Imperial College London ranks #22 globally with a prestige score of 148, earned across 46 prestigious academic awards including 8 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include Abdus Salam, Derek Barton, Patrick Blackett.
148
Prestige Score
46
Total Awards
8
Nobel Prizes
12
Decades Active
47
Laureates
22
Award Types
7
Countries
184
Publications
4,699
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
8
Tier 1 • Apex
= 80 pts
15
Tier 2 • Elite
= 45 pts
23
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 23 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (3 types, 8 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (11 types, 15 total)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics: 1Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 1Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics: 2Gairdner International Award: 4Shaw Prize in Mathematics: 1Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: 1Japan Prize: 1Copley Medal: 1Balzan Prize: 1Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 1Wolf Prize in Chemistry: 1
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (22 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
15(1981–2025)
Gairdner International Award
4(2014)
Nobel Prize in Physics
3(1937–1979)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2(1956–1973)
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
2(2014–2021)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1(2020)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
1(2009)
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
1(2014)
Japan Prize
1(2019)
Copley Medal
1(1888–2020)
Balzan Prize
1(2011)
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
1(2008)
Franklin Medal
1(2014)
Darwin Medal
1(1894)
King Faisal Prize
1(2014)
Sakurai Prize
1(1985–2010)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1(1987)
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