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Artificial Intelligence research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022-now (#18 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#4
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
57

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #1861.614.9%710
2University of CambridgeCambridge #2259.014.7%641
3University College LondonLondon #3951.315.0%632
4Imperial College LondonLondon #5048.012.9%677
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #7542.79.8%634
6University of ManchesterManchester #12535.910.3%375
7Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #13734.713.8%251
8King's College LondonLondon #15233.310.0%369
9University of GlasgowGlasgow #18330.812.6%334
10University of BristolBristol #18430.78.7%300
11University of ExeterExeter #21428.714.2%183
12University of LiverpoolLiverpool #23227.710.5%283
13University of WarwickCoventry #23327.610.8%262
14University of NottinghamNottingham #23427.510.5%318
15University of LeedsLeeds #24127.112.1%204
16University of BirminghamBirmingham #24227.19.3%269
17Durham UniversityDurham #25626.410.9%180
18University of SurreyGuildford #28325.017.4%254
19University of YorkYork #28524.911.1%197
20University of SheffieldSheffield #31123.89.3%320
21Cardiff UniversityCardiff #32023.412.9%202
22University of SouthamptonSouthampton #32223.310.1%247
23Lancaster UniversityLancaster #32823.114.0%165
24University of StrathclydeGlasgow #34122.516.5%153
25Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #36321.79.4%180
26The Alan Turing InstituteLondon #38421.017.8%87
27University of SussexBrighton #45218.813.6%90
28University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #47818.18.1%94
29University of LeicesterLeicester #48118.016.8%105
30Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #50617.316.5%89
31University of KentCanterbury #53016.711.2%84
32Royal Holloway University of LondonEgham #53816.511.8%102
33Queen's University BelfastBelfast #55816.011.4%143
34Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh #60115.012.5%102
35Swansea UniversitySwansea #60514.910.8%113
36University of BathBath #61914.613.7%77
37Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #69413.113.1%121
38Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #73212.416.3%72
39Brunel University of LondonLondon #74912.119.9%111
40University of ReadingReading #75112.116.4%60
41University of AberdeenAberdeen #76511.89.7%104
42City, University of LondonLondon #82010.913.3%65
43University of EssexColchester #83210.714.4%121
44Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh #83810.610.7%105
45University of HertfordshireHatfield #84610.517.6%62
46Cranfield UniversityCranfield #84810.411.4%71
47Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham #86110.217.2%68
48De Montfort UniversityLeicester #9279.318.4%84
49University of UlsterColeraine #9748.69.4%90
50Aston UniversityBirmingham #9788.614.3%85
51The Open UniversityMilton Keynes #9978.311.0%73
52University of PortsmouthPortsmouth #1,0267.915.5%79
53Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #1,1046.912.8%64
54Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool #1,1935.99.3%72
55University of the West of EnglandBristol #1,2105.713.3%62
56Intelligent Health (United Kingdom)Reading #1,4303.511.0%66
57Oldham CouncilOldham #1,6231.84.1%106

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in United Kingdom?

Mirella Lapata, Yaochu Jin and Xin Yao rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Artificial Intelligence that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mirella Lapata#30,017 worldwide overall86.0 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yaochu Jin#121,355 worldwide overall103.8 of 265 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Xin Yao#400,629 worldwide overall109.0 of 335 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Zoubin Ghahramani#17,168 worldwide overall50.8 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Nicholas R. Jennings#97,109 worldwide overall52.2 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Steve J. Young#80,218 worldwide overall43.2 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Zidong Wang#52,981 worldwide overall82.8 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ian Horrocks#59,419 worldwide overall49.2 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gerardo Adesso#20,194 worldwide overall37.3 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tao Xiang#2,032 worldwide overall34.8 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jeremy L. O’Brien#155,507 worldwide overall41.7 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Amir Hussain#444,695 worldwide overall58.1 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Stefano Pirandola#37,657 worldwide overall37.1 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sougato Bose#40,025 worldwide overall37.1 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Björn Wolfgang Schuller#339,732 worldwide overall70.4 of 281 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Artificial Intelligence 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 artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom?

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022-now (#18 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University College London.

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