King’s is a leading university providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. We are ranked sixth in the UK for the quality and quantity of research activity (Research Excellence Framework 2014). King’s has played a major role in many of the advances that shape modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar. King’s continues to lead the way on research and pioneers new ideas to make the world a better place. King’s is London’s most central university, with five campuses linked through the heart of the capital, enabling us to build partnerships with key London institutions and form international conversations. We collaborate on research projects, share teaching resources and create internship opportunities to enhance our students’ experience. Current partners include the British Library, British Museum, National Gallery, Shakespeare’s Globe, Southbank Centre, Tate Modern, and more. Our central location and varied partnerships allow students to get connected in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. King’s is not only an enriching experience from an academic perspective – we have a diverse and active student community, with almost 30,000 students from some 150 countries worldwide. With 5 campuses in the heart of the capital, King’s is London’s most central university and provides students with a place in one of the most connected and dynamic cities in the world. King’s students benefit from the university’s global reputation as well as opportunities for local and global connections with employers, universities and organisations from government, business and industry to charities, sport and culture. We host guest speakers and provide opportunities for internships and active recruitment. 94 per cent of master’s graduates are in full time work within six months of graduation (DHLE, 2014) and we are ranked in the UK’s top 5 universities for graduate employability. Our world-leading research has enabled groundbreaking discoveries and advances which continue to shape modern live. We have been rated 11th in Europe in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016–7 based on teaching and research environments, research influence, income and international outlook. King’s is particularly distinguished in a wide range of health areas including psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry and works with teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services to give students a thorough education experience. King’s College London is a world-leading research-led university, ranked 7th in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. King’s provides an intellectually stimulating work environment, with connections and prestigious international partnerships within the university and across disciplines – scientific and medical, social and creative. Our position in central London gives us and our staff the opportunity to form and lead international conversations in policy, government, law, culture, religion, medicine and business. We’re dedicated to making the world a better place through the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding and we’re passionate about harnessing and empowering our diverse community in pursuit of this mission. We know that to succeed we must attract the best local and international talent from all backgrounds to work at all levels across the university.
- Total number of students 24,105
- Number of international students 9,905
- Total number of academic staff 1,950
- Number of international staff 690
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,980
- Number of master's degrees awarded 4,405
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 560
- Number of research only staff 1,615
- Number of new undergraduate students 5,155
- Number of new master's students 3,775
- Number of new doctoral students 552
- Global score 74.8
- Global research reputation #52
- Regional research reputation #36
- Publications #60
- Books #5
- Conferences #402
- Normalized citation impact #76
- Total citations #47
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #45
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #69
- International collaboration #388
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #215
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #39
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #64
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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12.5
No. of students per staff
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44%
Percentage of International Students
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62 : 38
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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26,057
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
77
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2012
56
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2013
57
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2014
38
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2015
40
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2016
27
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2017
=36
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2018
36
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2019
38
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2020
=36
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World Reputation Rankings
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2011
61-70
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2012
61-70
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2013
61-70
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2014
43
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2015
31
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2016
43
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2017
41
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2018
42
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2019
41
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Arts & humanities
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2011
40
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2012
39
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2013
28
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2014
19
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2015
23
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2016
15
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2017
16
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2018
20
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2019
26
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2011
27
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2012
22
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2013
20
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2014
13
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2015
11
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2016
8
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2017
16
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2018
=17
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2019
17
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Life sciences
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2011
47
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2012
45
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2013
46
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2014
37
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2015
37
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2016
34
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2017
31
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2018
30
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2019
36
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Physical sciences
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2019
=90
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Social sciences
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2011
31
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2012
36
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2013
45
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2014
25
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2015
27
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2016
20
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2017
21
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2018
29
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2019
=33
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Business & Economics
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2019
97
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Computer Science
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2017
52
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2018
=61
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2019
=76
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Law
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2018
=25
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2019
25
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Education
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2018
18
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2019
=18
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European Teaching
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2018
13
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2019
6
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
6
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
13
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
13
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
57
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
12
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
51
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
=62
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
5
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
5
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#24 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 72.9
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #26
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #15
- Arts and Humanities publications #8
- Arts and Humanities books #7
- Arts and Humanities conferences #71
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #177
- Arts and Humanities total citations #22
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #18
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #178
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #208
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #204
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#74 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 54.9
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #48
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #75
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #99
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #140
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #86
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #82
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #147
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #138
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #60
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #73
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #127
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#431 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 44.1
- Chemistry global research reputation #224
- Chemistry regional research reputation #141
- Chemistry publications #634
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #504
- Chemistry total citations #596
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #625
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #604
- Chemistry international collaboration #236
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #79
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #516
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #485
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#33 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 76.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #20
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #6
- Clinical Medicine publications #42
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #148
- Clinical Medicine total citations #39
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #33
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #54
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #221
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #102
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #41
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
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#69 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 57.9
- Computer Science global research reputation #89
- Computer Science regional research reputation #40
- Computer Science publications #172
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #36
- Computer Science total citations #113
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #36
- Computer Science international collaboration #64
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #19
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #51
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #18
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#196 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 24.7
- Economics and Business global research reputation #138
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #77
- Economics and Business publications #234
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #134
- Economics and Business total citations #206
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #167
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Economics and Business international collaboration #188
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #110
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #212
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #211
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#263 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 53.4
- Engineering global research reputation #231
- Engineering regional research reputation #106
- Engineering publications #615
- Engineering normalized citation impact #42
- Engineering total citations #422
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #447
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #125
- Engineering international collaboration #28
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #8
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #281
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #56
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#39 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 60.0
- Immunology global research reputation #53
- Immunology regional research reputation #38
- Immunology publications #52
- Immunology normalized citation impact #20
- Immunology total citations #36
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #39
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #22
- Immunology international collaboration #154
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #52
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #36
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #38
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#36 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 64.4
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #17
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #43
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #70
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #32
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #55
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #107
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #40
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #25
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #52
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#16 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 78.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #21
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #9
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #15
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #29
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #14
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #13
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #20
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #14
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #16
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #38
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#38 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 65.7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #17
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #2
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #62
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #81
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #57
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #47
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #66
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #155
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #42
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #77
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#140 Physics
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- Physics overall score 68.3
- Physics global research reputation #110
- Physics regional research reputation #77
- Physics publications #280
- Physics normalized citation impact #145
- Physics total citations #194
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #213
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #200
- Physics international collaboration #385
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #213
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #171
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #108
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#2 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 95.0
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #10
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #8
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #2
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #6
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #2
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #2
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #17
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #53
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #2
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #3
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#49 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 64.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #49
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #23
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #37
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #157
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #41
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #39
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #138
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #231
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #220
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141