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The University of Northampton ranked 107th in the United Kingdom, 1802nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 74 research topics. The University of Northampton ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,466 academic publications and 85,762 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1802 of 14,131 In the World
#617 of 2,785 In Europe
#107 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#86 of 131 In England
#152 of 1,005 For Early Childhood Education
#397 of 1,020 For Special Education
#470 of 1,036 For Social Work
#2660 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1411 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 71 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 102nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1691st in the World with 4,064 publications made and 56,006 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#102 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#583 of 1,500 In Europe
#1691 of 7,081 In the World

University of Northampton
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 8
1993 1 6
1994 1 14
1995 1 9
1996 1 18
1997 2 16
1998 4 16
1999 7 15
2000 11 46
2001 14 41
2002 12 53
2003 11 87
2004 20 151
2005 20 134
2006 80 220
2007 151 307
2008 171 442
2009 162 611
2010 170 803
2011 165 1056
2012 213 1371
2013 235 1655
2014 277 1846
2015 271 2294
2016 277 2434
2017 293 2692
2018 244 3159
2019 227 3697
2020 226 4494
2021 233 6426
2022 191 6913
2023 219 6784
2024 143 5916

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 13 35 152
Special Education 59 135 397
Social Work 89 155 470
Gender Studies 83 167 495
Military science 73 168 541
Media Studies 98 214 574
Anthropology 94 263 684
Criminology and Criminal Justice 101 251 792
Communications and Public Relations 102 301 809
Genealogy 86 292 818
Publishing 100 338 882
Law Enforcement 99 305 888
Education Majors 93 299 892
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 99 363 908
Art History 102 380 919
Aesthetics 99 379 961
Political Economy 105 392 1056
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 103 425 1108
Sociology 101 403 1125
Public Policy / Administration 104 400 1131
Sports / Exercise science 89 400 1133
Classics and Ancient History 105 457 1278
Library and Information science 110 469 1353
Law 105 495 1386
Political Science 105 560 1527
History 110 554 1597
Linguistics 105 606 1940
Archaeology 112 634 1981
Philosophy 106 665 2088
Demography 109 634 2387

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 102nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2110th in the World with 2,312 publications made and 45,830 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#102 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#615 of 1,464 In Europe
#2110 of 6,876 In the World

University of Northampton
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 3
1993 2 2
1994 1 7
1995 0 3
1996 1 7
1997 1 10
1998 3 8
1999 5 16
2000 12 30
2001 9 36
2002 9 64
2003 12 80
2004 15 137
2005 11 143
2006 48 199
2007 78 248
2008 84 380
2009 91 480
2010 92 653
2011 101 870
2012 120 1102
2013 129 1371
2014 148 1588
2015 141 1785
2016 164 2089
2017 155 2230
2018 146 2699
2019 138 3187
2020 128 3842
2021 116 4988
2022 120 5270
2023 137 5307
2024 85 4934

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 105 616 1933
Environmental Management 98 574 1935
Ecology 96 577 1956
Paleontology 100 578 1968
Earth science and Geophysics 89 593 2129
Geotechnical Engineering 88 581 2136
Geology 101 641 2210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 104 600 2501
Agricultural Science 103 667 2784
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 104 766 2858
Oceanography 118 873 3441

Computer Science rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 108th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2499th in the World with 2,258 publications made and 31,655 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#108 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#697 of 1,469 In Europe
#2499 of 6,845 In the World

University of Northampton
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 6
1993 0 4
1994 0 8
1995 3 10
1996 1 14
1997 1 7
1998 0 13
1999 7 19
2000 8 22
2001 8 31
2002 6 44
2003 9 60
2004 13 83
2005 12 75
2006 37 135
2007 80 197
2008 83 239
2009 79 369
2010 80 457
2011 73 577
2012 107 768
2013 116 864
2014 136 952
2015 136 1160
2016 155 1327
2017 169 1397
2018 148 1855
2019 144 2133
2020 148 2607
2021 155 3923
2022 117 4227
2023 130 4223
2024 85 3464

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 110 469 1353
Management Information Systems 104 608 1610
Multimedia 105 524 1624
Cyber Security 101 579 1867
Data Science 108 660 2038
Neuroscience 110 605 2057
Software Engineering 104 698 2107
Human-Computer Interaction 110 721 2350
Computer Networking 98 660 2446
Cognitive Science 116 677 2582
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 108 742 2729
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 109 688 2738
Telecommunications 102 737 2800
Machine Learning 110 749 2950
Computer Vision 113 881 3432

Medicine rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 2164th in the World with 2,080 publications made and 41,118 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#107 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#592 of 1,433 In Europe
#2164 of 6,775 In the World

University of Northampton
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 6
1993 1 2
1994 1 7
1995 0 9
1996 0 13
1997 1 9
1998 2 4
1999 5 10
2000 8 24
2001 5 33
2002 8 45
2003 4 66
2004 11 136
2005 12 134
2006 49 170
2007 68 255
2008 74 366
2009 74 472
2010 84 594
2011 64 803
2012 73 1023
2013 115 1142
2014 152 1399
2015 153 1620
2016 153 1766
2017 136 2000
2018 117 2236
2019 108 2538
2020 122 3260
2021 137 5258
2022 136 5678
2023 108 5128
2024 91 4353

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 89 155 470
Healthcare Management (MHA) 96 374 1082
Health Science 100 348 1101
Sports / Exercise science 89 400 1133
Sports Medicine 98 437 1225
Clinical Psychology 100 403 1239
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 96 377 1250
Nursing 101 405 1254
Physical Therapy 105 460 1395
Gerontology 101 450 1416
Family medicine 102 463 1810
Psychiatry 106 525 1815
Surgery 101 538 1884
Anatomy and Physiology 100 589 2067
Public Health 109 576 2091
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 106 630 2230
Pathology 108 611 2313
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 103 717 2316
Immunology 108 680 2892
Virology 112 721 3178
Oncology and Cancer research 109 737 3208

Psychology rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1669th in the World with 2,065 publications made and 34,399 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#107 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#511 of 1,423 In Europe
#1669 of 6,645 In the World

University of Northampton
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 7
1993 1 2
1994 1 11
1995 0 9
1996 0 13
1997 0 5
1998 2 9
1999 3 5
2000 4 21
2001 3 14
2002 5 16
2003 5 39
2004 9 61
2005 9 56
2006 40 99
2007 70 154
2008 75 225
2009 83 358
2010 89 470
2011 78 636
2012 91 810
2013 117 961
2014 157 1097
2015 133 1360
2016 154 1433
2017 140 1606
2018 132 1832
2019 119 2025
2020 109 2583
2021 122 4063
2022 108 4371
2023 117 3984
2024 83 3171

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 59 135 397
Social Work 89 155 470
Education Majors 93 299 892
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 99 363 908
Child Psychology 96 363 1067
Clinical Psychology 100 403 1239
Social Psychology 105 469 1399
Psychiatry 106 525 1815
Neuroscience 110 605 2057
Cognitive Science 116 677 2582

Biology rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 105th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2737th in the World with 1,951 publications made and 43,810 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#105 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#678 of 1,448 In Europe
#2737 of 6,833 In the World

University of Northampton
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 4
1993 1 2
1994 1 10
1995 0 9
1996 1 12
1997 0 12
1998 3 11
1999 6 11
2000 6 27
2001 6 46
2002 6 59
2003 9 88
2004 10 132
2005 8 115
2006 29 160
2007 56 247
2008 60 350
2009 84 488
2010 94 636
2011 83 890
2012 91 1107
2013 87 1413
2014 118 1606
2015 131 1768
2016 121 2095
2017 125 2267
2018 98 2612
2019 127 3099
2020 113 3709
2021 117 5347
2022 133 5776
2023 136 5536
2024 81 4892

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 100 578 1968
Botany 85 518 1986
Microbiology 85 493 1988
Neuroscience 110 605 2057
Evolutionary Biology 104 675 2323
Nutrition and Food Science 96 589 2444
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 104 600 2501
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 109 688 2738
Agricultural Science 103 667 2784
Immunology 108 680 2892
Virology 112 721 3178
Genetics 112 767 3198
Oncology and Cancer research 109 737 3208
Nanotechnology 98 808 3280
Biochemistry 112 810 3519

Engineering rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 104th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2751st in the World with 1,819 publications made and 32,118 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#104 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#750 of 1,465 In Europe
#2751 of 6,782 In the World

University of Northampton
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 5
1993 1 2
1994 0 12
1995 3 11
1996 2 16
1997 0 18
1998 0 16
1999 2 24
2000 8 34
2001 11 36
2002 7 59
2003 7 76
2004 7 109
2005 15 103
2006 24 132
2007 62 195
2008 79 220
2009 65 290
2010 74 412
2011 58 565
2012 81 654
2013 96 806
2014 102 905
2015 105 1081
2016 132 1313
2017 138 1415
2018 128 1781
2019 103 2082
2020 106 2488
2021 108 3168
2022 87 3240
2023 118 3509
2024 72 3238

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Civil Engineering 91 571 1793
Aerospace Engineering 89 607 1927
Geotechnical Engineering 88 581 2136
Structural Engineering 94 656 2164
Acoustical Engineering 105 676 2307
Human-Computer Interaction 110 721 2350
Mechanical Engineering 103 718 2413
Systems Engineering 104 763 2427
Computer Networking 98 660 2446
Electronic Engineering 98 751 2793
Telecommunications 102 737 2800
Materials Science 99 786 3018
Optical Engineering 104 803 3051
Electrical Engineering 103 857 3270
Nanotechnology 98 808 3280
Metallurgical Engineering 102 841 3420
Chemical Engineering 105 864 3650

Physics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 105th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2727th in the World with 1,620 publications made and 30,309 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#105 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#748 of 1,457 In Europe
#2727 of 6,713 In the World

University of Northampton
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 4
1993 0 2
1994 0 8
1995 3 8
1996 2 16
1997 0 14
1998 0 15
1999 2 16
2000 5 29
2001 6 22
2002 7 48
2003 6 59
2004 10 97
2005 15 75
2006 29 129
2007 50 156
2008 71 229
2009 55 257
2010 72 372
2011 60 473
2012 76 617
2013 78 726
2014 93 797
2015 87 914
2016 115 1123
2017 109 1216
2018 117 1431
2019 95 1689
2020 88 2041
2021 89 2665
2022 81 2668
2023 119 2968
2024 67 2694

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 95 614 1957
Acoustical Engineering 105 676 2307
Nuclear Physics 85 665 2489
Quantum and Particle physics 107 794 2951
Materials Science 99 786 3018
Optical Engineering 104 803 3051
Nanotechnology 98 808 3280

Business rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Business in the United Kingdom and 1897th in the World with 1,576 publications made and 22,763 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#107 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#636 of 1,433 In Europe
#1897 of 6,339 In the World

University of Northampton
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 5
1993 1 3
1994 0 3
1995 0 4
1996 0 10
1997 1 9
1998 1 9
1999 4 13
2000 8 12
2001 6 20
2002 4 19
2003 10 38
2004 6 61
2005 7 57
2006 26 85
2007 56 128
2008 58 139
2009 49 214
2010 65 293
2011 56 377
2012 80 466
2013 88 660
2014 98 684
2015 98 800
2016 118 874
2017 119 967
2018 90 1198
2019 87 1415
2020 95 1859
2021 101 2422
2022 78 2705
2023 106 2779
2024 54 2335

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 104 400 1131
Management Information Systems 104 608 1610
Advertising 109 545 1630
Marketing 103 569 1631
International Trade 107 741 1665
International Business 106 719 1693
Project Management 105 683 1733
Accounting 101 593 1826
Management 106 629 1997
Finance 104 682 2100

Economics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 103rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1556th in the World with 1,292 publications made and 20,082 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#103 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#546 of 1,388 In Europe
#1556 of 6,167 In the World

University of Northampton
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 4
1994 0 5
1995 0 3
1996 0 5
1997 1 10
1998 0 8
1999 2 8
2000 6 12
2001 4 22
2002 3 24
2003 4 47
2004 7 80
2005 6 48
2006 23 91
2007 31 111
2008 40 129
2009 43 224
2010 50 246
2011 49 346
2012 68 421
2013 63 512
2014 93 543
2015 90 695
2016 80 742
2017 92 843
2018 71 1034
2019 83 1175
2020 85 1530
2021 95 2156
2022 63 2402
2023 83 2381
2024 54 1926

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 105 392 1056
Development Studies 104 420 1272
International Trade 107 741 1665
Finance 104 682 2100
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 113 849 3330

Mathematics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2341st in the World with 1,215 publications made and 23,679 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#107 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#676 of 1,401 In Europe
#2341 of 6,418 In the World

University of Northampton
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 3
1993 0 1
1994 0 9
1995 1 3
1996 0 12
1997 0 5
1998 1 10
1999 3 9
2000 6 11
2001 1 15
2002 7 37
2003 5 33
2004 4 60
2005 5 71
2006 26 100
2007 36 125
2008 41 154
2009 42 218
2010 45 290
2011 42 355
2012 53 426
2013 60 514
2014 66 579
2015 70 706
2016 80 772
2017 97 894
2018 73 1038
2019 69 1262
2020 86 1669
2021 93 2550
2022 73 2657
2023 82 2586
2024 44 1936

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 94 335 1095
Statistics 106 700 2513
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 113 849 3330

Art & Design rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 108th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1262nd in the World with 1,188 publications made and 9,579 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
#108 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#487 of 1,381 In Europe
#1262 of 5,966 In the World

University of Northampton
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 1 3
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 5
1999 0 3
2000 1 17
2001 1 3
2002 3 7
2003 1 14
2004 1 24
2005 7 19
2006 17 45
2007 43 61
2008 65 99
2009 51 110
2010 52 150
2011 67 225
2012 69 281
2013 83 374
2014 95 348
2015 96 447
2016 76 484
2017 93 533
2018 80 689
2019 61 807
2020 50 823
2021 53 1066
2022 45 1137
2023 46 1123
2024 29 969

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 61 249 570
Sculpture 61 249 570
Illustration and Concept Art 62 250 582
Performing arts 92 305 695
Creative Writing 99 289 702
Music 86 329 904
Photography 90 332 917
Art History 102 380 919
Aesthetics 99 379 961
Literature 99 406 1068
Multimedia 105 524 1624
Fashion Design 112 590 1669

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Northampton

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 107 793 3203
Physical chemistry 101 818 3341
Organic Chemistry 107 864 3710