Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | 681 | — | 0 | 9911 | 9862 99.5% |
| 137 | — | 0 | 1744 | 1734 99.4% | |
| Imperial College | 114 | — | 0 | 144 | 141 97.9% |
| here | 53 | — | 0 | 107 | 101 94.4% |
| Imperial College Business School | 37 | — | 0 | 43 | 39 90.7% |
| www.imperial.ac.uk | 30 | — | 0 | 41 | 37 90.2% |
| https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ | 28 | — | 0 | 41 | 34 82.9% |
| Imperial | 25 | — | 0 | 27 | 27 100% |
| https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf | 25 | — | 0 | 36 | 28 77.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank | 23 | — | 0 | 29 | 29 100% |
| Website | 17 | — | 0 | 29 | 25 86.2% |
| Imperial College of London | 17 | — | 0 | 17 | 16 94.1% |
| imperial.ac.uk | 16 | — | 0 | 16 | 14 87.5% |
| report | 15 | — | 0 | 15 | 15 100% |
| Imperial College, London | 15 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| Neil Ferguson | 15 | — | 0 | 18 | 18 100% |
| Imperial College de Londres | 14 | — | 0 | 17 | 16 94.1% |
| https://www.imperial.ac.uk | 14 | — | 0 | 16 | 14 87.5% |
| Department of Computing | 13 | — | 0 | 16 | 15 93.8% |
| study | 12 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ | 11 | — | 0 | 22 | 8 36.4% |
| Grantham Institute | 10 | — | 0 | 27 | 27 100% |
| http://www.imperial.ac.uk | 10 | — | 0 | 12 | 11 91.7% |
| National Heart and Lung Institute | 10 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| link | 9 | — | 0 | 13 | 12 92.3% |
| Centre for Psychedelic Research | 9 | — | 0 | 9 | 8 88.9% |
| MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis | 8 | — | 0 | 13 | 11 84.6% |
| ICL | 8 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 7 87.5% |
| paper | 8 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Dr. Matthew Harris | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| Department of Chemical Engineering | 7 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics | 7 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| said | 7 | — | 0 | 7 | 6 85.7% |
| Imperial College in London | 7 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| press release | 7 | — | 0 | 13 | 13 100% |
| Imperial Business School | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| found | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Department of Infectious Disease | 6 | — | 0 | 21 | 21 100% |
| Centre for Environmental Policy | 6 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| What can you do about climate change? | 6 | — | 0 | 9 | 1 11.1% |
| Visit website | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Department of Earth Science and Engineering | 6 | — | 0 | 17 | 16 94.1% |
| Link | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Christopher Chiu | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Learn more | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Imperial College London, UK | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand | 5 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Institute of Global Health Innovation | 5 | — | 0 | 18 | 18 100% |
| Find out more | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to imperial.ac.uk?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to imperial.ac.uk, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe imperial.ac.uk.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does imperial.ac.uk have?
The anchor text report for imperial.ac.uk displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.