Top research institutions in United Kingdom
University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom on research quality in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.
Ranked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of OxfordUniversity · Oxford | #4 | 15.8% | 29,300 | #1 |
| 2 | University of CambridgeUniversity · Cambridge | #6 | 14.9% | 24,913 | #2 |
| 3 | University College LondonUniversity · London | #16 | 15.4% | 33,215 | #3 |
| 4 | Imperial College LondonUniversity · London | #38 | 14.7% | 20,784 | #4 |
| 5 | University of EdinburghUniversity · Edinburgh | #43 | 13.4% | 18,183 | #5 |
| 6 | University of ManchesterUniversity · Manchester | #73 | 13.5% | 17,474 | #6 |
| 7 | King's College LondonUniversity · London | #76 | 14.9% | 17,924 | #9 |
| 8 | University of BristolUniversity · Bristol | #92 | 13.1% | 11,586 | #7 |
| 9 | University of BirminghamUniversity · Birmingham | #114 | 14.7% | 12,993 | #13 |
| 10 | Queen Mary University of LondonUniversity · London | #116 | 15.3% | 8,866 | #10 |
| 11 | University of GlasgowUniversity · Glasgow | #124 | 13.5% | 13,582 | #11 |
| 12 | University of ExeterUniversity · Exeter | #134 | 15.9% | 8,737 | #18 |
| 13 | University of LeedsUniversity · Leeds | #137 | 14.1% | 11,852 | #14 |
| 14 | University of NottinghamUniversity · Nottingham | #169 | 12.8% | 15,814 | #16 |
| 15 | University of LiverpoolUniversity · Liverpool | #177 | 13.4% | 11,851 | #20 |
| 16 | UK Research and InnovationGovernment institution · Swindon | #182 | 14.4% | 2,955 | #8 |
| 17 | University of SouthamptonUniversity · Southampton | #214 | 12.8% | 10,738 | #19 |
| 18 | University of WarwickUniversity · Coventry | #216 | 13.4% | 9,582 | #12 |
| 19 | University of SheffieldUniversity · Sheffield | #220 | 13.5% | 10,844 | #17 |
| 20 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUniversity · London | #223 | 17.9% | 3,277 | #15 |
| 21 | Newcastle UniversityUniversity · Newcastle upon Tyne | #228 | 13.4% | 9,878 | #22 |
| 22 | Durham UniversityUniversity · Durham | #239 | 14.3% | 7,645 | #24 |
| 23 | University of YorkUniversity · York | #244 | 13.7% | 6,916 | #21 |
| 24 | Cardiff UniversityUniversity · Cardiff | #272 | 12.9% | 9,126 | #23 |
| 25 | University of SussexUniversity · Brighton | #316 | 15.6% | 5,119 | #43 |
| 26 | University of DundeeUniversity · Dundee | #323 | 12.8% | 3,632 | #27 |
| 27 | University of BathUniversity · Bath | #353 | 16.2% | 4,996 | #28 |
| 28 | Queen's University BelfastUniversity · Belfast | #385 | 15.0% | 6,967 | #37 |
| 29 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUniversity · London | #421 | 17.4% | 4,925 | #32 |
| 30 | University of LeicesterUniversity · Leicester | #431 | 14.3% | 5,675 | #39 |
| 31 | Lancaster UniversityUniversity · Lancaster | #433 | 14.1% | 5,444 | #29 |
| 32 | Northumbria UniversityUniversity · Newcastle upon Tyne | #456 | 15.5% | 4,613 | #38 |
| 33 | University of StrathclydeUniversity · Glasgow | #460 | 13.5% | 5,467 | #31 |
| 34 | University of St AndrewsUniversity · St Andrews | #465 | 12.2% | 4,433 | #30 |
| 35 | University of East AngliaUniversity · Norwich | #478 | 12.8% | 3,968 | #44 |
| 36 | University of SurreyUniversity · Guildford | #505 | 16.9% | 5,164 | #41 |
| 37 | AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Company · Cambridge | #514 | 17.0% | 3,502 | #33 |
| 38 | The Francis Crick InstituteResearch facility · London | #517 | 20.0% | 789 | #25 |
| 39 | University of ReadingUniversity · Reading | #535 | 14.7% | 3,963 | #48 |
| 40 | University of KentUniversity · Canterbury | #567 | 13.1% | 3,034 | #47 |
| 41 | Swansea UniversityUniversity · Swansea | #610 | 12.9% | 4,093 | #52 |
| 42 | Loughborough UniversityUniversity · Loughborough | #627 | 14.9% | 4,841 | #73 |
| 43 | University of LondonUniversity · London | #661 | 15.7% | 1,888 | #77 |
| 44 | Royal Holloway University of LondonUniversity · Egham | #684 | 13.5% | 2,455 | #46 |
| 45 | University of AberdeenUniversity · Aberdeen | #690 | 12.0% | 4,574 | #63 |
| 46 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Manchester | #719 | 15.9% | 3,351 | #70 |
| 47 | Science OxfordNonprofit · Oxford | #721 | 13.7% | 1,323 | #26 |
| 48 | University of PlymouthUniversity · Plymouth | #723 | 13.6% | 2,405 | #55 |
| 49 | National Institute for Health and Care ResearchGovernment institution · London | #726 | 25.3% | 719 | #34 |
| 50 | Cranfield UniversityUniversity · Cranfield | #775 | 14.4% | 2,770 | #78 |
| 51 | UK Dementia Research InstituteResearch facility · London | #783 | 20.8% | 681 | #53 |
| 52 | Manchester Academic Health Science CentreHospital / health system · Manchester | #787 | 18.8% | 1,328 | #36 |
| 53 | University of GreenwichUniversity · London | #799 | 16.9% | 1,755 | #68 |
| 54 | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #821 | 12.5% | 2,533 | #65 |
| 55 | Wellcome Sanger InstituteNonprofit · Cambridge | #827 | 22.9% | 435 | #40 |
| 56 | Cancer Research UKNonprofit · London | #834 | 20.1% | 635 | #49 |
| 57 | Bangor UniversityUniversity · Bangor | #843 | 13.0% | 1,756 | #128 |
| 58 | St George's, University of LondonUniversity · London | #853 | 14.4% | 1,554 | #83 |
| 59 | University of LincolnUniversity · Lincoln | #873 | 13.8% | 2,083 | #60 |
| 60 | City, University of LondonUniversity · London | #947 | 14.9% | 2,057 | #85 |
| 61 | Nottingham Trent UniversityUniversity · Nottingham | #970 | 15.2% | 3,252 | #66 |
| 62 | University of PortsmouthUniversity · Portsmouth | #979 | 16.2% | 3,148 | #89 |
| 63 | University of HertfordshireUniversity · Hatfield | #987 | 13.2% | 2,187 | #133 |
| 64 | Birkbeck, University of LondonUniversity · London | #1,017 | 14.4% | 1,634 | #76 |
| 65 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityUniversity · Liverpool | #1,025 | 14.6% | 3,086 | #74 |
| 66 | NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research CentreResearch facility · London | #1,032 | 20.5% | 354 | #56 |
| 67 | Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity · Edinburgh | #1,034 | 13.5% | 2,213 | #50 |
| 68 | University of UlsterUniversity · Coleraine | #1,046 | 12.7% | 2,995 | #93 |
| 69 | Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreHospital / health system · Oxford | #1,067 | 20.0% | 612 | #59 |
| 70 | King's College SchoolUniversity · London | #1,070 | 17.6% | 864 | #106 |
| 71 | Institute of Cancer ResearchUniversity · London | #1,080 | 18.4% | 664 | #67 |
| 72 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Cardiff | #1,082 | 14.1% | 1,146 | #91 |
| 73 | University of HuddersfieldUniversity · Huddersfield | #1,129 | 13.9% | 2,182 | #79 |
| 74 | University of EssexUniversity · Colchester | #1,132 | 15.1% | 3,316 | #131 |
| 75 | Coventry UniversityUniversity · Coventry | #1,134 | 12.4% | 2,747 | #139 |
| 76 | Leeds Beckett UniversityUniversity · Leeds | #1,164 | 15.7% | 1,577 | #107 |
| 77 | Aston UniversityUniversity · Birmingham | #1,165 | 15.9% | 2,473 | #123 |
| 78 | Barts Health NHS TrustHospital / health system · London | #1,176 | 12.6% | 2,557 | #141 |
| 79 | GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)Company · London | #1,189 | 13.1% | 1,335 | #57 |
| 80 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFunder · Cambridge | #1,191 | 12.3% | 1,123 | #72 |
| 81 | Brunel University of LondonUniversity · London | #1,195 | 16.0% | 3,118 | #112 |
| 82 | Norwich Research ParkArchive · Norwich | #1,200 | 19.2% | 479 | #51 |
| 83 | At BristolNonprofit · Bristol | #1,237 | 13.5% | 624 | #69 |
| 84 | Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineFunder · Liverpool | #1,272 | 18.4% | 629 | #58 |
| 85 | Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)Company · Oxford | #1,278 | 25.1% | 378 | #71 |
| 86 | Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity · Edinburgh | #1,289 | 14.5% | 1,802 | #172 |
| 87 | The Alan Turing InstituteResearch facility · London | #1,316 | 19.4% | 551 | #86 |
| 88 | The Open UniversityUniversity · Milton Keynes | #1,323 | 12.0% | 3,001 | #98 |
| 89 | University of StirlingUniversity · Stirling | #1,324 | 14.8% | 1,881 | #137 |
| 90 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityUniversity · Cambridge | #1,330 | 14.4% | 1,922 | #132 |
| 91 | Birmingham City UniversityUniversity · Birmingham | #1,345 | 13.7% | 1,877 | #138 |
| 92 | Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustHospital / health system · London | #1,411 | 13.3% | 1,373 | #90 |
| 93 | Oxford Brookes UniversityUniversity · Oxford | #1,458 | 13.3% | 1,701 | #103 |
| 94 | Diamond Light SourceResearch facility · Didcot | #1,493 | 11.9% | 605 | #45 |
| 95 | University of the West of EnglandUniversity · Bristol | #1,498 | 12.2% | 2,352 | #145 |
| 96 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityUniversity · Glasgow | #1,514 | 12.8% | 1,193 | #176 |
| 97 | The London CollegeUniversity · London | #1,522 | 13.5% | 597 | #87 |
| 98 | Faculty of Public HealthNonprofit · London | #1,525 | 9.2% | 1,550 | #111 |
| 99 | Keele UniversityUniversity · Newcastle-under-Lyme | #1,541 | 11.1% | 2,322 | #127 |
| 100 | Sainsbury LaboratoryResearch facility · Norwich | #1,582 | 17.0% | 206 | #54 |
| 101 | University of SalfordUniversity · Salford | #1,584 | 11.8% | 1,896 | #324 |
| 102 | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #1,618 | 15.4% | 1,020 | #80 |
| 103 | Teesside UniversityUniversity · Middlesbrough | #1,680 | 16.5% | 1,435 | #159 |
| 104 | National Health ServiceHospital / health system · London | #1,693 | 18.2% | 403 | #42 |
| 105 | Bournemouth UniversityUniversity · Poole | #1,700 | 12.4% | 2,008 | #122 |
| 106 | University of the West of ScotlandUniversity · Paisley | #1,730 | 14.0% | 1,268 | #155 |
| 107 | Robert Gordon UniversityUniversity · Aberdeen | #1,734 | 13.2% | 952 | #208 |
| 108 | UK Health Security AgencyGovernment institution · London | #1,757 | 17.5% | 522 | #214 |
| 109 | Health Data Research UKNonprofit · London | #1,805 | 22.2% | 270 | #125 |
| 110 | Edge Hill UniversityUniversity · Ormskirk | #1,858 | 14.3% | 1,038 | #162 |
| 111 | University of HullUniversity · Hull | #1,870 | 11.7% | 2,362 | #113 |
| 112 | University of BrightonUniversity · Brighton | #1,871 | 12.6% | 1,192 | #101 |
| 113 | Sheffield Hallam UniversityUniversity · Sheffield | #1,899 | 11.0% | 2,092 | #115 |
| 114 | University of WestminsterUniversity · London | #1,937 | 13.2% | 1,544 | #148 |
| 115 | Natural History MuseumArchive · London | #1,938 | 8.4% | 1,357 | #88 |
| 116 | Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system · Oxford | #1,961 | 10.5% | 1,240 | #104 |
| 117 | Middlesex UniversityUniversity · London | #1,980 | 13.4% | 1,134 | #231 |
| 118 | University of DerbyUniversity · Derby | #2,003 | 14.6% | 1,447 | #184 |
| 119 | University of WalesUniversity · Cardiff | #2,058 | 13.3% | 257 | #205 |
| 120 | Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Manchester | #2,071 | 10.8% | 1,712 | #121 |
| 121 | Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Newcastle upon Tyne | #2,098 | 11.3% | 953 | #99 |
| 122 | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Southampton | #2,104 | 11.9% | 1,292 | #102 |
| 123 | De Montfort UniversityUniversity · Leicester | #2,121 | 12.8% | 1,942 | #196 |
| 124 | British Antarctic SurveyGovernment institution · Cambridge | #2,127 | 14.2% | 377 | #94 |
| 125 | Turing InstituteResearch facility · Glasgow | #2,154 | 20.7% | 277 | #126 |
| 126 | John Innes CentreResearch facility · Norwich | #2,194 | 18.7% | 261 | #64 |
| 127 | University of LancashireUniversity · Preston | #2,241 | 12.0% | 1,682 | #157 |
| 128 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system · Nottingham | #2,256 | 10.2% | 1,392 | #96 |
| 129 | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #2,271 | 16.3% | 848 | #129 |
| 130 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system · Leeds | #2,316 | 10.9% | 1,502 | #118 |
| 131 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityUniversity · Canterbury | #2,347 | 14.1% | 773 | #213 |
| 132 | London South Bank UniversityUniversity · London | #2,409 | 11.9% | 1,189 | #206 |
| 133 | London Centre for NanotechnologyResearch facility · London | #2,429 | 18.1% | 252 | #61 |
| 134 | University of East LondonUniversity · London | #2,430 | 13.4% | 1,124 | #203 |
| 135 | Oxford Research GroupNonprofit · London | #2,460 | 20.2% | 140 | #35 |
| 136 | Goldsmiths University of LondonUniversity · London | #2,476 | 14.7% | 1,249 | #136 |
| 137 | York St John UniversityUniversity · York | #2,542 | 15.7% | 781 | #207 |
| 138 | London Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · London | #2,565 | 14.7% | 1,044 | #384 |
| 139 | British Heart FoundationNonprofit · London | #2,587 | 23.5% | 299 | #75 |
| 140 | University of StaffordshireUniversity · Stoke-on-Trent | #2,588 | 11.0% | 770 | #255 |
| 141 | Genomics (United Kingdom)Company · Oxford | #2,589 | 13.8% | 355 | #81 |
| 142 | Kingston UniversityUniversity · London | #2,593 | 12.3% | 1,166 | #226 |
| 143 | Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #2,644 | 9.2% | 761 | #191 |
| 144 | Royal Veterinary CollegeUniversity · London | #2,650 | 11.5% | 910 | #164 |
| 145 | Constructing ExcellenceInstitution · London | #2,674 | 6.6% | 484 | #284 |
| 146 | University of South WalesUniversity · Pontypridd | #2,708 | 9.8% | 909 | #146 |
| 147 | University of the Arts LondonUniversity · London | #2,726 | 9.1% | 770 | #232 |
| 148 | University of BradfordUniversity · Bradford | #2,760 | 12.9% | 2,067 | #175 |
| 149 | NHS LothianHospital / health system · Edinburgh | #2,780 | 10.0% | 636 | #173 |
| 150 | NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeHospital / health system · Glasgow | #2,790 | 8.5% | 1,089 | #149 |
| 151 | UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyInstitution · Wallingford | #2,815 | 16.8% | 498 | #116 |
| 152 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Birmingham | #2,822 | 12.2% | 974 | #135 |
| 153 | National Oceanography CentreResearch facility · Southampton | #2,832 | 13.8% | 435 | #95 |
| 154 | Aberystwyth UniversityUniversity · Aberystwyth | #2,990 | 12.6% | 887 | #124 |
| 155 | National Physical LaboratoryResearch facility · London | #3,010 | 9.1% | 700 | #110 |
| 156 | University of GloucestershireUniversity · Cheltenham | #3,064 | 13.7% | 613 | #201 |
| 157 | SOAS University of LondonUniversity · London | #3,066 | 15.7% | 823 | #134 |
| 158 | James Hutton InstituteFunder · Dundee | #3,098 | 13.0% | 579 | #154 |
| 159 | University of Greater ManchesterUniversity · Bolton | #3,119 | 9.3% | 601 | #245 |
| 160 | Royal Brompton HospitalHospital / health system · London | #3,127 | 14.2% | 577 | #142 |
| 161 | Public Health EnglandGovernment institution · London | #3,146 | 17.2% | 351 | #62 |
| 162 | University of West LondonUniversity · London | #3,189 | 10.0% | 670 | #252 |
| 163 | Henry Royce InstituteUniversity · Manchester | #3,245 | 18.1% | 324 | #108 |
| 164 | Institute of Biomedical ScienceInstitution · London | #3,252 | 6.6% | 529 | #160 |
| 165 | Arthritis UKNonprofit · London | #3,283 | 17.9% | 364 | #119 |
| 166 | University of RoehamptonUniversity · London | #3,289 | 11.6% | 823 | #181 |
| 167 | Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Oxford | #3,300 | 15.1% | 398 | #114 |
| 168 | University of ChichesterUniversity · Chichester | #3,322 | 8.4% | 389 | #290 |
| 169 | St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #3,359 | 11.3% | 789 | #247 |
| 170 | University of SunderlandUniversity · Sunderland | #3,374 | 8.5% | 733 | #411 |
| 171 | Wellcome TrustNonprofit · London | #3,399 | 23.7% | 171 | #84 |
| 172 | University College BirminghamUniversity · Birmingham | #3,458 | 16.6% | 245 | #195 |
| 173 | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #3,462 | 9.9% | 1,047 | #183 |
| 174 | University of WolverhamptonUniversity · Wolverhampton | #3,502 | 12.8% | 1,012 | #180 |
| 175 | Department for Environment Food and Rural AffairsGovernment institution · London | #3,534 | 11.3% | 711 | #182 |
| 176 | North Bristol NHS TrustHospital / health system · Bristol | #3,674 | 10.0% | 900 | #174 |
| 177 | University of BuckinghamUniversity · Buckingham | #3,689 | 7.0% | 417 | #237 |
| 178 | Centre for Economic Policy ResearchNonprofit · London | #3,740 | 18.3% | 744 | #186 |
| 179 | University of BedfordshireUniversity · Luton | #3,760 | 10.4% | 684 | #218 |
| 180 | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #3,829 | 11.4% | 578 | #140 |
| 181 | University of NorthamptonUniversity · Northampton | #3,852 | 8.9% | 582 | #266 |
| 182 | Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #3,935 | 14.8% | 575 | #117 |
| 183 | Leverhulme TrustNonprofit · London | #3,957 | 23.3% | 184 | #178 |
| 184 | University of ChesterUniversity · Chester | #3,962 | 9.0% | 737 | #212 |
| 185 | Energy InstituteInstitution · London | #3,984 | 14.4% | 292 | #177 |
| 186 | Institute for SustainabilityNonprofit · London | #4,003 | 16.6% | 321 | #219 |
| 187 | Met OfficeGovernment institution · Exeter | #4,054 | 12.0% | 487 | #152 |
| 188 | Academy of Medical SciencesNonprofit · London | #4,153 | 9.1% | 329 | #1167 |
| 189 | CRUK Lung Cancer Centre of ExcellenceResearch facility · Manchester | #4,257 | 21.2% | 176 | #130 |
| 190 | University of SuffolkUniversity · Ipswich | #4,351 | 13.8% | 425 | #274 |
| 191 | Dartmouth HospitalHospital / health system · Dartmouth | #4,366 | 9.2% | 456 | #150 |
| 192 | Bristol Robotics LaboratoryResearch facility · Bristol | #4,371 | 12.4% | 295 | #143 |
| 193 | Research Complex at HarwellResearch facility · Harwell | #4,444 | 15.9% | 218 | #109 |
| 194 | University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Bristol | #4,450 | 13.8% | 484 | #197 |
| 195 | The Christie NHS Foundation TrustFunder · Manchester | #4,495 | 12.7% | 565 | #236 |
| 196 | Adam Smith InstituteUniversity · London | #4,578 | 19.5% | 334 | #310 |
| 197 | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFunder · Sheffield | #4,580 | 9.4% | 958 | #242 |
| 198 | University of WinchesterUniversity · Winchester | #4,601 | 8.3% | 744 | #246 |
| 199 | Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity · Edinburgh | #4,637 | 12.8% | 342 | #234 |
| 200 | London CancerInstitution · London | #4,741 | 19.0% | 202 | #165 |
| 201 | University of WorcesterUniversity · Worcester | #4,749 | 9.4% | 545 | #277 |
| 202 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustHospital / health system · Leicester | #4,887 | 10.0% | 975 | #260 |
| 203 | Institute of Food Science & TechnologyNonprofit · London | #4,946 | 13.5% | 373 | #285 |
| 204 | Babraham InstituteResearch facility · Cambridge | #5,136 | 15.7% | 134 | #100 |
| 205 | Scotland's Rural CollegeUniversity · Edinburgh | #5,161 | 15.5% | 432 | #256 |
| 206 | Rothamsted ResearchResearch facility · Harpenden | #5,181 | 16.3% | 387 | #105 |
| 207 | Intelligent Health (United Kingdom)Company · Reading | #5,195 | 9.4% | 870 | #414 |
| 208 | NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research CentreResearch facility · Birmingham | #5,248 | 23.6% | 190 | #209 |
| 209 | Centre for Sustainable EnergyNonprofit · Bristol | #5,295 | 15.0% | 295 | #225 |
| 210 | Plymouth Marine LaboratoryResearch facility · Plymouth | #5,335 | 14.1% | 308 | #158 |
| 211 | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewArchive · London | #5,398 | 9.1% | 798 | #204 |
| 212 | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #5,428 | 16.0% | 292 | #144 |
| 213 | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustHospital / health system · Coventry | #5,463 | 11.1% | 459 | #309 |
| 214 | Syngenta (United Kingdom)Company · Fulbourn | #5,490 | 13.8% | 177 | #167 |
| 215 | New CollegeUniversity · Swindon | #5,530 | 13.2% | 228 | #169 |
| 216 | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · London | #5,560 | 11.0% | 699 | #241 |
| 217 | City St George's, University of LondonUniversity · London | #5,562 | 13.5% | 297 | #491 |
| 218 | Liverpool Hope UniversityUniversity · Liverpool | #5,650 | 10.8% | 527 | #283 |
| 219 | Age UKNonprofit · London | #5,723 | 15.0% | 223 | #147 |
| 220 | Feminist Archive SouthArchive · Bristol | #5,793 | 6.7% | 302 | #358 |
| 221 | Coventry (United Kingdom)Company · Coventry | #5,815 | 8.5% | 254 | #92 |
| 222 | London Business SchoolUniversity · London | #5,830 | 23.9% | 389 | #153 |
| 223 | National Centre for Atmospheric ScienceNonprofit · Leeds | #5,839 | 15.7% | 222 | #163 |
| 224 | Nuffield HealthHospital / health system · Epsom | #5,885 | 16.4% | 219 | #185 |
| 225 | Goethe-Institute United KingdomNonprofit · London | #5,975 | 9.8% | 245 | #189 |
| 226 | NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research CentreResearch facility · Manchester | #6,025 | 18.1% | 219 | #166 |
| 227 | Quadram InstituteResearch facility · Norwich | #6,048 | 17.4% | 195 | #151 |
| 228 | Buckinghamshire New UniversityUniversity · High Wycombe | #6,050 | 7.5% | 243 | #375 |
| 229 | Royal College of ArtUniversity · London | #6,098 | 7.1% | 366 | #350 |
| 230 | University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidUniversity · Swansea | #6,179 | 8.5% | 352 | #263 |
| 231 | British Geological SurveyGovernment institution · Nottingham | #6,209 | 12.8% | 377 | #170 |
| 232 | Centre for Mental HealthHospital / health system · London | #6,272 | 16.9% | 271 | #194 |
| 233 | East Sussex County CouncilGovernment institution · Lewes | #6,285 | 4.9% | 334 | #383 |
| 234 | Department of Health and Social CareGovernment institution · London | #6,361 | 16.8% | 242 | #262 |
| 235 | Edinburgh CollegeUniversity · Edinburgh | #6,378 | 11.2% | 217 | #264 |
| 236 | Open Data InstituteNonprofit · London | #6,536 | 18.9% | 127 | #251 |
| 237 | Bath Spa UniversityUniversity · Bath | #6,599 | 10.3% | 350 | #280 |
| 238 | St George's HospitalHospital / health system · Stafford | #6,604 | 9.6% | 381 | #281 |
| 239 | School of Advanced StudyUniversity · London | #6,608 | 12.7% | 229 | #287 |
| 240 | Marie CurieNonprofit · London | #6,640 | 11.7% | 251 | #250 |
| 241 | Trinity HouseNonprofit · London | #6,703 | 6.9% | 144 | #211 |
| 242 | Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryGovernment institution · Salisbury | #6,706 | 8.8% | 240 | #271 |
| 243 | Southampton Solent UniversityUniversity · Southampton | #6,707 | 11.3% | 289 | #267 |
| 244 | BP (United Kingdom)Company · London | #6,802 | 6.9% | 320 | #240 |
| 245 | NHS Blood and TransplantHospital / health system · Watford | #6,839 | 15.8% | 219 | #238 |
| 246 | Independent DanceInstitution · London | #6,938 | 5.7% | 453 | #399 |
| 247 | Perinatal InstituteNonprofit · Birmingham | #7,039 | 10.3% | 179 | #193 |
| 248 | Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardHospital / health system · Cardiff | #7,064 | 7.9% | 498 | #330 |
| 249 | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Brighton | #7,112 | 7.8% | 751 | #306 |
| 250 | Oldham CouncilGovernment institution · Oldham | #7,114 | 8.8% | 1,948 | #402 |
| 251 | University of CumbriaUniversity · Carlisle | #7,134 | 9.8% | 312 | #259 |
| 252 | Abertay UniversityUniversity · Dundee | #7,211 | 9.8% | 293 | #397 |
| 253 | Sage (United Kingdom)Company · Newcastle upon Tyne | #7,315 | 6.5% | 410 | #379 |
| 254 | Office for National StatisticsGovernment institution · Newport | #7,341 | 6.8% | 123 | #198 |
| 255 | English Institute of SportGovernment institution · Manchester | #7,366 | 14.8% | 237 | #349 |
| 256 | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustNonprofit · South Shields | #7,372 | 7.8% | 322 | #317 |
| 257 | Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Birmingham | #7,422 | 9.7% | 445 | #229 |
| 258 | Rosalind Franklin InstituteUniversity · Harwell | #7,444 | 13.1% | 102 | #291 |
| 259 | Belfast Health and Social Care TrustHospital / health system · Belfast | #7,454 | 7.7% | 522 | #314 |
| 260 | Dyson (United Kingdom)Company · Malmesbury | #7,458 | 19.3% | 199 | #1829 |
| 261 | GeoInformation (United Kingdom)Company · Cambridge | #7,610 | 7.9% | 246 | #368 |
| 262 | CochraneNonprofit · Oxford | #7,663 | 17.6% | 181 | #210 |
| 263 | Geospatial Research (United Kingdom)Company · Durham | #7,674 | 7.6% | 202 | #472 |
| 264 | Oxford Policy ManagementInstitution · Oxford | #7,678 | 13.0% | 187 | #303 |
| 265 | Tyndall CentreInstitution · Norwich | #7,690 | 19.8% | 153 | #199 |
| 266 | NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research CentreResearch facility · Birmingham | #7,694 | 11.7% | 300 | #322 |
| 267 | English HeritageArchive · London | #7,741 | 9.3% | 396 | #453 |
| 268 | University of the Highlands and IslandsUniversity · Inverness | #7,742 | 11.1% | 280 | #325 |
| 269 | Sustainable Energy Systems (United Kingdom)Company · Great Eccleston | #7,756 | 9.5% | 185 | #298 |
| 270 | Endometriosis UKNonprofit · London | #7,769 | 12.9% | 214 | #354 |
| 271 | Harper Adams UniversityUniversity · Newport | #7,785 | 12.1% | 293 | #319 |
| 272 | Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Exeter | #7,807 | 10.7% | 324 | #315 |
| 273 | Faculty of 1000 (United Kingdom)Company · London | #7,813 | 11.3% | 232 | #466 |
| 274 | Environment AgencyGovernment institution · Rotherham | #7,879 | 11.2% | 209 | #301 |
| 275 | The Faraday InstitutionNonprofit · Didcot | #7,892 | 17.4% | 223 | #545 |
| 276 | Public Health ScotlandGovernment institution · Edinburgh | #7,930 | 16.7% | 137 | #268 |
| 277 | The Football AssociationNonprofit · London | #7,942 | 14.6% | 189 | #420 |
| 278 | Institute for Fiscal StudiesResearch facility · London | #8,000 | 17.7% | 186 | #156 |
| 279 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Cambridge | #8,011 | 9.9% | 178 | #202 |
| 280 | Oxford ArchaeologyNonprofit · Oxford | #8,056 | 16.1% | 382 | #254 |
| 281 | Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity · Leeds | #8,180 | 10.7% | 284 | #404 |
| 282 | Institute of RefrigerationNonprofit · London | #8,190 | 11.3% | 227 | #534 |
| 283 | 21c Consultancy (United Kingdom)Company · London | #8,316 | 6.9% | 214 | #462 |
| 284 | JiscNonprofit · Bristol | #8,403 | 9.8% | 154 | #220 |
| 285 | Feminist Archive NorthArchive · Leeds | #8,466 | 9.6% | 244 | #1187 |
| 286 | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system · Prestwich | #8,499 | 13.1% | 242 | #311 |
| 287 | Association of British OrchestrasInstitution · London | #8,517 | 7.8% | 221 | #698 |
| 288 | Public Health WalesHospital / health system · Cardiff | #8,530 | 11.5% | 210 | #336 |
| 289 | Newcastle CollegeUniversity · Newcastle upon Tyne | #8,551 | 13.3% | 116 | #357 |
| 290 | Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)Company · London | #8,603 | 8.4% | 316 | #239 |
| 291 | Smith InstituteNonprofit · London | #8,625 | 9.4% | 127 | #217 |
| 292 | Centre for LifeInstitution · Newcastle upon Tyne | #8,683 | 19.6% | 115 | #187 |
| 293 | The StablesInstitution · Milton Keynes | #8,741 | 9.5% | 208 | #292 |
| 294 | St Mary's University Twickenham LondonUniversity · London | #8,811 | 12.4% | 246 | #433 |
| 295 | British AcademyNonprofit · London | #8,822 | 15.9% | 200 | #329 |
| 296 | Medway School of PharmacyUniversity · Chatham | #8,843 | 15.5% | 169 | #297 |
| 297 | ET Enterprises (United Kingdom)Company · London | #8,847 | 7.0% | 232 | #376 |
| 298 | Landscape InstituteInstitution · London | #8,865 | 8.4% | 296 | #557 |
| 299 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityGovernment institution · Abingdon | #8,881 | 17.4% | 409 | #372 |
| 300 | Civil ServiceGovernment institution · London | #8,986 | 5.6% | 218 | #347 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within United Kingdom on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside United Kingdom
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
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