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Social Sciences research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
105k
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1100.016.3%5,044
2University of CambridgeCambridge #387.414.1%3,952
3University College LondonLondon #679.417.3%4,103
4University of EdinburghEdinburgh #2364.013.2%2,797
5University of ManchesterManchester #3559.117.3%2,482
6King's College LondonLondon #3858.217.0%2,927
7University of BristolBristol #5154.815.9%1,847
8University of GlasgowGlasgow #5653.716.0%2,180
9University of BirminghamBirmingham #6152.718.3%1,911
10University of ExeterExeter #6252.516.3%1,504
11London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #6552.018.8%2,163
12Durham UniversityDurham #7051.217.8%1,671
13University of WarwickCoventry #9947.215.3%1,783
14University of YorkYork #11245.815.9%1,242
15University of LeedsLeeds #12344.714.4%1,769
16University of SussexBrighton #13243.919.3%1,249
17University of NottinghamNottingham #14143.115.4%1,906
18University of BathBath #16341.423.4%765
19Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #16541.316.0%1,171
20University of SheffieldSheffield #16741.216.9%1,643
21Cardiff UniversityCardiff #16841.113.7%1,488
22Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #17140.916.9%1,368
23University of LiverpoolLiverpool #17940.416.1%1,244
24University of SouthamptonSouthampton #18540.015.4%1,275
25University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #19439.414.1%964
26University of KentCanterbury #19639.315.2%800
27London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #21338.420.1%340
28Lancaster UniversityLancaster #23437.315.6%1,141
29University of LondonLondon #26435.917.3%596
30Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #27135.616.5%969
31Imperial College LondonLondon #29334.715.3%527
32Royal Holloway University of LondonEgham #30534.215.6%707
33Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #34033.019.5%800
34University of DundeeDundee #37032.012.5%460
35University of LeicesterLeicester #39231.411.6%835
36University of StrathclydeGlasgow #41130.816.3%633
37University of East AngliaNorwich #41630.714.1%670
38University of ReadingReading #42630.417.0%667
39Queen's University BelfastBelfast #42830.313.6%1,155
40University of SurreyGuildford #47129.221.2%644
41Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #47829.117.6%851
42UK Research and InnovationSwindon #54427.612.2%166
43The Open UniversityMilton Keynes #56027.213.3%1,011
44Swansea UniversitySwansea #63925.714.7%552
45Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon #64025.713.4%489
46University of EssexColchester #65825.416.6%875
47SOAS University of LondonLondon #67825.016.6%464
48Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds #69824.715.2%466
49University of GreenwichLondon #70124.718.3%347
50University of LincolnLincoln #73424.110.7%430
51City, University of LondonLondon #73624.115.7%438
52Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #74923.916.8%684
53York St John UniversityYork #79723.214.6%285
54Coventry UniversityCoventry #80623.114.9%579
55University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #83722.614.1%402
56Science OxfordOxford #86622.216.3%173
57University of PortsmouthPortsmouth #91521.615.5%713
58University of PlymouthPlymouth #96621.012.9%355
59University of AberdeenAberdeen #97220.912.8%619
60University of the West of ScotlandPaisley #97320.912.3%311

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in United Kingdom?

Mark Damian Griffiths, Fulong Wu and Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mark Damian Griffiths#1,929 worldwide overall351.4 of 554 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Fulong Wu#351 worldwide overall118.1 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi#114 worldwide overall118.5 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4David P. Farrington#15,745 worldwide overall139.0 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sander van der Linden#111 worldwide overall86.9 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Martin McKee#38,874 worldwide overall105.6 of 332 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Stephen J. Ball#55,370 worldwide overall135.1 of 287 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Miles Hewstone#18,119 worldwide overall87.8 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9John H. Goldthorpe#5,022 worldwide overall80.8 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose#4,837 worldwide overall79.7 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Daria Joanna Kuss#1,569 worldwide overall71.7 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Sonia Livingstone#21,716 worldwide overall82.7 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Terrie E. Moffitt#82 worldwide overall71.7 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ben Bradford#5,924 worldwide overall73.3 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Luciano Floridi#2,248 worldwide overall74.1 of 135 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences