Research quality
How research at Queen Mary University of London was rated in the REF 2021 — the UK's official assessment of university research quality.
4★ research is world-leading; 3★ is internationally excellent; 2★ is internationally recognised; 1★ is nationally recognised. Each bar shows the percentage of research at each quality tier, broken down by subject area (Unit of Assessment).
- 4★ World-leading
- 3★ Internationally excellent
- 2★ Internationally recognised
- 1★ Nationally recognised
- Unclassified
1. Clinical Medicine
222.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
91% world-class
2. Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
34.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
3. Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
40.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
5. Biological Sciences
52.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
91% world-class
8. Chemistry
15.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
100% world-class
9. Physics
48.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
96% world-class
10. Mathematical Sciences
58.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
92% world-class
11. Computer Science and Informatics
68.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
12. Engineering
71.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
14. Geography and Environmental Studies
36.1 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
16. Economics and Econometrics
44.4 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
17. Business and Management Studies
62.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
18. Law
79.4 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
87% world-class
19. Politics and International Studies
39.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
95% world-class
26. Modern Languages and Linguistics
41.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
88% world-class
27. English Language and Literature
49.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
91% world-class
28. History
45.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
86% world-class
33. Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
29.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
Source: REF 2021 results