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Medicine research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and King's College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
174k
Top-10% rate
17.7%
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 College LondonLondon #976.322.3%7,054
2University of OxfordOxford #2067.626.9%4,099
3King's College LondonLondon #2266.623.7%4,070
4Imperial College LondonLondon #2664.823.8%4,446
5University of CambridgeCambridge #8751.725.1%2,571
6University of BirminghamBirmingham #10649.623.3%1,985
7University of LiverpoolLiverpool #11948.318.7%2,588
8University of ManchesterManchester #12248.118.9%2,412
9Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #14546.216.8%1,562
10University of GlasgowGlasgow #15045.822.0%1,922
11University of EdinburghEdinburgh #16744.722.6%2,084
12Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #19742.924.1%1,717
13University of LeedsLeeds #21242.121.4%1,706
14Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #21641.920.4%1,515
15London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #22941.330.7%1,341
16University of LeicesterLeicester #24040.820.6%1,050
17University of BristolBristol #27239.421.9%1,499
18University of SheffieldSheffield #28538.922.3%1,439
19Queen's University BelfastBelfast #33237.323.5%1,111
20University of NottinghamNottingham #35136.718.4%1,743
21University of ExeterExeter #40035.224.5%1,056
22Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #41135.027.2%644
23Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #44334.216.5%965
24University of SouthamptonSouthampton #48533.220.1%1,216
25Cardiff UniversityCardiff #48833.119.2%1,190
26National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLondon #51132.636.4%426
27Medical Research CouncilLondon #55931.638.8%222
28University of WarwickCoventry #56531.525.2%806
29University of AberdeenAberdeen #56631.522.2%688
30St Thomas' HospitalLondon #58831.119.2%502
31Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds #69929.212.3%1,021
32University of DundeeDundee #72128.920.4%727
33Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #73728.613.6%912
34Keele UniversityNewcastle-under-Lyme #74228.618.5%593
35St George's, University of LondonLondon #74328.625.3%744
36Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool #74728.524.7%529
37Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #77628.115.1%813
38Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #77928.027.3%418
39Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester #78028.012.0%965
40University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #80127.819.8%555
41King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon #82227.513.4%695
42Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #83327.312.9%880
43John Radcliffe HospitalOxford #84227.224.5%498
44National Hospital for Neurology and NeurosurgeryLondon #86027.023.2%631
45Aston UniversityBirmingham #90526.422.0%393
46Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLiverpool #91626.325.9%290
47University of East AngliaNorwich #93026.118.7%555
48Swansea UniversitySwansea #93526.118.6%615
49King's College HospitalLondon #95125.914.5%991
50NHS Blood and TransplantWatford #96225.819.8%165
51University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester #97125.710.9%747
52University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton #97525.615.9%847
53Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #98225.514.8%494
54Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge #99925.416.3%596
55Great Ormond Street HospitalLondon #1,00025.419.2%639
56University of YorkYork #1,03825.024.3%574
57University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham #1,04124.914.5%732
58University of BathBath #1,11024.226.4%526
59UK Dementia Research InstituteLondon #1,11924.136.2%298
60University of SurreyGuildford #1,12124.120.9%545

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Medicine researchers in United Kingdom?

Aziz Sheikh, Mika Kivimäki and Stuart Pocock rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Aziz Sheikh#17 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 163 works
  2. 2Mika Kivimäki#69 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 121 works
  3. 3Stuart Pocock#122 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 131 works
  4. 4Cyrus Cooper#144 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 420 works
  5. 5Rhian M. Touyz#273 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 110 works
  6. 6Nicholas J. Wareham#615 worldwide overall4k citations · 184 works
  7. 7Adrian Banning#868 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 153 works
  8. 8Andrew G. Nicholson#874 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 126 works
  9. 9Steffen E. Petersen#1,199 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 127 works
  10. 10Peter Sleight#1,337 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 111 works
  11. 11Robert F. Storey#1,379 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 120 works
  12. 12Tim D. Spector#1,390 worldwide overall3k citations · 163 works
  13. 13David W. Denning#1,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 115 works
  14. 14A. John Camm#1,692 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 245 works
  15. 15Naveed Sattar#1,722 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 251 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Medicine