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Plant Science research in United Kingdom

University of Cambridge ranks first in United Kingdom for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#28 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and John Innes Centre.

United Kingdom's world rank
#4
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.4k
Top-10% rate
14.4%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CambridgeCambridge #2853.616.3%178
2University of OxfordOxford #3152.216.6%162
3John Innes CentreNorwich #3949.020.1%101
4Sainsbury LaboratoryNorwich #7839.323.6%64
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #9836.213.8%131
6Norwich Research ParkNorwich #9936.022.2%78
7University of NottinghamNottingham #11334.217.8%200
8University of ExeterExeter #14430.819.9%86
9University of BirminghamBirmingham #16029.420.4%94
10Imperial College LondonLondon #16628.816.0%98
11University of LeedsLeeds #16728.823.2%91
12University College LondonLondon #20326.015.9%87
13James Hutton InstituteDundee #22424.715.3%102
14University of BristolBristol #23923.815.7%62
15University of YorkYork #25123.115.7%66
16University of SheffieldSheffield #29320.915.6%89
17University of WarwickCoventry #31420.015.8%66
18University of ReadingReading #31519.916.2%83
19Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLondon #31619.97.6%189
20University of GlasgowGlasgow #32019.713.1%64
21Rothamsted ResearchHarpenden #32719.417.4%76
22Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #35018.513.3%68
23University of GreenwichLondon #38417.210.6%60
24Forest ResearchFarnham #7867.27.8%62
25CAB InternationalWallingford #1,0932.62.4%79

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in United Kingdom?

Jonathan D. G. Jones, Sophien Kamoun and Cyril Zipfel rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jonathan D. G. Jones#4,451 worldwide overall148.6 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Sophien Kamoun#3,774 worldwide overall131.8 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Cyril Zipfel#1,081 worldwide overall101.1 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christine Helen Foyer#21,273 worldwide overall110.0 of 291 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Malcolm John Bennett#16,344 worldwide overall99.1 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6David C. Baulcombe#5,540 worldwide overall78.4 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Giles E. D. Oldroyd#820 worldwide overall72.2 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Caroline Dean#4,891 worldwide overall61.6 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Cristóbal Uauy#4,041 worldwide overall61.2 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Paul R. J. Birch#27,005 worldwide overall62.5 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Robbie Waugh#29,586 worldwide overall65.0 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Silke Robatzek#6,473 worldwide overall53.9 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Donald Scott Grierson#23,119 worldwide overall57.8 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jurriaan Ton#9,102 worldwide overall48.7 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15William John Davies#41,466 worldwide overall50.0 of 114 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Plant Science 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 Plant Science