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Cognitive Neuroscience research in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom's world rank
#2
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.3k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College LondonLondon #1100.016.6%815
2University of OxfordOxford #382.614.3%628
3University of CambridgeCambridge #1063.415.1%483
4Imperial College LondonLondon #2847.114.7%230
5King's College LondonLondon #3842.215.5%316
6University of BirminghamBirmingham #5137.613.8%189
7University of GlasgowGlasgow #10426.212.1%188
8University of SussexBrighton #10625.914.7%140
9University of EdinburghEdinburgh #10725.812.0%260
10University of BristolBristol #10825.611.8%148
11Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #15519.913.7%104
12University of YorkYork #15819.610.5%168
13University of NottinghamNottingham #16319.111.1%204
14University of ManchesterManchester #16518.911.0%164
15University of ExeterExeter #17318.214.0%111
16Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #18517.19.7%110
17Cardiff UniversityCardiff #21514.711.4%155
18University of BathBath #22514.017.5%75
19Durham UniversityDurham #23313.411.7%117
20University of LiverpoolLiverpool #24212.811.3%97
21University of LeedsLeeds #24512.68.8%106
22University of SheffieldSheffield #25312.110.8%129
23Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon #26311.512.1%90
24University of SouthamptonSouthampton #26811.212.0%113
25University of WarwickCoventry #27510.813.6%99
26University of SurreyGuildford #3427.314.4%71
27University of ReadingReading #3447.211.4%72
28University of KentCanterbury #3596.69.2%61
29University of AberdeenAberdeen #3606.510.8%77
30Lancaster UniversityLancaster #3626.49.0%70
31Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #4064.611.4%69
32University of EssexColchester #4503.010.7%107
33Swansea UniversitySwansea #4622.68.7%67

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in United Kingdom?

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

  1. 1Karl John Friston#470 worldwide overall281.4 of 656 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Raymond J. Dolan#3,600 worldwide overall186.4 of 440 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Trevor William Robbins#1,151 worldwide overall133.8 of 347 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Simon Baron‐Cohen#1,088 worldwide overall129.1 of 324 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Chris Frith#11,544 worldwide overall119.8 of 301 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Edward Thomas Bullmore#5,755 worldwide overall114.1 of 314 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Edmund T. Rolls#3,373 worldwide overall102.8 of 260 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jonathan Smallwood#2,524 worldwide overall90.0 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Richard S. J. Frackowiak#6,825 worldwide overall83.8 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthew F. S. Rushworth#2,649 worldwide overall80.4 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Timothy E.J. Behrens#203 worldwide overall68.2 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Anna Christina Nobre#56,330 worldwide overall81.7 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13F. Xavier Castellanos#5,942 worldwide overall70.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ole Jensen#25,287 worldwide overall70.5 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Morten L. Kringelbach#6,033 worldwide overall66.0 of 141 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience