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Health Professions research in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom's world rank
#4
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
30k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
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 Professions in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #676.317.0%753
2University College LondonLondon #1168.214.8%1,232
3University of CambridgeCambridge #1267.115.2%433
4London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #3353.720.3%338
5King's College LondonLondon #3453.315.2%878
6Imperial College LondonLondon #3552.914.7%536
7University of ManchesterManchester #5147.915.0%623
8University of EdinburghEdinburgh #5247.613.5%465
9University of LeedsLeeds #10638.217.5%349
10University of YorkYork #11037.713.6%329
11University of BristolBristol #11437.214.3%378
12University of ExeterExeter #11836.816.5%270
13University of GlasgowGlasgow #12735.814.4%420
14Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #12835.714.3%269
15University of BirminghamBirmingham #13834.713.0%513
16University of SouthamptonSouthampton #15133.513.5%348
17Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #16232.616.6%391
18University of SheffieldSheffield #16432.416.0%429
19Cardiff UniversityCardiff #17032.011.8%354
20University of NottinghamNottingham #17231.812.6%469
21University of LiverpoolLiverpool #18730.712.9%446
22Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #18830.621.1%121
23University of WarwickCoventry #20129.713.4%234
24University of DundeeDundee #22028.513.5%172
25University of LeicesterLeicester #22928.016.6%257
26University of PlymouthPlymouth #24227.312.9%153
27London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #24727.017.4%205
28Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #26925.914.4%240
29University of BathBath #28825.018.8%159
30University of East AngliaNorwich #31024.011.8%174
31University of LondonLondon #32023.617.7%66
32University of SussexBrighton #33622.913.9%181
33University of GreenwichLondon #34322.619.5%78
34University of SurreyGuildford #36621.817.8%149
35Queen's University BelfastBelfast #38421.112.7%280
36University of KentCanterbury #38921.013.4%97
37Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #42119.914.5%136
38Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #43219.618.0%130
39Durham UniversityDurham #44019.413.5%141
40Lancaster UniversityLancaster #47018.516.7%171
41Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds #48818.014.3%120
42Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff #48918.016.4%60
43City, University of LondonLondon #49717.714.6%86
44Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool #50617.514.5%136
45University of StrathclydeGlasgow #50817.417.1%120
46Bangor UniversityBangor #51417.311.1%87
47St George's, University of LondonLondon #53416.811.8%98
48Swansea UniversitySwansea #54316.611.1%176
49University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #54916.412.1%78
50Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow #55916.216.0%82
51University of ReadingReading #56716.017.4%67
52Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #58415.610.5%93
53University of AberdeenAberdeen #62514.713.1%160
54Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #62914.68.1%165
55Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #63814.416.0%115
56Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #66513.910.5%71
57University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #66713.814.6%96
58University of UlsterColeraine #67113.813.5%158
59University of EssexColchester #68613.511.9%125
60Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford #71612.914.0%76

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in United Kingdom?

Mika Kivimäki, Martin McKee and Michael Gideon Marmot rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mika Kivimäki#7,917 worldwide overall128.2 of 369 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Martin McKee#38,874 worldwide overall138.6 of 602 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael Gideon Marmot#12,838 worldwide overall104.4 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Aziz Sheikh#15,677 worldwide overall92.7 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Susan G. Michie#40,706 worldwide overall82.3 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Trisha Greenhalgh#29,299 worldwide overall83.8 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ara Wardkes Darzi#37,118 worldwide overall77.4 of 229 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Charles A. Vincent#135,563 worldwide overall73.4 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Graham Thornicroft#10,975 worldwide overall66.9 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lynn Rochester#14,055 worldwide overall58.8 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stephen Alfred Stansfeld#14,951 worldwide overall56.5 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Peter Bower#62,781 worldwide overall62.4 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Azeem Majeed#27,950 worldwide overall71.6 of 281 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mary Dixon‐Woods#22,971 worldwide overall54.2 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nick Sevdalis#50,028 worldwide overall59.0 of 176 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Health Professions 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 Professions