King's College London ranks #89 globally with a prestige score of 39, earned across 10 prestigious academic awards including 3 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include James W. Black, Maurice Wilkins, Owen Willans Richardson.
39
Prestige Score
10
Total Awards
3
Nobel Prizes
8
Decades Active
29
Laureates
4
Award Types
5
Countries
24
Publications
427
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
3
Tier 1 • Apex
= 30 pts
1
Tier 2 • Elite
= 3 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (1 types, 6 total)
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 (4 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
6(1836–2025)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2(1902–1988)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1928)
Copley Medal
1(1837–2019)
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