University of Manchester: Rankings
University of Manchester ranked 6 in United Kingdom, 54 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 273,640 academic publications and 9,753,176 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 54 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 5 of 131 | In England |
| # 8 of 2,786 | In Europe |
| # 1 of 4 | In Manchester |
| # 6 of 163 | In United Kingdom |
| # 28 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 30 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 33 of 5,096 | For Business |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Biology in United Kingdom and 58 in the World with 142,075 publications made and 6,243,219 citations received.
University of Manchester
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | #3 | #3 | #19 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #3 | #30 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #6 | #9 | #39 |
| Astrobiology | #5 | #11 | #46 |
| Paleontology | #7 | #13 | #54 |
| Evolutionary | #6 | #10 | #59 |
| Biophysics | #6 | #13 | #64 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #15 | #71 |
| Biochemistry | #6 | #14 | #78 |
| Immunology | #7 | #21 | #78 |
| Genetics | #6 | #18 | #82 |
| Pharmacology | #7 | #17 | #92 |
| Botany | #8 | #22 | #94 |
| Oncology | #5 | #19 | #99 |
| Microbiology | #8 | #27 | #100 |
| Biotechnology | #7 | #27 | #103 |
| Zoology | #13 | #37 | #119 |
| Molecular | #7 | #38 | #137 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #14 | #41 | #147 |
| Virology | #13 | #58 | #188 |
| Horticulture | #14 | #61 | #226 |
| Toxicology | #18 | #83 | #245 |
| Entomology | #28 | #101 | #269 |
| Forestry | #25 | #102 | #322 |
| Animal Science | #30 | #143 | #469 |
Physics rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Physics in United Kingdom and 42 in the World with 124,771 publications made and 4,591,246 citations received.
University of Manchester
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | #3 | #4 | #21 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #3 | #30 |
| Condensed Matter | #4 | #11 | #44 |
| Theoretical | #6 | #15 | #45 |
| Astrobiology | #5 | #11 | #46 |
| Optics | #5 | #8 | #52 |
| Biophysics | #6 | #13 | #64 |
| Molecular | #5 | #26 | #76 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #4 | #6 | #36 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #5 | #8 | #40 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #5 | #26 | #76 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Chemistry in United Kingdom and 47 in the World with 124,030 publications made and 5,228,426 citations received.
University of Manchester
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #4 | #10 | #18 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #3 | #30 |
| Pharmacy | #2 | #17 | #37 |
| Organic chemistry | #5 | #8 | #51 |
| Computational | #6 | #20 | #61 |
| Radiochemistry | #2 | #2 | #61 |
| Physical | #4 | #9 | #70 |
| Biochemistry | #6 | #14 | #78 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #4 | #24 | #98 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #1 | #2 | #8 |
| Materials Science | #3 | #4 | #31 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #5 | #11 | #65 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #8 | #12 | #57 |
| Chemical Engineering | #1 | #1 | #24 |
Engineering rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Engineering in United Kingdom and 49 in the World with 121,894 publications made and 4,382,254 citations received.
University of Manchester
Engineering Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United Kingdom and 36 in the World with 117,083 publications made and 3,864,219 citations received.
University of Manchester
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| Anthropology | #3 | #3 | #16 |
| Special Education | #5 | #6 | #19 |
| Media Studies | #5 | #6 | #22 |
| Gender Studies | #3 | #3 | #26 |
| Aesthetics | #4 | #4 | #30 |
| Law | #4 | #4 | #30 |
| Political Science | #5 | #5 | #31 |
| History | #5 | #5 | #32 |
| Linguistics | #5 | #6 | #32 |
| Sociology | #5 | #5 | #33 |
| Archaeology | #4 | #5 | #38 |
| Social Work | #8 | #8 | #47 |
| Philosophy | #5 | #12 | #50 |
| Genealogy | #8 | #12 | #57 |
| Demography | #8 | #14 | #63 |
| Education | #8 | #10 | #63 |
| Forensic Science | #10 | #28 | #74 |
| International Law | #18 | #35 | #74 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #17 | #44 | #152 |
| Early Childhood Education | #2 | #3 | #35 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #6 | #7 | #45 |
| Human Rights Law | #22 | #36 | #85 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #2 | #2 | #9 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #5 | #5 | #19 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #5 | #6 | #21 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #5 | #10 | #31 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #4 | #6 | #61 |
| Law Enforcement | #6 | #9 | #50 |
Medicine rankings
University of Manchester ranked 6 for Medicine in United Kingdom and 72 in the World with 114,037 publications made and 4,781,806 citations received.
University of Manchester
Medicine Subfield Rankings
Computer Science rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Computer Science in United Kingdom and 49 in the World with 104,842 publications made and 3,986,499 citations received.
University of Manchester
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #1 | #8 |
| Data Science | #4 | #4 | #16 |
| Software Engineering | #3 | #8 | #26 |
| Information Technology | #5 | #7 | #35 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #6 | #9 | #39 |
| Computational Linguistics | #6 | #9 | #45 |
| Machine Learning | #5 | #8 | #55 |
| Cognitive Science | #5 | #8 | #59 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #15 | #71 |
| Computer Vision | #5 | #12 | #81 |
| Computer Engineering | #6 | #20 | #89 |
| Multimedia | #10 | #24 | #96 |
| Telecommunications | #7 | #19 | #106 |
| Animation | #11 | #47 | #166 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #11 | #44 | #167 |
| Robotics | #15 | #68 | #209 |
| Web Design and Development | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| Library and Information science | #4 | #4 | #25 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #8 | #20 | #67 |
| Database Administration | #6 | #14 | #71 |
| Cyber Security | #5 | #10 | #75 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #6 | #10 | #53 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Environmental Science in United Kingdom and 56 in the World with 94,400 publications made and 3,284,179 citations received.
University of Manchester
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | #7 | #13 | #54 |
| Geology | #5 | #10 | #56 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #10 | #17 | #64 |
| Ecology | #6 | #17 | #75 |
| Environmental Management | #7 | #16 | #75 |
| Oceanography | #9 | #19 | #79 |
| Environmental Engineering | #7 | #26 | #104 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #11 | #32 | #125 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #14 | #41 | #147 |
| Forestry | #25 | #102 | #322 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #6 | #10 | #47 |
| Geography and Cartography | #5 | #9 | #51 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #3 | #3 | #5 |
Psychology rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Psychology in United Kingdom and 52 in the World with 61,230 publications made and 2,662,553 citations received.
University of Manchester
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | #5 | #6 | #19 |
| Clinical Psychology | #5 | #9 | #44 |
| Social Work | #8 | #8 | #47 |
| Psychiatry | #6 | #11 | #56 |
| Cognitive Science | #5 | #8 | #59 |
| Human Sexuality | #3 | #5 | #62 |
| Education | #8 | #10 | #63 |
| Occupational Therapy | #5 | #16 | #66 |
| Neuroscience | #6 | #15 | #71 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #1 | #3 | #19 |
| Child Psychology | #5 | #11 | #65 |
| Social Psychology | #5 | #7 | #50 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Mathematics in United Kingdom and 55 in the World with 47,339 publications made and 1,871,792 citations received.
University of Manchester
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #2 | #7 | #34 |
| Econometrics | #5 | #10 | #47 |
| Statistics | #5 | #7 | #52 |
| Applied Mathematics | #5 | #17 | #72 |
| Mathematics Education | #9 | #13 | #86 |
| Actuarial Science | #10 | #24 | #88 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #11 | #44 | #167 |
Business rankings
University of Manchester ranked 4 for Business in United Kingdom and 33 in the World with 41,630 publications made and 1,371,648 citations received.
University of Manchester
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management | #3 | #4 | #6 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #1 | #8 |
| Engineering Management | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| International Trade | #8 | #12 | #23 |
| Marketing | #2 | #2 | #25 |
| Construction Management | #2 | #5 | #26 |
| Operations Research | #2 | #7 | #34 |
| Management | #4 | #4 | #35 |
| Finance | #5 | #7 | #39 |
| Accounting | #5 | #5 | #40 |
| Risk Management | #10 | #15 | #60 |
| Advertising | #6 | #10 | #62 |
| Entrepreneurship | #11 | #33 | #77 |
| Actuarial Science | #10 | #24 | #88 |
| Real Estate | #14 | #59 | #211 |
| Supply Chain Management | #7 | #17 | #75 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #1 | #2 | #26 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #5 | #10 | #46 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #4 | #4 | #12 |
| International Business | #8 | #12 | #28 |
| Human Resource Management | #2 | #3 | #27 |
Economics rankings
University of Manchester ranked 5 for Economics in United Kingdom and 30 in the World with 33,018 publications made and 1,107,016 citations received.
University of Manchester
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #8 | #12 | #23 |
| Finance | #5 | #7 | #39 |
| Econometrics | #5 | #10 | #47 |
| Actuarial Science | #10 | #24 | #88 |
| Agricultural Economics | #6 | #19 | #88 |
| Development Studies | #4 | #4 | #29 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #15 | #19 | #47 |
| Political Economy | #3 | #3 | #9 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Manchester ranked 4 for Art & Design in United Kingdom and 28 in the World with 21,636 publications made and 534,143 citations received.
University of Manchester
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | #4 | #4 | #12 |
| Cinematography | #5 | #6 | #13 |
| Acting and Drama | #4 | #4 | #16 |
| Literature | #5 | #5 | #22 |
| Aesthetics | #4 | #4 | #30 |
| Sculpture | #6 | #24 | #47 |
| Architecture | #5 | #20 | #50 |
| Music | #10 | #16 | #53 |
| Graphic Design | #7 | #15 | #64 |
| Photography | #15 | #22 | #70 |
| Multimedia | #10 | #24 | #96 |
| Landscape Architecture | #12 | #50 | #116 |
| Animation | #11 | #47 | #166 |
| Interior Design | #28 | #113 | #253 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #6 | #21 | #42 |
| Fashion Design | #4 | #5 | #43 |
| Painting and Drawing | #6 | #24 | #47 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #9 | #12 | #63 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #2 | #9 | #32 |
| Game Design and Development | #6 | #28 | #88 |
