London School Economics & Political Science
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE United Kingdom |
#236 in Best Global Universities (tie)
London School Economics & Political Science Data
Total number of students
11,310
Number of international students
8,275
Total number of academic staff
910
Number of international staff
565
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
1,580
Number of master's degrees awarded
5,005
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
145
Number of research only staff
260
Number of new undergraduate students
1,675
Number of new master's students
4,535
Number of new doctoral students
65
London School Economics & Political Science Rankings
London School Economics & Political Science is ranked #236 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.
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2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate London School Economics & Political Science's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
61.2
Global research reputation
#32
Regional research reputation
#134
Publications
#608
Books
#25
Conferences
#1431
Normalized citation impact
#100
Total citations
#440
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#435
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#107
International collaboration - relative to country
#1496
International collaboration
#749
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#531
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#597
Arts and Humanities overall score
70.2
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#34
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#61
Arts and Humanities publications
#96
Arts and Humanities books
#53
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#20
Arts and Humanities total citations
#47
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#58
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#41
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#32
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#69
Clinical Medicine overall score
55.2
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#319
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#237
Clinical Medicine publications
#1106
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#21
Clinical Medicine total citations
#564
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#705
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#11
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#97
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#39
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#484
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#9
Economics and Business overall score
82.7
Economics and Business global research reputation
#8
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#28
Economics and Business publications
#2
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#79
Economics and Business total citations
#6
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#98
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#126
Economics and Business international collaboration
#74
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#8
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Mathematics overall score
36.7
Mathematics global research reputation
#52
Mathematics regional research reputation
#72
Mathematics publications
#452
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#292
Mathematics total citations
#407
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#312
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#144
Mathematics international collaboration
#64
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#396
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#396
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
44.1
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#113
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#347
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#67
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#272
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#233
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#33
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#49
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#26
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#192
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#56
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
50.0
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#251
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#124
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#147
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#231
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#193
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#44
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#145
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#62
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#211
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#119
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
70.9
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#10
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#27
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#47
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#140
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#45
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#43
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#311
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#286
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#45
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#171
