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Health Sciences research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by King's College London and University of Oxford.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
211k
Top-10% rate
18.1%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College LondonLondon #1075.523.1%8,260
2King's College LondonLondon #1372.724.3%5,068
3University of OxfordOxford #1571.227.4%4,829
4Imperial College LondonLondon #3263.124.1%4,989
5University of LiverpoolLiverpool #9351.719.3%3,120
6University of CambridgeCambridge #9451.625.3%3,031
7University of BirminghamBirmingham #9851.223.6%2,540
8University of ManchesterManchester #10750.220.4%3,084
9University of GlasgowGlasgow #13248.022.2%2,365
10University of EdinburghEdinburgh #13547.822.4%2,609
11Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #17145.223.9%2,131
12Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #17844.822.0%1,943
13University of LeedsLeeds #18544.422.8%2,135
14Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #19344.016.5%1,728
15London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #24241.531.3%1,739
16University of SheffieldSheffield #25341.123.7%1,932
17University of BristolBristol #26240.722.3%1,932
18University of LeicesterLeicester #28939.721.4%1,271
19Queen's University BelfastBelfast #30239.223.4%1,445
20University of NottinghamNottingham #33038.219.4%2,234
21University of ExeterExeter #34237.925.7%1,348
22University of SouthamptonSouthampton #36137.320.9%1,549
23Cardiff UniversityCardiff #37137.020.6%1,571
24Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #47534.428.8%790
25University of WarwickCoventry #52133.425.8%1,049
26National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLondon #52633.336.4%490
27University of DundeeDundee #55332.821.4%907
28Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #56432.516.4%1,065
29University of SurreyGuildford #60431.823.2%738
30Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #62131.521.9%727
31University of AberdeenAberdeen #63731.222.8%850
32University of YorkYork #65531.025.4%873
33University of PlymouthPlymouth #66830.718.5%578
34Aston UniversityBirmingham #71330.022.5%471
35Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool #72629.925.3%695
36St Thomas' HospitalLondon #77929.119.2%539
37Medical Research CouncilLondon #79128.937.5%246
38Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #81828.624.1%622
39Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #83128.413.4%1,020
40London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #87127.932.5%395
41Keele UniversityNewcastle-under-Lyme #87327.919.2%732
42University of UlsterColeraine #88027.818.9%995
43Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge #90027.620.7%545
44St George's, University of LondonLondon #90227.524.5%856
45Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds #90827.512.0%1,116
46King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon #95826.913.3%773
47Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford #96026.923.6%270
48Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #97326.712.5%984
49University of StrathclydeGlasgow #1,00026.421.1%517
50Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester #1,00326.412.0%1,070
51University of East AngliaNorwich #1,00426.419.6%726
52University of BradfordBradford #1,00926.419.3%390
53University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #1,01726.319.6%601
54Swansea UniversitySwansea #1,01926.218.4%811
55Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #1,03026.115.2%561
56Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #1,03926.020.9%493
57Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #1,07225.727.1%440
58Florence Nightingale FoundationLondon #1,07425.729.7%72
59University of BathBath #1,08225.627.1%684
60Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #1,11225.314.7%885

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in United Kingdom?

Aziz Sheikh, Azeem Majeed and Mika Kivimäki rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Aziz Sheikh#17 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 220 works
  2. 2Azeem Majeed#51 worldwide overall6k citations · 142 works
  3. 3Mika Kivimäki#69 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 195 works
  4. 4Martin McKee#78 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 204 works
  5. 5Stuart Pocock#122 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 134 works
  6. 6Carol Brayne#131 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 118 works
  7. 7Cyrus Cooper#144 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 455 works
  8. 8Mark I. McCarthy#148 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 125 works
  9. 9Neil Pearce#220 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 123 works
  10. 10Rhian M. Touyz#273 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 124 works
  11. 11Michael Marmot#451 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 131 works
  12. 12Nicholas J. Wareham#615 worldwide overall4k citations · 193 works
  13. 13John Hardy#734 worldwide overall4k citations · 118 works
  14. 14Adrian Banning#868 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 156 works
  15. 15Andrew G. Nicholson#874 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 126 works

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