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Health Sciences research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#6 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
211k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
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 of OxfordOxford #680.517.4%6,482
2University of CambridgeCambridge #1173.915.9%4,556
3University College LondonLondon #1471.315.2%11,771
4Imperial College LondonLondon #2963.415.7%6,786
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #4259.415.0%4,120
6London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #6454.818.1%1,865
7King's College LondonLondon #6654.515.0%7,119
8Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #8751.515.8%2,634
9University of GlasgowGlasgow #10349.614.2%3,482
10University of BristolBristol #12447.613.5%2,435
11UK Research and InnovationSwindon #12647.420.3%455
12University of BirminghamBirmingham #13746.513.9%3,702
13University of LiverpoolLiverpool #14446.013.1%4,542
14University of ManchesterManchester #14745.812.3%4,403
15National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLondon #15944.926.5%490
16University of LeedsLeeds #17344.014.6%3,035
17University of ExeterExeter #17843.715.3%1,548
18University of DundeeDundee #18943.014.4%1,364
19University of WarwickCoventry #19242.913.4%1,346
20University of SouthamptonSouthampton #20842.013.9%2,306
21The Francis Crick InstituteLondon #22541.123.0%232
22Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #22841.013.1%2,968
23University of SheffieldSheffield #23440.714.7%2,375
24University of NottinghamNottingham #24240.311.8%3,187
25University of YorkYork #25239.913.8%1,353
26University of LeicesterLeicester #25639.716.1%2,086
27Cardiff UniversityCardiff #26039.611.4%2,219
28Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #26439.413.0%2,007
29AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #26539.318.3%1,874
30UK Dementia Research InstituteLondon #27539.022.1%312
31Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #27738.920.2%440
32Cancer Research UKLondon #27838.820.6%334
33Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #28538.619.5%790
34Queen's University BelfastBelfast #30138.014.9%1,778
35Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)Oxford #35636.227.5%222
36St George's, University of LondonLondon #39135.115.9%856
37Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #41634.512.5%2,103
38University of BathBath #42334.316.3%832
39Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #43234.011.9%886
40NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research CentreLondon #43633.921.8%160
41Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #44533.713.4%1,127
42Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridge #45233.523.1%131
43Institute of Cancer ResearchLondon #45333.519.4%376
44Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineLiverpool #47433.018.5%373
45University of LondonLondon #50932.317.0%412
46University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #51632.115.8%806
47GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)London #52931.814.1%780
48University of SussexBrighton #53031.811.8%1,061
49British Heart FoundationLondon #53431.724.8%211
50National Health ServiceLondon #53731.719.1%275
51University of AberdeenAberdeen #54531.511.8%1,286
52Health Data Research UKLondon #54931.424.5%148
53University of East AngliaNorwich #58930.711.6%1,149
54Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #60230.410.4%991
55UK Health Security AgencyLondon #65929.518.8%276
56London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #67329.218.0%401
57Durham UniversityDurham #67529.212.4%724
58University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #68029.113.4%362
59University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton #68329.112.3%1,040
60University of KentCanterbury #69228.913.7%367

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

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in United Kingdom?

Gregory Y.H. Lip, John J.V. McMurray and Naveed A. Sattar rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Gregory Y.H. Lip#27,333 worldwide overall1,026.3 of 4,105 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2John J.V. McMurray#1,925 worldwide overall808.9 of 2,012 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Naveed A. Sattar#2,729 worldwide overall548.4 of 1,408 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Cyrus Cooper#28,409 worldwide overall585.2 of 2,226 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kypros H. Nicolaides#22,537 worldwide overall521.8 of 1,780 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6George Davey Smith#6,683 worldwide overall486.1 of 1,538 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kamlesh K. Khunti#13,228 worldwide overall454.0 of 1,419 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Nicholas J. Wareham#873 worldwide overall397.4 of 924 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9John G.F. Cleland#25,337 worldwide overall450.5 of 1,561 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mika Kivimäki#7,917 worldwide overall395.6 of 1,101 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kay‐Tee Khaw#5,238 worldwide overall370.2 of 1,007 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter John Barnes#22,637 worldwide overall388.5 of 1,223 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Aziz Sheikh#15,677 worldwide overall383.7 of 1,189 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Pardeep S. Jhund#1,311 worldwide overall288.1 of 592 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrew J.S. Coats#16,079 worldwide overall315.8 of 938 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Health Sciences