Imperial College London Ranking july 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

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

The Global Rank

# 27

out of 32,000+ universities worldwide

Country Position

# 4

in United Kingdom

Regional Position

# 4

in Europe

Impact Rank

# 84

High influence research output

Openness Rank

# 11

Leading in open access & transparency

Excellence Rank

# 20

Top performance in academic excellence

Imperial College London Historical Ranking

Review Imperial College London'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	27	4	4	84	11	20
2026	jan	19	4	4	94	19	18
2025	july	32	5	4	94	19	18
2025	jan	32	5	4	93	15	17
2024	jan	33	4	4	90	16	17
2023	jan	33	5	4	95	17	16
2022	jan	32	5	4	95	17	16
2021	jan	32	5	4	94	18	16
2020	jan	56	6	5	131	18	18
2019	jan	58	6	5	137	16	18
2018	jan	82	9	6	269	21	16
2017	jan	60	6	5	155	23	16
2016	jan	82	9	6	269	21	16
2015	jan	118	29	7	394	506	16

World Rank	University	Country
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18	University of British Columbia
19	University of Wisconsin Madison
20	University of Florida
21	Duke University
22	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
23	Northwestern University
24	Pennsylvania State University
25	New York University
26	University of Chicago

World Rank	University	Country
28	University of Edinburgh
29	Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
30	Ohio State University
31	University of Melbourne
32	Peking University / 北京大学
33	University of California San Francisco
34	University of Southern California
35	University of New South Wales
36	University of California Davis
37	University of Texas Austin