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Institutional Rank 2025

Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom Chancellor: Sir Geoff Palmer

Key Metrics at a Glance - Ranking 2025

66.0
Institutional Score
72.5
Research
57.7
Innovation
64.4
Internationalization

History

Subject Area 202320242025 Trend
Institutional Ranking - - 60=
Chemical Engineering - - 56=
Civil Engineering - - 97=
Electrical, Electronic, Information Engineering - - 62=
Environmental Engineering - - 58=
Materials Engineering - - 79=
Mechanical Engineering - - 55=
Medical Engineering - - 68=

Comprehensive Rankings Analysis

Detailed breakdown of Heriot-Watt University's performance across all evaluation criteria

Chemical engineering 56=

Overall score 71.25
Publications - 16% 44.47
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 43.46
Citations - 16% 57.02
Change of Impact - 16% 54.37
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 54.53
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 48.96
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Civil engineering 97=

Overall score 60.85
Publications - 15% 37.48
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 46.91
Citations - 15% 61.92
Change of Impact - 15% 59.27
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 29.80
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 29.56
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 23.34

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering 62=

Overall score 67.29
Publications - 16% 49.07
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 45.47
Citations - 16% 67.44
Change of Impact - 16% 58.96
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 58.04
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 48.09
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Environmental engineering 58=

Overall score 67.24
Publications - 15% 52.68
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 45.81
Citations - 15% 58.61
Change of Impact - 15% 61.87
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 45.80
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 33.14
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 52.16

Materials engineering 79=

Overall score 66.83
Publications - 16% 49.46
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 45.65
Citations - 16% 62.25
Change of Impact - 16% 67.58
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 42.89
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 51.90
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Mechanical engineering 55=

Overall score 75.37
Publications - 16% 36.38
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 60.63
Citations - 16% 63.43
Change of Impact - 16% 60.62
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 58.85
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 39.33
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Medical engineering 68=

Overall score 59.70
Publications - 15% 32.76
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 62.84
Citations - 15% 72.21
Change of Impact - 15% 52.80
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 61.11
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 0.00
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 30.48

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