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University College London ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, 15th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 22 research topics. University College London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 412,474 academic publications and 14,407,767 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 974 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#15 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 131 In England
#1 of 35 In London
#1 of 3,939 For Cognitive Science
#1 of 2,336 For Data Science
#1 of 1,022 For Optometry
#35 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#36 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 19 other topics

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Biology rankings

University College London ranked 1st for Biology in the United Kingdom and 8th in the World with 263,086 publications made and 11,014,639 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

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

University College London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1727 31017
1992 1815 34697
1993 1977 33980
1994 2292 38219
1995 2518 44224
1996 2953 49475
1997 3058 55128
1998 3323 65362
1999 3449 75167
2000 3752 86509
2001 4056 96954
2002 4087 108585
2003 4335 125873
2004 4584 141238
2005 4761 160410
2006 5480 180055
2007 5733 203670
2008 5987 219261
2009 6502 247798
2010 7236 275122
2011 7494 308552
2012 8082 347017
2013 9338 384364
2014 9592 418940
2015 10342 454104
2016 11434 487632
2017 11793 528636
2018 12498 591837
2019 13444 666496
2020 15308 813364
2021 16280 944002
2022 15012 975597
2023 14645 969418

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 1 2
Virology 1 1 6
Pharmacology 1 1 7
Immunology 1 1 8
Evolutionary Biology 3 3 11
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 2 12
Genetics 1 1 12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 2 13
Biochemistry 1 1 15
Biophysics 3 3 17
Paleontology 3 3 17
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 2 18
Astrobiology 1 2 18
Zoology 3 3 20
Biotechnology 1 4 20
Oncology and Cancer research 1 3 21
Botany 1 1 21
Microbiology 2 3 21
Molecular Biology 3 5 32
Nutrition and Food Science 5 29 91
Forestry 7 25 97
Nanotechnology 5 14 103
Agricultural Science 10 29 124
Toxicology 9 38 125
Horticulture 9 34 142
Entomology 15 55 151
Animal Science 18 60 178

Medicine rankings

University College London ranked 1st for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 3rd in the World with 261,435 publications made and 10,354,033 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University College London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1665 27065
1992 1747 30418
1993 1820 29362
1994 2158 32869
1995 2429 38254
1996 2763 43374
1997 2940 48056
1998 3132 56295
1999 3242 65343
2000 3527 75607
2001 3830 85582
2002 3820 95432
2003 4068 111975
2004 4350 126498
2005 4539 144723
2006 5316 164088
2007 5549 185655
2008 5926 202055
2009 6204 228920
2010 7115 257733
2011 7504 289460
2012 8152 325412
2013 9358 363061
2014 9692 398712
2015 10427 432463
2016 11403 462502
2017 12033 502777
2018 12665 555690
2019 13867 628753
2020 15925 784884
2021 17171 919574
2022 15677 956617
2023 15314 948833

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

Computer Science rankings

University College London ranked 1st for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 7th in the World with 181,131 publications made and 7,052,058 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

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

University College London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1097 17263
1992 1131 19539
1993 1213 18909
1994 1379 21501
1995 1513 24563
1996 1730 27180
1997 1846 29469
1998 1971 34624
1999 2097 39701
2000 2249 45907
2001 2406 52865
2002 2858 62671
2003 2833 72418
2004 2922 79783
2005 3179 93267
2006 3624 105138
2007 3820 119857
2008 3938 130390
2009 4364 150710
2010 4878 168546
2011 5038 190844
2012 5477 218984
2013 6339 243965
2014 6552 269195
2015 7204 291462
2016 8111 315479
2017 8518 342016
2018 9245 394567
2019 9730 452276
2020 10831 552165
2021 11801 633350
2022 10898 644565
2023 10769 648232

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University College London ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 7th in the World with 175,324 publications made and 5,733,970 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

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

University College London
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 863 9933
1992 956 11629
1993 1057 11235
1994 1139 12236
1995 1333 14185
1996 1492 16521
1997 1672 16935
1998 1814 20723
1999 1863 23780
2000 2075 28875
2001 2206 35085
2002 2357 41080
2003 2506 49304
2004 2552 56545
2005 2826 66748
2006 3258 77554
2007 3647 90644
2008 3635 101341
2009 4164 118564
2010 4504 133558
2011 4806 152302
2012 5277 172163
2013 6147 195158
2014 6210 217395
2015 7085 238516
2016 8092 253828
2017 8467 277035
2018 9183 317548
2019 9691 371205
2020 11339 458469
2021 12151 532628
2022 11190 547486
2023 11192 555445

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

Chemistry rankings

University College London ranked 3rd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 21st in the World with 171,289 publications made and 7,228,351 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,401 In Europe
#21 of 6,447 In the World

University College London
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1200 23727
1992 1284 25661
1993 1408 25427
1994 1598 28581
1995 1764 32868
1996 2156 36250
1997 2187 41029
1998 2327 48124
1999 2475 55660
2000 2617 62776
2001 2776 69062
2002 2962 76891
2003 3047 87279
2004 3152 96325
2005 3217 107992
2006 3594 120260
2007 3750 134519
2008 3849 143157
2009 4214 160609
2010 4466 175918
2011 4622 196907
2012 4962 219719
2013 5755 242184
2014 6095 263699
2015 6623 288056
2016 7356 311738
2017 7372 339246
2018 7751 380030
2019 8343 426522
2020 9174 511095
2021 9549 592481
2022 8809 615620
2023 8983 619743

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 9 13
Biochemistry 1 1 15
Computational Chemistry 3 7 19
Organic Chemistry 4 4 35
Radiochemistry 1 1 36
Inorganic Chemistry 4 8 51
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 11 53
Materials Science 5 10 67
Nutrition and Food Science 5 29 91
Nanotechnology 5 14 103
Chemical Engineering 5 15 106
Physical chemistry 5 20 108
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 52 132
Environmental Chemistry 9 39 139
Pharmacy 13 89 188

Psychology rankings

University College London ranked 1st for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 2nd in the World with 148,021 publications made and 6,271,471 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

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

University College London
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 858 16126
1992 948 18855
1993 947 18305
1994 1057 20672
1995 1257 23947
1996 1469 27009
1997 1583 29111
1998 1673 33644
1999 1705 38788
2000 1795 44028
2001 2020 49837
2002 2088 56983
2003 2212 67250
2004 2237 74747
2005 2494 86267
2006 2960 98234
2007 3178 112095
2008 3328 122039
2009 3592 140080
2010 4189 155152
2011 4281 176324
2012 4600 200527
2013 5473 224259
2014 5581 244999
2015 6038 264121
2016 6891 283047
2017 7200 306243
2018 7760 344564
2019 8337 391719
2020 9346 485486
2021 10165 556272
2022 9514 570810
2023 9202 567582

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 1 1
Neuroscience 1 1 2
Psychiatry 1 1 2
Child Psychology 1 1 3
Social Psychology 1 1 5
Special Education 1 2 7
Clinical Psychology 2 2 10
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 3 11
Sexology 1 1 14
Occupational Therapy 1 3 16
Education Majors 3 3 26
Social Work 12 12 55
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 10 75

Engineering rankings

University College London ranked 4th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 30th in the World with 140,468 publications made and 4,774,983 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

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

University College London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 865 12329
1992 901 14059
1993 962 13308
1994 1099 14701
1995 1137 16583
1996 1384 18367
1997 1466 20200
1998 1558 23490
1999 1629 26288
2000 1769 30324
2001 1988 34217
2002 2246 40693
2003 2255 47082
2004 2396 51898
2005 2646 61534
2006 2928 69447
2007 3222 80196
2008 3169 87199
2009 3447 99713
2010 3734 112074
2011 3904 127912
2012 4156 142297
2013 4896 161074
2014 5161 178376
2015 5767 196584
2016 6532 217364
2017 6488 236472
2018 6878 274274
2019 7381 313045
2020 8032 373205
2021 8581 432784
2022 7774 442424
2023 8029 449548

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 5
Architectural Engineering 1 2 6
Remote Sensing 1 1 8
Systems Engineering 1 1 9
Landscape Architecture 1 4 12
Human-Computer Interaction 1 1 12
Transportation Engineering 1 2 13
Biochemical Engineering 3 9 13
Architecture 2 7 18
Optical Engineering 3 3 19
Acoustical Engineering 3 3 20
Biotechnology 1 4 20
Civil Engineering 2 3 26
Engineering Management 3 5 29
Mechanical Engineering 4 6 31
Aerospace Engineering 4 5 36
Construction Management 6 12 38
Aviation 7 13 41
Marine Engineering 5 12 45
Electronic Engineering 3 8 50
Telecommunications 5 9 52
Computer Networking 3 6 52
Operations Research 3 11 52
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 6 54
Materials Science 5 10 67
Petroleum Engineering 6 10 71
Computer Engineering 4 15 72
Technical Drawing 6 18 72
Metallurgical Engineering 5 11 73
Electrical Engineering 5 12 77
Geotechnical Engineering 5 11 79
Structural Engineering 8 20 84
Environmental Engineering 6 20 87
Industrial Engineering 11 37 98
Nanotechnology 5 14 103
Chemical Engineering 5 15 106
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 30 112
Nuclear Engineering 8 41 122
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 52 132
Robotics 6 40 135
Automotive Engineering 13 47 145
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 57 146
Automation and Control engineering 11 42 157
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 49 171
Mining Engineering 10 45 174
Agricultural Engineering 14 82 243
Product and Industrial Design 27 110 274

Physics rankings

University College London ranked 4th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 34th in the World with 135,819 publications made and 4,661,659 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#6 of 1,446 In Europe
#34 of 6,603 In the World

University College London
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 856 13050
1992 921 14799
1993 995 13967
1994 1104 15529
1995 1164 17445
1996 1396 19177
1997 1482 21184
1998 1555 24396
1999 1670 27504
2000 1787 31008
2001 1918 34956
2002 2173 40437
2003 2224 46546
2004 2301 50968
2005 2505 60561
2006 2863 67797
2007 3055 77047
2008 3184 84675
2009 3332 95313
2010 3691 107446
2011 3754 122639
2012 4033 136914
2013 4706 153102
2014 4935 168255
2015 5463 187073
2016 6159 205321
2017 6141 223322
2018 6473 260000
2019 6931 290714
2020 7526 346258
2021 7925 398999
2022 7161 406817
2023 7350 415188

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 1 6
Biophysics 3 3 17
Astrobiology 1 2 18
Optical Engineering 3 3 19
Acoustical Engineering 3 3 20
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 4 25
Quantum and Particle physics 5 8 46
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 6 54
Nuclear Physics 5 17 60
Materials Science 5 10 67
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 26 75
Nanotechnology 5 14 103
Condensed Matter Physics 6 33 108
Theoretical Physics 11 51 117

Environmental Science rankings

University College London ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 20th in the World with 116,763 publications made and 3,864,700 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University College London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 691 9406
1992 765 10897
1993 785 10190
1994 869 11205
1995 964 12493
1996 1107 14267
1997 1180 15262
1998 1305 18600
1999 1341 20433
2000 1538 24623
2001 1694 28497
2002 1704 31910
2003 1790 37968
2004 1914 43385
2005 2128 50300
2006 2365 57449
2007 2530 67394
2008 2520 72367
2009 2835 83610
2010 2914 94384
2011 3227 106809
2012 3390 120765
2013 3931 137043
2014 4173 150024
2015 4556 164751
2016 5133 179464
2017 5318 194759
2018 5626 225247
2019 6140 260140
2020 7032 315117
2021 7613 367165
2022 7009 375448
2023 7292 381735

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

Mathematics rankings

University College London ranked 1st for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 9th in the World with 77,555 publications made and 2,916,363 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University College London
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 239 2718
1992 261 3195
1993 252 3142
1994 316 3532
1995 335 4097
1996 401 4818
1997 487 5586
1998 527 6816
1999 623 7876
2000 738 9928
2001 727 11781
2002 922 14856
2003 939 17110
2004 993 19372
2005 1163 24329
2006 1276 27830
2007 1472 33110
2008 1618 37560
2009 1706 44699
2010 1946 51272
2011 2149 59617
2012 2382 68939
2013 2896 80502
2014 3067 93127
2015 3535 104381
2016 3999 116506
2017 4393 129761
2018 4642 151417
2019 5104 178722
2020 5761 221781
2021 6639 270235
2022 5953 287006
2023 5955 292210

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 1 1 8
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 4 26
Math Teachers 2 2 31
Operations Research 3 11 52
Actuarial Science 6 13 57
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 14 70
Applied Mathematics 5 16 78

Business rankings

University College London ranked 2nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 20th in the World with 45,536 publications made and 1,314,971 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University College London
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 185 1635
1992 191 2087
1993 213 1797
1994 235 2074
1995 259 2720
1996 322 3222
1997 371 3166
1998 414 4034
1999 419 4748
2000 539 5961
2001 508 7295
2002 604 9182
2003 682 11012
2004 684 12498
2005 761 14742
2006 805 16739
2007 927 19992
2008 952 22913
2009 1066 26370
2010 1230 30086
2011 1265 34657
2012 1386 39047
2013 1647 45495
2014 1694 50310
2015 1966 55829
2016 2210 59273
2017 2508 66566
2018 2755 78181
2019 2791 91172
2020 3105 113840
2021 3529 133127
2022 3249 134779
2023 3281 138628

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

Economics rankings

University College London ranked 2nd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 17th in the World with 41,781 publications made and 1,246,525 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

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

University College London
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 136 1419
1992 165 1639
1993 157 1519
1994 173 1610
1995 189 1935
1996 268 2467
1997 306 2530
1998 332 3240
1999 379 3716
2000 458 5018
2001 437 6485
2002 514 7457
2003 505 8837
2004 580 10387
2005 645 11950
2006 636 13850
2007 755 16618
2008 775 18770
2009 931 22153
2010 1054 26007
2011 1089 29794
2012 1320 34061
2013 1507 39266
2014 1560 45336
2015 1888 50359
2016 2050 53658
2017 2297 59030
2018 2522 68146
2019 2711 81318
2020 3250 104479
2021 3389 123990
2022 3287 129937
2023 3295 133462

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

Art & Design rankings

University College London ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 8th in the World with 28,138 publications made and 687,173 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#3 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,349 In Europe
#8 of 5,720 In the World

University College London
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 157 1201
1992 168 1761
1993 196 1437
1994 202 1724
1995 220 1785
1996 271 2125
1997 308 2039
1998 306 2588
1999 329 2867
2000 383 3935
2001 404 4388
2002 458 5096
2003 458 6591
2004 490 7179
2005 533 8892
2006 599 9870
2007 678 11871
2008 638 12709
2009 719 15217
2010 743 16455
2011 793 19366
2012 882 21930
2013 1060 24463
2014 977 26751
2015 1112 29033
2016 1365 31661
2017 1320 33485
2018 1469 39620
2019 1434 47024
2020 1658 56200
2021 1667 61122
2022 1532 61948
2023 1519 63044

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 1 1
Painting and Drawing 1 1 1
Sculpture 1 1 1
Aesthetics 1 1 2
Creative Writing 2 2 3
Game Design and Development 1 1 4
Art History 2 2 4
Performing arts 1 1 5
Photography 1 1 6
Literature 3 3 7
Fashion Design 2 2 9
Music 2 2 11
Landscape Architecture 1 4 12
Interior Design 1 5 15
Multimedia 1 1 16
Architecture 2 7 18
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 6 18
Entertainment Industry Business 1 2 24
UX/UI Desgin 2 6 25
Cinematography 11 12 34
Computer Graphics 4 6 35
Graphic Design 7 12 55
Animation 4 13 65