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Social Sciences research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
227k
Top-10% rate
14.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1100.015.2%10,534
2University of CambridgeCambridge #388.014.0%8,626
3University College LondonLondon #680.516.8%8,757
4University of EdinburghEdinburgh #2564.913.1%5,940
5King's College LondonLondon #2963.316.1%6,164
6University of ManchesterManchester #4059.815.8%5,091
7University of BristolBristol #4458.714.4%3,836
8University of BirminghamBirmingham #6754.116.9%3,965
9London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #7752.618.0%3,773
10University of ExeterExeter #8052.215.8%3,189
11University of GlasgowGlasgow #8651.414.4%4,354
12University of LeedsLeeds #10449.314.9%3,842
13University of WarwickCoventry #10649.114.4%3,808
14Durham UniversityDurham #11048.716.2%3,648
15University of NottinghamNottingham #12847.114.6%4,527
16Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #13446.615.0%2,368
17University of YorkYork #13846.315.4%2,811
18University of SussexBrighton #14146.018.2%2,367
19University of SouthamptonSouthampton #16044.615.3%2,917
20University of SheffieldSheffield #16444.416.4%3,276
21University of BathBath #16544.321.4%1,670
22Imperial College LondonLondon #17343.816.2%1,796
23Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #17843.515.8%2,698
24London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #18243.219.2%731
25University of LiverpoolLiverpool #18643.015.4%2,781
26Cardiff UniversityCardiff #19942.313.9%3,026
27Lancaster UniversityLancaster #21141.614.9%2,475
28Royal Holloway University of LondonEgham #25139.714.4%1,476
29University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #25239.713.9%2,128
30University of KentCanterbury #25339.613.8%1,582
31Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #30237.716.6%1,973
32University of DundeeDundee #32237.012.2%982
33University of ReadingReading #33136.716.0%1,727
34University of LeicesterLeicester #33836.512.8%1,756
35University of LondonLondon #35136.116.5%1,052
36University of East AngliaNorwich #36535.714.0%1,532
37University of SurreyGuildford #40334.620.9%1,425
38Queen's University BelfastBelfast #40634.514.2%2,179
39UK Research and InnovationSwindon #41134.311.2%418
40Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #41334.318.3%1,674
41University of StrathclydeGlasgow #43433.816.0%1,368
42Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #47032.916.7%1,656
43Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #51931.816.7%1,540
44Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon #52031.814.7%1,102
45University of EssexColchester #54331.316.1%1,894
46Swansea UniversitySwansea #57730.614.6%1,250
47University of LincolnLincoln #57930.613.8%927
48University of GreenwichLondon #62829.718.7%768
49University of PortsmouthPortsmouth #64829.416.3%1,419
50City, University of LondonLondon #66329.115.8%1,006
51The Open UniversityMilton Keynes #67728.913.3%1,808
52Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds #70828.416.0%881
53University of PlymouthPlymouth #78627.313.5%707
54University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #82526.814.0%862
55Coventry UniversityCoventry #82926.714.1%1,232
56Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford #88426.014.5%958
57University of AberdeenAberdeen #89625.912.5%1,379
58SOAS University of LondonLondon #91925.616.3%722
59Bangor UniversityBangor #92025.612.3%670
60University of StirlingStirling #93725.415.5%989

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in United Kingdom?

Mark Damian Griffiths, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi and Terrie E. Moffitt rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mark Damian Griffiths#1,929 worldwide overall690.3 of 1,547 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi#114 worldwide overall309.1 of 550 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Terrie E. Moffitt#82 worldwide overall237.6 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Avshalom Caspi#99 worldwide overall211.8 of 340 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Peter Fonagy#34,291 worldwide overall243.2 of 856 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jiju Antony#4,172 worldwide overall195.7 of 444 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7David P. Farrington#15,745 worldwide overall223.6 of 637 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Douglas G. Altman#182 worldwide overall174.6 of 317 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Nripendra Pratap Rana#250 worldwide overall170.1 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Martin McKee#38,874 worldwide overall219.8 of 826 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Vikram Patel#3,899 worldwide overall179.3 of 424 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael L. Rutter#3,360 worldwide overall188.0 of 409 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Graham Thornicroft#10,975 worldwide overall188.2 of 560 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Constantine Sedikides#11,907 worldwide overall184.0 of 418 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Simon Baron‐Cohen#1,088 worldwide overall163.1 of 333 papers here in the top 10%

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