 23
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 4 28
Family medicine 3 4 33
Social Work 7 7 33
Clinical Psychology 5 7 35
Pharmacy 2 21 40
Health Science 6 6 41
Dentistry 3 11 42
Epidemiology 8 13 47
Audiology 5 11 51
Psychiatry 5 10 55
Public Health 7 11 57
Orthodontics 3 16 57
Gerontology 5 6 59
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 5 59
Physical Therapy 4 12 62
Biomedical Engineering 4 15 64
Pathology 6 16 65
Ophthalmology 3 10 65
Forensic Science 9 26 66
Cosmetology 4 19 68
Medical Physics 5 17 75
Pediatrics 9 20 75
Occupational Therapy 5 17 77
Critical Care Nursing 7 16 80
Immunology 8 23 82
Anatomy and Physiology 5 20 85
Pharmacology 7 17 86
Respiratory Therapy 11 29 90
Oncology and Cancer research 5 18 91
Surgery 5 22 97
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 27 106
Radiation Therapy 4 29 117
Urology 7 30 120
Plastic Surgery 3 26 122
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 66 124
Sports Medicine 15 42 137
Cardiology 11 44 137
Anesthesiology 8 42 146
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 48 161
Toxicology 19 75 204
Virology 12 65 206
Sonography and Ultrasound 11 74 211
Sports / Exercise science 23 66 218
Neurosurgery 10 93 227
Veterinary 19 87 265

Computer Science rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 47th in the World with 91,177 publications made and 2,715,180 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#6 of 1,459 In Europe
#47 of 6,752 In the World

University of Manchester
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 749 5596
1992 751 6348
1993 758 6411
1994 847 6992
1995 936 7931
1996 1039 8640
1997 1028 9661
1998 1015 10445
1999 1047 12600
2000 1232 14290
2001 1175 16863
2002 1717 21669
2003 1546 23943
2004 1703 27580
2005 1931 32902
2006 2369 39033
2007 2542 46368
2008 2553 52128
2009 2710 61104
2010 2831 71506
2011 2807 81410
2012 2950 92591
2013 2968 104271
2014 3212 113382
2015 3431 120891
2016 3707 130299
2017 3642 137848
2018 3853 155490
2019 4108 174382
2020 4459 206421
2021 4547 237043
2022 4207 239845
2023 4375 241508

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 53rd in the World with 80,874 publications made and 2,254,624 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#7 of 1,458 In Europe
#53 of 6,798 In the World

University of Manchester
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 672 5983
1992 733 6820
1993 772 6643
1994 802 7561
1995 902 8088
1996 974 9088
1997 980 9902
1998 974 10814
1999 1090 12065
2000 1145 14033
2001 1084 15460
2002 1300 18295
2003 1264 20403
2004 1448 23728
2005 1591 26941
2006 1899 31768
2007 2136 38151
2008 2119 43992
2009 2374 52180
2010 2275 60402
2011 2399 70651
2012 2525 79689
2013 2539 90313
2014 2859 98614
2015 3004 104684
2016 3535 112073
2017 3228 120015
2018 3342 136284
2019 3492 152972
2020 3842 178728
2021 3992 204312
2022 3862 208997
2023 3833 209945

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 53rd in the World with 53,584 publications made and 1,885,013 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#10 of 1,414 In Europe
#53 of 6,528 In the World

University of Manchester
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 346 3829
1992 388 4562
1993 394 4500
1994 432 5147
1995 459 5667
1996 538 6306
1997 557 7018
1998 540 7631
1999 612 9229
2000 658 10442
2001 675 11888
2002 759 14176
2003 737 16572
2004 878 18631
2005 1027 22317
2006 1268 25956
2007 1364 31258
2008 1429 35708
2009 1546 41396
2010 1696 49114
2011 1748 56035
2012 1869 64502
2013 1984 72898
2014 2084 80477
2015 2306 85735
2016 2455 91135
2017 2468 97729
2018 2563 107120
2019 2752 121218
2020 3025 146912
2021 3172 168149
2022 3018 171130
2023 3087 170704

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Manchester in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 4 5 14
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 3 19
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 5 19
Social Work 7 7 33
Clinical Psychology 5 7 35
Social Psychology 5 7 43
Psychiatry 5 10 55
Education Majors 7 7 56
Cognitive Science 4 7 58
Child Psychology 5 11 60
Neuroscience 6 15 70
Sexology 7 9 73
Occupational Therapy 5 17 77

Mathematics rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 55th in the World with 42,106 publications made and 1,291,310 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#6 of 1,388 In Europe
#55 of 6,305 In the World

University of Manchester
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 234 1960
1992 256 2234
1993 275 2315
1994 314 2607
1995 334 2780
1996 360 3178
1997 408 3584
1998 385 3594
1999 440 4143
2000 427 4971
2001 508 5550
2002 681 7482
2003 616 8298
2004 754 10169
2005 845 12323
2006 1066 14343
2007 1184 17414
2008 1202 20234
2009 1245 24240
2010 1250 27833
2011 1270 32628
2012 1342 36361
2013 1508 41883
2014 1597 46405
2015 1713 50734
2016 1868 55633
2017 1933 58958
2018 1948 67092
2019 2128 76536
2020 2418 93065
2021 2616 111415
2022 2460 116317
2023 2462 117259

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 7 34
Statistics 6 8 55
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 14 64
Applied Mathematics 4 14 69
Math Teachers 8 10 75
Actuarial Science 10 23 84
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 49 173

Business rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 4th for Business in the United Kingdom and 34th in the World with 36,509 publications made and 928,732 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

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

University of Manchester
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 268 1557
1992 274 1736
1993 290 1667
1994 334 2120
1995 382 2427
1996 421 2715
1997 402 2761
1998 433 3017
1999 457 3852
2000 438 4379
2001 488 5021
2002 671 6966
2003 607 7702
2004 708 9010
2005 799 10585
2006 971 12815
2007 1095 15345
2008 1121 18345
2009 1244 21778
2010 1214 25366
2011 1250 29538
2012 1227 32922
2013 1341 37812
2014 1336 39415
2015 1520 41907
2016 1452 43024
2017 1530 46202
2018 1647 52284
2019 1657 58260
2020 1793 69419
2021 1763 78666
2022 1648 77624
2023 1789 78425

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Manchester in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 5th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 33rd in the World with 28,775 publications made and 721,206 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Manchester
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 162 1129
1992 177 1272
1993 184 1188
1994 228 1564
1995 229 1789
1996 256 1939
1997 292 2126
1998 293 2293
1999 323 2797
2000 359 3444
2001 380 4149
2002 439 4917
2003 472 5653
2004 533 6648
2005 597 7510
2006 691 9207
2007 772 10938
2008 865 13134
2009 962 15739
2010 911 18286
2011 1001 21446
2012 1024 24398
2013 1115 28065
2014 1113 30252
2015 1229 32491
2016 1178 33676
2017 1275 36370
2018 1379 40926
2019 1360 46328
2020 1621 55911
2021 1600 63687
2022 1499 64048
2023 1606 65426

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Manchester ranked 4th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 25th in the World with 18,804 publications made and 365,473 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#4 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#4 of 1,349 In Europe
#25 of 5,720 In the World

University of Manchester
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 200 712
1992 177 866
1993 177 795
1994 186 917
1995 236 1060
1996 231 1244
1997 234 1395
1998 215 1373
1999 288 1755
2000 264 2044
2001 303 2216
2002 347 2965
2003 341 3405
2004 337 3854
2005 432 4539
2006 468 5408
2007 492 6295
2008 559 6985
2009 655 8640
2010 598 9727
2011 611 11406
2012 652 13099
2013 650 14757
2014 683 16031
2015 634 16556
2016 724 17660
2017 734 18268
2018 754 20523
2019 795 23455
2020 833 27183
2021 796 29186
2022 747 28493
2023 786 29151

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Manchester in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 3 4 10
Creative Writing 5 5 11
Performing arts 3 3 13
Art History 6 6 19
Literature 4 4 21
Aesthetics 4 4 25
Fashion Design 4 5 34
Architecture 5 15 38
Illustration and Concept Art 7 23 44
Music 8 12 46
UX/UI Desgin 3 14 47
Painting and Drawing 7 27 50
Sculpture 7 27 50
Entertainment Industry Business 8 10 53
Landscape Architecture 7 29 66
Game Design and Development 5 24 78
Photography 19 28 82
Multimedia 8 21 88
Graphic Design 9 23 92
Computer Graphics 9 33 127
Singing and Vocal Performance 25 60 161
Animation 12 60 185
Interior Design 35 138 315