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The University of Oxford ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, 9th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 14 research topics. The University of Oxford ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 342,229 academic publications and 13,657,176 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,493 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#9 of 14,131 In the World
#1 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 131 In England
#1 of 2 In Oxford
#1 of 4,103 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#1 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#1 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#19 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#18 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 11 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 13th in the World with 204,467 publications made and 9,848,839 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,445 In Europe
#13 of 6,770 In the World

University of Oxford
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1492 28575
1992 1499 31810
1993 1535 31752
1994 1665 35528
1995 1698 38719
1996 2047 42578
1997 2262 47836
1998 2307 55311
1999 2288 60463
2000 2563 68652
2001 2578 78285
2002 2978 87590
2003 3049 100412
2004 3275 114639
2005 3578 128642
2006 4047 145450
2007 4222 167876
2008 4747 183918
2009 5123 210291
2010 5630 238114
2011 5811 268873
2012 6458 304777
2013 7186 349150
2014 7608 386102
2015 8303 427335
2016 8975 466159
2017 9626 504525
2018 10309 564201
2019 11117 639320
2020 13017 773324
2021 13762 908217
2022 12357 908227
2023 11746 886580

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 17th in the World with 158,873 publications made and 7,685,841 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

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

University of Oxford
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 938 19254
1992 933 21550
1993 936 21676
1994 1051 23734
1995 1079 26791
1996 1277 29650
1997 1416 33121
1998 1495 38616
1999 1532 42353
2000 1732 48720
2001 1766 55972
2002 1999 62487
2003 2043 72522
2004 2269 83300
2005 2524 94340
2006 2862 106575
2007 3005 124698
2008 3367 139218
2009 3706 158558
2010 4119 181317
2011 4433 205353
2012 4971 235194
2013 5645 271085
2014 5952 301409
2015 6595 336122
2016 7275 365203
2017 7921 399830
2018 8474 444580
2019 9418 506841
2020 11483 638389
2021 12195 765590
2022 11043 778209
2023 10477 755149

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 19th in the World with 158,862 publications made and 7,735,888 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,401 In Europe
#19 of 6,447 In the World

University of Oxford
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1390 26103
1992 1410 28355
1993 1502 29101
1994 1582 31892
1995 1593 34013
1996 1989 37895
1997 2105 42496
1998 2126 48525
1999 2072 52864
2000 2371 58767
2001 2361 64846
2002 2636 72623
2003 2646 83207
2004 2828 93844
2005 3099 105387
2006 3371 116597
2007 3523 132698
2008 3876 143798
2009 4132 162960
2010 4396 182607
2011 4566 204729
2012 4896 230563
2013 5286 262672
2014 5682 290177
2015 6148 319508
2016 6592 352487
2017 6893 378477
2018 7152 422396
2019 7760 472434
2020 8666 554851
2021 8940 644957
2022 8138 644250
2023 7749 633425

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 6th in the World with 156,289 publications made and 5,985,189 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Oxford
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 864 9412
1992 946 10869
1993 921 11069
1994 1053 12844
1995 1122 13753
1996 1206 15672
1997 1197 16817
1998 1358 19363
1999 1357 22298
2000 1630 27132
2001 1633 33203
2002 1828 38926
2003 1909 45186
2004 2094 53583
2005 2409 60730
2006 2886 70157
2007 3084 82300
2008 3492 93331
2009 4019 110687
2010 4438 127407
2011 4713 146142
2012 5327 165176
2013 5915 192549
2014 6341 215347
2015 6992 241403
2016 7555 259881
2017 7857 281658
2018 8663 322712
2019 9205 385292
2020 10766 474602
2021 11479 555223
2022 10053 543719
2023 9742 540923

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

Physics rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 13th in the World with 138,412 publications made and 5,515,619 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,446 In Europe
#13 of 6,603 In the World

University of Oxford
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1238 16686
1992 1281 18088
1993 1323 18543
1994 1364 20851
1995 1404 22157
1996 1747 25100
1997 1665 27485
1998 1768 30647
1999 1774 33768
2000 1980 37797
2001 2016 43652
2002 2345 49657
2003 2200 55878
2004 2416 62648
2005 2682 70806
2006 2956 79841
2007 2855 90357
2008 3261 99016
2009 3576 111716
2010 3889 124602
2011 3953 142512
2012 4388 159960
2013 4743 182347
2014 5025 202427
2015 5461 225184
2016 5896 251021
2017 6161 268209
2018 6332 305399
2019 6614 342197
2020 7524 399570
2021 7921 462976
2022 6816 453529
2023 6685 456578

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 11th in the World with 135,786 publications made and 5,990,373 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,459 In Europe
#11 of 6,752 In the World

University of Oxford
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 868 13924
1992 909 15234
1993 957 15097
1994 1011 17572
1995 1082 18854
1996 1245 20744
1997 1250 22549
1998 1315 25866
1999 1338 28602
2000 1464 33042
2001 1557 39175
2002 1930 46508
2003 1888 52063
2004 2009 57978
2005 2307 67112
2006 2597 77844
2007 2691 90046
2008 3014 100227
2009 3352 117443
2010 3777 135157
2011 3896 152832
2012 4279 175216
2013 4746 199454
2014 5175 222546
2015 5688 249046
2016 6222 273450
2017 6744 296274
2018 7215 339888
2019 7904 397355
2020 9006 482541
2021 9733 567013
2022 8380 553809
2023 8322 554753

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 3rd for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 20th in the World with 132,415 publications made and 5,283,994 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#3 of 1,453 In Europe
#20 of 6,684 In the World

University of Oxford
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1117 15088
1992 1136 16487
1993 1209 16693
1994 1292 18985
1995 1292 20140
1996 1591 22768
1997 1525 24975
1998 1671 27907
1999 1640 30551
2000 1784 34066
2001 1779 38689
2002 2164 45347
2003 2028 50876
2004 2161 57091
2005 2476 64957
2006 2721 73717
2007 2671 84002
2008 3054 93360
2009 3367 106954
2010 3708 120253
2011 3714 137176
2012 4253 156152
2013 4529 179149
2014 4870 200115
2015 5160 223905
2016 5816 251562
2017 6094 270307
2018 6368 309694
2019 6771 352241
2020 7640 416736
2021 8095 484682
2022 7028 477655
2023 6828 477507

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mechanical Engineering 2 2 14
Optical Engineering 2 2 15
Acoustical Engineering 2 2 17
Architecture 1 6 17
Aerospace Engineering 3 4 19
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 5 23
Biotechnology 2 5 23
Systems Engineering 4 8 25
Metallurgical Engineering 3 4 28
Remote Sensing 2 6 29
Structural Engineering 3 5 31
Robotics 2 6 31
Aviation 5 9 32
Civil Engineering 4 6 32
Materials Science 4 5 33
Marine Engineering 4 9 33
Petroleum Engineering 4 6 34
Technical Drawing 2 7 37
Biochemical Engineering 5 14 37
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 17 39
Transportation Engineering 3 7 42
Electrical Engineering 3 6 46
Telecommunications 3 6 47
Nanotechnology 4 6 47
Human-Computer Interaction 7 14 49
Computer Networking 4 8 55
Chemical Engineering 4 6 55
Geotechnical Engineering 4 8 62
Biomedical Engineering 3 13 62
Landscape Architecture 8 31 69
Computer Engineering 5 16 73
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 32 94
Environmental Engineering 8 25 100
Mining Engineering 6 21 101
Operations Research 11 25 103
Architectural Engineering 12 34 103
Nuclear Engineering 6 35 108
Automation and Control engineering 6 29 109
Electronic Engineering 7 25 109
Construction Management 20 60 155
Reliability and Quality Engineering 14 44 167
Engineering Management 15 48 168
Industrial Engineering 18 70 183
Automotive Engineering 17 61 188
Agricultural Engineering 11 59 190
Product and Industrial Design 45 162 404
Firefighting and Fire Science 38 223 770

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 10th in the World with 119,316 publications made and 4,708,176 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,458 In Europe
#10 of 6,798 In the World

University of Oxford
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 846 11040
1992 878 12665
1993 901 12658
1994 1007 14174
1995 935 15675
1996 1148 17486
1997 1119 19397
1998 1258 22140
1999 1239 24550
2000 1448 28650
2001 1406 32296
2002 1567 37236
2003 1679 42676
2004 1786 50342
2005 2039 56407
2006 2365 65394
2007 2375 74874
2008 2722 82793
2009 3024 97538
2010 3322 111455
2011 3384 127148
2012 3928 144218
2013 4355 167510
2014 4601 186997
2015 4931 207963
2016 5472 227355
2017 5707 244531
2018 6111 279792
2019 6424 326566
2020 7625 394362
2021 8125 454663
2022 7305 449612
2023 6982 446492

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 14th in the World with 85,784 publications made and 4,010,721 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,414 In Europe
#14 of 6,528 In the World

University of Oxford
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 509 10763
1992 513 11877
1993 471 11693
1994 537 13545
1995 609 14648
1996 667 15797
1997 672 17198
1998 754 19677
1999 733 21201
2000 831 24002
2001 865 27805
2002 1040 31091
2003 1003 35962
2004 1218 40344
2005 1252 46187
2006 1504 53197
2007 1651 62454
2008 1831 69999
2009 1993 80303
2010 2223 92904
2011 2357 106321
2012 2658 120926
2013 3192 141624
2014 3270 156730
2015 3568 177713
2016 4093 194794
2017 4348 213803
2018 4814 242734
2019 5336 283526
2020 6188 352103
2021 6601 413046
2022 6041 412951
2023 5817 410554

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 2 2 4
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 1 5
Neuroscience 2 2 15
Psychiatry 2 2 15
Social Psychology 2 2 19
Education Majors 2 2 22
Clinical Psychology 3 4 22
Child Psychology 4 4 28
Special Education 14 22 73
Sexology 10 13 94
Occupational Therapy 8 26 100
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 16 118
Social Work 45 57 185

Mathematics rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 2nd for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 11th in the World with 63,320 publications made and 2,919,121 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 1,388 In Europe
#11 of 6,305 In the World

University of Oxford
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 258 2936
1992 291 3328
1993 284 3542
1994 328 4020
1995 360 4743
1996 385 5599
1997 452 6238
1998 424 7255
1999 451 8278
2000 603 10315
2001 577 11664
2002 797 15400
2003 766 17286
2004 810 20084
2005 956 23949
2006 1056 27396
2007 1220 32025
2008 1381 36885
2009 1539 44233
2010 1663 50577
2011 1830 58914
2012 2103 67290
2013 2242 80510
2014 2514 92199
2015 2853 105117
2016 3109 115841
2017 3492 127324
2018 3797 147782
2019 4233 177492
2020 4917 219625
2021 5396 267299
2022 4631 269285
2023 4318 266935

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 2 2 10
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 1 13
Applied Mathematics 3 8 24
Actuarial Science 3 5 32
Math Teachers 3 3 37
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 16 73
Operations Research 11 25 103

Business rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 1st for Business in the United Kingdom and 14th in the World with 44,620 publications made and 1,369,721 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, International Business.

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

University of Oxford
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 201 1799
1992 209 2186
1993 211 2161
1994 263 2427
1995 269 2866
1996 322 3477
1997 341 3567
1998 410 4167
1999 400 4866
2000 448 6092
2001 442 7384
2002 570 9733
2003 580 10833
2004 618 12654
2005 766 14506
2006 830 17198
2007 967 19937
2008 1105 23669
2009 1250 27905
2010 1321 32236
2011 1423 37497
2012 1557 42452
2013 1738 49639
2014 1836 55295
2015 2055 61658
2016 2127 65220
2017 2383 72364
2018 2636 85300
2019 2728 102043
2020 3251 125689
2021 3365 147822
2022 2860 142427
2023 2922 145129

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

Economics rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 1st for Economics in the United Kingdom and 9th in the World with 44,088 publications made and 1,489,216 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Oxford
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 151 1375
1992 161 1526
1993 191 1665
1994 205 1802
1995 258 2184
1996 283 2676
1997 303 2935
1998 329 3296
1999 349 4085
2000 402 5435
2001 437 6775
2002 526 7964
2003 537 9199
2004 613 11264
2005 744 13083
2006 776 15135
2007 917 17901
2008 1058 20900
2009 1210 25365
2010 1316 29231
2011 1392 34409
2012 1546 39489
2013 1802 46617
2014 1979 52583
2015 2081 58377
2016 2220 61390
2017 2374 66971
2018 2600 76907
2019 2740 92733
2020 3346 117043
2021 3340 139184
2022 2962 138009
2023 3008 139192

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Oxford ranked 1st for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 3rd in the World with 26,189 publications made and 723,865 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
#1 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#1 of 1,349 In Europe
#3 of 5,720 In the World

University of Oxford
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 127 1314
1992 195 1606
1993 142 1383
1994 187 1662
1995 199 1834
1996 210 2050
1997 216 2317
1998 236 2538
1999 209 2711
2000 278 3666
2001 272 4040
2002 354 5183
2003 309 5751
2004 330 6411
2005 401 7549
2006 494 8488
2007 547 9888
2008 568 10947
2009 745 13207
2010 809 15046
2011 803 18000
2012 1020 20465
2013 1026 23072
2014 1060 25998
2015 1181 28768
2016 1374 31352
2017 1341 33769
2018 1569 38624
2019 1482 47238
2020 1685 56407
2021 1703 62055
2022 1544 59924
2023 1594 60340

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Literature 1 1 1
Creative Writing 1 1 2
Painting and Drawing 3 5 6
Sculpture 3 5 6
Aesthetics 3 3 7
Illustration and Concept Art 4 6 8
Fashion Design 1 1 8
Art History 3 3 8
Performing arts 2 2 9
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 3 10
Architecture 1 6 17
Computer Graphics 1 3 18
Animation 1 2 19
Music 3 4 19
Entertainment Industry Business 2 3 25
Photography 5 6 28
Cinematography 12 13 37
Graphic Design 6 10 51
Interior Design 7 25 59
Landscape Architecture 8 31 69
UX/UI Desgin 8 33 88
Game Design and Development 9 38 120
Multimedia 11 36 125