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The University of East London ranked 89th in the United Kingdom, 1232nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. The University of East London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,534 academic publications and 191,643 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 60 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1232 of 14,131 In the World
#455 of 2,785 In Europe
#89 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#73 of 131 In England
#18 of 35 In London
#209 of 2,328 For Gender Studies
#225 of 1,005 For Early Childhood Education
#252 of 1,036 For Social Work
#1014 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1009 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of East London ranked 84th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1055th in the World with 7,046 publications made and 141,223 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#84 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#401 of 1,500 In Europe
#1055 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 34 48
1993 70 82
1994 91 135
1995 74 206
1996 78 211
1997 149 296
1998 105 448
1999 105 509
2000 98 676
2001 95 693
2002 109 931
2003 125 1154
2004 105 1248
2005 111 1593
2006 153 1857
2007 192 2108
2008 201 2317
2009 235 2844
2010 276 3278
2011 331 3863
2012 310 4301
2013 317 5165
2014 323 5620
2015 309 5996
2016 330 6322
2017 399 6755
2018 379 7556
2019 325 9012
2020 318 10889
2021 339 12130
2022 296 11916
2023 333 12678
2024 261 11210

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
Gender Studies 38 54 209
Early Childhood Education 18 54 225
Social Work 60 84 252
Political Economy 57 123 290
Media Studies 70 110 301
Radio and Television broadcasting 44 132 386
Human Rights Law 62 160 394
International Law 60 176 402
Genealogy 56 157 416
Criminology and Criminal Justice 70 126 430
Anthropology 74 163 435
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 68 173 436
Forensic Science 46 163 448
Broadcast Journalism 53 158 463
Special Education 65 166 467
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 62 197 496
Public Policy / Administration 82 215 572
Aesthetics 73 245 596
Communications and Public Relations 90 213 596
Art History 80 253 596
Sociology 76 242 640
Education Majors 80 234 709
Law 85 301 779
Classics and Ancient History 85 331 862
Political Science 85 359 881
Law Enforcement 101 309 901
Library and Information science 90 354 924
History 84 362 935
Publishing 105 363 936
Journalism and Digital Media 84 359 1010
Archaeology 88 405 1073
Sports / Exercise science 88 391 1103
Linguistics 83 413 1127
Philosophy 82 461 1247
Demography 94 491 1625

Computer Science rankings

The University of East London ranked 91st for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 1491st in the World with 4,229 publications made and 97,034 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#91 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#494 of 1,469 In Europe
#1491 of 6,845 In the World

University of East London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 18 34
1993 43 66
1994 42 110
1995 37 181
1996 48 165
1997 77 231
1998 61 339
1999 57 346
2000 60 443
2001 62 466
2002 58 591
2003 70 811
2004 76 896
2005 70 1023
2006 95 1258
2007 113 1455
2008 132 1560
2009 152 1855
2010 154 2054
2011 202 2559
2012 176 2769
2013 181 3188
2014 163 3523
2015 192 3794
2016 192 3913
2017 206 4307
2018 186 4795
2019 194 5859
2020 203 7216
2021 203 8299
2022 215 8110
2023 241 8790
2024 196 7697

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 48 184 420
Human-Computer Interaction 82 367 878
Management Information Systems 91 397 908
Library and Information science 90 354 924
Cognitive Science 73 334 971
Cyber Security 77 371 1069
Software Engineering 88 448 1078
Neuroscience 73 379 1083
Multimedia 94 430 1205
Data Science 97 506 1353
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 91 550 1689
Computational Linguistics 93 531 1757
Computer Networking 93 572 1897
Machine Learning 98 587 2046
Computer Vision 93 604 2092
Blockchain and Cryptography 95 635 2352
Telecommunications 99 685 2518
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 107 675 2674

Psychology rankings

The University of East London ranked 75th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 945th in the World with 4,090 publications made and 100,588 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#75 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#325 of 1,423 In Europe
#945 of 6,645 In the World

University of East London
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 18 42
1993 41 70
1994 46 129
1995 37 202
1996 54 179
1997 58 233
1998 52 360
1999 48 370
2000 48 497
2001 55 540
2002 47 619
2003 64 830
2004 55 955
2005 74 1117
2006 83 1401
2007 82 1510
2008 113 1619
2009 116 1807
2010 113 2159
2011 168 2558
2012 165 2807
2013 160 3323
2014 177 3710
2015 180 3873
2016 195 4112
2017 226 4613
2018 238 5162
2019 228 6188
2020 215 7767
2021 253 8843
2022 225 8714
2023 217 9163
2024 184 8211

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 84 252
Sexology 56 105 380
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 68 173 436
Special Education 65 166 467
Occupational Therapy 59 226 555
Clinical Psychology 61 215 620
Social Psychology 75 258 683
Child Psychology 69 247 692
Education Majors 80 234 709
Cognitive Science 73 334 971
Psychiatry 72 326 973
Neuroscience 73 379 1083

Biology rankings

The University of East London ranked 87th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1945th in the World with 3,917 publications made and 104,273 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#87 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#548 of 1,448 In Europe
#1945 of 6,833 In the World

University of East London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 33 86
1993 48 128
1994 59 209
1995 49 267
1996 50 240
1997 75 312
1998 64 474
1999 50 476
2000 66 624
2001 46 617
2002 51 778
2003 69 996
2004 64 1125
2005 61 1239
2006 82 1471
2007 89 1599
2008 90 1712
2009 100 2054
2010 116 2280
2011 137 2553
2012 169 2832
2013 162 3329
2014 149 3676
2015 181 3815
2016 177 3989
2017 213 4519
2018 205 5031
2019 199 5989
2020 179 7287
2021 200 8491
2022 200 8362
2023 190 8918
2024 185 7748

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 86 326 906
Neuroscience 73 379 1083
Pharmacology 65 382 1434
Virology 68 394 1436
Paleontology 86 496 1555
Microbiology 74 440 1613
Evolutionary Biology 89 544 1662
Agricultural Science 80 503 1911
Immunology 82 502 1926
Molecular Biology 86 519 1944
Botany 84 515 1979
Zoology 91 541 2060
Horticulture 73 491 2096
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 94 538 2123
Genetics 90 562 2157
Biochemistry 93 610 2425
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 107 675 2674
Oncology and Cancer research 101 635 2681
Nutrition and Food Science 102 657 2828
Nanotechnology 101 829 3384

Medicine rankings

The University of East London ranked 90th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1503rd in the World with 3,831 publications made and 96,992 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#90 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#450 of 1,433 In Europe
#1503 of 6,775 In the World

University of East London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 28 68
1993 45 101
1994 54 177
1995 43 222
1996 55 224
1997 70 280
1998 53 435
1999 46 430
2000 50 592
2001 66 612
2002 52 703
2003 50 910
2004 48 1017
2005 56 1172
2006 60 1432
2007 67 1499
2008 81 1570
2009 114 1895
2010 115 2132
2011 139 2420
2012 127 2652
2013 146 3144
2014 174 3634
2015 173 3807
2016 171 4028
2017 194 4547
2018 207 5064
2019 204 5985
2020 182 7734
2021 232 9067
2022 222 8855
2023 211 9223
2024 201 8555

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 84 252
Forensic Science 46 163 448
Occupational Therapy 59 226 555
Clinical Psychology 61 215 620
Audiology 57 264 734
Sports Medicine 75 322 825
Nursing 95 299 869
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 86 326 906
Psychiatry 72 326 973
Health Science 95 308 975
Physical Therapy 85 371 1011
Healthcare Management (MHA) 95 359 1016
Family medicine 83 321 1084
Sports / Exercise science 88 391 1103
Gerontology 93 372 1118
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 95 374 1241
Veterinary 58 319 1315
Public Health 91 435 1397
Pharmacology 65 382 1434
Virology 68 394 1436
Pediatrics 90 427 1540
Anesthesiology 84 445 1598
Pathology 95 491 1724
Surgery 90 496 1735
Critical Care Nursing 100 521 1769
Anatomy and Physiology 94 540 1844
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 97 566 1919
Immunology 82 502 1926
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 104 725 2345
Cardiology 108 692 2512
Oncology and Cancer research 101 635 2681

Environmental Science rankings

The University of East London ranked 91st for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 1585th in the World with 3,808 publications made and 85,954 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#91 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#512 of 1,464 In Europe
#1585 of 6,876 In the World

University of East London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 15 48
1993 29 64
1994 41 101
1995 39 125
1996 36 141
1997 60 189
1998 48 246
1999 50 350
2000 73 415
2001 42 364
2002 61 528
2003 60 676
2004 58 747
2005 56 903
2006 82 1052
2007 94 1176
2008 106 1362
2009 122 1687
2010 147 1945
2011 176 2165
2012 169 2490
2013 188 3059
2014 171 3217
2015 195 3517
2016 176 3688
2017 206 3961
2018 213 4448
2019 174 5237
2020 159 6246
2021 187 6981
2022 173 6850
2023 186 7206
2024 145 6283

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 89 485 1378
Paleontology 86 496 1555
Environmental Management 91 525 1709
Geology 88 541 1735
Ecology 94 549 1847
Agricultural Science 80 503 1911
Petrology and Geochemistry 92 598 1965
Geotechnical Engineering 84 558 1994
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 94 538 2123
Oceanography 99 641 2236
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 94 665 2379
Environmental Engineering 90 635 2545
Earth science and Geophysics 101 704 2688

Engineering rankings

The University of East London ranked 96th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 2285th in the World with 3,012 publications made and 61,243 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#96 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#659 of 1,465 In Europe
#2285 of 6,782 In the World

University of East London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 13 35
1993 25 51
1994 42 66
1995 26 113
1996 42 115
1997 38 166
1998 40 200
1999 42 226
2000 54 287
2001 40 311
2002 49 412
2003 43 472
2004 46 535
2005 42 669
2006 67 724
2007 72 900
2008 81 950
2009 99 1240
2010 104 1326
2011 137 1631
2012 135 1789
2013 126 2102
2014 105 2264
2015 139 2396
2016 134 2563
2017 145 2722
2018 136 3082
2019 139 3765
2020 148 4439
2021 149 5073
2022 162 5235
2023 178 5675
2024 158 5216

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 74 300 870
Human-Computer Interaction 82 367 878
Architectural Engineering 82 403 1077
Systems Engineering 83 462 1170
Architecture 89 495 1259
Acoustical Engineering 85 514 1544
Civil Engineering 85 514 1568
Structural Engineering 87 581 1854
Mechanical Engineering 94 604 1872
Computer Networking 93 572 1897
Geotechnical Engineering 84 558 1994
Electronic Engineering 90 638 2261
Telecommunications 99 685 2518
Environmental Engineering 90 635 2545
Aerospace Engineering 100 740 2635
Electrical Engineering 99 747 2706
Optical Engineering 102 796 3018
Materials Science 101 831 3231
Nanotechnology 101 829 3384
Metallurgical Engineering 103 846 3434
Chemical Engineering 103 850 3564

Physics rankings

The University of East London ranked 100th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 2377th in the World with 2,565 publications made and 50,194 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#100 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#681 of 1,457 In Europe
#2377 of 6,713 In the World

University of East London
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 15 38
1993 30 48
1994 41 75
1995 24 113
1996 41 119
1997 44 135
1998 35 192
1999 39 221
2000 39 226
2001 29 266
2002 40 380
2003 46 374
2004 39 472
2005 35 532
2006 50 641
2007 61 728
2008 71 811
2009 83 1069
2010 100 1114
2011 102 1365
2012 122 1506
2013 106 1783
2014 112 1932
2015 111 2024
2016 114 2056
2017 115 2260
2018 115 2537
2019 119 3041
2020 116 3683
2021 131 4090
2022 126 4130
2023 150 4539
2024 111 4122

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 85 514 1544
Astrophysics and Astronomy 103 696 2403
Quantum and Particle physics 95 677 2405
Optical Engineering 102 796 3018
Materials Science 101 831 3231
Nanotechnology 101 829 3384

Business rankings

The University of East London ranked 92nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 1118th in the World with 2,547 publications made and 48,123 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#92 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#436 of 1,433 In Europe
#1118 of 6,339 In the World

University of East London
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 10 16
1993 16 20
1994 23 39
1995 25 68
1996 21 92
1997 55 112
1998 46 192
1999 30 201
2000 39 268
2001 27 299
2002 38 385
2003 35 428
2004 30 466
2005 32 610
2006 48 681
2007 62 816
2008 94 1012
2009 100 1097
2010 106 1333
2011 111 1480
2012 117 1706
2013 123 1978
2014 107 2138
2015 119 2316
2016 143 2374
2017 145 2612
2018 109 2810
2019 121 3205
2020 117 3896
2021 131 4422
2022 111 3988
2023 139 4559
2024 100 3492

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 61 162 402
Public Policy / Administration 82 215 572
International Business 75 374 690
International Trade 81 399 700
Entrepreneurship 77 337 739
Project Management 81 345 786
Engineering Management 74 300 870
Management Information Systems 91 397 908
Advertising 92 347 924
Finance 84 435 1088
Accounting 86 406 1092
Human Resource Management 98 452 1123
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 399 1123
Management 90 446 1213
Marketing 102 520 1441

Economics rankings

The University of East London ranked 86th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 913th in the World with 2,237 publications made and 47,269 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#86 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#351 of 1,388 In Europe
#913 of 6,167 In the World

University of East London
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 10 11
1993 16 10
1994 23 24
1995 19 44
1996 21 72
1997 48 78
1998 34 139
1999 32 180
2000 38 207
2001 26 209
2002 23 282
2003 28 349
2004 25 381
2005 22 480
2006 37 526
2007 42 623
2008 69 748
2009 83 865
2010 88 1133
2011 108 1246
2012 102 1358
2013 103 1645
2014 107 1871
2015 105 1930
2016 115 2018
2017 120 2212
2018 122 2486
2019 109 2855
2020 127 3594
2021 120 3947
2022 102 3805
2023 110 4139
2024 87 3122

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 57 123 290
International Economics 79 414 699
International Trade 81 399 700
Development Studies 84 284 826
Finance 84 435 1088
Investment Banking and Stock trading 76 399 1123
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 86 537 1586

Art & Design rankings

The University of East London ranked 79th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 781st in the World with 1,807 publications made and 30,673 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, 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
#79 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#319 of 1,381 In Europe
#781 of 5,966 In the World

University of East London
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 8
1993 17 11
1994 21 19
1995 21 32
1996 21 39
1997 30 54
1998 25 106
1999 26 109
2000 23 159
2001 23 129
2002 29 203
2003 41 204
2004 38 274
2005 33 410
2006 40 367
2007 61 486
2008 41 439
2009 61 656
2010 82 720
2011 95 872
2012 91 1018
2013 86 1293
2014 96 1323
2015 73 1384
2016 91 1483
2017 111 1644
2018 89 1722
2019 74 2104
2020 93 2563
2021 82 2647
2022 66 2701
2023 74 2670
2024 38 1907

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
Photography 43 72 195
Cinematography 64 119 277
Creative Writing 61 116 303
Painting and Drawing 43 147 304
Sculpture 43 147 304
Illustration and Concept Art 45 155 335
Entertainment Industry Business 61 162 402
Game Design and Development 48 184 420
Singing and Vocal Performance 59 209 572
Aesthetics 73 245 596
Art History 80 253 596
Performing arts 87 283 633
Literature 78 295 710
Fashion Design 89 384 942
Multimedia 94 430 1205
Architecture 89 495 1259

Mathematics rankings

The University of East London ranked 95th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 1832nd in the World with 1,806 publications made and 39,933 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#95 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#574 of 1,401 In Europe
#1832 of 6,418 In the World

University of East London
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 13
1993 13 19
1994 17 34
1995 16 46
1996 20 66
1997 30 68
1998 29 134
1999 18 126
2000 20 166
2001 21 172
2002 16 205
2003 20 289
2004 23 303
2005 21 383
2006 44 490
2007 43 517
2008 66 605
2009 66 719
2010 67 869
2011 81 1002
2012 63 1112
2013 78 1360
2014 84 1490
2015 79 1689
2016 74 1774
2017 82 1888
2018 89 2130
2019 96 2493
2020 97 3217
2021 104 3776
2022 100 3739
2023 112 3967
2024 87 3025

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 83 280 879
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 86 537 1586
Statistics 99 608 1977
Blockchain and Cryptography 95 635 2352

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of East London

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Chemistry 97 696 2727
Organic Chemistry 100 759 3142
Physical chemistry 100 817 3330