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Language and Linguistics research in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 65 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.8k
Top-10% rate
16.8%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CambridgeCambridge #1100.014.8%216
2University of OxfordOxford #572.117.9%207
3University College LondonLondon #961.922.2%173
4University of EdinburghEdinburgh #2048.118.0%132
5University of NottinghamNottingham #7924.317.5%79
6University of LeedsLeeds #8024.122.8%77
7University of ManchesterManchester #8123.916.9%67
8Lancaster UniversityLancaster #9221.624.2%74
9University of WarwickCoventry #9820.616.5%66
10University of BirminghamBirmingham #11118.413.4%67

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

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in United Kingdom?

Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Kazuya Saito and Zoltán Dörnyei rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Language and Linguistics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean‐Marc Dewaele#31,722 worldwide overall52.2 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kazuya Saito#26,662 worldwide overall25.3 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Zoltán Dörnyei#6,416 worldwide overall26.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Li Wei#47,255 worldwide overall19.2 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Martin John Pickering#69,837 worldwide overall20.2 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ken Hyland#1,011 worldwide overall20.3 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Elizabeth H. Stokoe#101,414 worldwide overall25.9 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Judit Kormos#39,043 worldwide overall19.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Heath Rose#3,587 worldwide overall17.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10John C. Heritage#36,752 worldwide overall16.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ernesto Macaro#14,288 worldwide overall15.6 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Paul Drew#55,336 worldwide overall14.5 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Norbert Schmitt#21,950 worldwide overall15.7 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Elena Lieven#77,342 worldwide overall13.9 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrea Révész#30,443 worldwide overall12.8 of 18 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Language and Linguistics 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 Language and Linguistics