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The University of East London ranked 88th in the United Kingdom, 1232nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. The University of East London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,266 academic publications and 126,879 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 55 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1232 of 14,131 In the World
#454 of 2,785 In Europe
#88 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#72 of 131 In England
#18 of 35 In London
#190 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#222 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#245 of 1,028 For Social Work
#970 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1009 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of East London ranked 85th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1028th in the World with 6,194 publications made and 92,575 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#85 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#403 of 1,492 In Europe
#1028 of 7,020 In the World

University of East London
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 18 13
1992 30 38
1993 65 56
1994 89 101
1995 74 136
1996 72 150
1997 141 220
1998 96 352
1999 98 407
2000 93 504
2001 92 525
2002 94 684
2003 109 852
2004 96 940
2005 99 1170
2006 134 1324
2007 152 1628
2008 189 1661
2009 222 2158
2010 241 2425
2011 289 2844
2012 281 3220
2013 309 3955
2014 295 4200
2015 281 4453
2016 311 4575
2017 364 4863
2018 354 5444
2019 299 6385
2020 290 7596
2021 302 8427
2022 281 8550
2023 283 8647

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 15 41 190
Gender Studies 42 58 222
Social Work 60 79 245
Media Studies 69 110 312
Political Economy 64 139 332
Human Rights Law 65 157 369
International Law 60 178 419
Anthropology 75 158 421
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 70 168 422
Criminology and Criminal Justice 73 130 439
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 60 179 449
Special Education 66 169 466
Radio and Television broadcasting 55 163 489
Public Policy / Administration 82 198 527
Broadcast Journalism 69 200 563
Aesthetics 74 236 581
Communications and Public Relations 92 215 589
Genealogy 74 208 593
Art History 80 259 615
Sociology 77 252 654
Education Majors 79 220 658
Forensic Science 60 233 661
Law 86 299 774
Law Enforcement 94 273 784
Political Science 85 349 850
Publishing 103 336 922
Classics and Ancient History 92 356 924
Library and Information science 89 355 940
History 87 381 978
Military science 92 338 1058
Journalism and Digital Media 91 388 1082
Archaeology 90 415 1096
Linguistics 85 416 1124
Philosophy 83 451 1161
Demography 94 494 1611

Computer Science rankings

The University of East London ranked 92nd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1481st in the World with 3,726 publications made and 66,055 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#92 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#505 of 1,459 In Europe
#1481 of 6,752 In the World

University of East London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 15 7
1992 18 23
1993 37 45
1994 39 75
1995 38 92
1996 47 108
1997 74 161
1998 58 253
1999 52 258
2000 54 301
2001 56 334
2002 55 428
2003 60 539
2004 70 653
2005 64 716
2006 87 903
2007 98 1086
2008 131 1082
2009 142 1373
2010 134 1454
2011 172 1871
2012 165 2017
2013 179 2402
2014 146 2661
2015 184 2809
2016 187 2892
2017 192 3155
2018 171 3542
2019 182 4379
2020 187 5422
2021 185 6246
2022 203 6351
2023 202 6353

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 51 193 441
Human-Computer Interaction 87 394 921
Library and Information science 89 355 940
Cyber Security 76 358 984
Software Engineering 88 425 995
Management Information Systems 97 441 1048
Neuroscience 75 383 1088
Cognitive Science 79 371 1090
Data Science 96 458 1163
Multimedia 96 447 1238
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 94 565 1689
Computational Linguistics 93 532 1729
Computer Networking 94 582 1915
Machine Learning 99 602 2072
Blockchain and Cryptography 96 632 2267
Computer Vision 98 658 2317
Telecommunications 99 674 2423
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 109 670 2564

Psychology rankings

The University of East London ranked 77th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 960th in the World with 3,638 publications made and 68,230 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

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

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 16 12
1992 18 33
1993 36 50
1994 43 97
1995 37 115
1996 52 126
1997 55 166
1998 46 278
1999 44 296
2000 43 350
2001 54 397
2002 44 455
2003 55 564
2004 52 708
2005 66 809
2006 80 985
2007 72 1138
2008 108 1182
2009 110 1369
2010 98 1550
2011 148 1898
2012 142 2088
2013 163 2585
2014 163 2843
2015 162 2864
2016 197 3088
2017 208 3421
2018 229 3853
2019 215 4729
2020 195 5899
2021 237 6587
2022 215 6769
2023 194 6748

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 60 79 245
Sexology 55 97 359
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 70 168 422
Special Education 66 169 466
Occupational Therapy 56 198 477
Clinical Psychology 62 218 626
Education Majors 79 220 658
Child Psychology 70 247 693
Social Psychology 78 264 698
Psychiatry 73 325 963
Neuroscience 75 383 1088
Cognitive Science 79 371 1090

Biology rankings

The University of East London ranked 88th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1913th in the World with 3,483 publications made and 74,204 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#88 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#553 of 1,445 In Europe
#1913 of 6,770 In the World

University of East London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 31 36
1992 30 66
1993 43 98
1994 56 163
1995 52 176
1996 46 168
1997 69 228
1998 56 380
1999 45 364
2000 60 462
2001 42 462
2002 48 576
2003 61 743
2004 64 850
2005 56 935
2006 70 1123
2007 76 1254
2008 92 1317
2009 97 1605
2010 100 1743
2011 120 2005
2012 159 2167
2013 148 2606
2014 138 2900
2015 165 2971
2016 176 3142
2017 209 3550
2018 193 4011
2019 189 4746
2020 170 5747
2021 191 6619
2022 191 6928
2023 171 6948

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 304 841
Neuroscience 75 383 1088
Pharmacology 66 382 1402
Evolutionary Biology 84 499 1428
Virology 69 402 1446
Microbiology 74 432 1514
Paleontology 88 494 1527
Agricultural Science 81 488 1771
Botany 84 507 1868
Molecular Biology 84 517 1928
Immunology 85 514 1949
Horticulture 73 485 1980
Genetics 86 552 2042
Zoology 95 568 2143
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 97 547 2165
Biochemistry 92 599 2336
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 109 670 2564
Oncology and Cancer research 104 648 2695
Nanotechnology 100 848 3408

Environmental Science rankings

The University of East London ranked 92nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1570th in the World with 3,378 publications made and 57,801 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#92 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#513 of 1,458 In Europe
#1570 of 6,798 In the World

University of East London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 18 20
1992 14 37
1993 30 48
1994 40 79
1995 40 88
1996 35 99
1997 60 143
1998 43 193
1999 44 265
2000 69 331
2001 39 288
2002 56 417
2003 59 560
2004 51 589
2005 50 647
2006 68 807
2007 76 916
2008 102 1014
2009 119 1283
2010 131 1448
2011 157 1668
2012 156 1902
2013 179 2364
2014 159 2473
2015 174 2671
2016 166 2767
2017 193 2984
2018 203 3331
2019 154 3863
2020 150 4564
2021 166 5038
2022 171 5218
2023 157 5269

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 89 502 1420
Paleontology 88 494 1527
Environmental Management 89 526 1661
Geology 90 546 1712
Ecology 92 538 1732
Agricultural Science 81 488 1771
Geotechnical Engineering 88 570 2016
Petrology and Geochemistry 95 619 2069
Oceanography 93 620 2085
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 97 547 2165
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 94 655 2296
Earth science and Geophysics 104 719 2735

Medicine rankings

The University of East London ranked 90th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1492nd in the World with 3,335 publications made and 67,763 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#90 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#453 of 1,417 In Europe
#1492 of 6,680 In the World

University of East London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 24 24
1992 27 53
1993 41 78
1994 48 138
1995 43 144
1996 51 165
1997 65 210
1998 45 352
1999 41 347
2000 49 453
2001 62 462
2002 48 523
2003 44 651
2004 44 766
2005 51 873
2006 58 1057
2007 58 1123
2008 80 1199
2009 103 1469
2010 95 1643
2011 118 1839
2012 111 2025
2013 139 2460
2014 154 2805
2015 146 2914
2016 163 3095
2017 192 3532
2018 192 3944
2019 196 4791
2020 170 5951
2021 225 6915
2022 196 7237
2023 193 7121

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 60 79 245
Occupational Therapy 56 198 477
Clinical Psychology 62 218 626
Forensic Science 60 233 661
Sports Medicine 69 294 740
Audiology 63 273 761
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 304 841
Nursing 96 307 875
Healthcare Management (MHA) 95 342 957
Physical Therapy 84 357 958
Gerontology 88 323 959
Psychiatry 73 325 963
Family medicine 81 305 970
Health Science 96 329 1011
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 97 383 1239
Pharmacology 66 382 1402
Public Health 96 454 1423
Virology 69 402 1446
Anesthesiology 80 436 1511
Veterinary 63 372 1538
Critical Care Nursing 100 498 1591
Pediatrics 92 453 1606
Pathology 94 489 1661
Surgery 93 490 1690
Anatomy and Physiology 92 520 1724
Immunology 85 514 1949
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 104 606 2050
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 100 663 2126
Cardiology 103 682 2428
Oncology and Cancer research 104 648 2695

Engineering rankings

The University of East London ranked 98th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2303rd in the World with 2,614 publications made and 41,989 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#98 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#671 of 1,453 In Europe
#2303 of 6,684 In the World

University of East London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 16 16
1992 14 25
1993 22 34
1994 37 42
1995 26 71
1996 36 74
1997 33 120
1998 36 145
1999 37 182
2000 47 194
2001 35 240
2002 42 310
2003 40 340
2004 37 386
2005 40 464
2006 57 517
2007 60 688
2008 81 661
2009 99 908
2010 96 979
2011 117 1189
2012 121 1334
2013 123 1576
2014 106 1680
2015 126 1781
2016 124 1859
2017 128 2009
2018 124 2304
2019 127 2748
2020 135 3232
2021 140 3726
2022 168 4113
2023 141 4193

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 75 270 788
Human-Computer Interaction 87 394 921
Architectural Engineering 77 369 978
Systems Engineering 79 434 1068
Civil Engineering 86 517 1541
Acoustical Engineering 87 522 1554
Structural Engineering 87 595 1895
Computer Networking 94 582 1915
Mechanical Engineering 95 625 1934
Geotechnical Engineering 88 570 2016
Electronic Engineering 90 633 2170
Telecommunications 99 674 2423
Aerospace Engineering 98 719 2527
Electrical Engineering 100 744 2690
Optical Engineering 103 800 2998
Materials Science 101 843 3238
Nanotechnology 100 848 3408
Metallurgical Engineering 105 850 3432
Chemical Engineering 104 851 3528

Business rankings

The University of East London ranked 94th for Business in the United Kingdom and 1126th in the World with 2,280 publications made and 31,836 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#94 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#437 of 1,414 In Europe
#1126 of 6,187 In the World

University of East London
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 5
1992 9 13
1993 13 9
1994 25 22
1995 25 40
1996 21 64
1997 53 75
1998 43 145
1999 29 153
2000 37 201
2001 26 246
2002 36 309
2003 34 310
2004 32 361
2005 25 466
2006 42 523
2007 55 609
2008 85 697
2009 98 815
2010 101 958
2011 102 1110
2012 109 1269
2013 126 1481
2014 100 1612
2015 114 1740
2016 129 1697
2017 128 1815
2018 105 2041
2019 109 2291
2020 98 2722
2021 118 3076
2022 113 2922
2023 120 3105

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 74 199 513
Public Policy / Administration 82 198 527
Entrepreneurship 77 293 630
International Business 83 400 753
International Trade 83 423 759
Engineering Management 75 270 788
Project Management 88 389 910
Accounting 84 361 952
Advertising 100 383 985
Investment Banking and Stock trading 77 390 1048
Management Information Systems 97 441 1048
Human Resource Management 99 428 1064
Finance 87 446 1117
Management 93 453 1236
Marketing 101 484 1299

Physics rankings

The University of East London ranked 97th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2341st in the World with 2,257 publications made and 35,721 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#97 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#679 of 1,446 In Europe
#2341 of 6,603 In the World

University of East London
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 12 14
1992 15 31
1993 28 36
1994 39 59
1995 26 71
1996 37 82
1997 39 108
1998 37 159
1999 35 179
2000 36 169
2001 28 224
2002 37 295
2003 41 262
2004 31 363
2005 31 398
2006 47 482
2007 53 576
2008 70 578
2009 80 822
2010 93 812
2011 100 1045
2012 106 1140
2013 105 1356
2014 102 1485
2015 107 1573
2016 101 1511
2017 96 1634
2018 106 1905
2019 105 2271
2020 113 2679
2021 117 2977
2022 125 3086
2023 122 3307

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 87 522 1554
Astrophysics and Astronomy 104 695 2379
Quantum and Particle physics 95 680 2392
Optical Engineering 103 800 2998
Materials Science 101 843 3238
Nanotechnology 100 848 3408

Economics rankings

The University of East London ranked 87th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 926th in the World with 1,997 publications made and 30,263 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#87 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#356 of 1,366 In Europe
#926 of 5,995 In the World

University of East London
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 2
1992 10 7
1993 14 9
1994 26 18
1995 18 27
1996 21 52
1997 47 57
1998 33 118
1999 29 153
2000 36 169
2001 25 184
2002 18 240
2003 24 277
2004 26 328
2005 17 380
2006 32 387
2007 36 512
2008 65 553
2009 80 677
2010 77 848
2011 98 927
2012 94 1062
2013 101 1265
2014 97 1370
2015 94 1438
2016 112 1468
2017 113 1559
2018 117 1846
2019 104 2087
2020 113 2526
2021 105 2810
2022 103 2815
2023 95 2843

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 64 139 332
International Trade 83 423 759
Development Studies 87 280 788
International Economics 89 479 852
Investment Banking and Stock trading 77 390 1048
Finance 87 446 1117
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 85 521 1476

Art & Design rankings

The University of East London ranked 83rd for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 780th in the World with 1,629 publications made and 19,372 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Aesthetics, Fashion Design, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#83 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#325 of 1,349 In Europe
#780 of 5,720 In the World

University of East London
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 1
1992 3 9
1993 18 8
1994 21 10
1995 18 21
1996 21 30
1997 28 47
1998 23 82
1999 23 94
2000 21 112
2001 25 99
2002 28 153
2003 36 137
2004 34 210
2005 29 264
2006 35 242
2007 42 384
2008 43 314
2009 59 481
2010 77 502
2011 81 615
2012 86 767
2013 86 960
2014 88 928
2015 70 990
2016 89 1053
2017 96 1164
2018 88 1181
2019 65 1420
2020 80 1640
2021 75 1768
2022 62 1795
2023 71 1734

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 38 130 258
Sculpture 38 130 258
Illustration and Concept Art 40 133 274
Creative Writing 62 112 296
Cinematography 68 132 300
Game Design and Development 51 193 441
Entertainment Industry Business 74 199 513
Performing arts 81 257 575
Aesthetics 74 236 581
Singing and Vocal Performance 63 216 589
Photography 81 221 598
Art History 80 259 615
Literature 79 291 673
Fashion Design 88 400 985
Multimedia 96 447 1238

Mathematics rankings

The University of East London ranked 96th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 1797th in the World with 1,618 publications made and 28,994 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#96 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#580 of 1,388 In Europe
#1797 of 6,305 In the World

University of East London
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 1
1992 10 8
1993 13 12
1994 18 28
1995 19 26
1996 18 43
1997 27 48
1998 28 102
1999 18 111
2000 20 125
2001 20 130
2002 15 152
2003 21 198
2004 17 241
2005 18 288
2006 44 375
2007 38 417
2008 66 437
2009 68 558
2010 69 650
2011 76 777
2012 54 845
2013 67 1072
2014 77 1138
2015 77 1268
2016 73 1343
2017 78 1371
2018 79 1577
2019 89 1952
2020 84 2366
2021 97 2814
2022 104 2947
2023 91 2986

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 89 276 851
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 85 521 1476
Statistics 98 603 1904
Blockchain and Cryptography 96 632 2267

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of East London

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 95 702 2671
Organic Chemistry 99 755 3075
Physical chemistry 99 816 3289