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The University of Salford ranked 55th in the United Kingdom, 646th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 197 research topics. The University of Salford ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,104 academic publications and 495,350 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 65 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#646 of 14,131 In the World
#262 of 2,785 In Europe
#55 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#42 of 131 In England
#29 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#47 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#101 of 1,028 For Social Work
#661 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#738 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 194 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Salford ranked 47th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 691st in the World with 15,090 publications made and 273,630 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#47 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#253 of 1,453 In Europe
#691 of 6,684 In the World

University of Salford
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 220 1518
1992 246 1526
1993 228 1517
1994 285 1692
1995 268 1680
1996 248 1958
1997 271 2035
1998 221 1966
1999 246 2349
2000 321 2485
2001 235 2684
2002 290 3179
2003 238 3380
2004 271 3820
2005 302 4673
2006 307 5240
2007 345 5486
2008 317 6133
2009 353 6682
2010 296 6963
2011 353 7953
2012 345 8547
2013 400 9708
2014 392 10059
2015 328 10039
2016 471 10292
2017 461 11433
2018 444 12345
2019 457 14706
2020 431 16516
2021 381 18861
2022 366 19258
2023 394 18771

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

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 4 8 29
Engineering Management 5 13 47
Firefighting and Fire Science 14 68 213
Architectural Engineering 28 82 229
Industrial Engineering 24 94 248
Product and Industrial Design 23 100 252
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 77 277
Operations Research 30 99 299
Systems Engineering 37 147 366
Automation and Control engineering 25 120 374
Aviation 42 157 403
Robotics 27 134 403
Civil Engineering 37 156 436
Transportation Engineering 31 161 444
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 41 186 444
Landscape Architecture 47 206 451
Technical Drawing 34 160 456
Applied/Engineering Physics 37 179 457
Human-Computer Interaction 57 235 544
Architecture 50 246 547
Remote Sensing 37 210 549
Nuclear Engineering 38 201 587
Mechanical Engineering 46 235 607
Structural Engineering 44 239 644
Acoustical Engineering 48 241 646
Aerospace Engineering 45 255 663
Environmental Engineering 45 229 675
Petroleum Engineering 49 217 675
Optical Engineering 49 294 768
Materials Science 45 281 779
Geotechnical Engineering 48 268 788
Metallurgical Engineering 44 277 790
Chemical Engineering 42 276 841
Nanotechnology 42 282 843
Marine Engineering 60 294 848
Electrical Engineering 50 308 852
Telecommunications 52 315 859
Computer Networking 56 319 896
Biomedical Engineering 55 321 909
Biotechnology 52 324 1011
Automotive Engineering 57 367 1160
Electronic Engineering 65 419 1269
Computer Engineering 71 440 1342
Renewable Energy Engineering 80 535 1834

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Salford ranked 60th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 639th in the World with 13,924 publications made and 241,720 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Salford
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 113 388
1992 157 483
1993 145 496
1994 171 576
1995 158 599
1996 188 737
1997 205 790
1998 199 883
1999 185 1132
2000 235 1244
2001 211 1519
2002 277 1854
2003 275 2151
2004 302 2583
2005 318 3025
2006 354 3878
2007 412 4435
2008 417 5026
2009 453 5705
2010 452 6592
2011 507 7338
2012 450 8163
2013 517 9810
2014 501 10074
2015 478 10439
2016 621 10537
2017 536 11344
2018 567 12619
2019 560 15722
2020 556 17659
2021 559 20049
2022 518 20685
2023 515 20719

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 23 25 101
Urban and Regional planning 26 70 139
Media Studies 57 86 239
Anthropology 49 88 272
Political Economy 55 117 280
Communications and Public Relations 58 99 299
International Relations and Diplomacy 57 121 323
Law Enforcement 54 100 338
Publishing 54 114 341
Public Policy / Administration 60 123 345
Special Education 55 118 351
Art History 58 152 356
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 64 145 363
Gender Studies 74 132 415
Occupational Safety and Health 39 120 432
Criminology and Criminal Justice 72 128 435
Military science 61 125 436
Sociology 60 167 462
Law 59 176 472
Education Majors 62 153 485
Political Science 59 220 517
Broadcast Journalism 62 182 520
Library and Information science 61 207 522
History 59 203 522
International Law 67 218 523
Journalism and Digital Media 55 194 531
Archaeology 59 219 563
Sports / Exercise science 61 217 585
Aesthetics 75 241 590
Human Rights Law 82 238 597
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 71 245 599
Linguistics 58 247 611
Classics and Ancient History 70 243 634
Radio and Television broadcasting 64 223 648
Genealogy 79 229 653
Philosophy 60 321 759
Early Childhood Education 79 259 791
Demography 67 323 897

Physics rankings

The University of Salford ranked 51st for Physics in the United Kingdom and 752nd in the World with 13,668 publications made and 245,272 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#51 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#285 of 1,446 In Europe
#752 of 6,603 In the World

University of Salford
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 203 1519
1992 232 1515
1993 226 1525
1994 275 1755
1995 245 1692
1996 227 1941
1997 247 2012
1998 192 1933
1999 230 2304
2000 276 2362
2001 216 2574
2002 246 2963
2003 204 3199
2004 228 3487
2005 240 4282
2006 255 4716
2007 299 4997
2008 268 5323
2009 315 5819
2010 273 6103
2011 281 6850
2012 301 7323
2013 325 8321
2014 323 8715
2015 313 8496
2016 396 8868
2017 396 9804
2018 390 10672
2019 400 12402
2020 376 14008
2021 327 15938
2022 327 16318
2023 344 16118

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

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 30 152 355
Applied/Engineering Physics 37 179 457
Atomic and Molecular physics 38 264 594
Acoustical Engineering 48 241 646
Nuclear Physics 41 269 661
Condensed Matter Physics 43 275 716
Quantum and Particle physics 48 279 733
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 302 767
Optical Engineering 49 294 768
Materials Science 45 281 779
Nanotechnology 42 282 843
Astrobiology 57 322 850
Biophysics 60 354 1005
Theoretical Physics 59 443 1247

Biology rankings

The University of Salford ranked 58th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 927th in the World with 12,788 publications made and 290,720 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#58 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#315 of 1,445 In Europe
#927 of 6,770 In the World

University of Salford
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 179 1425
1992 196 1508
1993 183 1502
1994 226 1630
1995 220 1755
1996 209 2037
1997 229 2228
1998 183 2380
1999 204 2777
2000 257 2879
2001 218 3264
2002 227 3420
2003 218 4014
2004 239 4393
2005 241 5015
2006 259 5763
2007 283 6235
2008 261 6544
2009 276 7116
2010 263 7734
2011 287 8242
2012 306 8909
2013 364 10388
2014 345 10578
2015 351 10778
2016 460 11166
2017 447 12423
2018 450 13437
2019 471 15837
2020 505 18635
2021 492 21721
2022 454 22024
2023 452 21983

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

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 61 163 451
Zoology 40 192 526
Entomology 49 244 691
Immunology 39 247 727
Neuroscience 59 276 736
Evolutionary Biology 59 325 819
Paleontology 60 296 824
Nanotechnology 42 282 843
Astrobiology 57 322 850
Animal Science 54 269 889
Microbiology 51 310 930
Virology 51 294 943
Oncology and Cancer research 46 305 999
Biophysics 60 354 1005
Biotechnology 52 324 1011
Biochemistry 57 350 1057
Pharmacology 56 313 1081
Genetics 60 359 1092
Botany 62 356 1101
Forestry 64 341 1102
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 353 1132
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 392 1134
Molecular Biology 61 366 1171
Agricultural Science 71 408 1353
Nutrition and Food Science 65 401 1355
Toxicology 60 368 1370
Horticulture 63 411 1550

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Salford ranked 53rd for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 736th in the World with 11,955 publications made and 234,894 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#53 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#268 of 1,458 In Europe
#736 of 6,798 In the World

University of Salford
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 143 892
1992 148 974
1993 154 960
1994 179 1036
1995 150 1031
1996 174 1212
1997 217 1320
1998 163 1359
1999 171 1477
2000 210 1617
2001 169 1863
2002 213 2094
2003 177 2408
2004 215 2700
2005 240 3046
2006 246 3789
2007 303 4159
2008 288 4661
2009 306 5013
2010 255 5714
2011 324 6245
2012 324 6889
2013 373 8390
2014 391 8622
2015 341 9038
2016 485 9245
2017 445 10442
2018 472 11683
2019 501 14484
2020 471 16549
2021 442 19600
2022 410 20241
2023 403 19980

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

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 26 70 139
Hydrology and Water resources management 33 150 529
Environmental Management 45 211 613
Geography and Cartography 53 234 615
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 43 228 617
Environmental Engineering 45 229 675
Earth science and Geophysics 51 253 710
Petrology and Geochemistry 56 278 732
Ecology 52 282 776
Geotechnical Engineering 48 268 788
Oceanography 55 305 819
Geology 57 302 823
Paleontology 60 296 824
Environmental Chemistry 48 314 848
Forestry 64 341 1102
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 353 1132
Agricultural Science 71 408 1353

Chemistry rankings

The University of Salford ranked 54th for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 945th in the World with 11,589 publications made and 236,594 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#54 of 141 In the United Kingdom
#332 of 1,401 In Europe
#945 of 6,447 In the World

University of Salford
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 207 1802
1992 250 1850
1993 219 1783
1994 260 2016
1995 242 2041
1996 227 2247
1997 207 2348
1998 170 2397
1999 218 2803
2000 242 2865
2001 199 3028
2002 197 3281
2003 170 3564
2004 170 3720
2005 169 4535
2006 184 4836
2007 215 5057
2008 184 5347
2009 207 5602
2010 164 5888
2011 194 6677
2012 198 6793
2013 188 7637
2014 205 7879
2015 192 7683
2016 272 8116
2017 298 8956
2018 306 9774
2019 298 11387
2020 318 13221
2021 291 15195
2022 266 15334
2023 293 15187

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

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 41 186 444
Pharmacy 37 244 613
Petrology and Geochemistry 56 278 732
Inorganic Chemistry 37 263 765
Materials Science 45 281 779
Physical chemistry 45 295 841
Chemical Engineering 42 276 841
Nanotechnology 42 282 843
Environmental Chemistry 48 314 848
Organic Chemistry 50 323 914
Radiochemistry 32 244 951
Biochemistry 57 350 1057
Computational Chemistry 51 386 1101
Nutrition and Food Science 65 401 1355

Computer Science rankings

The University of Salford ranked 58th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 676th in the World with 11,063 publications made and 216,247 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#58 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#260 of 1,459 In Europe
#676 of 6,752 In the World

University of Salford
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 109 510
1992 127 597
1993 136 582
1994 166 675
1995 142 707
1996 155 906
1997 161 929
1998 147 1139
1999 141 1433
2000 191 1408
2001 160 1722
2002 227 2062
2003 195 2313
2004 264 2574
2005 284 3126
2006 284 3731
2007 330 4072
2008 321 4601
2009 322 5205
2010 315 5811
2011 352 6210
2012 325 7050
2013 377 8249
2014 349 8368
2015 327 8545
2016 427 8548
2017 427 9499
2018 402 10618
2019 412 13174
2020 395 14882
2021 377 16925
2022 373 17156
2023 438 17170

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

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 13 25 134
Management Information Systems 23 65 164
Game Design and Development 38 147 349
Data Science 47 170 394
Robotics 27 134 403
Software Engineering 37 185 410
Multimedia 52 197 484
Library and Information science 61 207 522
Human-Computer Interaction 57 235 544
Computational Linguistics 47 220 544
Cyber Security 50 211 555
UX/UI Desgin 51 260 618
Web Design and Development 43 257 676
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 57 282 724
Neuroscience 59 276 736
Cognitive Science 65 292 803
Machine Learning 62 292 817
Telecommunications 52 315 859
Computer Graphics 60 362 887
Computer Networking 56 319 896
Computer Vision 59 330 897
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 383 1122
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 65 392 1134
Computer Engineering 71 440 1342

Medicine rankings

The University of Salford ranked 46th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 701st in the World with 10,762 publications made and 238,910 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Nursing, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#46 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#247 of 1,417 In Europe
#701 of 6,680 In the World

University of Salford
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 108 845
1992 141 956
1993 114 936
1994 134 990
1995 135 1155
1996 135 1341
1997 159 1454
1998 139 1587
1999 156 1984
2000 171 2087
2001 151 2417
2002 174 2517
2003 205 3032
2004 243 3260
2005 242 3703
2006 254 4385
2007 271 4910
2008 243 5193
2009 230 5752
2010 271 6313
2011 309 6926
2012 310 7524
2013 390 8787
2014 359 9123
2015 381 9485
2016 466 9847
2017 436 10809
2018 427 11896
2019 447 13616
2020 506 16229
2021 502 18809
2022 472 18994
2023 458 19094

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

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 23 25 101
Sports Medicine 21 62 193
Occupational Therapy 26 82 232
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 92 293
Physical Therapy 31 112 308
Medical Physics 30 152 355
Nursing 49 126 360
Health Science 43 125 379
Dermatology 25 147 392
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 140 430
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 61 163 451
Clinical Psychology 51 175 501
Critical Care Nursing 38 207 504
Veterinary 30 145 517
Family medicine 45 189 556
Sports / Exercise science 61 217 585
Pharmacy 37 244 613
Epidemiology 40 234 617
Orthodontics 34 222 625
Neurosurgery 24 221 632
Surgery 35 230 642
Audiology 53 240 642
Anatomy and Physiology 42 231 650
Psychiatry 55 236 651
Optometry 56 229 666
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 30 227 672
Gerontology 69 220 679
Public Health 57 244 682
Anesthesiology 39 236 684
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 40 244 692
Pediatrics 41 243 707
Immunology 39 247 727
Pathology 45 254 732
Sonography and Ultrasound 36 260 754
Dentistry 46 299 899
Cardiology 47 311 900
Biomedical Engineering 55 321 909
Virology 51 294 943
Respiratory Therapy 56 319 951
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 50 363 992
Oncology and Cancer research 46 305 999
Pharmacology 56 313 1081
Ophthalmology 73 404 1244
Toxicology 60 368 1370
Urology 65 405 1378

Business rankings

The University of Salford ranked 49th for Business in the United Kingdom and 449th in the World with 6,852 publications made and 121,567 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

University of Salford
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 65 157
1992 80 196
1993 76 192
1994 82 213
1995 77 246
1996 88 323
1997 109 345
1998 94 390
1999 92 476
2000 146 538
2001 96 665
2002 144 960
2003 145 1026
2004 156 1283
2005 187 1537
2006 203 1939
2007 244 2284
2008 230 2625
2009 257 2915
2010 247 3499
2011 252 3816
2012 216 4450
2013 257 5300
2014 237 5325
2015 210 5284
2016 263 5115
2017 248 5522
2018 241 6037
2019 245 7331
2020 254 8171
2021 245 9213
2022 201 9446
2023 241 9204

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

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 4 8 29
Engineering Management 5 13 47
Project Management 12 27 58
Management Information Systems 23 65 164
Real Estate 19 85 298
Operations Research 30 99 299
Public Policy / Administration 60 123 345
Entertainment Industry Business 58 138 349
Marketing 43 133 357
Supply Chain Management 36 108 383
Human Resource Management 52 141 384
Hospitality and Hotel Management 60 171 404
Occupational Safety and Health 39 120 432
Advertising 54 156 434
Management 45 152 447
International Trade 68 278 482
Risk Management 57 213 501
International Business 69 306 565
Finance 59 247 593
Accounting 64 218 598
Actuarial Science 58 240 637
Entrepreneurship 85 364 818
Investment Banking and Stock trading 86 490 1473

Psychology rankings

The University of Salford ranked 60th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 628th in the World with 6,392 publications made and 151,456 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#60 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#231 of 1,414 In Europe
#628 of 6,528 In the World

University of Salford
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 38 255
1992 51 323
1993 61 308
1994 71 402
1995 52 465
1996 53 575
1997 81 657
1998 64 701
1999 66 971
2000 81 1013
2001 80 1207
2002 103 1299
2003 116 1544
2004 169 1720
2005 163 2150
2006 178 2509
2007 223 2868
2008 184 3266
2009 189 3702
2010 213 4136
2011 243 4580
2012 222 5044
2013 265 5907
2014 233 5995
2015 249 6218
2016 298 6355
2017 276 6891
2018 252 7503
2019 287 8949
2020 285 10193
2021 285 11606
2022 294 11752
2023 309 11935

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

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 23 25 101
Occupational Therapy 26 82 232
Special Education 55 118 351
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 64 145 363
Sexology 64 119 408
Education Majors 62 153 485
Clinical Psychology 51 175 501
Social Psychology 63 210 556
Child Psychology 62 206 570
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 57 161 583
Psychiatry 55 236 651
Neuroscience 59 276 736
Cognitive Science 65 292 803

Mathematics rankings

The University of Salford ranked 61st for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 780th in the World with 4,764 publications made and 112,424 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#61 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#294 of 1,388 In Europe
#780 of 6,305 In the World

University of Salford
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 49 208
1992 47 186
1993 51 248
1994 56 291
1995 40 227
1996 53 345
1997 61 377
1998 56 368
1999 64 419
2000 84 520
2001 69 582
2002 98 779
2003 58 776
2004 91 994
2005 112 1209
2006 126 1510
2007 158 1800
2008 149 2043
2009 152 2319
2010 143 2612
2011 165 2961
2012 138 3395
2013 173 3959
2014 172 4111
2015 154 4248
2016 193 4333
2017 193 4837
2018 168 5358
2019 173 6714
2020 195 7741
2021 193 8888
2022 169 9181
2023 166 8980

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

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 30 99 299
Math Teachers 56 155 513
Actuarial Science 58 240 637
Statistics 58 297 788
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 318 794
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 383 1122
Applied Mathematics 53 434 1147

Economics rankings

The University of Salford ranked 59th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 507th in the World with 4,396 publications made and 84,984 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Salford
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 28 86
1992 26 104
1993 47 123
1994 41 132
1995 38 152
1996 48 194
1997 77 198
1998 63 257
1999 62 306
2000 79 348
2001 67 436
2002 89 534
2003 86 559
2004 97 801
2005 110 864
2006 116 1073
2007 152 1306
2008 143 1561
2009 177 1773
2010 175 2169
2011 180 2299
2012 159 2714
2013 185 3496
2014 170 3317
2015 178 3416
2016 203 3406
2017 177 3617
2018 178 4005
2019 174 4868
2020 195 5502
2021 164 6254
2022 150 6555
2023 165 6335

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

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 55 117 280
International Relations and Diplomacy 57 121 323
Development Studies 49 125 403
International Trade 68 278 482
International Economics 67 303 505
Finance 59 247 593
Actuarial Science 58 240 637
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 318 794
Environmental Economics 72 378 930
Investment Banking and Stock trading 86 490 1473

Art & Design rankings

The University of Salford ranked 58th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 494th in the World with 3,076 publications made and 41,030 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#58 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#205 of 1,349 In Europe
#494 of 5,720 In the World

University of Salford
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 24 81
1992 33 70
1993 29 71
1994 30 94
1995 40 95
1996 50 103
1997 49 137
1998 55 140
1999 40 157
2000 54 210
2001 57 287
2002 57 288
2003 54 360
2004 69 461
2005 55 479
2006 78 660
2007 94 767
2008 87 867
2009 88 957
2010 104 1232
2011 118 1312
2012 126 1492
2013 127 1736
2014 124 1830
2015 94 1938
2016 160 1936
2017 136 2067
2018 134 2124
2019 136 2742
2020 114 2994
2021 116 3238
2022 109 3320
2023 109 3404

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

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 35 48 115
Photography 41 77 204
Performing arts 50 111 269
Creative Writing 64 115 300
Game Design and Development 38 147 349
Entertainment Industry Business 58 138 349
Art History 58 152 356
Literature 54 163 395
Interior Design 47 190 442
Landscape Architecture 47 206 451
Music 53 176 451
Multimedia 52 197 484
Architecture 50 246 547
Fashion Design 58 237 558
Aesthetics 75 241 590
UX/UI Desgin 51 260 618
Graphic Design 54 275 692
Computer Graphics 60 362 887