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Neuroscience research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
Top-10% rate
12.8%
Ranked institutions
49

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College LondonLondon #384.316.0%1,562
2University of OxfordOxford #674.415.7%998
3University of CambridgeCambridge #1759.514.8%810
4Imperial College LondonLondon #4246.613.9%485
5King's College LondonLondon #4545.614.6%616
6UK Research and InnovationSwindon #8736.224.2%77
7University of EdinburghEdinburgh #8836.012.6%461
8UK Dementia Research InstituteLondon #10034.220.2%137
9University of BirminghamBirmingham #10333.813.0%295
10University of BristolBristol #11831.811.7%277
11University of GlasgowGlasgow #15128.311.2%314
12University of ManchesterManchester #15527.911.6%331
13Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #15927.513.7%191
14University of SussexBrighton #16327.213.6%200
15University of ExeterExeter #20523.913.9%186
16Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #25221.010.2%211
17University of NottinghamNottingham #25520.810.3%338
18University of SheffieldSheffield #27719.610.8%217
19University of LeedsLeeds #29218.99.6%171
20University of YorkYork #29618.710.5%196
21University of LiverpoolLiverpool #31317.910.3%186
22Cardiff UniversityCardiff #33516.910.0%281
23University of DundeeDundee #35116.211.5%70
24Durham UniversityDurham #35516.110.9%150
25University of SouthamptonSouthampton #35716.011.3%188
26University of BathBath #36015.916.1%107
27Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester #37315.413.7%66
28University of WarwickCoventry #38514.913.5%146
29University of LeicesterLeicester #41813.714.9%96
30Queen's University BelfastBelfast #46512.211.0%91
31University of East AngliaNorwich #47811.87.7%93
32South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustLondon #48311.719.7%66
33University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #49111.45.4%82
34Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon #49411.311.8%97
35University of SurreyGuildford #50311.113.5%114
36University of AberdeenAberdeen #51210.810.0%125
37Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #51810.711.3%61
38University of ReadingReading #54310.012.9%94
39Lancaster UniversityLancaster #5729.210.6%97
40Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #6198.110.3%79
41University of KentCanterbury #6208.19.1%77
42University of StrathclydeGlasgow #6756.99.2%65
43Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #6906.611.2%88
44Swansea UniversitySwansea #7036.38.8%90
45City, University of LondonLondon #7275.812.6%64
46Goldsmiths University of LondonLondon #7605.215.4%62
47University of EssexColchester #7705.010.5%125
48University of UlsterColeraine #7715.07.7%80
49Aston UniversityBirmingham #7824.813.7%63

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in United Kingdom?

Karl John Friston, Trevor William Robbins and Raymond J. Dolan rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Karl John Friston#470 worldwide overall315.6 of 738 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Trevor William Robbins#1,151 worldwide overall251.7 of 657 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Raymond J. Dolan#3,600 worldwide overall229.3 of 534 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Edmund T. Rolls#3,373 worldwide overall169.0 of 402 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5John C. Rothwell#39,114 worldwide overall167.7 of 626 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Simon Baron‐Cohen#1,088 worldwide overall139.3 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Edward Thomas Bullmore#5,755 worldwide overall143.1 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Chris Frith#11,544 worldwide overall130.3 of 335 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Richard S. J. Frackowiak#6,825 worldwide overall107.0 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthew F. S. Rushworth#2,649 worldwide overall98.3 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jonathan Smallwood#2,524 worldwide overall91.5 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Péter Somogyi#9,894 worldwide overall88.7 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Neil Burgess#19,590 worldwide overall89.1 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Barry J. Everitt#14,315 worldwide overall98.3 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Timothy E.J. Behrens#203 worldwide overall80.8 of 116 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Neuroscience 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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What are the best universities for neuroscience in the United Kingdom?

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

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