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Materials Science research in United Kingdom

University of Cambridge ranks first in United Kingdom for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#44 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
44

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CambridgeCambridge #4451.015.5%691
2University of OxfordOxford #4750.215.0%578
3University College LondonLondon #6446.213.3%525
4UK Research and InnovationSwindon #6745.69.7%243
5Imperial College LondonLondon #7544.211.6%710
6University of ManchesterManchester #9241.511.3%696
7University of EdinburghEdinburgh #16534.011.1%250
8Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #17433.312.4%222
9University of LeedsLeeds #19731.612.1%306
10University of NottinghamNottingham #21330.612.5%512
11University of BirminghamBirmingham #22729.812.7%314
12University of SheffieldSheffield #24728.711.2%335
13University of BristolBristol #26727.712.4%218
14Diamond Light SourceDidcot #26827.710.9%150
15University of WarwickCoventry #27827.210.4%318
16Henry Royce InstituteManchester #34124.617.3%107
17University of GlasgowGlasgow #35524.011.7%251
18Cardiff UniversityCardiff #36223.88.6%200
19University of BathBath #36923.514.8%175
20University of ExeterExeter #40022.511.7%162
21King's College LondonLondon #41522.012.6%126
22University of YorkYork #41622.08.3%125
23University of SouthamptonSouthampton #44921.09.1%266
24Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #45520.812.2%172
25University of SurreyGuildford #49219.815.0%141
26University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #50619.58.9%130
27University of StrathclydeGlasgow #51719.29.9%201
28Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #52319.019.9%106
29Queen's University BelfastBelfast #53018.913.9%164
30Durham UniversityDurham #55618.211.7%134
31University of LiverpoolLiverpool #57817.711.1%231
32Lancaster UniversityLancaster #70115.28.9%96
33Cranfield UniversityCranfield #72814.812.7%89
34Swansea UniversitySwansea #74814.49.8%156
35AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #80913.414.8%61
36Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh #1,0759.711.2%81
37University of ReadingReading #1,1898.412.6%62
38United Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityAbingdon #1,2577.716.5%95
39Brunel University of LondonLondon #1,2657.612.3%89
40Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #1,3466.88.5%162
41University of AberdeenAberdeen #1,3526.78.9%62
42Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #1,4595.818.2%72
43University of BradfordBradford #1,6504.212.2%67
44Institute of NanotechnologyGlasgow #1,8332.89.2%70

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in United Kingdom?

Richard Henry Friend, Henry James Snaith and Kostya S. Novoselov rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Richard Henry Friend#4,199 worldwide overall177.7 of 497 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Henry James Snaith#345 worldwide overall152.9 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kostya S. Novoselov#6,987 worldwide overall127.7 of 301 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4James Robert Durrant#1,934 worldwide overall110.3 of 234 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Iain A. McCulloch#1,504 worldwide overall110.0 of 265 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Aron Walsh#6,263 worldwide overall103.7 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7John D. Robertson#41,922 worldwide overall106.7 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Stephen Mann#31,924 worldwide overall89.7 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andrew I. Cooper#3,274 worldwide overall82.9 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Andre K. Geim#5,639 worldwide overall79.8 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Steven Peter Armes#23,135 worldwide overall96.7 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12A. Keller#28,884 worldwide overall86.6 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Samuel D. Stranks#5,188 worldwide overall77.7 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Andrea Carlo Ferrari#19,073 worldwide overall72.1 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Donal D. C. Bradley#21,037 worldwide overall69.3 of 215 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science