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University of Liverpool
Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3BX United Kingdom |
#146 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Liverpool Data
Total number of students
27,145
Number of international students
9,560
Total number of academic staff
1,895
Number of international staff
575
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
7,275
Number of master's degrees awarded
2,240
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
455
Number of research only staff
875
Number of new undergraduate students
7,440
Number of new master's students
2,330
Number of new doctoral students
400
University of Liverpool Rankings
University of Liverpool is ranked #146 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Liverpool Rankings
University of Liverpool Subject Rankings
- #138in Arts and Humanities
- #377in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #111in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #213in Cell Biology (tie)
- #154in Chemistry
- #115in Clinical Medicine
- #204in Computer Science (tie)
- #200in Economics and Business
- #135in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #146in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #170in Engineering (tie)
- #337in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #83in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- #132in Geosciences
- #92in Immunology
- #20in Infectious Diseases (tie)
- #281in Materials Science (tie)
- #85in Mechanical Engineering (tie)
- #84in Microbiology
- #117in Molecular Biology and Genetics
- #155in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #180in Oncology (tie)
- #106in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #310in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #206in Physics (tie)
- #159in Plant and Animal Science
- #168in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #43in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #183in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #143in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Liverpool's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
66.6
Global research reputation
#208
Regional research reputation
#285
Publications
#166
Books
#81
Conferences
#319
Normalized citation impact
#216
Total citations
#148
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#149
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#185
International collaboration - relative to country
#341
International collaboration
#160
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#149
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#251
Arts and Humanities overall score
49.6
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#133
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#120
Arts and Humanities publications
#149
Arts and Humanities books
#125
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#187
Arts and Humanities total citations
#158
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#144
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#154
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#143
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#174
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
33.1
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#403
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#158
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#244
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#345
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#269
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#260
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#346
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#479
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#175
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#279
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#367
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
57.7
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#205
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#173
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#12
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#127
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#177
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#113
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#97
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#14
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#156
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#84
Cell Biology overall score
33.5
Cell Biology publications
#300
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#123
Cell Biology total citations
#248
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#229
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#86
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#251
Cell Biology international collaboration
#77
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#192
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#104
Chemistry overall score
63.6
Chemistry global research reputation
#163
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#387
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#113
Chemistry total citations
#253
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#194
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#410
Chemistry international collaboration
#110
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#213
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Clinical Medicine overall score
67.7
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#145
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#110
Clinical Medicine publications
#182
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#151
Clinical Medicine total citations
#124
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#145
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#102
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#270
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#111
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#111
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128
Computer Science overall score
51.5
Computer Science global research reputation
#98
Computer Science regional research reputation
#129
Computer Science publications
#215
Computer Science conferences
#214
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#381
Computer Science total citations
#250
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#237
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#367
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#199
Computer Science international collaboration
#32
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#288
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#426
Economics and Business overall score
35.7
Economics and Business global research reputation
#254
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#125
Economics and Business publications
#106
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#221
Economics and Business total citations
#141
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#230
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#156
Economics and Business international collaboration
#88
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#177
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#233
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
61.5
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#207
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#320
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#113
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#166
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#150
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#90
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#5
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#147
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#146
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
49.1
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#179
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#147
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#178
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#136
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#201
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#61
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#136
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#93
Engineering overall score
62.4
Engineering global research reputation
#239
Engineering regional research reputation
#207
Engineering publications
#197
Engineering conferences
#352
Engineering normalized citation impact
#242
Engineering total citations
#167
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#149
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#250
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#145
Engineering international collaboration
#27
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#170
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#331
Environment/Ecology overall score
47.1
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#271
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#133
Environment/Ecology publications
#347
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#420
Environment/Ecology total citations
#355
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#318
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#327
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#201
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#30
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#453
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#505
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
54.4
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#182
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#25
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#123
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#111
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#11
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#94
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#23
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Geosciences overall score
54.4
Geosciences global research reputation
#128
Geosciences regional research reputation
#88
Geosciences publications
#187
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#127
Geosciences total citations
#155
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#120
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#216
Geosciences international collaboration
#98
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#98
Immunology overall score
46.3
Immunology global research reputation
#45
Immunology regional research reputation
#10
Immunology publications
#77
Immunology normalized citation impact
#175
Immunology total citations
#97
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#94
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#167
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#66
Immunology international collaboration
#16
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#158
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#231
Infectious Diseases overall score
70.6
Infectious Diseases publications
#29
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#94
Infectious Diseases total citations
#30
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#12
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#54
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#20
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#42
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#129
Materials Science overall score
43.5
Materials Science global research reputation
#210
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#440
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#182
Materials Science total citations
#335
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#280
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#167
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#336
Materials Science international collaboration
#74
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#262
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#202
Mechanical Engineering overall score
43.6
Mechanical Engineering publications
#134
Mechanical Engineering conferences
#152
Mechanical Engineering normalized citation impact
#34
Mechanical Engineering total citations
#106
Mechanical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Mechanical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#13
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration
#4
Mechanical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128
Mechanical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#139
Microbiology overall score
45.4
Microbiology global research reputation
#71
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#69
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#177
Microbiology total citations
#97
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#81
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#123
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#83
Microbiology international collaboration
#27
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#129
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#173
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
49.1
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#235
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#16
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#130
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#144
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#43
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#192
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#68
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#87
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#14
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
42.2
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#105
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#280
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#45
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#199
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#210
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#106
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#347
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#103
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#69
Oncology overall score
44.4
Oncology publications
#268
Oncology conferences
#69
Oncology normalized citation impact
#107
Oncology total citations
#225
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#218
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#240
Oncology international collaboration
#45
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#192
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
54.6
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#236
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#84
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#109
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#40
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#82
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#72
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#113
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#11
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#40
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#50
Physical Chemistry overall score
46.7
Physical Chemistry publications
#353
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#263
Physical Chemistry total citations
#307
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#305
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#277
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#425
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#145
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#320
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#326
Physics overall score
60.1
Physics global research reputation
#458
Physics regional research reputation
#165
Physics publications
#130
Physics normalized citation impact
#212
Physics total citations
#114
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#328
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#306
Physics international collaboration
#88
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#109
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#230
Plant and Animal Science overall score
62.5
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#63
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#132
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#388
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#144
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#161
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#360
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#499
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#213
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#272
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#431
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
45.6
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#230
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#140
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#154
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#136
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#127
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#142
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#289
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#160
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#123
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
66.1
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#84
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#43
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#83
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#62
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#73
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#119
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#56
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#49
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
52.6
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#326
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#221
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#124
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#153
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#114
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#119
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#201
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#104
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#150
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#135
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#296
Surgery overall score
48.1
Surgery publications
#226
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#49
Surgery total citations
#166
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#184
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#138
Surgery international collaboration
#57
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#75