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The University of Cambridge ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, 7th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 58 research topics. The University of Cambridge ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 375,031 academic publications and 17,393,792 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5,745 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#7 of 14,131 In the World
#2 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 131 In England
#1 of 2 In Cambridge
#1 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#2 of 2,854 For Classics and Ancient History
#2 of 1,013 For Genealogy
#3 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#14 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 55 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 17th in the World with 209,025 publications made and 11,668,562 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,448 In Europe
#17 of 6,833 In the World

University of Cambridge
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1852 43044
1993 2046 42998
1994 2084 46598
1995 2338 53271
1996 2395 58265
1997 2499 64062
1998 2665 71512
1999 2903 79580
2000 3072 92165
2001 3172 99630
2002 3537 114739
2003 3697 131326
2004 3872 146908
2005 4066 164006
2006 4357 184089
2007 4554 208396
2008 4746 228881
2009 5156 257308
2010 5481 290005
2011 5901 327890
2012 6244 365110
2013 6480 404633
2014 6917 431317
2015 7179 460294
2016 7419 491509
2017 7958 530898
2018 8777 584302
2019 10018 649791
2020 11209 787322
2021 11679 900845
2022 10204 863004
2023 10155 883015
2024 7768 826163

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 2 2 6
Zoology 1 1 6
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 1 7
Paleontology 2 2 8
Biophysics 1 1 10
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 3 13
Nanotechnology 1 1 13
Entomology 1 2 15
Astrobiology 1 2 17
Neuroscience 3 3 17
Genetics 3 3 19
Biochemistry 3 3 20
Botany 1 2 23
Biotechnology 3 6 26
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 6 29
Molecular Biology 2 4 31
Virology 4 6 38
Immunology 4 8 41
Forestry 2 9 47
Oncology and Cancer research 3 5 50
Pharmacology 5 9 60
Microbiology 4 15 61
Agricultural Science 3 13 66
Animal Science 4 14 67
Horticulture 3 10 78
Nutrition and Food Science 8 41 133
Toxicology 16 70 214

Chemistry rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 1st for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 12th in the World with 180,123 publications made and 10,053,533 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 1,417 In Europe
#12 of 6,545 In the World

University of Cambridge
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1847 41375
1993 2068 42652
1994 2143 46237
1995 2300 51573
1996 2372 57009
1997 2511 62513
1998 2610 68486
1999 2813 75904
2000 3139 86843
2001 3120 92694
2002 3446 105199
2003 3634 119748
2004 3650 131813
2005 3895 147370
2006 4034 164124
2007 4059 181769
2008 4305 199389
2009 4354 221387
2010 4681 249701
2011 4859 280027
2012 5278 310567
2013 5373 342756
2014 5701 367317
2015 5876 390152
2016 6092 419494
2017 6471 450817
2018 7002 491947
2019 7935 545142
2020 8490 644318
2021 8707 729659
2022 7624 698082
2023 7661 717257
2024 5782 674855

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

Physics rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 1st for Physics in the United Kingdom and 7th in the World with 167,472 publications made and 8,134,953 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 1,457 In Europe
#7 of 6,713 In the World

University of Cambridge
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1783 32588
1993 1979 33200
1994 1987 35764
1995 2052 39411
1996 2290 44465
1997 2365 48020
1998 2463 51446
1999 2561 58016
2000 2825 64296
2001 2819 69971
2002 3279 83814
2003 3427 93876
2004 3436 104241
2005 3643 118107
2006 3925 132082
2007 3814 145775
2008 4172 160061
2009 4142 176439
2010 4445 197202
2011 4641 222690
2012 5116 247899
2013 5107 273766
2014 5484 297382
2015 5653 319820
2016 5925 348864
2017 5981 371749
2018 6404 421401
2019 6654 461741
2020 7532 526240
2021 7670 587401
2022 6650 538398
2023 6599 565731
2024 5157 525561

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 1st for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 9th in the World with 162,706 publications made and 7,785,882 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 1,465 In Europe
#9 of 6,782 In the World

University of Cambridge
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1631 29409
1993 1806 30113
1994 1922 32859
1995 1898 36053
1996 2151 40092
1997 2186 43367
1998 2203 46594
1999 2393 52152
2000 2611 58736
2001 2585 63329
2002 3237 78836
2003 3341 87455
2004 3274 97248
2005 3470 111485
2006 3819 126095
2007 3774 139317
2008 4040 153670
2009 4119 170373
2010 4385 191460
2011 4585 215331
2012 4972 240335
2013 4959 264409
2014 5307 286847
2015 5537 306812
2016 5782 334184
2017 5976 355135
2018 6421 400189
2019 6706 443300
2020 7566 512265
2021 8022 579648
2022 6894 537277
2023 6859 559081
2024 5221 507169

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 11th in the World with 152,220 publications made and 6,153,288 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,500 In Europe
#11 of 7,081 In the World

University of Cambridge
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1176 15749
1993 1232 15649
1994 1308 17356
1995 1624 19908
1996 1657 21603
1997 1674 23339
1998 1776 26174
1999 1788 30491
2000 1948 36305
2001 2000 40615
2002 2293 51519
2003 2449 58882
2004 2564 66316
2005 2736 75778
2006 2963 85563
2007 3330 98691
2008 3359 109777
2009 4141 127753
2010 4021 142062
2011 4538 161428
2012 4807 182586
2013 5125 203068
2014 5368 220407
2015 5538 240451
2016 5799 253689
2017 6201 277467
2018 6831 314046
2019 7418 362922
2020 8498 443380
2021 9164 505589
2022 7916 476472
2023 7851 497142
2024 5664 426209

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 13th in the World with 145,653 publications made and 7,583,156 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,469 In Europe
#13 of 6,845 In the World

University of Cambridge
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1092 21429
1993 1247 21621
1994 1259 22900
1995 1425 26689
1996 1555 28098
1997 1556 31439
1998 1690 35076
1999 1779 40344
2000 1961 46469
2001 1961 51337
2002 2624 67509
2003 2670 75010
2004 2596 83177
2005 2791 95384
2006 3140 109762
2007 3216 124279
2008 3382 137436
2009 3770 158252
2010 3838 177118
2011 4128 198500
2012 4413 223023
2013 4684 247407
2014 4883 269180
2015 5363 289115
2016 5521 310860
2017 5922 337170
2018 6530 386795
2019 7282 433907
2020 8072 525170
2021 8784 593974
2022 7502 547929
2023 7494 577681
2024 5674 525155

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 36th in the World with 137,482 publications made and 7,543,646 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#5 of 1,433 In Europe
#36 of 6,775 In the World

University of Cambridge
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1052 23194
1993 1159 22371
1994 1162 24730
1995 1379 29405
1996 1348 32082
1997 1458 36106
1998 1535 40926
1999 1600 45882
2000 1773 54215
2001 1924 59851
2002 2011 69048
2003 2170 80277
2004 2299 89091
2005 2373 99849
2006 2590 112718
2007 2762 128794
2008 2929 143299
2009 3252 161589
2010 3560 184627
2011 3846 207693
2012 4261 233878
2013 4414 262455
2014 4713 281606
2015 5026 305728
2016 5125 324749
2017 5507 353099
2018 6103 381927
2019 6788 431782
2020 8401 549066
2021 8829 641060
2022 7587 621298
2023 7721 629710
2024 6215 585368

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 10th in the World with 137,251 publications made and 6,091,156 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,464 In Europe
#10 of 6,876 In the World

University of Cambridge
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1299 24789
1993 1379 24483
1994 1420 26152
1995 1511 29115
1996 1633 31076
1997 1635 33738
1998 1789 36998
1999 1881 40789
2000 1994 48294
2001 1930 51086
2002 2234 60531
2003 2343 68756
2004 2399 77355
2005 2548 85714
2006 2833 96841
2007 2933 109209
2008 3146 119280
2009 3361 134530
2010 3447 149434
2011 3867 170852
2012 4076 189347
2013 4130 211878
2014 4501 227355
2015 4682 245821
2016 4942 264552
2017 5155 284217
2018 5597 319724
2019 6506 359525
2020 7038 423892
2021 7247 488464
2022 6907 460187
2023 6456 476168
2024 4571 423535

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 22nd in the World with 76,996 publications made and 4,063,984 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,423 In Europe
#22 of 6,645 In the World

University of Cambridge
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 477 13723
1993 566 13319
1994 571 14145
1995 731 17147
1996 742 17860
1997 710 19555
1998 782 21262
1999 877 24084
2000 939 27929
2001 975 30317
2002 1139 36519
2003 1199 41848
2004 1229 47020
2005 1312 53746
2006 1466 61491
2007 1541 70679
2008 1662 77939
2009 1989 89102
2010 2069 99950
2011 2256 113378
2012 2384 127472
2013 2570 143258
2014 2594 154950
2015 2904 167291
2016 2974 175625
2017 3275 192967
2018 3610 212200
2019 4090 241971
2020 4959 308305
2021 5279 346841
2022 4387 332175
2023 4541 343002
2024 3580 315931

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 3 3 14
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 5 15
Education Majors 1 1 17
Neuroscience 3 3 17
Child Psychology 2 2 18
Social Psychology 3 3 25
Psychiatry 4 5 26
Clinical Psychology 4 6 32
Special Education 10 15 51
Sexology 2 3 54
Occupational Therapy 14 39 133
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 43 226
Social Work 81 133 405

Mathematics rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 17th in the World with 58,764 publications made and 3,008,174 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,401 In Europe
#17 of 6,418 In the World

University of Cambridge
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 370 6030
1993 394 6142
1994 392 6919
1995 431 7790
1996 521 8875
1997 547 9658
1998 572 10552
1999 578 12160
2000 667 14072
2001 725 15651
2002 1004 22498
2003 995 24106
2004 1010 26981
2005 1113 32775
2006 1290 38112
2007 1307 41950
2008 1404 48884
2009 1599 55804
2010 1716 63096
2011 1811 70372
2012 2039 78845
2013 2033 89420
2014 2169 99403
2015 2283 108363
2016 2235 114589
2017 2399 122653
2018 2689 139801
2019 3035 158671
2020 3557 194292
2021 4064 230102
2022 3770 212405
2023 3254 223139
2024 2128 171625

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 3 13
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 2 17
Statistics 3 3 17
Math Teachers 1 1 19
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 5 34
Actuarial Science 7 15 68
Operations Research 8 19 78

Business rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 2nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 18th in the World with 44,526 publications made and 1,778,159 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,433 In Europe
#18 of 6,339 In the World

University of Cambridge
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 327 3939
1993 321 4004
1994 354 4597
1995 369 5070
1996 458 5709
1997 472 6125
1998 490 7075
1999 559 8689
2000 596 9892
2001 613 11117
2002 780 16143
2003 788 16670
2004 841 19435
2005 855 21963
2006 1022 25866
2007 1050 28920
2008 1090 33601
2009 1290 38469
2010 1274 42371
2011 1465 48948
2012 1501 53812
2013 1517 59935
2014 1556 66699
2015 1645 71016
2016 1769 75474
2017 1928 82539
2018 2041 93926
2019 2454 108593
2020 2541 132032
2021 2791 150649
2022 2342 140109
2023 2297 149843
2024 1441 114237

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

Economics rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 4th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 19th in the World with 37,741 publications made and 1,512,914 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#4 of 1,388 In Europe
#19 of 6,167 In the World

University of Cambridge
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 224 2849
1993 249 2760
1994 264 3288
1995 264 3784
1996 318 4209
1997 385 4722
1998 405 5466
1999 420 6497
2000 486 7927
2001 520 9220
2002 529 10939
2003 586 12147
2004 694 15027
2005 680 16429
2006 821 19471
2007 835 21626
2008 893 25259
2009 1103 29582
2010 1119 32766
2011 1292 37342
2012 1345 42468
2013 1339 47383
2014 1441 54679
2015 1437 58078
2016 1535 60744
2017 1718 67106
2018 1794 75671
2019 1875 88083
2020 2332 108452
2021 2515 125184
2022 2076 119104
2023 2097 128775
2024 1330 101012

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Cambridge ranked 2nd for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 5th in the World with 31,096 publications made and 948,451 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#2 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,381 In Europe
#5 of 5,966 In the World

University of Cambridge
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 252 2834
1993 292 2834
1994 263 2966
1995 299 3376
1996 362 3776
1997 403 4080
1998 352 4278
1999 400 5096
2000 439 6649
2001 338 6780
2002 571 9212
2003 584 10266
2004 590 10929
2005 595 13149
2006 645 13818
2007 756 15945
2008 714 16671
2009 917 20082
2010 867 21748
2011 994 26093
2012 1043 28758
2013 1123 30722
2014 1143 32938
2015 1192 34840
2016 1211 36849
2017 1330 39969
2018 1404 45410
2019 1389 54188
2020 1559 62817
2021 1679 68760
2022 1566 65931
2023 1533 68663
2024 996 60776

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Literature 1 1 1
Aesthetics 1 1 3
Creative Writing 2 2 4
Art History 2 2 4
Music 1 1 7
Illustration and Concept Art 4 6 8
Painting and Drawing 4 6 8
Sculpture 4 6 8
Performing arts 3 3 10
Fashion Design 2 2 10
Cinematography 6 7 14
Photography 3 3 15
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 5 16
Architecture 2 7 18
Computer Graphics 2 4 22
Graphic Design 2 3 22
Animation 3 5 34
Multimedia 2 4 42
UX/UI Desgin 4 15 48
Entertainment Industry Business 8 10 51
Interior Design 7 26 64
Landscape Architecture 6 32 71
Game Design and Development 16 63 177