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The University of Bolton ranked 114th in the United Kingdom, 2061st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 63 research topics. The University of Bolton ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,648 academic publications and 66,678 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2061 of 14,131 In the World
#692 of 2,785 In Europe
#114 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#91 of 131 In England
#9 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#487 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#1037 of 2,996 For Management Information Systems
#2630 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2339 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 60 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 113th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 2244th in the World with 2,199 publications made and 32,479 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#113 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#700 of 1,492 In Europe
#2244 of 7,020 In the World

University of Bolton
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 18 20
1992 14 22
1993 26 15
1994 32 48
1995 24 43
1996 35 48
1997 42 64
1998 17 56
1999 33 101
2000 42 125
2001 22 94
2002 42 215
2003 38 184
2004 32 218
2005 40 342
2006 38 381
2007 44 465
2008 60 543
2009 66 654
2010 68 803
2011 73 979
2012 63 1100
2013 75 1206
2014 81 1364
2015 80 1407
2016 102 1479
2017 105 1465
2018 103 1673
2019 94 2041
2020 104 2390
2021 104 2899
2022 176 3209
2023 171 3357

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 109 397 1106
Media Studies 120 376 1143
Education Majors 109 383 1149
Art History 117 452 1184
Gender Studies 120 436 1382
Anthropology 116 495 1393
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 112 530 1481
Aesthetics 116 565 1570
History 112 557 1578
Archaeology 108 570 1628
Classics and Ancient History 117 567 1722
Sociology 115 580 1849
Law 115 615 1868
Political Science 115 686 2045
Library and Information science 125 654 2208
Linguistics 117 712 2378
Philosophy 114 751 2423
Demography 123 839 3520

Engineering rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 96th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2222nd in the World with 2,105 publications made and 49,649 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#96 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#652 of 1,453 In Europe
#2222 of 6,684 In the World

University of Bolton
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 11 25
1992 8 29
1993 34 28
1994 18 33
1995 22 37
1996 32 45
1997 18 46
1998 15 48
1999 25 85
2000 45 124
2001 29 146
2002 35 182
2003 25 207
2004 24 243
2005 54 363
2006 34 367
2007 62 473
2008 73 654
2009 80 811
2010 80 1047
2011 84 1179
2012 99 1486
2013 100 1762
2014 118 2028
2015 110 2463
2016 90 2629
2017 95 2778
2018 103 3294
2019 99 3830
2020 86 4512
2021 75 5048
2022 115 5314
2023 97 5218

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 3 9
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 44 204 487
Human-Computer Interaction 102 567 1547
Chemical Engineering 65 454 1626
Structural Engineering 82 531 1653
Automation and Control engineering 73 501 1665
Nanotechnology 67 473 1665
Automotive Engineering 77 505 1680
Materials Science 73 526 1735
Metallurgical Engineering 71 513 1753
Renewable Energy Engineering 77 523 1766
Acoustical Engineering 96 577 1782
Systems Engineering 99 658 1904
Civil Engineering 101 630 2071
Aerospace Engineering 93 651 2158
Electrical Engineering 91 627 2179
Geotechnical Engineering 93 615 2240
Mechanical Engineering 102 692 2259
Telecommunications 101 691 2492
Electronic Engineering 95 694 2534
Optical Engineering 97 720 2592
Computer Networking 106 739 2796

Physics rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 94th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2184th in the World with 1,856 publications made and 49,712 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#94 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#652 of 1,446 In Europe
#2184 of 6,603 In the World

University of Bolton
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 10 23
1992 6 24
1993 28 27
1994 15 35
1995 20 36
1996 30 51
1997 23 48
1998 16 57
1999 26 86
2000 44 131
2001 30 168
2002 39 237
2003 30 273
2004 23 301
2005 49 407
2006 29 404
2007 52 495
2008 61 670
2009 67 813
2010 70 1028
2011 67 1168
2012 88 1427
2013 89 1706
2014 109 1965
2015 99 2375
2016 84 2578
2017 80 2713
2018 100 3192
2019 93 3746
2020 71 4408
2021 62 4826
2022 99 5071
2023 58 4851

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 67 473 1665
Materials Science 73 526 1735
Acoustical Engineering 96 577 1782
Condensed Matter Physics 71 588 2176
Astrophysics and Astronomy 102 667 2260
Quantum and Particle physics 98 704 2495
Optical Engineering 97 720 2592
Nuclear Physics 89 695 2627

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 115th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2581st in the World with 1,619 publications made and 35,127 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#115 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#714 of 1,458 In Europe
#2581 of 6,798 In the World

University of Bolton
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 12 23
1992 9 29
1993 16 23
1994 17 33
1995 7 30
1996 29 45
1997 24 51
1998 9 38
1999 21 58
2000 35 104
2001 16 66
2002 30 143
2003 25 136
2004 19 160
2005 37 264
2006 23 262
2007 43 334
2008 52 461
2009 44 588
2010 55 700
2011 57 911
2012 67 1045
2013 57 1222
2014 78 1446
2015 78 1572
2016 91 1747
2017 84 1919
2018 74 2093
2019 62 2544
2020 71 2871
2021 71 3204
2022 110 3420
2023 109 3387

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Management 80 444 1333
Geography and Cartography 109 652 2078
Geotechnical Engineering 93 615 2240
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 93 650 2270
Oceanography 103 701 2538
Ecology 114 738 2741
Geology 113 759 2782
Paleontology 116 739 2804
Earth science and Geophysics 107 733 2857
Environmental Chemistry 98 744 3109
Agricultural Science 119 894 4003

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 111th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2515th in the World with 1,540 publications made and 27,887 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#111 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#708 of 1,459 In Europe
#2515 of 6,752 In the World

University of Bolton
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 16
1992 5 18
1993 15 20
1994 18 32
1995 21 25
1996 15 31
1997 18 32
1998 5 34
1999 19 49
2000 19 73
2001 16 111
2002 28 224
2003 28 205
2004 22 239
2005 29 289
2006 23 329
2007 44 450
2008 39 444
2009 59 517
2010 46 551
2011 60 688
2012 47 847
2013 59 913
2014 73 1107
2015 72 1187
2016 55 1109
2017 59 1271
2018 76 1346
2019 81 1646
2020 76 1998
2021 66 2556
2022 127 2996
2023 135 3196

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 96 438 1037
Multimedia 93 437 1183
Human-Computer Interaction 102 567 1547
Cognitive Science 104 551 1902
Neuroscience 106 586 1933
Software Engineering 103 672 1940
Data Science 112 705 2186
Library and Information science 125 654 2208
Cyber Security 111 681 2380
Telecommunications 101 691 2492
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 106 725 2551
Computer Vision 102 726 2652
Computer Networking 106 739 2796
Machine Learning 113 776 3015

Biology rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 113th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2953rd in the World with 1,459 publications made and 39,546 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#113 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#741 of 1,445 In Europe
#2953 of 6,770 In the World

University of Bolton
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 7 23
1992 5 33
1993 9 21
1994 19 40
1995 11 32
1996 19 45
1997 15 47
1998 6 45
1999 15 58
2000 28 110
2001 14 76
2002 27 121
2003 25 130
2004 13 164
2005 33 298
2006 21 294
2007 35 395
2008 45 481
2009 50 574
2010 51 719
2011 70 931
2012 66 1073
2013 68 1320
2014 91 1576
2015 81 1936
2016 72 2049
2017 72 2199
2018 69 2552
2019 63 3021
2020 57 3446
2021 66 3780
2022 87 3873
2023 90 3968

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 67 473 1665
Neuroscience 106 586 1933
Paleontology 116 739 2804
Botany 112 733 3144
Biochemistry 113 807 3467
Genetics 116 864 3817
Immunology 117 848 3860
Agricultural Science 119 894 4003

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 92nd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 2490th in the World with 1,454 publications made and 41,485 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#92 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#668 of 1,401 In Europe
#2490 of 6,447 In the World

University of Bolton
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 21
1992 5 18
1993 18 26
1994 12 26
1995 12 36
1996 25 43
1997 15 41
1998 10 43
1999 20 61
2000 39 98
2001 22 99
2002 27 124
2003 26 140
2004 16 156
2005 43 304
2006 24 270
2007 45 337
2008 51 533
2009 53 652
2010 52 837
2011 57 933
2012 75 1195
2013 64 1463
2014 92 1648
2015 77 2091
2016 63 2261
2017 68 2448
2018 81 2930
2019 62 3417
2020 62 3996
2021 53 4374
2022 62 4526
2023 38 4326

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 44 204 487
Chemical Engineering 65 454 1626
Nanotechnology 67 473 1665
Materials Science 73 526 1735
Physical chemistry 72 522 1840
Organic Chemistry 86 633 2371
Radiochemistry 74 567 2494
Inorganic Chemistry 90 687 2820
Environmental Chemistry 98 744 3109
Biochemistry 113 807 3467

Medicine rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 113th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 2641st in the World with 1,205 publications made and 19,266 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Health Science, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#113 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#693 of 1,417 In Europe
#2641 of 6,680 In the World

University of Bolton
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2 14
1992 3 28
1993 6 8
1994 6 20
1995 5 23
1996 6 19
1997 6 21
1998 3 26
1999 10 31
2000 14 54
2001 5 54
2002 18 70
2003 22 87
2004 9 146
2005 15 205
2006 19 247
2007 26 239
2008 22 254
2009 36 356
2010 45 402
2011 44 445
2012 36 564
2013 50 659
2014 54 717
2015 43 805
2016 62 904
2017 65 946
2018 68 1174
2019 72 1394
2020 69 1589
2021 72 2063
2022 123 2299
2023 121 2349

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 102 426 1313
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 103 417 1385
Critical Care Nursing 96 447 1392
Healthcare Management (MHA) 108 467 1480
Health Science 111 448 1513
Gerontology 107 470 1520
Nursing 108 471 1523
Psychiatry 107 541 1857
Family medicine 108 512 1997
Surgery 109 632 2260
Physical Therapy 120 652 2326
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 109 675 2362
Public Health 116 673 2612
Anatomy and Physiology 118 754 2857
Pathology 115 732 2950
Immunology 117 848 3860

Psychology rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 111th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1878th in the World with 1,157 publications made and 17,672 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#111 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#561 of 1,414 In Europe
#1878 of 6,528 In the World

University of Bolton
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 10
1992 4 19
1993 5 8
1994 8 28
1995 13 33
1996 11 28
1997 23 35
1998 6 36
1999 12 45
2000 12 68
2001 7 46
2002 18 116
2003 21 84
2004 14 136
2005 17 196
2006 24 221
2007 18 303
2008 26 270
2009 32 357
2010 31 372
2011 39 446
2012 22 526
2013 45 561
2014 48 639
2015 36 707
2016 56 747
2017 60 668
2018 65 806
2019 70 1039
2020 55 1125
2021 62 1518
2022 121 1640
2023 116 1799

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 109 383 1149
Clinical Psychology 102 426 1313
Child Psychology 108 456 1403
Social Psychology 107 484 1408
Psychiatry 107 541 1857
Cognitive Science 104 551 1902
Neuroscience 106 586 1933

Business rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 111th for Business in the United Kingdom and 2196th in the World with 897 publications made and 10,955 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#111 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#690 of 1,414 In Europe
#2196 of 6,187 In the World

University of Bolton
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 6
1992 6 7
1993 19 7
1994 9 11
1995 7 17
1996 7 17
1997 9 16
1998 3 24
1999 9 24
2000 13 49
2001 6 38
2002 12 60
2003 15 61
2004 13 75
2005 10 115
2006 18 141
2007 19 191
2008 24 186
2009 23 243
2010 30 291
2011 35 347
2012 34 419
2013 33 381
2014 31 488
2015 32 533
2016 45 472
2017 59 493
2018 51 540
2019 54 649
2020 60 886
2021 48 1107
2022 70 1210
2023 64 1332

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 96 438 1037
Project Management 101 549 1356
Marketing 112 645 1976
Management 108 653 2088
Finance 112 750 2478

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 112th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2543rd in the World with 829 publications made and 15,145 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#112 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#713 of 1,388 In Europe
#2543 of 6,305 In the World

University of Bolton
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 5
1992 3 6
1993 7 2
1994 6 15
1995 9 15
1996 5 13
1997 11 17
1998 5 23
1999 6 25
2000 12 37
2001 3 27
2002 13 83
2003 18 66
2004 9 92
2005 17 134
2006 23 169
2007 20 235
2008 25 265
2009 24 294
2010 29 414
2011 30 431
2012 20 510
2013 24 551
2014 31 564
2015 29 693
2016 40 669
2017 46 748
2018 46 822
2019 43 1058
2020 50 1318
2021 46 1671
2022 68 1933
2023 72 1950

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 111 445 1513
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 104 700 2370
Statistics 108 694 2451

Economics rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 115th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 2193rd in the World with 682 publications made and 7,627 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#115 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#677 of 1,366 In Europe
#2193 of 5,995 In the World

University of Bolton
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 1
1992 3 2
1993 12 4
1994 5 7
1995 7 15
1996 4 11
1997 10 9
1998 2 20
1999 11 29
2000 7 26
2001 6 31
2002 13 43
2003 16 44
2004 5 61
2005 6 80
2006 12 95
2007 12 121
2008 12 99
2009 17 129
2010 20 171
2011 22 187
2012 22 267
2013 21 227
2014 15 255
2015 15 270
2016 38 271
2017 49 322
2018 37 315
2019 40 477
2020 41 615
2021 38 836
2022 77 889
2023 65 955

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 113 560 1821
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 104 700 2370
Finance 112 750 2478

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bolton ranked 117th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1761st in the World with 540 publications made and 5,973 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
#117 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#606 of 1,349 In Europe
#1761 of 5,720 In the World

University of Bolton
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 1
1992 4 4
1993 5 2
1994 8 8
1995 9 8
1996 7 5
1997 5 10
1998 4 8
1999 11 30
2000 12 31
2001 3 14
2002 10 47
2003 6 28
2004 12 43
2005 14 67
2006 10 91
2007 9 86
2008 12 100
2009 13 101
2010 20 158
2011 17 190
2012 26 248
2013 29 264
2014 25 345
2015 24 346
2016 23 342
2017 20 317
2018 25 298
2019 29 408
2020 15 446
2021 20 509
2022 36 518
2023 46 531

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 109 374 984
Creative Writing 114 384 1022
Multimedia 93 437 1183
Art History 117 452 1184
Literature 113 484 1298
Aesthetics 116 565 1570
Fashion Design 120 673 2036