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Religious studies research in United Kingdom

University of Oxford ranks first in United Kingdom for Religious studies research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 22 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.6k
Top-10% rate
11.9%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Religious studies in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OxfordOxford #374.512.3%141
2University of CambridgeCambridge #467.812.2%166
3University of EdinburghEdinburgh #1242.312.6%87
4Durham UniversityDurham #3219.59.4%91

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

Who are the top Religious studies researchers in United Kingdom?

Géza Vermès, C. K. Barrett and Leslie J. Francis rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Religious studies that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Géza Vermès#494,824 worldwide overall20.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2C. K. Barrett#214,198 worldwide overall19.3 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Leslie J. Francis#1,953,657 worldwide overall21.2 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4James D. G. Dunn#391,771 worldwide overall19.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Howard Clark Kee#237,883 worldwide overall18.7 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Larry W. Hurtado#295,830 worldwide overall15.3 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Robert P. Gordon#860,043 worldwide overall15.8 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8David J. A. Clines#800,074 worldwide overall15.6 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9John M. G. Barclay#263,567 worldwide overall13.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Richard J. Bauckham#623,897 worldwide overall16.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11David G. Horrell#473,906 worldwide overall11.7 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Martin Goodman#647,673 worldwide overall11.8 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Philip F. Esler#464,121 worldwide overall10.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Daniel J. Harrington#522,167 worldwide overall9.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David F. Ford#1,127,823 worldwide overall8.9 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Religious studies 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 Religious studies