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Mechanical Engineering research in United Kingdom

Imperial College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022-now (#29 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
8.7k
Top-10% rate
12.0%
Ranked institutions
38

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Imperial College LondonLondon #2953.115.5%497
2University of OxfordOxford #5245.013.1%194
3University of CambridgeCambridge #5843.511.1%250
4University of ManchesterManchester #5943.213.9%346
5University of NottinghamNottingham #7839.413.5%479
6University College LondonLondon #11034.612.2%200
7University of BirminghamBirmingham #11534.012.7%267
8University of EdinburghEdinburgh #15130.211.5%164
9University of BristolBristol #15230.110.1%171
10University of LeedsLeeds #16528.914.2%156
11University of BathBath #18227.611.2%118
12University of WarwickCoventry #18627.310.7%204
13University of ExeterExeter #19326.819.1%104
14University of GlasgowGlasgow #21025.616.7%108
15University of SheffieldSheffield #22524.69.2%283
16Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #24223.615.0%83
17University of StrathclydeGlasgow #25822.711.4%201
18University of LiverpoolLiverpool #27721.713.0%101
19University of SouthamptonSouthampton #27921.69.5%182
20Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #29820.711.8%129
21Cranfield UniversityCranfield #34518.711.5%181
22Durham UniversityDurham #36917.79.7%75
23Cardiff UniversityCardiff #37917.411.8%89
24Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #39416.815.9%85
25Brunel University of LondonLondon #41216.215.1%149
26Lancaster UniversityLancaster #42315.814.2%75
27Swansea UniversitySwansea #42715.712.0%86
28University of LeicesterLeicester #44315.215.4%62
29Queen's University BelfastBelfast #47214.319.3%70
30University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield #47314.312.7%107
31Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #47814.111.6%143
32Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh #48413.912.6%81
33Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)London #52112.98.0%67
34University of SurreyGuildford #60810.811.9%64
35Institute of RefrigerationLondon #6519.811.0%61
36Coventry UniversityCoventry #7338.210.8%64
37University of AberdeenAberdeen #7507.910.7%63
38Halliburton (United Kingdom)Arbroath #9934.00.4%72

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in United Kingdom?

Yulong Ding, H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia and Philip John Withers rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Mechanical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yulong Ding#49,609 worldwide overall90.0 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia#49,260 worldwide overall82.2 of 251 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Philip John Withers#111,146 worldwide overall70.8 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hugh A. Spikes#30,259 worldwide overall56.6 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Fabrizio L. Scarpa#126,260 worldwide overall57.5 of 191 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Michael Farries Ashby#372 worldwide overall41.3 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Christos N. Markides#60,934 worldwide overall49.6 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pouyan Talebizadehsardari#40,281 worldwide overall39.0 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yuying Yan#64,110 worldwide overall41.2 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Norman Andrew Fleck#35,349 worldwide overall41.2 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11D. Dowson#129,218 worldwide overall40.3 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hussam Jouhara#34,773 worldwide overall33.2 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Peter Lee#91,661 worldwide overall36.3 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Anthony Paul Roskilly#132,422 worldwide overall39.5 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15V.S. Deshpande#64,555 worldwide overall30.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering