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Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in United Kingdom

University of Cambridge ranks first in United Kingdom for Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in 2022-now (#35 worldwide), followed by Imperial College London and University of Oxford.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
13.0%
Ranked institutions
52

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

What is the best university for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CambridgeCambridge #3553.716.2%672
2Imperial College LondonLondon #5049.116.6%884
3University of OxfordOxford #5946.915.4%508
4University College LondonLondon #6146.515.8%722
5Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #11837.918.6%328
6University of EdinburghEdinburgh #15934.011.5%379
7University of GlasgowGlasgow #16034.012.6%492
8University of ManchesterManchester #17133.111.4%561
9University of SouthamptonSouthampton #17432.912.8%646
10University of SheffieldSheffield #18632.013.5%449
11University of WarwickCoventry #19731.313.1%472
12University of NottinghamNottingham #20530.711.5%676
13UK Research and InnovationSwindon #21130.47.6%130
14University of BristolBristol #21630.110.8%322
15University of StrathclydeGlasgow #23529.011.3%426
16University of ExeterExeter #23728.915.0%171
17University of BirminghamBirmingham #23828.812.5%292
18University of LiverpoolLiverpool #24628.414.8%263
19Cardiff UniversityCardiff #24828.315.6%288
20University of YorkYork #29725.918.0%156
21Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #30625.511.0%324
22Queen's University BelfastBelfast #31025.418.7%255
23University of LeedsLeeds #32424.812.8%226
24University of SurreyGuildford #37023.013.9%348
25Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #37822.814.6%214
26University of BathBath #38022.713.4%173
27Durham UniversityDurham #38122.711.4%193
28King's College LondonLondon #40022.010.9%135
29Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #42021.413.4%270
30University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #44220.79.3%120
31Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #51618.721.5%91
32The Faraday InstitutionDidcot #53518.314.6%108
33Swansea UniversitySwansea #55217.910.2%171
34University of KentCanterbury #55717.715.1%89
35Lancaster UniversityLancaster #56517.512.4%154
36Cranfield UniversityCranfield #57417.313.7%110
37Huawei Technologies (United Kingdom)Basingstoke #59616.917.9%65
38University of SussexBrighton #67515.216.6%68
39Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh #68315.111.1%127
40University of HertfordshireHatfield #70014.818.6%82
41Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh #71014.616.4%80
42National Physical LaboratoryLondon #71114.69.1%110
43Aston UniversityBirmingham #76813.69.9%202
44University of LeicesterLeicester #82512.611.3%75
45University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #96710.612.0%66
46Brunel University of LondonLondon #99410.213.5%143
47Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #1,0749.216.6%74
48University of EssexColchester #1,1138.713.5%94
49Coventry UniversityCoventry #1,1808.08.7%79
50Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)Skipton #1,3835.911.1%76
51University of UlsterColeraine #1,4825.08.9%65
52University of BradfordBradford #1,5524.412.7%67

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

Who are the top Electrical and Electronic Engineering researchers in United Kingdom?

Richard Henry Friend, Henry James Snaith and Iain A. McCulloch rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Richard Henry Friend#4,199 worldwide overall256.5 of 576 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Henry James Snaith#345 worldwide overall166.3 of 301 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Iain A. McCulloch#1,504 worldwide overall155.8 of 295 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Clare P. Grey#7,729 worldwide overall120.6 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Donal D. C. Bradley#21,037 worldwide overall123.5 of 329 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Peter G. Bruce#6,579 worldwide overall103.6 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7James Robert Durrant#1,934 worldwide overall101.0 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Henning Sirringhaus#12,712 worldwide overall101.0 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Guanjie He#1,761 worldwide overall87.2 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jenny Nelson#10,841 worldwide overall90.1 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Dan J. L. Brett#31,322 worldwide overall90.0 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Goran Štrbac#34,807 worldwide overall101.5 of 344 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Martin Heeney#24,803 worldwide overall87.9 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Samuel D. Stranks#5,188 worldwide overall84.7 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yuanwei Liu#83,670 worldwide overall132.7 of 354 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering