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Life Sciences research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#11 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
78k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1172.615.1%4,009
2University of CambridgeCambridge #1370.716.2%3,326
3University College LondonLondon #1867.014.3%4,543
4UK Research and InnovationSwindon #3559.421.8%650
5Imperial College LondonLondon #4556.613.8%2,572
6University of EdinburghEdinburgh #5155.113.3%2,626
7King's College LondonLondon #10646.813.5%1,948
8University of BristolBristol #10746.713.1%1,226
9The Francis Crick InstituteLondon #11446.018.5%459
10University of ExeterExeter #14443.315.3%1,031
11University of ManchesterManchester #14543.213.0%1,578
12University of GlasgowGlasgow #15542.512.0%1,361
13Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridge #15942.223.5%262
14University of BirminghamBirmingham #16042.113.4%1,318
15Sainsbury LaboratoryNorwich #16341.921.6%136
16Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #17041.414.1%1,014
17John Innes CentreNorwich #19739.719.8%213
18University of LeedsLeeds #22638.213.4%1,099
19AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #24937.017.2%909
20Norwich Research ParkNorwich #25436.820.6%241
21Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #25536.812.3%1,161
22University of SussexBrighton #27036.114.7%601
23University of DundeeDundee #27436.013.3%606
24London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #28635.516.1%377
25UK Dementia Research InstituteLondon #29735.020.3%256
26University of YorkYork #29935.011.5%690
27University of NottinghamNottingham #32134.212.1%1,710
28Cancer Research UKLondon #32933.919.4%233
29University of LiverpoolLiverpool #34133.511.6%1,278
30University of SheffieldSheffield #37232.511.6%985
31University of WarwickCoventry #39431.812.9%677
32University of SouthamptonSouthampton #41431.211.6%779
33Institute of Cancer ResearchLondon #42531.017.1%212
34Cardiff UniversityCardiff #45930.111.9%990
35University of LeicesterLeicester #46330.014.5%495
36Queen's University BelfastBelfast #47629.616.6%770
37Durham UniversityDurham #48529.412.7%475
38University of East AngliaNorwich #49029.313.7%482
39University of BathBath #53528.313.7%429
40University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #56527.710.0%406
41Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #58227.415.8%242
42University of ReadingReading #58927.214.2%617
43Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineLiverpool #60327.017.8%142
44University of StrathclydeGlasgow #61926.710.5%370
45National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLondon #62926.520.7%112
46Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)Oxford #64526.220.8%99
47Bangor UniversityBangor #64726.116.3%204
48University of AberdeenAberdeen #65826.012.3%536
49Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #65925.914.8%149
50NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research CentreLondon #74924.520.5%65
51Science OxfordOxford #76024.315.6%148
52Rothamsted ResearchHarpenden #76824.216.4%224
53Babraham InstituteCambridge #77824.014.0%93
54Natural History MuseumLondon #79223.95.4%536
55Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #79923.812.6%252
56University of SurreyGuildford #80223.713.4%452
57St George's, University of LondonLondon #80523.713.2%222
58Genomics (United Kingdom)Oxford #81323.512.4%158
59GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)London #81823.512.8%305
60Lancaster UniversityLancaster #82823.313.3%356

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in United Kingdom?

Karl John Friston, Trevor William Robbins and George Davey Smith rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Karl John Friston#470 worldwide overall337.2 of 783 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Trevor William Robbins#1,151 worldwide overall276.9 of 730 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3George Davey Smith#6,683 worldwide overall268.9 of 679 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mark I. McCarthy#3,983 worldwide overall248.8 of 538 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Raymond J. Dolan#3,600 worldwide overall235.1 of 556 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Douglas F. Easton#2,255 worldwide overall227.2 of 550 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jonathan D. G. Jones#4,451 worldwide overall199.7 of 424 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Paul Flicek#104 worldwide overall182.5 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sophien Kamoun#3,774 worldwide overall188.5 of 372 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10John Hardy#17,160 worldwide overall227.5 of 771 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael C. O’Donovan#16,040 worldwide overall206.0 of 606 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Sarah Amalia Teichmann#148 worldwide overall176.0 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Michael R. Stratton#132 worldwide overall170.5 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Simon Baron‐Cohen#1,088 worldwide overall182.1 of 429 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nicholas J. Wareham#873 worldwide overall176.7 of 376 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences