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The University of Bradford ranked 66th in the United Kingdom, 775th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 196 research topics. The University of Bradford ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,454 academic publications and 746,197 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#775 of 14,131 In the World
#319 of 2,785 In Europe
#66 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#52 of 131 In England
#92 of 1,001 For Optometry
#112 of 1,063 For Social Work
#119 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#839 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1170 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 193 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 49th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 750th in the World with 16,000 publications made and 387,497 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#49 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#264 of 1,466 In Europe
#750 of 6,795 In the World

University of Bradford
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 233 1663
1994 223 1577
1995 263 1873
1996 351 1938
1997 296 2086
1998 261 2188
1999 268 2544
2000 293 2790
2001 247 3289
2002 462 4266
2003 347 4569
2004 292 4957
2005 311 5755
2006 334 6433
2007 382 7195
2008 399 7984
2009 436 8875
2010 437 9623
2011 412 10873
2012 374 12037
2013 374 12764
2014 322 13287
2015 338 13225
2016 357 13899
2017 398 14485
2018 413 15752
2019 505 17828
2020 492 20911
2021 511 24138
2022 503 24230
2023 523 25376
2024 414 24017
2025 230 21288

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 18 56 179
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 96 247
Industrial Engineering 22 104 281
Construction Management 31 103 283
Product and Industrial Design 29 130 326
Mining Engineering 30 125 409
Engineering Management 44 153 452
Technical Drawing 31 164 454
Computer Networking 33 154 455
Petroleum Engineering 33 145 478
Telecommunications 39 184 518
Reliability and Quality Engineering 38 176 536
Systems Engineering 48 223 552
Electronic Engineering 36 190 560
Transportation Engineering 46 217 579
Biomedical Engineering 40 227 631
Acoustical Engineering 49 234 633
Architectural Engineering 60 255 663
Structural Engineering 42 248 671
Geotechnical Engineering 41 215 673
Optical Engineering 46 263 712
Automotive Engineering 41 226 719
Mechanical Engineering 53 276 739
Civil Engineering 52 263 747
Electrical Engineering 45 256 750
Aerospace Engineering 52 286 761
Automation and Control engineering 49 241 769
Aviation 64 290 772
Landscape Architecture 58 312 788
Applied/Engineering Physics 53 297 829
Biochemical Engineering 55 331 834
Materials Science 47 291 843
Marine Engineering 59 286 868
Chemical Engineering 41 280 895
Environmental Engineering 52 292 897
Biotechnology 45 293 908
Remote Sensing 58 345 942
Human-Computer Interaction 86 403 988
Metallurgical Engineering 47 340 1026
Computer Engineering 54 340 1060
Architecture 79 436 1068
Nuclear Engineering 52 357 1091
Nanotechnology 51 341 1116
Robotics 62 382 1157
Renewable Energy Engineering 61 381 1223

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 63rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 703rd in the World with 15,655 publications made and 357,013 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#63 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#289 of 1,502 In Europe
#703 of 7,088 In the World

University of Bradford
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 200 1001
1994 195 1119
1995 288 1393
1996 315 1487
1997 267 1459
1998 312 1854
1999 277 1912
2000 264 2309
2001 231 2560
2002 338 3271
2003 283 3814
2004 259 4214
2005 324 4883
2006 341 5474
2007 373 6238
2008 390 7207
2009 452 8375
2010 394 9254
2011 399 10671
2012 377 12138
2013 410 12645
2014 397 13318
2015 400 13520
2016 466 13898
2017 450 14305
2018 409 15793
2019 450 17930
2020 485 20931
2021 556 24546
2022 605 25438
2023 650 27953
2024 456 25754
2025 340 22780

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 24 28 112
Political Economy 43 91 211
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 81 231
Classics and Ancient History 43 100 267
Military science 39 68 274
International Relations and Diplomacy 50 104 274
Public Policy / Administration 53 113 317
Communications and Public Relations 60 112 325
Human Rights Law 59 149 371
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 44 121 374
Anthropology 65 138 384
Gender Studies 70 131 405
Media Studies 83 152 419
Publishing 67 160 432
Library and Information science 54 170 433
Law Enforcement 60 131 434
International Law 63 193 444
Art History 68 198 463
Genealogy 68 185 490
Criminology and Criminal Justice 79 154 491
Law 61 188 496
Forensic Science 55 190 525
Aesthetics 68 221 532
Political Science 61 231 549
History 64 228 564
Sociology 66 213 569
Archaeology 59 223 583
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 246 601
Urban and Regional planning 74 313 647
Special Education 89 273 710
Linguistics 65 295 745
Radio and Television broadcasting 66 262 755
Journalism and Digital Media 75 288 805
Education Majors 90 292 872
Philosophy 62 345 874
Demography 68 344 994
Occupational Safety and Health 80 296 998
Sports / Exercise science 98 456 1320

Physics rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 52nd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 803rd in the World with 14,150 publications made and 365,282 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#52 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#291 of 1,460 In Europe
#803 of 6,729 In the World

University of Bradford
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 196 1509
1994 193 1502
1995 245 1823
1996 283 1868
1997 280 1980
1998 255 2157
1999 257 2430
2000 264 2693
2001 230 3175
2002 403 4038
2003 309 4327
2004 246 4610
2005 274 5341
2006 285 6091
2007 332 6600
2008 332 7507
2009 359 8302
2010 391 8784
2011 356 10073
2012 343 11128
2013 342 11760
2014 290 12231
2015 309 12369
2016 343 12883
2017 353 13368
2018 350 14458
2019 433 16483
2020 434 19212
2021 431 21558
2022 412 21242
2023 423 22111
2024 345 20530
2025 197 18594

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 39 195 481
Medical Physics 37 209 517
Acoustical Engineering 49 234 633
Biophysics 41 238 638
Optical Engineering 46 263 712
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 296 758
Applied/Engineering Physics 53 297 829
Materials Science 47 291 843
Quantum and Particle physics 56 322 860
Nuclear Physics 52 356 965
Theoretical Physics 54 395 1062
Nanotechnology 51 341 1116
Atomic and Molecular physics 53 407 1159
Condensed Matter Physics 56 417 1326

Biology rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 59th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 980th in the World with 13,956 publications made and 428,340 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#323 of 1,449 In Europe
#980 of 6,841 In the World

University of Bradford
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 139 2041
1994 170 1913
1995 189 2210
1996 227 2210
1997 213 2229
1998 239 2488
1999 252 2788
2000 252 3181
2001 230 3657
2002 314 4357
2003 311 5105
2004 298 5657
2005 285 6406
2006 311 7284
2007 349 8202
2008 358 9196
2009 374 10294
2010 364 11236
2011 363 12495
2012 333 13894
2013 366 14975
2014 333 15471
2015 355 16014
2016 382 16262
2017 411 17147
2018 400 18505
2019 436 20512
2020 442 24022
2021 523 27291
2022 522 27142
2023 547 27713
2024 385 25298
2025 287 22523

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacology 29 154 457
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 59 169 458
Astrobiology 39 195 481
Biophysics 41 238 638
Toxicology 42 208 673
Neuroscience 57 263 710
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 288 735
Oncology and Cancer research 37 254 777
Paleontology 58 294 839
Genetics 50 310 900
Evolutionary Biology 65 342 903
Biotechnology 45 293 908
Molecular Biology 49 311 955
Immunology 47 297 960
Biochemistry 52 320 964
Botany 54 330 1021
Nanotechnology 51 341 1116
Forestry 63 360 1235
Zoology 66 382 1240
Microbiology 62 379 1285
Virology 66 384 1372
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 393 1377
Animal Science 75 404 1501
Agricultural Science 75 439 1537
Nutrition and Food Science 74 457 1653
Horticulture 70 485 2063

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 57th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 677th in the World with 13,744 publications made and 324,857 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#57 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#258 of 1,470 In Europe
#677 of 6,855 In the World

University of Bradford
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 192 1438
1994 164 1295
1995 212 1515
1996 271 1564
1997 218 1562
1998 216 1719
1999 209 1969
2000 230 2156
2001 196 2510
2002 396 3468
2003 265 3702
2004 244 3823
2005 268 4464
2006 320 4985
2007 367 5784
2008 379 6514
2009 428 7399
2010 441 8011
2011 355 9054
2012 328 10163
2013 333 10656
2014 317 11144
2015 311 11104
2016 322 10905
2017 375 11910
2018 358 12864
2019 450 14647
2020 488 17734
2021 512 21265
2022 469 22496
2023 487 23966
2024 377 21455
2025 266 17930

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 40 145 353
Information Technology 39 109 385
Library and Information science 54 170 433
Computer Networking 33 154 455
Telecommunications 39 184 518
Animation 39 203 520
Cyber Security 51 207 559
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 215 610
Data Science 67 281 670
Computer Vision 51 255 680
Computer Graphics 50 284 687
Neuroscience 57 263 710
Cognitive Science 60 261 711
Web Design and Development 48 276 725
Database Administration 46 264 733
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 288 735
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 58 278 748
Software Engineering 68 338 765
Machine Learning 52 272 789
Multimedia 82 338 864
Game Design and Development 80 373 868
UX/UI Desgin 73 367 928
Human-Computer Interaction 86 403 988
Computer Engineering 54 340 1060
Computational Linguistics 72 382 1123
Robotics 62 382 1157

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 53rd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 958th in the World with 12,840 publications made and 383,257 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#53 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#325 of 1,417 In Europe
#958 of 6,561 In the World

University of Bradford
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 163 2121
1994 172 1905
1995 194 2312
1996 231 2200
1997 222 2270
1998 216 2460
1999 224 2797
2000 238 2925
2001 202 3405
2002 289 4032
2003 298 4652
2004 237 5099
2005 215 5720
2006 254 6539
2007 298 7177
2008 282 7895
2009 286 8590
2010 296 9494
2011 278 10465
2012 277 11456
2013 298 12290
2014 279 12727
2015 271 12939
2016 294 13430
2017 316 14176
2018 354 15230
2019 412 16960
2020 377 19958
2021 415 22534
2022 401 22375
2023 432 22907
2024 304 22114
2025 199 20363

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 96 247
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 214 565
Environmental Chemistry 45 284 798
Pharmacy 43 303 833
Biochemical Engineering 55 331 834
Materials Science 47 291 843
Chemical Engineering 41 280 895
Computational Chemistry 47 332 909
Organic Chemistry 47 316 937
Physical chemistry 46 307 938
Biochemistry 52 320 964
Nanotechnology 51 341 1116
Inorganic Chemistry 50 371 1229
Radiochemistry 46 337 1412
Nutrition and Food Science 74 457 1653

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 59th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 816th in the World with 12,292 publications made and 341,875 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#59 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#293 of 1,464 In Europe
#816 of 6,888 In the World

University of Bradford
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 155 1139
1994 169 1219
1995 228 1456
1996 257 1459
1997 227 1561
1998 225 1726
1999 240 2039
2000 238 2296
2001 208 2623
2002 276 3277
2003 269 3775
2004 239 4186
2005 270 4709
2006 280 5467
2007 311 6099
2008 306 6965
2009 319 7585
2010 288 8526
2011 303 9805
2012 275 10918
2013 292 11736
2014 276 12358
2015 282 12468
2016 300 12790
2017 340 13150
2018 320 14500
2019 363 16369
2020 381 18909
2021 442 21920
2022 436 21753
2023 484 23418
2024 329 21789
2025 212 19766

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 30 125 409
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 214 565
Urban and Regional planning 74 313 647
Geotechnical Engineering 41 215 673
Geography and Cartography 61 278 725
Environmental Chemistry 45 284 798
Geology 55 295 818
Paleontology 58 294 839
Earth science and Geophysics 54 291 846
Environmental Management 60 294 863
Ecology 61 319 875
Oceanography 57 313 877
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 53 324 889
Environmental Engineering 52 292 897
Forestry 63 360 1235
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 393 1377
Agricultural Science 75 439 1537

Medicine rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 57th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 851st in the World with 10,628 publications made and 314,206 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Surgery, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#57 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#288 of 1,437 In Europe
#851 of 6,793 In the World

University of Bradford
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 78 1481
1994 111 1269
1995 131 1545
1996 187 1601
1997 171 1547
1998 199 1821
1999 167 1883
2000 182 2134
2001 179 2562
2002 237 2825
2003 244 3502
2004 189 3782
2005 234 4448
2006 210 5023
2007 231 5603
2008 263 6479
2009 248 7121
2010 255 7844
2011 237 8737
2012 258 9893
2013 311 10621
2014 283 10938
2015 262 11489
2016 312 11728
2017 318 12573
2018 328 13715
2019 380 15293
2020 398 18305
2021 476 21243
2022 442 21565
2023 535 21733
2024 435 20391
2025 362 18209

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optometry 10 19 92
Social Work 24 28 112
Cosmetology 8 40 119
Plastic Surgery 9 67 238
Ophthalmology 25 124 356
Healthcare Management (MHA) 48 128 381
Dermatology 26 163 437
Pharmacology 29 154 457
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 59 169 458
Nursing 57 160 461
Medical Physics 37 209 517
Forensic Science 55 190 525
Gerontology 49 161 527
Family medicine 49 200 598
Health Science 68 208 619
Biomedical Engineering 40 227 631
Critical Care Nursing 45 251 664
Toxicology 42 208 673
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 62 231 676
Anesthesiology 39 235 695
Radiation Therapy 33 230 696
Audiology 56 260 710
Oncology and Cancer research 37 254 777
Occupational Therapy 70 294 778
Anatomy and Physiology 48 273 802
Sonography and Ultrasound 38 277 830
Psychiatry 63 286 830
Pharmacy 43 303 833
Surgery 41 269 837
Pathology 53 289 870
Clinical Psychology 84 311 929
Immunology 47 297 960
Sports Medicine 84 363 965
Public Health 70 329 974
Pediatrics 55 293 986
Dentistry 47 318 986
Orthodontics 50 338 1003
Urology 46 311 1013
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 59 343 1038
Physical Therapy 92 388 1068
Epidemiology 61 333 1080
Cardiology 56 367 1157
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 358 1307
Sports / Exercise science 98 456 1320
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 63 420 1321
Virology 66 384 1372
Veterinary 67 381 1625

Business rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 47th for Business in the United Kingdom and 442nd in the World with 7,325 publications made and 209,149 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#47 of 146 In the United Kingdom
#166 of 1,436 In Europe
#442 of 6,366 In the World

University of Bradford
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 85 584
1994 112 677
1995 153 794
1996 180 841
1997 105 826
1998 157 1052
1999 127 1014
2000 141 1207
2001 113 1341
2002 158 1927
2003 143 2179
2004 128 2291
2005 139 2677
2006 172 3028
2007 194 3505
2008 201 4025
2009 221 4658
2010 174 5214
2011 162 5717
2012 157 6486
2013 174 6754
2014 161 7115
2015 168 6896
2016 207 6707
2017 219 7028
2018 184 7431
2019 223 8437
2020 230 9926
2021 289 12360
2022 254 12944
2023 317 14682
2024 176 13215
2025 125 11106

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 21 56 125
Operations Research 18 56 179
International Trade 43 144 237
International Business 42 138 254
Construction Management 31 103 283
Marketing 36 110 315
Public Policy / Administration 53 113 317
Management Information Systems 40 145 353
Human Resource Management 44 135 377
Supply Chain Management 35 110 386
Management 40 137 410
Advertising 53 141 419
Hospitality and Hotel Management 59 186 428
Accounting 52 141 428
Engineering Management 44 153 452
Investment Banking and Stock trading 44 161 463
Finance 53 207 521
Actuarial Science 50 196 538
Risk Management 62 249 580
Tax Law 41 234 622
Entrepreneurship 71 292 634
Entertainment Industry Business 98 344 900
Occupational Safety and Health 80 296 998

Psychology rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 65th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 736th in the World with 6,992 publications made and 205,862 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#65 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#262 of 1,424 In Europe
#736 of 6,663 In the World

University of Bradford
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 48 1010
1994 61 825
1995 70 1042
1996 101 1106
1997 105 1066
1998 101 1185
1999 113 1267
2000 123 1386
2001 99 1554
2002 138 1725
2003 126 2258
2004 121 2282
2005 139 2799
2006 163 3236
2007 166 3665
2008 191 4090
2009 216 4750
2010 233 5056
2011 185 5713
2012 186 6662
2013 207 6819
2014 179 7069
2015 197 7478
2016 205 7462
2017 203 8031
2018 205 8744
2019 260 9860
2020 281 11936
2021 333 14017
2022 292 14351
2023 335 14931
2024 243 12708
2025 216 11317

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 24 28 112
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 81 231
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 39 116 470
Sexology 82 182 597
Social Psychology 72 247 660
Special Education 89 273 710
Neuroscience 57 263 710
Cognitive Science 60 261 711
Occupational Therapy 70 294 778
Psychiatry 63 286 830
Education Majors 90 292 872
Child Psychology 81 307 889
Clinical Psychology 84 311 929

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 54th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 711th in the World with 6,408 publications made and 160,488 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#54 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#264 of 1,406 In Europe
#711 of 6,434 In the World

University of Bradford
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 65 501
1994 56 576
1995 89 586
1996 121 687
1997 107 749
1998 86 792
1999 77 829
2000 89 889
2001 79 1122
2002 149 1476
2003 130 1610
2004 109 1749
2005 134 2095
2006 155 2320
2007 177 2594
2008 191 3044
2009 219 3484
2010 187 3714
2011 175 4169
2012 152 4698
2013 164 4983
2014 142 5353
2015 146 5437
2016 153 5276
2017 173 5702
2018 162 6115
2019 205 7279
2020 215 8697
2021 283 10721
2022 249 11140
2023 315 12216
2024 162 9050
2025 106 7014

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 18 56 179
Actuarial Science 50 196 538
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 215 610
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 281 698
Statistics 54 263 699
Applied Mathematics 44 365 924
Math Teachers 92 331 1054

Economics rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 55th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 479th in the World with 5,221 publications made and 131,542 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#55 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#183 of 1,391 In Europe
#479 of 6,188 In the World

University of Bradford
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 57 336
1994 63 397
1995 95 472
1996 88 475
1997 77 494
1998 100 663
1999 91 680
2000 110 795
2001 69 895
2002 90 1176
2003 95 1411
2004 84 1386
2005 110 1629
2006 109 1762
2007 122 2092
2008 141 2461
2009 161 2823
2010 120 3253
2011 119 3550
2012 126 4025
2013 134 4353
2014 138 4562
2015 132 4513
2016 176 4537
2017 162 4843
2018 161 5271
2019 153 5970
2020 172 7225
2021 226 8525
2022 207 8793
2023 299 10274
2024 200 9031
2025 138 7724

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 43 91 211
International Economics 43 151 236
International Trade 43 144 237
International Relations and Diplomacy 50 104 274
Investment Banking and Stock trading 44 161 463
Development Studies 57 163 500
Finance 53 207 521
Actuarial Science 50 196 538
Environmental Economics 47 232 571
Agricultural Economics 49 183 661
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 281 698

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bradford ranked 70th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 607th in the World with 3,112 publications made and 66,494 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
#70 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#254 of 1,385 In Europe
#607 of 6,010 In the World

University of Bradford
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 38 154
1994 45 174
1995 47 187
1996 62 258
1997 55 245
1998 67 319
1999 59 361
2000 77 450
2001 63 484
2002 80 659
2003 67 735
2004 47 726
2005 66 896
2006 65 1060
2007 84 1155
2008 103 1447
2009 95 1502
2010 101 1758
2011 95 1991
2012 118 2397
2013 82 2424
2014 93 2615
2015 77 2649
2016 85 2689
2017 100 2787
2018 88 3039
2019 90 3554
2020 99 3825
2021 85 4558
2022 116 4432
2023 116 4835
2024 53 4320
2025 49 3679

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 9 35 66
Sculpture 9 35 66
Illustration and Concept Art 9 36 70
Art History 68 198 463
Animation 39 203 520
Aesthetics 68 221 532
Literature 73 252 597
Fashion Design 64 259 623
Cinematography 95 262 630
Photography 81 255 630
Computer Graphics 50 284 687
Creative Writing 97 288 704
Landscape Architecture 58 312 788
Interior Design 60 307 848
Multimedia 82 338 864
Game Design and Development 80 373 868
Graphic Design 65 322 870
Performing arts 104 368 883
Entertainment Industry Business 98 344 900
UX/UI Desgin 73 367 928
Architecture 79 436 1068