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Health research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Health research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 50 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.5k
Top-10% rate
25.3%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Health in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College LondonLondon #376.530.8%190
2University of OxfordOxford #855.531.3%120
3London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #1148.735.5%97
4King's College LondonLondon #2233.830.5%94
5University of ManchesterManchester #4021.136.0%60
6University of BristolBristol #6610.327.8%62
7University of EdinburghEdinburgh #699.424.1%66

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health researchers in United Kingdom?

Aziz Sheikh, Mika Kivimäki and Martin McKee rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Aziz Sheikh#17 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 9 works
  2. 2Mika Kivimäki#69 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 11 works
  3. 3Martin McKee#78 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 21 works
  4. 4Carol Brayne#131 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Cyrus Cooper#144 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 5 works
  6. 6Paul Elliott#187 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 5 works
  7. 7Neil Pearce#220 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 9 works
  8. 8Igor Rudan#430 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 3 works
  9. 9Michael Marmot#451 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 13 works
  10. 10Ronan A Lyons#837 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 8 works
  11. 11Richard Peto#990 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 3 works
  12. 12Mark Petticrew#1,143 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 3 works
  13. 13Valerie Beral#1,170 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 6 works
  14. 14Charles Wolfe#1,206 worldwide overall6k citations · 4 works
  15. 15Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi#1,244 worldwide overall4k citations · 12 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Health