University of Sheffield: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Sheffield logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Sheffield ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, 133rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 106 research topics. The University of Sheffield ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 140,504 academic publications and 4,171,605 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 162 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#133 of 14,131 In the World
#37 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#11 of 131 In England
#1 of 2 In Sheffield
#15 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#15 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#28 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#438 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#175 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 103 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 12th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 137th in the World with 74,466 publications made and 2,779,421 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#37 of 1,445 In Europe
#137 of 6,770 In the World

University of Sheffield
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 617 7526
1992 678 8123
1993 693 8370
1994 836 9333
1995 768 10185
1996 946 11583
1997 965 12577
1998 1141 14629
1999 1151 17321
2000 1186 20063
2001 1298 22850
2002 1378 27956
2003 1499 32924
2004 1628 37164
2005 1717 43760
2006 1933 50080
2007 1997 58605
2008 2013 63492
2009 2098 73655
2010 2204 83240
2011 2306 92455
2012 2257 100338
2013 2532 111081
2014 2499 117067
2015 2668 123562
2016 2944 130246
2017 3097 137721
2018 3096 149587
2019 3206 168466
2020 3540 197262
2021 3621 225253
2022 3362 227395
2023 3157 220620

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Botany 5 14 72
Zoology 10 21 75
Paleontology 9 18 79
Evolutionary Biology 9 18 80
Entomology 9 26 89
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 25 95
Agricultural Science 8 23 103
Astrobiology 11 36 105
Horticulture 8 33 137
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 43 141
Biophysics 14 50 148
Forestry 13 46 156
Neuroscience 13 51 156
Nanotechnology 7 32 163
Genetics 15 55 167
Biochemistry 15 58 173
Microbiology 15 58 175
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 60 187
Biotechnology 17 72 209
Molecular Biology 15 71 211
Oncology and Cancer research 16 64 213
Immunology 18 80 214
Pharmacology 16 71 222
Toxicology 26 103 271
Nutrition and Food Science 21 106 279
Virology 20 108 323
Animal Science 29 133 402

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 71st in the World with 66,530 publications made and 1,830,313 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#15 of 1,492 In Europe
#71 of 7,020 In the World

University of Sheffield
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 551 2767
1992 524 3115
1993 596 3385
1994 678 3870
1995 738 4259
1996 874 4948
1997 860 5436
1998 896 6316
1999 964 7623
2000 984 9584
2001 1055 11000
2002 1146 14493
2003 1196 17005
2004 1327 19934
2005 1347 23170
2006 1636 27077
2007 1659 32972
2008 1683 36195
2009 1879 43667
2010 1881 49249
2011 1980 55267
2012 2133 61278
2013 2429 69873
2014 2344 74709
2015 2498 80480
2016 2829 85124
2017 2925 89353
2018 3026 99706
2019 2957 115919
2020 3197 136313
2021 3352 153894
2022 3055 154389
2023 3109 154030

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 7th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 113th in the World with 65,754 publications made and 1,900,542 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#19 of 1,453 In Europe
#113 of 6,684 In the World

University of Sheffield
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 600 5241
1992 612 5409
1993 588 5819
1994 742 6438
1995 746 6915
1996 863 7971
1997 917 8680
1998 938 9566
1999 973 11153
2000 1027 12855
2001 1089 14489
2002 1383 18337
2003 1343 20922
2004 1425 22774
2005 1669 27477
2006 1722 30971
2007 1815 36549
2008 1849 40421
2009 1829 45792
2010 1909 51724
2011 1998 58661
2012 2015 63581
2013 2182 72486
2014 2172 77652
2015 2372 81855
2016 2619 90103
2017 2690 95414
2018 2659 106055
2019 2708 120216
2020 2958 138966
2021 2994 159582
2022 2817 162183
2023 2739 160266

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 2 5 15
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 7 29
Automation and Control engineering 1 6 34
Architectural Engineering 7 18 45
Structural Engineering 4 9 48
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 21 59
Mechanical Engineering 7 13 60
Construction Management 9 21 62
Automotive Engineering 4 19 67
Civil Engineering 8 18 83
Systems Engineering 8 24 84
Acoustical Engineering 8 14 87
Marine Engineering 13 28 92
Human-Computer Interaction 12 31 93
Architecture 8 35 95
Robotics 3 28 98
Aviation 14 34 100
Engineering Management 12 28 100
Biomedical Engineering 7 26 100
Electrical Engineering 7 22 101
Metallurgical Engineering 7 19 103
Materials Science 7 20 109
Aerospace Engineering 12 26 111
Geotechnical Engineering 10 24 112
Optical Engineering 8 24 123
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 35 132
Remote Sensing 11 43 138
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 42 155
Nanotechnology 7 32 163
Telecommunications 10 39 165
Industrial Engineering 16 65 168
Environmental Engineering 10 43 169
Technical Drawing 18 60 173
Nuclear Engineering 15 59 173
Biochemical Engineering 18 80 174
Chemical Engineering 10 35 182
Computer Networking 11 46 183
Electronic Engineering 12 46 185
Product and Industrial Design 18 77 191
Computer Engineering 11 52 194
Transportation Engineering 11 64 197
Mining Engineering 13 54 200
Biotechnology 17 72 209
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 73 212
Petroleum Engineering 19 57 230
Operations Research 26 80 241
Agricultural Engineering 28 145 434

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 9th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 133rd in the World with 65,249 publications made and 2,266,758 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#31 of 1,401 In Europe
#133 of 6,447 In the World

University of Sheffield
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 615 7319
1992 684 7871
1993 685 8073
1994 828 8843
1995 735 9505
1996 889 10719
1997 952 11664
1998 1045 13309
1999 1030 15689
2000 1092 17932
2001 1139 19987
2002 1266 23757
2003 1347 27823
2004 1426 31075
2005 1634 36473
2006 1698 41313
2007 1745 47389
2008 1775 51569
2009 1795 57798
2010 1864 64929
2011 1946 72782
2012 1885 78486
2013 2029 86672
2014 2047 91732
2015 2183 96685
2016 2531 103118
2017 2475 108261
2018 2540 118992
2019 2581 132764
2020 2816 153350
2021 2821 175842
2022 2622 180424
2023 2525 175498

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 21 59
Materials Science 7 20 109
Organic Chemistry 8 35 133
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 45 138
Computational Chemistry 7 56 148
Nanotechnology 7 32 163
Pharmacy 11 80 168
Environmental Chemistry 11 53 169
Biochemistry 15 58 173
Biochemical Engineering 18 80 174
Chemical Engineering 10 35 182
Physical chemistry 10 42 183
Radiochemistry 8 36 198
Inorganic Chemistry 17 78 239
Nutrition and Food Science 21 106 279

Physics rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 8th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 114th in the World with 63,779 publications made and 1,900,266 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#22 of 1,446 In Europe
#114 of 6,603 In the World

University of Sheffield
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 587 5568
1992 634 5861
1993 587 6146
1994 743 6756
1995 716 7078
1996 877 8491
1997 903 9052
1998 915 10102
1999 968 11422
2000 1041 13421
2001 1083 14855
2002 1319 18648
2003 1293 21441
2004 1362 23608
2005 1655 27810
2006 1680 31394
2007 1781 36754
2008 1822 40492
2009 1795 45149
2010 1829 50519
2011 1968 57200
2012 1945 62156
2013 2068 69351
2014 2037 74063
2015 2219 78495
2016 2596 85455
2017 2572 90441
2018 2551 99670
2019 2493 112349
2020 2749 129369
2021 2743 148395
2022 2585 150234
2023 2517 148196

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 8 14 87
Medical Physics 9 26 92
Astrobiology 11 36 105
Materials Science 7 20 109
Quantum and Particle physics 8 27 119
Optical Engineering 8 24 123
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 40 128
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 35 132
Condensed Matter Physics 7 44 140
Biophysics 14 50 148
Nanotechnology 7 32 163
Nuclear Physics 13 83 191
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 104 225
Theoretical Physics 27 154 318

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 87th in the World with 56,322 publications made and 1,823,064 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#20 of 1,458 In Europe
#87 of 6,798 In the World

University of Sheffield
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 487 4480
1992 501 4877
1993 491 4851
1994 587 5589
1995 590 6186
1996 711 6519
1997 741 7320
1998 809 8551
1999 845 10137
2000 843 11792
2001 942 13300
2002 1000 16615
2003 1052 19497
2004 1148 22563
2005 1291 26600
2006 1437 30216
2007 1473 36468
2008 1536 38796
2009 1538 45477
2010 1552 51247
2011 1686 57769
2012 1776 63337
2013 1905 72785
2014 1836 76730
2015 2029 82587
2016 2252 87385
2017 2387 92754
2018 2405 102940
2019 2541 118837
2020 2704 136278
2021 2816 155695
2022 2639 157309
2023 2525 156156

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 10th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 99th in the World with 56,287 publications made and 1,623,578 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#21 of 1,459 In Europe
#99 of 6,752 In the World

University of Sheffield
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 445 3005
1992 447 3229
1993 457 3345
1994 536 3690
1995 589 4314
1996 694 4762
1997 703 5283
1998 736 6050
1999 784 7171
2000 825 8406
2001 810 9405
2002 1133 13578
2003 1072 15726
2004 1220 17264
2005 1309 20390
2006 1506 24474
2007 1525 29095
2008 1550 32227
2009 1609 38512
2010 1638 43280
2011 1730 48476
2012 1791 53514
2013 1997 59760
2014 1967 65434
2015 2129 69474
2016 2418 74511
2017 2401 79176
2018 2472 88307
2019 2493 101288
2020 2694 119942
2021 2903 137097
2022 2582 138372
2023 2593 136574

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 13th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 146th in the World with 55,868 publications made and 2,085,757 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#46 of 1,417 In Europe
#146 of 6,680 In the World

University of Sheffield
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 444 4455
1992 439 4870
1993 482 5075
1994 569 5747
1995 524 6209
1996 622 7176
1997 619 8003
1998 792 9568
1999 770 10975
2000 832 13143
2001 923 15103
2002 967 18568
2003 1043 21637
2004 1125 25409
2005 1215 29571
2006 1361 34173
2007 1397 40641
2008 1443 44946
2009 1475 52634
2010 1601 60615
2011 1745 66616
2012 1712 72980
2013 1965 81225
2014 1971 86415
2015 2089 92304
2016 2337 97254
2017 2533 103256
2018 2561 112305
2019 2669 127046
2020 3046 153392
2021 3171 177891
2022 2950 181404
2023 2783 174587

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 10 10 46
Nursing 5 7 51
Health Science 10 12 61
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 10 61
Public Health 10 19 83
Gerontology 10 13 85
Medical Physics 9 26 92
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 25 95
Family medicine 14 23 96
Dentistry 11 34 98
Biomedical Engineering 7 26 100
Urology 6 24 101
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 21 101
Physical Therapy 17 40 126
Orthodontics 15 46 126
Clinical Psychology 11 31 128
Optometry 20 36 128
Critical Care Nursing 15 37 133
Pathology 13 39 134
Audiology 11 46 138
Psychiatry 14 43 139
Pediatrics 17 48 149
Epidemiology 18 51 149
Pharmacy 11 80 168
Anatomy and Physiology 15 58 176
Cosmetology 12 67 182
Occupational Therapy 19 62 188
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 65 191
Sports Medicine 20 61 192
Dermatology 13 78 194
Surgery 15 65 202
Respiratory Therapy 19 77 206
Oncology and Cancer research 16 64 213
Immunology 18 80 214
Pharmacology 16 71 222
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 112 228
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 81 230
Anesthesiology 16 78 231
Cardiology 17 91 245
Ophthalmology 21 85 246
Radiation Therapy 13 91 264
Toxicology 26 103 271
Veterinary 22 94 286
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 100 294
Sports / Exercise science 35 109 312
Neurosurgery 13 123 323
Virology 20 108 323
Forensic Science 38 139 363
Plastic Surgery 27 157 502

Psychology rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 12th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 115th in the World with 32,484 publications made and 1,095,763 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#32 of 1,414 In Europe
#115 of 6,528 In the World

University of Sheffield
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 207 2033
1992 218 2284
1993 248 2259
1994 314 2552
1995 289 2879
1996 362 3379
1997 363 3755
1998 418 4274
1999 467 5247
2000 482 5897
2001 487 6955
2002 560 9047
2003 581 10515
2004 653 12387
2005 635 14138
2006 829 16949
2007 798 20592
2008 754 22121
2009 850 26752
2010 898 30524
2011 1027 34593
2012 1043 38407
2013 1232 43196
2014 1243 46099
2015 1311 49887
2016 1447 53596
2017 1585 56274
2018 1608 61240
2019 1650 70729
2020 1840 86351
2021 1913 96888
2022 1807 99031
2023 1767 97415

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 4 34
Social Work 10 10 46
Sexology 3 5 65
Special Education 13 21 72
Social Psychology 7 12 72
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 22 76
Education Majors 11 15 85
Child Psychology 10 21 104
Cognitive Science 13 30 124
Clinical Psychology 11 31 128
Psychiatry 14 43 139
Neuroscience 13 51 156
Occupational Therapy 19 62 188

Business rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 7th for Business in the United Kingdom and 60th in the World with 25,380 publications made and 713,008 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#10 of 1,414 In Europe
#60 of 6,187 In the World

University of Sheffield
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 174 748
1992 188 935
1993 165 989
1994 251 1209
1995 285 1355
1996 311 1584
1997 315 1900
1998 329 2004
1999 332 2427
2000 439 3162
2001 412 3305
2002 494 5072
2003 461 5491
2004 565 6570
2005 591 7468
2006 658 9158
2007 695 10872
2008 722 12896
2009 790 15357
2010 725 17172
2011 829 19748
2012 853 21868
2013 980 25303
2014 935 27503
2015 986 28800
2016 1129 30916
2017 1183 32583
2018 1229 36450
2019 1236 41922
2020 1313 49992
2021 1342 56229
2022 1280 56531
2023 1236 55639

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 10th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 115th in the World with 25,230 publications made and 842,124 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#25 of 1,388 In Europe
#115 of 6,305 In the World

University of Sheffield
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 152 968
1992 174 1113
1993 155 1297
1994 220 1382
1995 230 1655
1996 241 1870
1997 248 2042
1998 259 2356
1999 310 2715
2000 353 3451
2001 345 3822
2002 457 5497
2003 423 6490
2004 514 7393
2005 546 8454
2006 668 10336
2007 623 12065
2008 630 13847
2009 716 16605
2010 733 18974
2011 765 21183
2012 827 23681
2013 950 27250
2014 947 29541
2015 1023 32445
2016 1048 34436
2017 1192 36955
2018 1215 41972
2019 1317 48805
2020 1350 57478
2021 1476 67176
2022 1372 68815
2023 1363 68023

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 11 24 90
Math Teachers 12 16 101
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 27 102
Statistics 10 24 106
Applied Mathematics 12 59 169
Operations Research 26 80 241
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 124 371

Economics rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 11th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 65th in the World with 18,693 publications made and 495,426 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Sheffield
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 115 536
1992 94 656
1993 95 721
1994 171 842
1995 165 938
1996 210 1102
1997 201 1193
1998 203 1381
1999 222 1625
2000 289 2162
2001 287 2565
2002 286 3281
2003 285 3822
2004 361 4499
2005 376 4865
2006 462 6198
2007 475 7572
2008 489 8613
2009 538 10662
2010 532 11777
2011 625 13714
2012 655 15317
2013 676 18063
2014 702 19188
2015 777 20849
2016 841 22208
2017 961 24006
2018 990 26608
2019 949 31272
2020 1054 38473
2021 1111 43842
2022 1008 44748
2023 1013 44100

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 9 10 28
International Trade 12 24 41
International Economics 11 24 42
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 19 49
Development Studies 7 7 53
Actuarial Science 11 24 90
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 27 102
Finance 14 28 110
Environmental Economics 18 63 128
Agricultural Economics 16 35 141
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 102 299

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sheffield ranked 11th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 62nd in the World with 12,808 publications made and 250,868 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
#11 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#13 of 1,349 In Europe
#62 of 5,720 In the World

University of Sheffield
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 117 550
1992 135 578
1993 91 692
1994 123 841
1995 192 793
1996 194 938
1997 189 957
1998 200 1229
1999 195 1429
2000 194 1686
2001 217 1848
2002 231 2417
2003 228 2823
2004 263 3198
2005 278 3568
2006 333 4139
2007 307 5156
2008 333 5153
2009 394 6572
2010 384 7113
2011 353 8108
2012 441 9316
2013 465 10022
2014 449 10958
2015 448 11253
2016 565 12430
2017 572 13093
2018 589 14184
2019 576 16697
2020 571 19351
2021 606 20928
2022 565 20805
2023 550 20988

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 2 5 15
Interior Design 2 8 23
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 9 26
Creative Writing 8 8 29
Performing arts 7 7 30
Aesthetics 9 11 51
Music 9 13 51
Literature 12 14 56
Art History 15 17 57
Photography 13 20 62
Fashion Design 8 13 69
Architecture 8 35 95
Graphic Design 11 33 113
Cinematography 36 52 124
Multimedia 13 38 129
Computer Graphics 10 34 131
Entertainment Industry Business 27 44 147
Animation 11 51 170
UX/UI Desgin 16 71 173
Painting and Drawing 28 99 189
Sculpture 28 99 189
Illustration and Concept Art 29 100 198
Game Design and Development 31 105 271