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The University of London ranked 31st in the United Kingdom, 323rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. The University of London ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,683 academic publications and 2,256,515 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3,797 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#323 of 14,131 In the World
#121 of 2,785 In Europe
#31 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#25 of 131 In England
#6 of 35 In London
#36 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#37 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#39 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#2 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1018 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of London ranked 20th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 265th in the World with 41,186 publications made and 1,630,506 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#95 of 1,445 In Europe
#265 of 6,770 In the World

University of London
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 672 13139
1992 645 13709
1993 752 13230
1994 731 13652
1995 751 15029
1996 836 15851
1997 720 16744
1998 803 18283
1999 663 20113
2000 742 21576
2001 707 23183
2002 706 24170
2003 740 26839
2004 683 28146
2005 750 30770
2006 856 34034
2007 896 37535
2008 875 40740
2009 863 45624
2010 880 49715
2011 886 53264
2012 768 58219
2013 794 62633
2014 755 64289
2015 671 63638
2016 716 62544
2017 680 62939
2018 789 64422
2019 768 67723
2020 804 78580
2021 888 84916
2022 827 81897
2023 717 78196

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 4 12 58
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 17 67
Virology 9 24 97
Zoology 11 30 101
Pharmacology 10 34 129
Microbiology 13 42 135
Agricultural Science 14 43 158
Biophysics 17 68 192
Immunology 16 71 194
Animal Science 20 70 204
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 77 206
Entomology 22 82 215
Horticulture 17 74 235
Neuroscience 18 85 235
Botany 21 87 236
Nutrition and Food Science 17 86 237
Biotechnology 19 91 243
Forestry 22 88 260
Evolutionary Biology 30 107 271
Genetics 22 100 280
Paleontology 27 104 280
Biochemistry 22 104 293
Molecular Biology 21 103 295
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 117 331
Astrobiology 36 160 397
Oncology and Cancer research 27 175 504
Nanotechnology 34 199 583

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of London ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 128th in the World with 40,461 publications made and 1,117,539 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#41 of 1,492 In Europe
#128 of 7,020 In the World

University of London
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 534 4807
1992 519 5178
1993 599 5330
1994 580 5588
1995 577 6237
1996 647 6779
1997 669 6998
1998 620 7829
1999 608 8693
2000 644 10273
2001 651 11434
2002 647 12566
2003 666 14482
2004 688 15767
2005 741 17243
2006 833 20147
2007 917 22228
2008 977 24995
2009 1014 28940
2010 1006 32030
2011 1015 35783
2012 1038 39584
2013 1244 44282
2014 1106 46344
2015 920 47800
2016 988 47173
2017 999 47263
2018 1086 50936
2019 966 55288
2020 1043 63814
2021 1107 68438
2022 1019 65287
2023 1052 63795

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

Medicine rankings

The University of London ranked 17th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 209th in the World with 35,705 publications made and 1,481,148 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#17 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#74 of 1,417 In Europe
#209 of 6,680 In the World

University of London
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 588 10192
1992 546 10836
1993 643 10564
1994 685 10921
1995 674 12169
1996 771 13173
1997 621 13955
1998 739 15474
1999 635 16954
2000 667 18572
2001 673 20263
2002 667 20728
2003 680 23473
2004 670 25010
2005 706 27259
2006 811 30444
2007 859 33671
2008 785 36726
2009 826 41644
2010 844 45462
2011 810 48966
2012 738 53711
2013 811 58321
2014 710 60419
2015 679 59995
2016 681 59233
2017 673 60209
2018 731 61472
2019 727 65055
2020 869 77758
2021 907 85011
2022 839 83115
2023 738 80010

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 8 19 51
Toxicology 4 12 58
Epidemiology 9 17 62
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 17 67
Family medicine 12 19 88
Virology 9 24 97
Nursing 17 27 101
Health Science 19 28 114
Optometry 18 32 117
Public Health 16 35 125
Pharmacology 10 34 129
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 32 134
Pediatrics 16 42 134
Forensic Science 17 55 135
Gerontology 16 29 149
Clinical Psychology 16 42 162
Psychiatry 19 57 178
Pathology 18 64 189
Dentistry 18 66 189
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 55 194
Immunology 16 71 194
Audiology 17 80 197
Social Work 49 64 199
Medical Physics 22 73 205
Respiratory Therapy 20 78 208
Dermatology 18 85 223
Critical Care Nursing 24 83 224
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 115 233
Orthodontics 18 85 239
Biomedical Engineering 19 85 252
Anesthesiology 18 90 258
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 95 263
Anatomy and Physiology 19 92 264
Physical Therapy 28 95 273
Surgery 20 101 287
Cardiology 19 118 302
Ophthalmology 23 110 303
Pharmacy 27 153 334
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 133 348
Cosmetology 22 131 363
Urology 21 124 382
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 132 385
Sports Medicine 36 152 408
Radiation Therapy 24 160 444
Sports / Exercise science 45 169 465
Plastic Surgery 25 149 479
Oncology and Cancer research 27 175 504
Occupational Therapy 58 215 527
Neurosurgery 25 226 651

Environmental Science rankings

The University of London ranked 25th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 261st in the World with 28,126 publications made and 838,827 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#87 of 1,458 In Europe
#261 of 6,798 In the World

University of London
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 379 5307
1992 380 5714
1993 457 5529
1994 414 5648
1995 454 6273
1996 465 6513
1997 446 6991
1998 471 7555
1999 419 8503
2000 517 9697
2001 508 10468
2002 461 11512
2003 428 12786
2004 429 13777
2005 462 14836
2006 525 16792
2007 546 18522
2008 563 19986
2009 587 22674
2010 593 24726
2011 605 27016
2012 581 29427
2013 693 32543
2014 621 33809
2015 555 34258
2016 625 33781
2017 608 34285
2018 682 36559
2019 624 39948
2020 658 45800
2021 734 49544
2022 682 46807
2023 641 45359

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 14 43 158
Urban and Regional planning 32 102 206
Forestry 22 88 260
Geography and Cartography 29 88 262
Ecology 27 98 279
Paleontology 27 104 280
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 117 331
Geology 31 130 354
Environmental Management 35 143 423
Environmental Engineering 27 142 427
Hydrology and Water resources management 30 139 495
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 195 501
Mining Engineering 38 165 533
Oceanography 46 200 538
Geotechnical Engineering 40 195 588
Environmental Chemistry 39 231 604
Earth science and Geophysics 47 224 605
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 46 255 676

Chemistry rankings

The University of London ranked 27th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 366th in the World with 27,228 publications made and 1,130,126 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#135 of 1,401 In Europe
#366 of 6,447 In the World

University of London
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 484 10418
1992 476 10509
1993 534 10171
1994 513 10409
1995 562 11627
1996 573 11977
1997 534 12713
1998 563 13685
1999 470 15215
2000 486 15913
2001 501 16885
2002 512 17611
2003 508 19157
2004 445 19436
2005 469 21219
2006 500 23359
2007 553 25469
2008 538 27315
2009 482 30444
2010 504 32965
2011 525 35540
2012 394 38345
2013 397 40510
2014 359 41052
2015 322 40271
2016 339 39458
2017 313 39708
2018 352 40143
2019 367 42051
2020 372 47206
2021 458 50699
2022 383 49012
2023 345 46944

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 24 84 211
Nutrition and Food Science 17 86 237
Biochemistry 22 104 293
Pharmacy 27 153 334
Biochemical Engineering 31 160 354
Organic Chemistry 30 152 401
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 195 501
Materials Science 37 197 537
Chemical Engineering 30 176 546
Nanotechnology 34 199 583
Environmental Chemistry 39 231 604
Physical chemistry 35 225 629
Inorganic Chemistry 36 249 708
Radiochemistry 27 205 773
Computational Chemistry 47 336 892

Computer Science rankings

The University of London ranked 24th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 285th in the World with 25,432 publications made and 914,844 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#94 of 1,459 In Europe
#285 of 6,752 In the World

University of London
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 354 5706
1992 369 5955
1993 351 6069
1994 423 6082
1995 364 6404
1996 443 7040
1997 380 7084
1998 408 7774
1999 372 8593
2000 380 9045
2001 384 10192
2002 493 11519
2003 473 12587
2004 459 12889
2005 540 14485
2006 553 16325
2007 620 18418
2008 617 20081
2009 630 23190
2010 568 25477
2011 608 27429
2012 548 30453
2013 615 33233
2014 565 34681
2015 504 34892
2016 490 35091
2017 501 34972
2018 555 37384
2019 517 39905
2020 550 47217
2021 592 51828
2022 550 49847
2023 564 47592

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Data Science 16 19 71
Library and Information science 19 26 98
Information Technology 20 41 192
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 77 206
Cognitive Science 24 71 226
Neuroscience 18 85 235
Game Design and Development 33 112 284
Computational Linguistics 25 119 311
Management Information Systems 40 132 329
Cyber Security 31 117 356
Multimedia 34 134 362
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 147 405
Telecommunications 31 138 411
Human-Computer Interaction 42 172 413
Database Administration 29 155 425
Machine Learning 34 139 430
Robotics 33 162 474
Computer Networking 38 181 515
Computer Graphics 45 238 576
Software Engineering 54 261 587
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 219 606
Computer Vision 48 233 612
Animation 43 240 616
UX/UI Desgin 65 310 746
Web Design and Development 50 285 746
Computer Engineering 45 294 841

Engineering rankings

The University of London ranked 35th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 463rd in the World with 21,900 publications made and 725,206 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#172 of 1,453 In Europe
#463 of 6,684 In the World

University of London
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 371 5273
1992 353 5722
1993 385 5615
1994 341 5768
1995 402 6324
1996 414 6667
1997 356 6884
1998 391 7415
1999 326 8147
2000 357 8561
2001 399 9679
2002 438 10557
2003 410 11312
2004 348 11681
2005 430 12837
2006 445 14402
2007 482 16216
2008 484 17878
2009 455 20073
2010 434 22156
2011 460 24222
2012 415 26402
2013 470 28488
2014 398 28632
2015 359 28760
2016 386 28577
2017 372 28566
2018 388 29591
2019 389 31655
2020 414 36315
2021 410 39616
2022 415 37599
2023 433 35939

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

Physics rankings

The University of London ranked 34th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 457th in the World with 21,385 publications made and 689,534 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#180 of 1,446 In Europe
#457 of 6,603 In the World

University of London
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 360 5485
1992 355 5885
1993 414 5773
1994 343 5891
1995 372 6349
1996 375 6706
1997 369 6854
1998 403 7379
1999 351 7781
2000 350 8314
2001 391 9338
2002 422 9816
2003 367 10535
2004 315 10854
2005 363 12071
2006 379 13410
2007 422 14915
2008 437 16164
2009 420 18035
2010 420 19827
2011 439 21781
2012 374 23779
2013 439 25149
2014 367 25375
2015 322 25064
2016 338 24613
2017 316 24528
2018 341 25280
2019 321 26670
2020 336 30772
2021 340 33583
2022 323 31960
2023 360 30659

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 17 68 192
Medical Physics 22 73 205
Theoretical Physics 28 161 331
Acoustical Engineering 28 115 334
Astrobiology 36 160 397
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 199 466
Quantum and Particle physics 37 202 512
Optical Engineering 37 206 526
Materials Science 37 197 537
Nanotechnology 34 199 583
Nuclear Physics 39 264 643
Applied/Engineering Physics 44 241 647
Condensed Matter Physics 41 268 697
Atomic and Molecular physics 42 304 736

Psychology rankings

The University of London ranked 17th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 161st in the World with 19,270 publications made and 803,760 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#48 of 1,414 In Europe
#161 of 6,528 In the World

University of London
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 263 5386
1992 288 5551
1993 310 5732
1994 306 5696
1995 293 6117
1996 396 6786
1997 317 7100
1998 353 7839
1999 280 8299
2000 328 8852
2001 340 9908
2002 335 10196
2003 380 12024
2004 428 12409
2005 433 13773
2006 493 15722
2007 537 17581
2008 549 19429
2009 586 22182
2010 567 24495
2011 565 27231
2012 528 30143
2013 621 33777
2014 506 35101
2015 393 35491
2016 409 35331
2017 387 35307
2018 430 36703
2019 409 38540
2020 452 45463
2021 478 47967
2022 468 46197
2023 474 44580

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 4 4 40
Sexology 4 6 66
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 17 26 85
Child Psychology 9 20 100
Special Education 22 38 130
Clinical Psychology 16 42 162
Social Psychology 20 42 165
Psychiatry 19 57 178
Social Work 49 64 199
Cognitive Science 24 71 226
Neuroscience 18 85 235
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 63 309
Occupational Therapy 58 215 527

Mathematics rankings

The University of London ranked 22nd for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 247th in the World with 11,510 publications made and 507,042 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#79 of 1,388 In Europe
#247 of 6,305 In the World

University of London
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 115 1491
1992 163 1646
1993 158 1767
1994 145 1888
1995 144 1990
1996 207 2252
1997 195 2523
1998 204 2825
1999 176 3083
2000 191 3502
2001 194 3757
2002 243 4580
2003 260 5138
2004 259 5560
2005 285 6481
2006 315 7330
2007 349 8319
2008 376 9499
2009 386 11118
2010 338 12454
2011 359 14502
2012 334 16071
2013 383 18362
2014 376 19520
2015 281 20222
2016 233 20442
2017 254 20361
2018 295 21856
2019 261 24505
2020 302 28057
2021 348 31484
2022 332 31882
2023 320 31488

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 4 44
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 99 267
Statistics 25 94 277
Actuarial Science 40 133 370
Operations Research 50 200 575
Applied Mathematics 39 247 589
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 219 606

Economics rankings

The University of London ranked 19th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 105th in the World with 11,311 publications made and 315,765 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#19 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#30 of 1,366 In Europe
#105 of 5,995 In the World

University of London
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 130 935
1992 155 1010
1993 153 1035
1994 150 1122
1995 155 1349
1996 218 1623
1997 216 1662
1998 191 1863
1999 191 2091
2000 178 2496
2001 182 2895
2002 174 3191
2003 233 3784
2004 224 4119
2005 259 4409
2006 291 5302
2007 314 6067
2008 337 6847
2009 334 8087
2010 384 9467
2011 403 10603
2012 384 12005
2013 514 13924
2014 418 14617
2015 327 14783
2016 308 14923
2017 355 15113
2018 377 16129
2019 333 17577
2020 361 20457
2021 408 22660
2022 380 21702
2023 407 21453

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 15 36
Political Economy 11 12 37
Development Studies 12 13 66
Agricultural Economics 8 20 83
International Trade 32 88 142
International Economics 34 104 153
Finance 35 87 237
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 99 267
Investment Banking and Stock trading 38 129 357
Actuarial Science 40 133 370
Environmental Economics 52 253 589

Business rankings

The University of London ranked 33rd for Business in the United Kingdom and 247th in the World with 9,889 publications made and 267,113 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#79 of 1,414 In Europe
#247 of 6,187 In the World

University of London
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 103 879
1992 122 1012
1993 137 978
1994 129 1067
1995 131 1343
1996 155 1518
1997 183 1503
1998 165 1752
1999 131 1947
2000 157 2229
2001 135 2467
2002 171 3060
2003 192 3553
2004 173 3826
2005 224 4238
2006 263 4952
2007 251 5694
2008 292 6617
2009 306 7735
2010 330 8894
2011 299 9858
2012 337 11137
2013 396 12789
2014 349 13470
2015 273 13760
2016 270 13381
2017 323 13767
2018 320 14759
2019 308 15888
2020 308 18320
2021 323 20185
2022 298 18972
2023 326 18842

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 11 11 40
International Trade 32 88 142
International Business 33 88 150
Entertainment Industry Business 30 48 154
Occupational Safety and Health 17 43 190
Human Resource Management 24 65 200
Finance 35 87 237
Accounting 35 75 252
Real Estate 18 76 260
Advertising 38 87 280
Management Information Systems 40 132 329
Management 36 109 347
Hospitality and Hotel Management 54 155 352
Investment Banking and Stock trading 38 129 357
Actuarial Science 40 133 370
Project Management 55 162 383
Marketing 46 149 397
Supply Chain Management 44 130 439
Risk Management 49 191 458
Tax Law 38 187 509
Operations Research 50 200 575
Entrepreneurship 74 282 587
Engineering Management 70 259 749

Art & Design rankings

The University of London ranked 25th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 128th in the World with 7,695 publications made and 131,471 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
#25 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#42 of 1,349 In Europe
#128 of 5,720 In the World

University of London
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 85 566
1992 110 731
1993 84 619
1994 86 729
1995 90 739
1996 89 899
1997 107 951
1998 102 947
1999 98 1086
2000 95 1245
2001 100 1424
2002 119 1592
2003 113 1770
2004 121 1952
2005 138 2243
2006 154 2489
2007 170 2770
2008 201 3058
2009 206 3687
2010 175 4068
2011 207 4593
2012 253 5669
2013 330 6085
2014 239 6375
2015 213 6493
2016 242 6822
2017 221 6703
2018 292 7203
2019 219 7841
2020 222 8779
2021 237 9124
2022 219 8316
2023 241 8038

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 13 40
Music 6 10 41
Creative Writing 20 21 63
Cinematography 24 31 81
Art History 24 28 89
Literature 21 30 96
Performing arts 25 43 110
Aesthetics 26 39 118
Entertainment Industry Business 30 48 154
Fashion Design 26 66 180
Painting and Drawing 33 113 224
Sculpture 33 113 224
Interior Design 24 100 228
Illustration and Concept Art 33 113 229
Landscape Architecture 27 115 243
Photography 49 95 250
Game Design and Development 33 112 284
Multimedia 34 134 362
Graphic Design 39 190 475
Computer Graphics 45 238 576
Animation 43 240 616
Architecture 55 291 641
UX/UI Desgin 65 310 746