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Computer Science research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#19 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#4
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
42k
Top-10% rate
12.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1964.916.0%1,689
2University of CambridgeCambridge #2163.714.4%1,492
3University College LondonLondon #4654.415.3%1,681
4Imperial College LondonLondon #5053.414.4%1,616
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #7348.911.5%1,430
6King's College LondonLondon #10844.212.0%836
7University of ManchesterManchester #12942.110.4%946
8University of GlasgowGlasgow #13341.713.7%1,014
9Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #13941.216.7%730
10University of BristolBristol #18337.910.0%760
11University of NottinghamNottingham #19936.910.7%964
12University of WarwickCoventry #21336.112.4%752
13University of ExeterExeter #21735.916.6%424
14Durham UniversityDurham #23335.012.2%491
15University of LeedsLeeds #24734.412.3%579
16University of LiverpoolLiverpool #26933.311.8%666
17University of BirminghamBirmingham #28332.711.3%633
18University of YorkYork #29132.410.8%563
19University of SurreyGuildford #29832.117.8%733
20Lancaster UniversityLancaster #30931.713.7%532
21Cardiff UniversityCardiff #31131.614.5%520
22Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #32731.010.7%569
23University of SouthamptonSouthampton #34430.410.3%720
24University of SheffieldSheffield #35030.210.5%735
25UK Research and InnovationSwindon #35630.013.5%101
26University of StrathclydeGlasgow #37129.513.9%410
27Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #42627.915.5%357
28University of LeicesterLeicester #47026.716.3%303
29Queen's University BelfastBelfast #49526.113.9%446
30University of SussexBrighton #49926.010.4%239
31Royal Holloway University of LondonEgham #52325.411.6%250
32University of KentCanterbury #56524.513.4%234
33University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #58624.18.8%223
34University of BathBath #59423.914.0%252
35The Alan Turing InstituteLondon #60223.716.3%151
36Swansea UniversitySwansea #62723.310.3%328
37Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #64323.016.7%220
38Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff #65422.819.3%122
39Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #67122.512.8%380
40Brunel University of LondonLondon #69822.020.4%348
41London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #73321.411.8%175
42Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham #74321.218.2%216
43Science OxfordOxford #74421.214.2%121
44Cranfield UniversityCranfield #82919.913.6%236
45Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh #83919.811.8%223
46Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh #85519.613.1%354
47City, University of LondonLondon #89219.113.5%170
48Turing InstituteGlasgow #96718.120.0%66
49University of DundeeDundee #98017.910.0%128
50University of ReadingReading #98617.914.2%148
51University of EssexColchester #99517.813.9%340
52King's College SchoolLondon #1,04717.119.6%93
53University of AberdeenAberdeen #1,05017.111.0%208
54University of PortsmouthPortsmouth #1,05317.117.1%253
55AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #1,05817.017.8%100
56University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #1,06117.015.6%194
57De Montfort UniversityLeicester #1,07016.917.6%227
58University of SalfordSalford #1,07516.815.6%176
59The Open UniversityMilton Keynes #1,10216.513.1%248
60University of HertfordshireHatfield #1,11116.414.7%182

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in United Kingdom?

Andrew Zisserman, Mark Harman and Zidong Wang rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Andrew Zisserman#2,710 worldwide overall207.6 of 448 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mark Harman#10,640 worldwide overall203.1 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Zidong Wang#52,981 worldwide overall314.6 of 541 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tao Xiang#2,032 worldwide overall126.0 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yaochu Jin#121,355 worldwide overall212.5 of 484 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Shaogang Gong#11,574 worldwide overall125.2 of 282 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Xin Yao#400,629 worldwide overall214.2 of 618 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Philip H. S. Torr#5,894 worldwide overall98.6 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ali Kashif Bashir#16,368 worldwide overall109.3 of 263 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ian Horrocks#59,419 worldwide overall106.9 of 352 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Geyong Min#207,381 worldwide overall156.9 of 510 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mirella Lapata#30,017 worldwide overall104.3 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andrea Vedaldi#2,420 worldwide overall84.5 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rajiv Kumar Ranjan#83,002 worldwide overall114.8 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nicholas R. Jennings#97,109 worldwide overall101.2 of 345 papers here in the top 10%

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

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University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#19 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

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