The University of Nottingham is a public research university in the UK city of Nottingham. The city’s first civil college opened in 1881 and its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, WE Gladstone. By 1928 it had outgrown its original building and moved to what is today the university’s main campus. It wasn’t until 1948 that the college was awarded the Royal Charter, allowing it to officially become the University of Nottingham and award degrees in its own name. Since its inception, the university has emphasised innovation. In 1970 it founded the UK’s first 20th century Medical School, and in 1995 the School of Nursing – a result of the university merging with the Mid-Trent College of Nursing and Midwifery. In 2000 the university opened a campus in Malaysia. Five years later it opened another, a new purpose-built park campus near Kuala Lumpur. In 2006, Nottingham became the first foreign university to be invited to establish an independent campus in Ningbo, China, a historic city close to Shanghai. Worldwide, the university has a student cohort of over 40,000 who between them represent more than 150 countries. Through its various study abroad programmes, most students have the opportunity to study overseas as part of their degree, in countries that include Sweden, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand and the US. Over the years, the University of Nottingham has taught a number of outstanding students who have gone on to become Nobel prize winners, leading scientists, politicians, novelists and Olympic gold medallists. They include the novelist DH Lawrence, the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Najib Razak, and former head of the secret intelligence service Sir John Sawers. Today, the university is home to five faculties: Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Engineering and Social Sciences. Nottingham is known for having a vibrant social scene and is home to a students’ union that supports an eclectic range of organisations, societies, student groups, campaigns and community projects. Its motto translates into English as ‘A city is built on wisdom.’
- Global score64.1
- Global research reputation#106
- Regional research reputation#96
- Publications#129
- Books#14
- Conferences#203
- Normalized citation impact#240
- Total citations#119
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#128
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#312
- International collaboration#886
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#441
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#123
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#251
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14.6
No. of students per staff

29%
Percentage of International Students

54 : 46
Student Ratio of Females to Males

29,699
Number of FTE Students
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World University Rankings
2011
174
2012
140
2013
120
2014
157
2015
171
2016
143
2017
147
2018
0
2019
0
2020
0
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Arts & humanities
2014
68
2015
73
2018
126
2019
0
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2015
98
2016
0
2018
91
2019
101
-
Engineering & technology
2014
74
2015
72
2017
0
2018
101
2019
101
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Life sciences
2014
98
2018
101
2019
126
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Physical sciences
2018
151
2019
151
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Social sciences
2014
77
2015
89
2018
151
2019
201
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Business & Economics
2017
70
2018
75
2019
87
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Computer Science
2017
0
2018
126
2019
151
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Law
2018
40
2019
41
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Education
2018
69
2019
0
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Psychology
2019
101
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European Teaching
2018
18
2019
0
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#20Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score70.4
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#24
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#19
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#189
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#1
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#49
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#119
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#56
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#238
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#79
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#14
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#5
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#52Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score64.6
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#82
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#59
- Arts and Humanities publications#28
- Arts and Humanities books#11
- Arts and Humanities conferences#88
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#115
- Arts and Humanities total citations#43
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#36
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#138
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#141
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#151
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#65Engineering
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- Engineering overall score71.8
- Engineering global research reputation#80
- Engineering regional research reputation#46
- Engineering publications#114
- Engineering normalized citation impact#128
- Engineering total citations#88
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#86
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#142
- Engineering international collaboration#355
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#102
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#86
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#188
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#70Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score50.0
- Economics and Business global research reputation#114
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#49
- Economics and Business publications#28
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#169
- Economics and Business total citations#48
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#55
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#163
- Economics and Business international collaboration#129
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#82
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#102
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#181
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#77Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score68.7
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#87
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#76
- Plant and Animal Science publications#124
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#113
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#86
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#69
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#46
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#427
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#196
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#41
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#53
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#82Space Science
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- Space Science overall score56.0
- Space Science global research reputation#145
- Space Science regional research reputation#73
- Space Science publications#100
- Space Science normalized citation impact#14
- Space Science total citations#55
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#60
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#25
- Space Science international collaboration#80
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#64
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#49
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#17
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#99Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score54.8
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation#59
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation#42
- Agricultural Sciences publications#173
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact#74
- Agricultural Sciences total citations#123
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#102
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#54
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration#137
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#20
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#128
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#110
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#126Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score51.9
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#147
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#95
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#93
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#197
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#95
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#93
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#179
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#400
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#291
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#131
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#276
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#127Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score64.1
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#85
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#86
- Clinical Medicine publications#141
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#205
- Clinical Medicine total citations#126
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#125
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#187
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#751
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#327
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#111
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#150
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#155Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score42.7
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#223
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#101
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#114
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#206
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#125
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#123
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#216
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#292
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#172
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#119
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#152
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#164Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score47.9
- Materials Science global research reputation#204
- Materials Science regional research reputation#109
- Materials Science publications#178
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#194
- Materials Science total citations#164
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#150
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#167
- Materials Science international collaboration#448
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#170
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#120
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#115
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#164Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score36.5
- Microbiology global research reputation#127
- Microbiology regional research reputation#32
- Microbiology publications#127
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#174
- Microbiology total citations#138
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#121
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#140
- Microbiology international collaboration#128
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#38
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#164
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#181
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#167Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score45.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#183
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#56
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#186
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#122
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#148
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#186
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#259
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#370
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#148
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#346
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#172Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score39.6
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#141
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#102
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#174
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#193
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#172
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#149
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#135
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#335
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#120
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#150
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#149
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#185Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score59.1
- Chemistry global research reputation#100
- Chemistry regional research reputation#71
- Chemistry publications#213
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#297
- Chemistry total citations#209
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#251
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#455
- Chemistry international collaboration#674
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#238
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#202
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#268
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#192Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score40.9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#152
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#223
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#172
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#204
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#200
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#174
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#305
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#119
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#207
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#215
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#197Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score48.3
- Geosciences global research reputation#138
- Geosciences regional research reputation#92
- Geosciences total citations#248
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#246
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#102
- Geosciences international collaboration#314
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#168
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#122
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#11
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#319Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score34.5
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#109
- Environment/Ecology total citations#338
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#313
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#200
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#124
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#33
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#289
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#223
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#427Physics
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- Physics overall score48.9
- Physics global research reputation#259
- Physics regional research reputation#225
- Physics publications#297
- Physics normalized citation impact#402
- Physics total citations#353
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#371
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#455
- Physics international collaboration#620
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#441
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#329
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#377