King's College London
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About King's College London
According to Wikipedia, King's College London is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology , the Institute of Psychiatry , the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery .
What Is King's College London Known For?
King's College London is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Literature
- Biology
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Medical
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Political Science
- History
- Education
- Law
- Business
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Earth Sciences
- Nursing
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice
- Social Work
King's College London's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much King's College London's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
King's College London ranks #79 worldwide for influence in Literature.
King's College London ranks #45 worldwide for influence in Biology.
King's College London ranks #47 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
King's College London ranks #41 worldwide for influence in Communications.
King's College London ranks #30 worldwide for influence in Medical.
King's College London ranks #60 worldwide for influence in Physics.
King's College London ranks #132 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
King's College London ranks #58 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
King's College London ranks #40 worldwide for influence in History.
King's College London ranks #62 worldwide for influence in Education.
King's College London ranks #53 worldwide for influence in Law.
King's College London ranks #84 worldwide for influence in Business.
King's College London ranks #42 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
King's College London ranks #35 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
King's College London ranks #182 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
King's College London ranks #145 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
King's College London ranks #81 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
King's College London ranks #126 worldwide for influence in Economics.
King's College London ranks #75 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
King's College London ranks #7 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
King's College London ranks #131 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
King's College London ranks #170 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
King's College London ranks #73 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
King's College London ranks #85 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Who Are King's College London's Most Influential Alumni?
King's College London's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Literature, and Medical. Here are some of King's College London's most famous alumni:
- John Ruskin
- An English writer and art critic .
- Francis Galton
- An English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist .
- John Keats
- A British romantic poet .
- Peter Higgs
- A British physicist.
- Karl Pearson
- An English mathematician and biometrician .
- Virginia Woolf
- An English modernist writer.
- Nick Bostrom
- A Swedish philosopher, (1973 - ), Helsingborg, Sweden.
- William Kingdon Clifford
- An English mathematician and philosopher.
- Thomas Hardy
- An English novelist and poet .
- Arthur C. Clarke
- A British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist .
- Raymond Gosling
- A British physicist .
- W. S. Gilbert
- An English dramatist, poet and illustrator .
Who Are King's College London's Most Influential Faculty?
King's College London's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Nursing, Literature, and Medical. Here are some of King's College London's most famous faculty:
- Michael Kölling
- A German computer scientist.
- Rod Thornton
- A British terrorism scholar.
- Vivianne Crowley
- A British Wiccan priestess.
- Nick Srnicek
- A Canadian writer and academic.
- Tamsin Edwards
- A British climate scientist .
- Peter Adamson
- An American philosopher.
- Marko Attila Hoare
- A British historian.
- Rob Knight
- A New Zealand computational microbiologist.
- Tim Hubbard
- A Professor of Bioinformatics at King's College London.
- Peter McGuffin
- A British psychiatrist and geneticist.
- Thomas Rid
- A German political scientist.
- Dylan Wiliam
- An Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of London.
