Cardiff University Ranking july 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore Cardiff University’s july 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

The Global Rank

# 174

out of 32,000+ universities worldwide

Country Position

# 19

in United Kingdom

Regional Position

# 65

in Europe

Impact Rank

# 272

High influence research output

Openness Rank

# 124

Leading in open access & transparency

Excellence Rank

# 223

Top performance in academic excellence

Cardiff University Historical Ranking

Review Cardiff University's Webometrics ranking performance across recent editions. The historical overview below highlights changes in global visibility, research impact, openness, and academic excellence over time.

Year	Edition	World Rank	Continent Rank	Country Rank	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
2026	july	174	65	19	272	124	223
2026	jan	162	62	17	289	190	204
2025	july	210	70	20	289	190	204
2025	jan	210	70	20	310	181	225
2024	jan	212	51	20	301	189	224
2023	jan	203	58	18	294	205	205
2022	jan	200	56	17	320	189	200
2021	jan	194	60	19	327	201	191
2020	jan	221	66	19	335	194	185
2019	jan	210	58	18	322	188	186
2018	jan	271	94	21	473	195	166
2017	jan	233	75	21	374	211	164
2016	jan	271	94	21	473	195	166

World Rank	University	Country
164	University of Technology Sydney
165	University at Buffalo
166	University of Rochester
167	Technische Universität Dresden
168	Universidade de Lisboa
169	Norwegian University of Science & Technology / Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
170	M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas
171	Universität Freiburg
172	University of California Riverside
173	University of Alabama Birmingham

World Rank	University	Country
175	Universität zu Köln
176	University of York
177	Stockholm University / Stockholms Universitet
178	Simon Fraser University
179	Universidade do Porto
180	Oregon State University
181	University of Missouri Columbia
182	Trinity College Dublin University of Dublin
183	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
184	Università di Pisa (Università degli Studi di Pisa)