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The University of Northampton ranked 107th in the United Kingdom, 1785th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 72 research topics. The University of Northampton ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,911 academic publications and 58,225 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1785 of 14,131 In the World
#611 of 2,785 In Europe
#107 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#86 of 131 In England
#204 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#487 of 1,011 For Special Education
#496 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#2737 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1411 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 69 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 105th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1683rd in the World with 3,691 publications made and 37,557 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#105 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#586 of 1,492 In Europe
#1683 of 7,020 In the World

University of Northampton
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 1
1993 2 4
1994 0 2
1995 0 5
1996 1 6
1997 2 8
1998 5 10
1999 7 9
2000 16 23
2001 13 32
2002 16 41
2003 10 73
2004 9 130
2005 19 124
2006 74 180
2007 144 250
2008 166 360
2009 162 538
2010 159 654
2011 154 901
2012 191 1097
2013 225 1447
2014 253 1516
2015 257 1904
2016 271 1918
2017 293 2014
2018 233 2403
2019 197 2817
2020 204 3361
2021 217 4639
2022 177 4983
2023 191 4740

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 16 46 204
Special Education 70 177 487
Gender Studies 84 164 496
Military science 70 157 525
Media Studies 98 198 528
Broadcast Journalism 65 187 535
Social Work 100 208 656
Communications and Public Relations 100 255 693
Anthropology 100 292 747
Criminology and Criminal Justice 99 237 749
Genealogy 89 289 817
Education Majors 93 276 819
Publishing 100 317 859
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 99 348 873
Law Enforcement 101 303 873
Aesthetics 97 356 892
Art History 104 372 905
Public Policy / Administration 103 361 985
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 102 413 1042
Sociology 101 405 1119
Classics and Ancient History 101 424 1156
Law 104 476 1312
Library and Information science 108 464 1366
Political Science 103 533 1403
History 108 521 1461
Archaeology 110 602 1773
Philosophy 107 653 2001
Linguistics 113 663 2120
Demography 109 615 2257

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 102nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2042nd in the World with 2,077 publications made and 33,645 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#102 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#607 of 1,458 In Europe
#2042 of 6,798 In the World

University of Northampton
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 9
1992 0 14
1993 2 9
1994 0 9
1995 0 17
1996 1 8
1997 1 13
1998 2 10
1999 6 23
2000 17 22
2001 11 32
2002 13 55
2003 11 71
2004 8 108
2005 12 145
2006 40 190
2007 77 222
2008 84 347
2009 90 449
2010 86 551
2011 94 769
2012 110 924
2013 122 1204
2014 129 1361
2015 135 1504
2016 148 1670
2017 156 1864
2018 142 2179
2019 119 2572
2020 111 3097
2021 112 3861
2022 99 4067
2023 123 4034

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
Environmental Management 93 544 1763
Geography and Cartography 105 603 1844
Paleontology 100 566 1875
Ecology 96 569 1880
Earth science and Geophysics 89 585 2039
Geology 101 634 2130
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 105 583 2361
Geotechnical Engineering 97 641 2383
Agricultural Science 102 643 2607
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 100 753 2758
Oceanography 118 850 3305

Computer Science rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2354th in the World with 2,045 publications made and 22,751 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#107 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#679 of 1,459 In Europe
#2354 of 6,752 In the World

University of Northampton
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 3
1992 0 1
1993 1 3
1994 0 2
1995 2 5
1996 1 7
1997 1 4
1998 2 9
1999 7 12
2000 8 18
2001 6 28
2002 9 30
2003 6 50
2004 6 74
2005 12 74
2006 35 107
2007 78 173
2008 86 203
2009 72 330
2010 78 406
2011 65 513
2012 94 631
2013 112 773
2014 122 837
2015 137 980
2016 147 1109
2017 163 1112
2018 142 1427
2019 122 1700
2020 125 1970
2021 154 2805
2022 112 3129
2023 121 2994

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 108 464 1366
Management Information Systems 104 563 1447
Multimedia 103 505 1513
Cyber Security 102 588 1894
Software Engineering 102 657 1900
Data Science 108 650 1926
Neuroscience 107 587 1935
Human-Computer Interaction 109 690 2136
Computer Networking 98 657 2374
Cognitive Science 114 656 2455
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 107 664 2537
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 105 721 2539
Machine Learning 107 729 2779
Telecommunications 102 746 2787
Computer Vision 115 908 3571

Psychology rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 106th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1591st in the World with 1,910 publications made and 24,040 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#106 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#511 of 1,414 In Europe
#1591 of 6,528 In the World

University of Northampton
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 1
1993 2 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 5
1996 0 2
1997 0 2
1998 4 5
1999 4 4
2000 4 11
2001 3 11
2002 10 16
2003 3 35
2004 6 54
2005 8 55
2006 37 74
2007 67 126
2008 69 186
2009 79 315
2010 92 385
2011 68 539
2012 88 659
2013 118 877
2014 150 944
2015 131 1103
2016 153 1216
2017 134 1256
2018 124 1439
2019 114 1617
2020 95 1967
2021 121 3081
2022 98 3283
2023 112 2994

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 70 177 487
Social Work 100 208 656
Education Majors 93 276 819
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 99 348 873
Sexology 99 271 881
Child Psychology 94 344 986
Clinical Psychology 99 387 1177
Social Psychology 105 470 1350
Psychiatry 105 518 1749
Neuroscience 107 587 1935
Cognitive Science 114 656 2455

Medicine rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 107th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 2042nd in the World with 1,898 publications made and 29,352 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#107 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#588 of 1,417 In Europe
#2042 of 6,680 In the World

University of Northampton
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 6
1992 0 3
1993 2 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 6
1996 0 6
1997 1 6
1998 2 2
1999 5 9
2000 11 17
2001 6 32
2002 12 47
2003 8 60
2004 7 120
2005 12 132
2006 43 174
2007 68 234
2008 67 302
2009 71 409
2010 82 516
2011 53 693
2012 84 876
2013 112 1022
2014 134 1194
2015 149 1400
2016 150 1514
2017 132 1650
2018 114 1809
2019 104 2177
2020 109 2569
2021 124 3878
2022 121 4132
2023 96 3780

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 100 208 656
Health Science 97 330 1012
Healthcare Management (MHA) 97 374 1051
Nursing 101 374 1104
Sports Medicine 96 416 1171
Clinical Psychology 99 387 1177
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 102 399 1300
Physical Therapy 103 447 1331
Gerontology 106 443 1393
Psychiatry 105 518 1749
Surgery 98 511 1762
Family medicine 105 482 1836
Anatomy and Physiology 98 569 1942
Public Health 109 576 2024
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 106 610 2068
Pathology 106 583 2113
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 101 664 2128
Immunology 108 671 2765
Oncology and Cancer research 108 713 2995

Biology rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 105th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2602nd in the World with 1,803 publications made and 33,850 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#105 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#667 of 1,445 In Europe
#2602 of 6,770 In the World

University of Northampton
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 13
1992 0 16
1993 2 9
1994 0 11
1995 0 21
1996 1 13
1997 0 13
1998 1 15
1999 6 18
2000 8 24
2001 8 42
2002 9 49
2003 10 75
2004 8 115
2005 8 113
2006 27 164
2007 55 211
2008 64 297
2009 75 442
2010 90 554
2011 77 779
2012 90 952
2013 84 1285
2014 105 1408
2015 135 1501
2016 110 1738
2017 128 1940
2018 98 2209
2019 115 2561
2020 104 3090
2021 117 4020
2022 120 4445
2023 125 4181

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
Microbiology 84 482 1846
Paleontology 100 566 1875
Neuroscience 107 587 1935
Botany 87 527 1949
Evolutionary Biology 101 618 2007
Nutrition and Food Science 94 566 2297
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 105 583 2361
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 107 664 2537
Agricultural Science 102 643 2607
Immunology 108 671 2765
Oncology and Cancer research 108 713 2995
Genetics 109 743 3037
Nanotechnology 97 801 3186
Biochemistry 111 780 3345

Engineering rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 104th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2699th in the World with 1,661 publications made and 22,992 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
#747 of 1,453 In Europe
#2699 of 6,684 In the World

University of Northampton
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 8
1992 0 8
1993 1 7
1994 0 7
1995 2 13
1996 1 12
1997 0 18
1998 0 12
1999 3 26
2000 11 30
2001 12 33
2002 9 45
2003 6 73
2004 5 83
2005 11 104
2006 24 136
2007 60 145
2008 84 204
2009 62 263
2010 72 386
2011 53 477
2012 74 562
2013 84 706
2014 95 806
2015 103 895
2016 121 1064
2017 149 1175
2018 121 1435
2019 94 1678
2020 81 1953
2021 109 2319
2022 82 2529
2023 114 2698

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
Aerospace Engineering 89 595 1857
Civil Engineering 95 596 1866
Structural Engineering 94 627 2014
Human-Computer Interaction 109 690 2136
Acoustical Engineering 103 659 2213
Computer Networking 98 657 2374
Systems Engineering 105 752 2379
Geotechnical Engineering 97 641 2383
Mechanical Engineering 105 739 2454
Electronic Engineering 98 724 2650
Telecommunications 102 746 2787
Materials Science 99 776 2937
Optical Engineering 102 794 2965
Electrical Engineering 103 838 3160
Nanotechnology 97 801 3186
Metallurgical Engineering 103 841 3368
Chemical Engineering 103 849 3523

Physics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 105th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2688th in the World with 1,480 publications made and 21,834 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#105 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#747 of 1,446 In Europe
#2688 of 6,603 In the World

University of Northampton
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 8
1992 0 7
1993 0 6
1994 0 7
1995 2 15
1996 2 13
1997 0 14
1998 0 14
1999 2 20
2000 9 20
2001 7 26
2002 10 39
2003 5 57
2004 6 74
2005 13 81
2006 26 128
2007 56 129
2008 68 201
2009 56 243
2010 67 324
2011 51 413
2012 69 532
2013 67 657
2014 88 719
2015 82 763
2016 108 923
2017 119 1017
2018 108 1167
2019 86 1378
2020 77 1638
2021 91 1880
2022 74 2048
2023 113 2257

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 94 610 1913
Acoustical Engineering 103 659 2213
Nuclear Physics 85 648 2351
Quantum and Particle physics 107 794 2913
Materials Science 99 776 2937
Optical Engineering 102 794 2965
Nanotechnology 97 801 3186

Business rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 108th for Business in the United Kingdom and 1783rd in the World with 1,451 publications made and 15,306 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#108 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#619 of 1,414 In Europe
#1783 of 6,187 In the World

University of Northampton
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 2
1997 1 5
1998 1 5
1999 4 12
2000 12 7
2001 6 14
2002 9 19
2003 6 36
2004 5 51
2005 8 52
2006 22 92
2007 52 109
2008 59 123
2009 43 196
2010 54 240
2011 54 324
2012 70 372
2013 87 581
2014 88 578
2015 96 681
2016 121 711
2017 120 759
2018 88 906
2019 82 1127
2020 79 1393
2021 101 1837
2022 73 2017
2023 97 2009

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 103 361 985
Advertising 109 499 1409
Management Information Systems 104 563 1447
Marketing 104 546 1543
International Business 105 673 1570
Project Management 106 633 1618
Accounting 105 602 1849
Management 105 594 1853
Finance 105 674 2083

Economics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 103rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1444th in the World with 1,175 publications made and 13,901 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#103 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#520 of 1,366 In Europe
#1444 of 5,995 In the World

University of Northampton
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 4
1998 1 4
1999 2 7
2000 10 9
2001 4 16
2002 6 26
2003 6 40
2004 6 63
2005 4 38
2006 19 72
2007 32 98
2008 39 103
2009 42 192
2010 40 193
2011 46 283
2012 60 313
2013 61 449
2014 87 443
2015 83 572
2016 76 572
2017 93 620
2018 72 791
2019 77 916
2020 77 1139
2021 93 1602
2022 61 1794
2023 70 1715

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
Development Studies 104 403 1190
Finance 105 674 2083
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 110 822 3140

Mathematics rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 106th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2251st in the World with 1,131 publications made and 15,849 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#106 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#668 of 1,388 In Europe
#2251 of 6,305 In the World

University of Northampton
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 5
1999 2 6
2000 5 8
2001 0 11
2002 8 27
2003 5 35
2004 3 50
2005 4 63
2006 27 90
2007 39 115
2008 36 137
2009 42 203
2010 45 256
2011 41 331
2012 47 342
2013 65 489
2014 61 506
2015 65 601
2016 79 609
2017 90 719
2018 67 824
2019 70 1038
2020 79 1247
2021 94 1923
2022 74 1977
2023 76 1959

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 95 331 1056
Statistics 104 680 2369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 110 822 3140

Art & Design rankings

The University of Northampton ranked 104th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1173rd in the World with 1,083 publications made and 7,467 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
#104 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#458 of 1,349 In Europe
#1173 of 5,720 In the World

University of Northampton
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 3
1999 1 2
2000 2 4
2001 1 1
2002 4 4
2003 1 8
2004 1 18
2005 5 13
2006 18 25
2007 39 44
2008 63 74
2009 51 89
2010 47 121
2011 56 182
2012 60 218
2013 73 317
2014 86 273
2015 86 348
2016 78 373
2017 93 406
2018 79 492
2019 58 548
2020 49 625
2021 49 696
2022 35 795
2023 44 769

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 60 250 548
Sculpture 60 250 548
Illustration and Concept Art 62 250 562
Creative Writing 103 288 718
Music 85 308 819
Performing arts 100 357 838
Aesthetics 97 356 892
Art History 104 372 905
Singing and Vocal Performance 85 310 907
Photography 100 365 1011
Literature 101 420 1087
Fashion Design 106 525 1384
Multimedia 103 505 1513

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Northampton

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 107 783 3086
Physical chemistry 100 822 3307
Organic Chemistry 108 855 3594