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University of London

In research, University of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#784 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#737 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,579 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and History — Anthropology is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,168
of 28,054 · #453 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#91
of 1,094
Research works
34k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of London known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #784 of 10,521 26.1%1,052 #136
Social SciencesField #737 of 6,365 26.2%596 #108
Health SciencesDomain #1,579 of 11,982 28.0%412 #205
MedicineField #1,601 of 10,443 27.6%317 #260
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #506 of 2,578 26.5%224 #154
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #298 of 1,201 24.8%124 #91
Arts and HumanitiesField #555 of 1,998 20.2%181 #80
Life SciencesDomain #2,216 of 7,800 26.1%152 #352
Physical SciencesDomain #3,802 of 12,888 21.5%272 #1003
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #609 of 1,775 31.2%105 #243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of London sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#136 #784
  2. Social Sciences#108 #737
  3. Health Sciences#205 #1,579
  4. Medicine#260 #1,601
  5. Sociology and Political Science#154 #506
  6. Political Science and International Relations#91 #298
  7. Arts and Humanities#80 #555
  8. Life Sciences#352 #2,216
  9. Physical Sciences#1,003 #3,802
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#243 #609
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 42.7 works8.0×
  2. HistorySubfield · 31.7 works5.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.57× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.32× its world share, 181 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.59× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 596 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of London?

Ranked on the composite score, H.J. Eysenck, Harvey Goldstein and Geoff Whitty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of London.

  1. 1 H.J. Eysenck United Kingdom · #388 worldwide 5.7k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Harvey Goldstein United Kingdom · #5,047 worldwide 926 citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Geoff Whitty United Kingdom · #6,582 worldwide 718 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 H. J. Eysenck United Kingdom · #7,123 worldwide 2.7k citations · 290 works
  5. 5 Basil Bernstein United Kingdom · #12,122 worldwide 984 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Michael Heinrich United Kingdom · #12,313 worldwide 964 citations · 138 works
  7. 7 Simon Gibbons United Kingdom · #12,357 worldwide 830 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 C. R. Boxer United Kingdom · #13,138 worldwide 172 citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Günther Kress United Kingdom · #14,916 worldwide 507 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Sandra E. File United Kingdom · #17,376 worldwide 803 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at University of London

Which keywords describe research at University of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Nationalism, Epidemiology, History, Human Rights, Neoliberalism and Religion.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization139▲ 3.7×117 topics
  2. Epidemiology129▲ 1.72×124 topics
  3. Human Rights76▲ 3.9×55 topics
  4. Colonialism71▲ 7.9×40 topics
  5. History68▲ 5.1×45 topics
  6. Nationalism68▲ 7.8×29 topics
  7. Identity61▲ 4.5×57 topics
  8. Public Health59▲ 2.1×60 topics
  9. Religion55▲ 6.1×29 topics
  10. Sustainability53◆ 1.15×72 topics
  11. Neoliberalism53▲ 7.8×25 topics
  12. Gender53▲ 5.1×44 topics
  13. Mental Health47▲ 1.68×41 topics
  14. Culture46▲ 4.6×29 topics
  15. Economic Growth45▲ 2.8×24 topics
  16. Politics41▲ 8.1×18 topics
  17. Feminism37▲ 6.9×19 topics
  18. Ethnicity36▲ 5.0×21 topics
  19. Philosophy34▲ 4.1×23 topics
  20. Conflict34▲ 11×11 topics
  21. Economic Development33▲ 2.1×27 topics
  22. Democracy33▲ 4.9×24 topics
  23. Literature32▲ 3.1×39 topics
  24. Immune Response29▲ 2.7×21 topics
  25. Vaccine29▲ 3.8×11 topics
  26. Society29▲ 7.8×16 topics
  27. Political Economy28▲ 5.8×17 topics
  28. Vaccine Development28▲ 5.9×11 topics
  29. Global Governance26▲ 6.2×16 topics
  30. Governance26▲ 4.2×13 topics
  31. Migration25▲ 4.0×23 topics
  32. Gender Equality24▲ 4.7×12 topics
  33. China24▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Inequality22▲ 5.1×13 topics
  35. Refugees21▲ 8.7×8 topics
  36. Secularism21▲ 10×5 topics
  37. NGOs20▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Immigration18▲ 8.6×9 topics
  39. Empire18▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Middle East18▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Islamic Studies and History, Global Maternal and Child Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Chinese history and phil…15Chinese history and philosophy: 15 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…14Islamic Studies and History: 14 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 11 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 9 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 9 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 9 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…9Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 9 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 9 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  8. 8 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 9 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 9 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in London

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.