University College London ranks #33 globally with a prestige score of 108, earned across 33 prestigious academic awards including 6 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include John O'Keefe, Andrew Huxley, Bernard Katz.
108
Prestige Score
33
Total Awards
6
Nobel Prizes
11
Decades Active
64
Laureates
11
Award Types
6
Countries
2
Publications
215
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
7
Tier 1 • Apex
= 70 pts
6
Tier 2 • Elite
= 18 pts
20
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 20 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 7 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (4 types, 6 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 types, 20 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 (11 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
17(2003–2024)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
4(1936–2014)
Gairdner International Award
3(1964–2006)
Darwin Medal
2(1902–1986)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1915)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(1904)
Fields Medal
1(1958)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
1(2014)
Holberg Prize
1(2007–2019)
Davy Medal
1(1895)
Balzan Prize
1(1991–2012)
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