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University of Bristol
Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TH United Kingdom |
#93 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Bristol Data
Total number of students
25,660
Number of international students
7,485
Total number of academic staff
1,890
Number of international staff
590
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
5,120
Number of master's degrees awarded
3,500
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
480
Number of research only staff
1,320
Number of new undergraduate students
6,090
Number of new master's students
3,120
Number of new doctoral students
505
University of Bristol Rankings
University of Bristol is ranked #93 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 Bristol Rankings
University of Bristol Subject Rankings
- #93in Arts and Humanities (tie)
- #143in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #123in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #204in Cell Biology (tie)
- #149in Chemistry (tie)
- #143in Clinical Medicine
- #147in Computer Science (tie)
- #244in Economics and Business
- #266in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #86in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #232in Engineering (tie)
- #206in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #23in Geosciences
- #186in Immunology
- #101in Infectious Diseases
- #370in Materials Science
- #93in Mathematics (tie)
- #166in Mechanical Engineering
- #52in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
- #228in Microbiology (tie)
- #87in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #170in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)
- #286in Oncology
- #58in Optics
- #301in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #148in Physics
- #102in Plant and Animal Science
- #67in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #17in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #58in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #161in Space Science
- #165in Surgery
- #13in Water Resources
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Bristol's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
70.7
Global research reputation
#135
Regional research reputation
#155
Publications
#140
Books
#42
Conferences
#194
Normalized citation impact
#83
Total citations
#99
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#112
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#138
International collaboration - relative to country
#849
International collaboration
#417
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#102
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#156
Arts and Humanities overall score
58.9
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#193
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#96
Arts and Humanities publications
#56
Arts and Humanities books
#37
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#108
Arts and Humanities total citations
#62
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#65
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#144
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#113
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#153
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
48.7
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#211
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#158
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#165
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#46
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#94
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#164
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#360
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#123
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#164
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
56.1
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#113
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#67
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#164
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#125
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#213
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#65
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#107
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Cell Biology overall score
34.0
Cell Biology publications
#240
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#100
Cell Biology total citations
#197
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#205
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#142
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#304
Cell Biology international collaboration
#111
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#226
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#212
Chemistry overall score
64.0
Chemistry global research reputation
#372
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#218
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#155
Chemistry total citations
#161
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#138
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#139
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#608
Chemistry international collaboration
#172
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#153
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#203
Clinical Medicine overall score
65.1
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#234
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#110
Clinical Medicine publications
#165
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#208
Clinical Medicine total citations
#126
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#138
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#142
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#824
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#318
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#165
Computer Science overall score
56.0
Computer Science global research reputation
#119
Computer Science regional research reputation
#80
Computer Science publications
#236
Computer Science conferences
#156
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#172
Computer Science total citations
#183
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#164
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#182
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#690
Computer Science international collaboration
#238
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#133
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#167
Economics and Business overall score
29.4
Economics and Business global research reputation
#244
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#125
Economics and Business publications
#183
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#171
Economics and Business total citations
#182
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#314
Economics and Business international collaboration
#200
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#158
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#143
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
49.1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#298
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#181
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#243
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#286
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#267
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#210
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#448
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#129
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#261
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#265
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
58.5
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#116
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#7
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#86
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#98
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#95
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#80
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#207
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#68
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#74
Engineering overall score
58.0
Engineering global research reputation
#145
Engineering regional research reputation
#117
Engineering publications
#244
Engineering conferences
#164
Engineering normalized citation impact
#430
Engineering total citations
#237
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#252
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#527
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#860
Engineering international collaboration
#289
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#321
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#598
Environment/Ecology overall score
58.2
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#300
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#133
Environment/Ecology publications
#219
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#166
Environment/Ecology total citations
#196
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#169
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#116
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#313
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#82
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#171
Geosciences overall score
81.9
Geosciences global research reputation
#18
Geosciences regional research reputation
#21
Geosciences publications
#33
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#40
Geosciences total citations
#28
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#112
Geosciences international collaboration
#40
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#26
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Immunology overall score
26.9
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#38
Immunology publications
#216
Immunology normalized citation impact
#60
Immunology total citations
#170
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#179
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#106
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#206
Immunology international collaboration
#57
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Infectious Diseases overall score
47.6
Infectious Diseases publications
#147
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#20
Infectious Diseases total citations
#100
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#108
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#31
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#166
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#79
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#87
Materials Science overall score
37.7
Materials Science global research reputation
#327
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#275
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#431
Materials Science total citations
#312
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#338
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#470
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#578
Materials Science international collaboration
#183
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#422
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#553
Mathematics overall score
62.3
Mathematics global research reputation
#173
Mathematics regional research reputation
#72
Mathematics publications
#130
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#101
Mathematics total citations
#87
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#96
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#127
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#337
Mathematics international collaboration
#150
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Mechanical Engineering overall score
20.6
Mechanical Engineering publications
#186
Mechanical Engineering conferences
#62
Mechanical Engineering normalized citation impact
#107
Mechanical Engineering total citations
#167
Mechanical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#174
Mechanical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#173
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration
#64
Mechanical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Mechanical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score
64.2
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences regional research reputation
#1
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications
#77
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences
#122
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact
#57
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations
#67
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#56
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#23
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration
#14
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Microbiology overall score
23.3
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#280
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#139
Microbiology total citations
#224
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#197
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#120
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#190
Microbiology international collaboration
#59
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#210
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#191
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
53.1
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#122
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#186
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#35
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#109
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#261
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#84
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#72
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#24
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
40.8
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#192
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#204
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#37
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#141
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#165
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#98
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#397
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#134
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#134
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Oncology overall score
31.9
Oncology publications
#343
Oncology conferences
#132
Oncology normalized citation impact
#220
Oncology total citations
#316
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#301
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#204
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#259
Oncology international collaboration
#51
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#312
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#268
Optics overall score
65.3
Optics publications
#188
Optics conferences
#89
Optics normalized citation impact
#15
Optics total citations
#99
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#33
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#170
Optics international collaboration
#51
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#54
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#16
Physical Chemistry overall score
47.1
Physical Chemistry publications
#244
Physical Chemistry conferences
#158
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#413
Physical Chemistry total citations
#296
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#322
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#414
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#295
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#94
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
#384
Physics overall score
65.3
Physics global research reputation
#143
Physics regional research reputation
#165
Physics publications
#143
Physics normalized citation impact
#222
Physics total citations
#128
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#128
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#312
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#444
Physics international collaboration
#243
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#125
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#250
Plant and Animal Science overall score
69.6
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#77
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#107
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#143
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#80
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#268
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#568
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#293
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#105
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#252
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
61.8
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#156
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#125
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#7
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#64
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#83
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#189
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#113
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
77.2
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#59
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#83
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#42
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#32
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#30
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#237
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#96
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#6
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
68.0
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#99
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#69
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#77
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#72
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#53
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#53
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#79
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#248
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#260
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#35
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#56
Space Science overall score
39.0
Space Science global research reputation
#68
Space Science regional research reputation
#46
Space Science publications
#246
Space Science normalized citation impact
#37
Space Science total citations
#181
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#210
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#131
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#56
Space Science international collaboration
#23
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#194
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#103
Surgery overall score
44.6
Surgery publications
#220
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#69
Surgery total citations
#174
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#206
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#175
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#274
Surgery international collaboration
#136
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#108
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#48
Water Resources overall score
78.0
Water Resources regional research reputation
#1
Water Resources publications
#75
Water Resources conferences
#107
Water Resources normalized citation impact
#3
Water Resources total citations
#28
Water Resources number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
Water Resources percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#2
Water Resources international collaboration - relative to country
#58
Water Resources international collaboration
#15
Water Resources number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Water Resources percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#12