Ranked 9th in the world for Atmospheric Science
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Atmospheric Science, 2026
Full ranking profile 44 placements
Every placement the Index records for University of Reading. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Atmospheric Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =9 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Business Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Ecology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| QS Europe 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =75 |
| QS Europe 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =76 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Business and Economics | Times Higher Education | =86 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Business and Economics | Times Higher Education | =87 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Education | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Education | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Civil Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Earth Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Remote Sensing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Water Resources | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =165 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Food Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Management | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Political Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Law | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =219 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =237 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Law | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Economics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Education | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Environmental Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Psychology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Chemistry | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Clinical Medicine | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Mathematics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =706 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =809 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.