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Medicine research in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
174k
Top-10% rate
12.8%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #680.217.5%5,605
2University of CambridgeCambridge #1173.516.1%3,993
3University College LondonLondon #1371.715.2%10,290
4Imperial College LondonLondon #2763.615.8%6,133
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #4458.215.4%3,472
6King's College LondonLondon #7053.114.9%5,873
7Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #9549.715.8%2,185
8London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #10248.917.7%1,448
9University of GlasgowGlasgow #11048.114.2%2,917
10UK Research and InnovationSwindon #12946.321.1%402
11University of BristolBristol #13346.013.5%1,926
12University of BirminghamBirmingham #14545.013.9%3,027
13University of LiverpoolLiverpool #14844.813.1%3,891
14University of ManchesterManchester #15544.311.6%3,581
15National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLondon #16843.427.0%426
16University of LeedsLeeds #18442.414.1%2,548
17University of ExeterExeter #19541.814.9%1,232
18University of DundeeDundee #20441.214.7%1,112
19University of WarwickCoventry #20541.213.5%1,077
20University of SouthamptonSouthampton #21240.813.9%1,887
21The Francis Crick InstituteLondon #22440.223.0%227
22Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #23439.712.5%2,459
23University of SheffieldSheffield #23939.514.3%1,829
24University of NottinghamNottingham #24239.411.7%2,566
25Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #25738.713.4%1,796
26Cardiff UniversityCardiff #26538.411.1%1,786
27University of LeicesterLeicester #26838.216.1%1,804
28University of YorkYork #27637.913.9%990
29AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #27837.818.2%1,793
30Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #28037.820.4%418
31Cancer Research UKLondon #29337.220.6%324
32Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #30236.919.4%644
33Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)Oxford #30936.727.5%210
34Queen's University BelfastBelfast #31636.415.0%1,409
35UK Dementia Research InstituteLondon #32736.022.0%298
36St George's, University of LondonLondon #39234.016.4%744
37Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #39633.913.0%1,911
38Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #40633.712.1%813
39Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #41833.313.6%1,026
40NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research CentreLondon #43932.821.6%138
41Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridge #44232.722.7%124
42University of BathBath #44332.715.6%659
43National Health ServiceLondon #48131.819.9%248
44Institute of Cancer ResearchLondon #48531.719.3%370
45University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #52430.816.3%663
46GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)London #53230.714.2%743
47University of AberdeenAberdeen #53430.611.4%1,086
48University of SussexBrighton #54230.511.2%847
49Health Data Research UKLondon #54730.425.0%129
50British Heart FoundationLondon #54930.325.1%203
51Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #56630.010.9%885
52University of East AngliaNorwich #57529.811.5%947
53University of LondonLondon #58929.517.0%317
54Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineLiverpool #63328.718.3%316
55University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton #65028.512.6%922
56Durham UniversityDurham #68427.912.2%561
57Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds #68827.811.3%1,123
58Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham #72927.210.2%962
59Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #73127.111.2%605
60Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester #73327.110.5%1,263

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in United Kingdom?

John J.V. McMurray, Gregory Y.H. Lip and Naveed A. Sattar rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1John J.V. McMurray#1,925 worldwide overall801.6 of 1,977 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Gregory Y.H. Lip#27,333 worldwide overall998.4 of 3,984 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Naveed A. Sattar#2,729 worldwide overall529.8 of 1,352 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Kypros H. Nicolaides#22,537 worldwide overall516.5 of 1,749 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Cyrus Cooper#28,409 worldwide overall541.3 of 2,063 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6George Davey Smith#6,683 worldwide overall430.7 of 1,318 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Nicholas J. Wareham#873 worldwide overall368.8 of 846 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8John G.F. Cleland#25,337 worldwide overall429.6 of 1,475 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Kamlesh K. Khunti#13,228 worldwide overall407.7 of 1,276 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kay‐Tee Khaw#5,238 worldwide overall343.5 of 914 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Peter John Barnes#22,637 worldwide overall365.8 of 1,154 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Pardeep S. Jhund#1,311 worldwide overall286.3 of 586 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andrew J.S. Coats#16,079 worldwide overall310.8 of 919 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Athol Umfrey Wells#4,522 worldwide overall278.6 of 667 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Stuart Pocock#1,528 worldwide overall269.8 of 596 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine

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What are the best universities for medicine in the United Kingdom?

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

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