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Edge Hill University ranked 104th in the United Kingdom, 1759th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 74 research topics. Edge Hill University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,305 academic publications and 70,454 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1759 of 14,131 In the World
#602 of 2,785 In Europe
#104 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#83 of 131 In England
#428 of 1,028 For Social Work
#435 of 1,385 For Media Studies
#459 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#3182 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1544 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 71 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 102nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1543rd in the World with 4,874 publications made and 53,543 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#102 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#549 of 1,492 In Europe
#1543 of 7,020 In the World

Edge Hill University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 14
1992 2 16
1993 9 16
1994 6 17
1995 20 19
1996 37 29
1997 38 34
1998 46 77
1999 33 85
2000 46 120
2001 32 133
2002 49 170
2003 39 224
2004 53 299
2005 32 392
2006 55 433
2007 64 464
2008 84 557
2009 98 705
2010 98 833
2011 149 1005
2012 142 1271
2013 186 1568
2014 213 1743
2015 229 1998
2016 328 2381
2017 366 2532
2018 364 3296
2019 370 4026
2020 376 5020
2021 408 6428
2022 421 7280
2023 364 7839

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 87 143 428
Media Studies 87 156 435
Human Rights Law 71 194 459
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 81 214 526
Gender Studies 90 184 555
Criminology and Criminal Justice 89 180 562
Special Education 77 210 566
International Law 76 244 593
Education Majors 73 196 593
Sports / Exercise science 65 239 634
Early Childhood Education 65 206 640
Anthropology 94 257 655
Communications and Public Relations 98 250 676
Military science 80 217 701
Public Policy / Administration 98 267 714
Genealogy 83 259 747
Publishing 99 296 808
Political Economy 96 322 846
Aesthetics 94 350 875
Art History 108 384 945
Journalism and Digital Media 87 356 980
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 101 406 1011
Sociology 98 375 1029
Law 101 420 1146
Political Science 101 492 1256
Classics and Ancient History 108 493 1443
Library and Information science 112 484 1444
History 109 522 1462
Archaeology 106 561 1588
Linguistics 101 550 1607
Philosophy 101 598 1773
Demography 106 584 2083

Medicine rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 101st for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1720th in the World with 3,301 publications made and 43,167 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Nursing, Pathology, Health Science, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#101 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#518 of 1,417 In Europe
#1720 of 6,680 In the World

Edge Hill University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 4 8
1992 1 5
1993 3 8
1994 2 10
1995 3 8
1996 13 14
1997 16 14
1998 20 37
1999 14 36
2000 13 62
2001 6 80
2002 17 83
2003 19 106
2004 31 138
2005 20 184
2006 28 253
2007 52 290
2008 58 317
2009 75 427
2010 77 554
2011 97 703
2012 97 947
2013 109 1153
2014 145 1386
2015 153 1630
2016 209 1926
2017 251 2193
2018 267 2797
2019 254 3388
2020 259 4493
2021 312 5680
2022 310 6344
2023 323 6673

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 87 143 428
Health Science 72 217 631
Sports / Exercise science 65 239 634
Healthcare Management (MHA) 87 261 746
Nursing 91 272 762
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 81 288 794
Sports Medicine 78 330 858
Occupational Therapy 76 332 899
Physical Therapy 76 335 902
Plastic Surgery 42 295 994
Radiation Therapy 43 302 1007
Family medicine 85 316 1010
Gerontology 92 355 1065
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 91 348 1086
Clinical Psychology 97 370 1096
Critical Care Nursing 90 407 1270
Psychiatry 93 417 1331
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 83 467 1461
Audiology 86 454 1476
Surgery 86 463 1577
Dentistry 77 520 1659
Pediatrics 96 468 1664
Anesthesiology 94 481 1720
Cardiology 91 553 1816
Orthodontics 85 575 1822
Public Health 107 548 1893
Oncology and Cancer research 84 502 1929
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 95 608 1937
Anatomy and Physiology 99 570 1943
Pathology 107 591 2137
Pharmacology 105 640 2805
Virology 106 670 2916
Immunology 114 770 3427

Psychology rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 98th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1285th in the World with 3,124 publications made and 40,761 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#98 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#423 of 1,414 In Europe
#1285 of 6,528 In the World

Edge Hill University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 8 10
1992 0 7
1993 6 13
1994 4 15
1995 7 13
1996 12 20
1997 17 25
1998 20 36
1999 13 47
2000 21 55
2001 13 75
2002 15 82
2003 20 115
2004 37 155
2005 18 216
2006 37 276
2007 39 286
2008 52 334
2009 65 414
2010 66 546
2011 93 689
2012 90 914
2013 94 1117
2014 135 1303
2015 153 1482
2016 204 1779
2017 243 1927
2018 245 2363
2019 246 2969
2020 273 3832
2021 280 4842
2022 273 5599
2023 272 6018

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 87 143 428
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 81 214 526
Special Education 77 210 566
Sexology 80 175 582
Education Majors 73 196 593
Occupational Therapy 76 332 899
Child Psychology 87 314 912
Social Psychology 97 393 1062
Clinical Psychology 97 370 1096
Psychiatry 93 417 1331
Cognitive Science 90 449 1468
Neuroscience 100 523 1640

Computer Science rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 101st for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2090th in the World with 2,755 publications made and 35,239 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#101 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#630 of 1,459 In Europe
#2090 of 6,752 In the World

Edge Hill University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 8
1992 1 10
1993 3 12
1994 3 12
1995 12 15
1996 16 17
1997 15 12
1998 20 32
1999 21 47
2000 29 67
2001 19 81
2002 20 103
2003 21 146
2004 28 167
2005 13 239
2006 34 270
2007 24 272
2008 46 323
2009 58 406
2010 45 476
2011 74 575
2012 67 749
2013 88 824
2014 135 1023
2015 125 1135
2016 170 1349
2017 216 1491
2018 199 2008
2019 213 2509
2020 235 3278
2021 279 4460
2022 258 5203
2023 217 5805

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 92 399 931
Multimedia 99 462 1340
Human-Computer Interaction 98 521 1394
Library and Information science 112 484 1444
Software Engineering 96 560 1446
Cognitive Science 90 449 1468
Data Science 101 556 1494
Computational Linguistics 91 509 1633
Neuroscience 100 523 1640
Cyber Security 100 584 1864
Blockchain and Cryptography 95 631 2256
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 100 667 2292
Machine Learning 100 651 2315
Computer Networking 102 692 2556
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 111 692 2722
Computer Vision 103 753 2790
Telecommunications 111 888 3410

Biology rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 109th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2723rd in the World with 2,752 publications made and 38,369 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#109 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#694 of 1,445 In Europe
#2723 of 6,770 In the World

Edge Hill University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 7
1992 0 7
1993 4 5
1994 5 19
1995 8 29
1996 8 33
1997 24 34
1998 22 57
1999 18 52
2000 19 73
2001 6 91
2002 18 91
2003 13 114
2004 29 172
2005 17 221
2006 21 247
2007 31 291
2008 51 303
2009 46 390
2010 56 519
2011 65 621
2012 73 811
2013 77 1018
2014 121 1181
2015 130 1320
2016 173 1577
2017 229 1860
2018 212 2326
2019 218 2868
2020 216 3778
2021 273 4780
2022 259 5472
2023 269 5864

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 81 288 794
Neuroscience 100 523 1640
Animal Science 89 445 1697
Forestry 85 509 1837
Oncology and Cancer research 84 502 1929
Paleontology 105 636 2254
Botany 107 654 2668
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 111 692 2722
Pharmacology 105 640 2805
Evolutionary Biology 110 759 2808
Virology 106 670 2916
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 113 691 2965
Agricultural Science 107 708 2990
Nutrition and Food Science 107 706 3075
Zoology 114 726 3102
Genetics 113 777 3227
Microbiology 103 713 3249
Biochemistry 110 778 3342
Immunology 114 770 3427

Environmental Science rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 112th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2436th in the World with 2,450 publications made and 30,490 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#112 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#689 of 1,458 In Europe
#2436 of 6,798 In the World

Edge Hill University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 8
1992 1 10
1993 3 4
1994 4 12
1995 13 16
1996 13 21
1997 17 19
1998 23 49
1999 22 48
2000 25 69
2001 14 68
2002 20 70
2003 15 113
2004 19 161
2005 12 212
2006 27 233
2007 33 249
2008 43 279
2009 55 341
2010 47 415
2011 71 480
2012 57 648
2013 99 815
2014 115 926
2015 118 1029
2016 150 1229
2017 205 1351
2018 180 1795
2019 186 2209
2020 194 2957
2021 212 3883
2022 230 4494
2023 181 4881

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 85 509 1837
Geography and Cartography 111 655 2095
Petrology and Geochemistry 97 630 2130
Paleontology 105 636 2254
Geology 105 695 2491
Earth science and Geophysics 99 678 2519
Ecology 113 736 2732
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 102 760 2796
Geotechnical Engineering 106 722 2835
Oceanography 111 767 2854
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 113 691 2965
Agricultural Science 107 708 2990
Environmental Management 116 840 3265

Business rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 100th for Business in the United Kingdom and 1384th in the World with 1,782 publications made and 22,438 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#100 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#514 of 1,414 In Europe
#1384 of 6,187 In the World

Edge Hill University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 9
1992 1 6
1993 2 4
1994 1 6
1995 11 7
1996 16 13
1997 19 16
1998 19 25
1999 18 40
2000 22 71
2001 15 64
2002 16 87
2003 19 137
2004 17 179
2005 12 178
2006 28 236
2007 28 236
2008 25 292
2009 34 361
2010 45 387
2011 56 481
2012 63 599
2013 72 641
2014 80 751
2015 82 830
2016 126 997
2017 136 969
2018 124 1260
2019 133 1516
2020 123 1880
2021 144 2390
2022 146 2553
2023 119 2847

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 64 173 451
Public Policy / Administration 98 267 714
Entertainment Industry Business 88 279 732
Advertising 85 298 771
Management Information Systems 92 399 931
Project Management 97 465 1109
Marketing 98 434 1139
International Trade 102 633 1351
Management 99 523 1505
International Business 104 659 1521
Accounting 103 589 1803
Finance 101 622 1840

Engineering rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 110th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 3115th in the World with 1,770 publications made and 21,201 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Materials Science.

Engineering ranking Location
#110 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#832 of 1,453 In Europe
#3115 of 6,684 In the World

Edge Hill University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 7
1992 0 6
1993 4 10
1994 3 12
1995 8 14
1996 13 19
1997 9 24
1998 12 32
1999 15 45
2000 14 68
2001 15 64
2002 15 71
2003 17 98
2004 16 111
2005 7 157
2006 19 154
2007 13 183
2008 27 191
2009 37 223
2010 26 252
2011 39 328
2012 42 416
2013 70 481
2014 78 584
2015 75 671
2016 96 818
2017 132 903
2018 142 1189
2019 131 1518
2020 161 2029
2021 183 2711
2022 172 3375
2023 140 3669

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 98 521 1394
Systems Engineering 101 678 1981
Acoustical Engineering 105 663 2234
Civil Engineering 107 703 2439
Computer Networking 102 692 2556
Mechanical Engineering 111 799 2770
Geotechnical Engineering 106 722 2835
Structural Engineering 109 815 2969
Aerospace Engineering 114 904 3389
Telecommunications 111 888 3410
Optical Engineering 111 905 3579
Chemical Engineering 107 872 3661
Electrical Engineering 110 950 3672
Metallurgical Engineering 116 1051 4391
Materials Science 118 1078 4449

Physics rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 110th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 3081st in the World with 1,593 publications made and 17,528 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#110 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#823 of 1,446 In Europe
#3081 of 6,603 In the World

Edge Hill University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 4
1992 0 4
1993 2 4
1994 3 16
1995 7 19
1996 14 25
1997 12 27
1998 16 35
1999 11 49
2000 13 52
2001 10 52
2002 11 62
2003 14 92
2004 15 101
2005 6 147
2006 16 146
2007 10 169
2008 25 161
2009 38 206
2010 33 258
2011 42 304
2012 34 415
2013 58 529
2014 67 558
2015 70 630
2016 91 775
2017 142 838
2018 120 1060
2019 146 1433
2020 121 1703
2021 151 2208
2022 136 2637
2023 125 2950

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 105 663 2234
Astrophysics and Astronomy 115 849 3121
Quantum and Particle physics 110 835 3138
Optical Engineering 111 905 3579
Materials Science 118 1078 4449

Economics rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 99th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1216th in the World with 1,576 publications made and 18,748 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#99 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#464 of 1,366 In Europe
#1216 of 5,995 In the World

Edge Hill University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 5
1992 0 5
1993 2 7
1994 1 10
1995 7 8
1996 13 17
1997 13 15
1998 22 27
1999 8 40
2000 21 29
2001 11 44
2002 14 46
2003 16 75
2004 18 103
2005 8 110
2006 26 158
2007 24 159
2008 38 199
2009 24 230
2010 43 270
2011 50 315
2012 42 436
2013 65 543
2014 76 568
2015 59 605
2016 109 718
2017 107 796
2018 132 1032
2019 123 1193
2020 116 1505
2021 117 1746
2022 135 2038
2023 105 2268

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 96 322 846
Development Studies 95 321 898
International Trade 102 633 1351
Finance 101 622 1840
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 106 736 2587

Mathematics rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 99th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2018th in the World with 1,568 publications made and 23,412 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#99 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#621 of 1,388 In Europe
#2018 of 6,305 In the World

Edge Hill University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 5
1992 0 8
1993 3 7
1994 2 11
1995 1 13
1996 12 20
1997 9 17
1998 10 19
1999 5 25
2000 13 28
2001 12 44
2002 7 49
2003 11 66
2004 18 78
2005 5 118
2006 25 152
2007 18 131
2008 27 183
2009 34 253
2010 28 303
2011 48 352
2012 44 473
2013 58 615
2014 82 704
2015 66 842
2016 98 1040
2017 112 1029
2018 102 1283
2019 127 1649
2020 136 2132
2021 149 2912
2022 131 3403
2023 121 3515

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 73 229 709
Blockchain and Cryptography 95 631 2256
Statistics 102 663 2263
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 106 736 2587

Art & Design rankings

Edge Hill University ranked 98th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1060th in the World with 1,234 publications made and 10,821 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
#98 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#421 of 1,349 In Europe
#1060 of 5,720 In the World

Edge Hill University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 3
1992 1 2
1993 2 4
1994 2 10
1995 9 20
1996 7 19
1997 9 17
1998 9 21
1999 9 30
2000 11 32
2001 11 40
2002 14 35
2003 14 47
2004 12 53
2005 6 63
2006 17 79
2007 20 72
2008 14 85
2009 24 113
2010 22 134
2011 36 158
2012 50 231
2013 53 280
2014 58 374
2015 67 384
2016 91 455
2017 87 520
2018 118 627
2019 74 783
2020 95 957
2021 111 1204
2022 80 1284
2023 87 1446

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 67 186 420
Creative Writing 75 164 422
Singing and Vocal Performance 50 173 451
Cinematography 79 198 461
Music 73 244 635
Entertainment Industry Business 88 279 732
Aesthetics 94 350 875
Literature 91 364 911
Art History 108 384 945
Fashion Design 101 459 1160
Multimedia 99 462 1340

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Edge Hill University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Physical chemistry 107 872 3570
Chemistry 114 881 3595
Organic Chemistry 115 950 4091