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Surgery research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Surgery research in 2022-now (#23 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and Imperial College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#4
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
22k
Top-10% rate
11.3%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Surgery in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University College LondonLondon #2357.215.5%1,160
2University of OxfordOxford #3352.316.9%473
3Imperial College LondonLondon #4049.714.2%811
4University of CambridgeCambridge #5046.714.1%449
5University of EdinburghEdinburgh #8839.015.3%434
6King's College LondonLondon #9338.214.6%584
7Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #11435.416.5%280
8University of GlasgowGlasgow #15831.014.5%366
9University of LeedsLeeds #16130.712.5%375
10University of BristolBristol #16430.514.1%231
11University of LiverpoolLiverpool #17030.011.7%429
12University of BirminghamBirmingham #18129.111.3%424
13Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #18329.018.7%131
14University of ManchesterManchester #20427.59.4%399
15University of SouthamptonSouthampton #24025.315.8%190
16Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #24325.114.0%349
17Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #24924.812.4%274
18Cardiff UniversityCardiff #27323.510.8%246
19University of SheffieldSheffield #28722.814.3%203
20Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #28822.89.0%344
21Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #29122.610.9%171
22University of NottinghamNottingham #29822.312.5%275
23Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #33220.913.1%160
24AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)Cambridge #34620.318.3%98
25University of ExeterExeter #35919.811.3%120
26University of DundeeDundee #37919.013.1%122
27University of WarwickCoventry #38218.911.4%133
28University of LeicesterLeicester #38918.713.7%157
29University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #40118.318.0%96
30University of YorkYork #41217.911.5%102
31University of East AngliaNorwich #42717.49.6%146
32Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds #44416.910.6%213
33Queen's University BelfastBelfast #48915.613.1%126
34University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton #49515.414.4%113
35St George's, University of LondonLondon #50115.215.8%69
36Durham UniversityDurham #52314.69.7%76
37Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham #54214.29.2%174
38Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #54514.18.8%150
39Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon #55813.810.5%100
40North Bristol NHS TrustBristol #55913.811.3%138
41St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #56813.511.1%104
42Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #57013.510.5%85
43Keele UniversityNewcastle-under-Lyme #58013.213.0%143
44University of AberdeenAberdeen #59612.910.4%152
45University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham #61012.610.1%133
46University of SussexBrighton #62812.29.2%95
47Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester #65511.67.3%192
48King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon #67111.39.3%120
49University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester #68411.010.1%114
50NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeGlasgow #68610.98.4%144
51University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry #7469.811.2%65
52Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield #7609.610.2%125
53Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon #7769.311.0%91
54Royal Orthopaedic HospitalBirmingham #7919.07.4%88
55University of UlsterColeraine #7988.910.2%82
56University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouth #9716.25.4%88
57University of HullHull #9796.18.4%80
58University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustBrighton #9886.04.7%122
59University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-on-Trent #1,0105.77.5%92
60National Health Service WalesCardiff #1,0115.74.1%126

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in United Kingdom?

David W. Murray, Cyrus Cooper and Fares Sami Haddad rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1David W. Murray#67,554 worldwide overall137.0 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Cyrus Cooper#28,409 worldwide overall100.0 of 313 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Fares Sami Haddad#240,629 worldwide overall117.0 of 426 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Andrew Tym Hattersley#14,398 worldwide overall80.2 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ara Wardkes Darzi#37,118 worldwide overall95.5 of 393 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kausik Kumar Ray#21,564 worldwide overall75.7 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Hemant G. Pandit#218,390 worldwide overall90.6 of 392 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Peter Vasilios Giannoudis#148,473 worldwide overall92.3 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Naveed A. Sattar#2,729 worldwide overall62.3 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Salomone Di Saverio#33,121 worldwide overall72.3 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Patrik Rorsman#20,214 worldwide overall56.8 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Andrew Judge#119,444 worldwide overall68.0 of 251 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13John P. Neoptolemos#81,839 worldwide overall61.7 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14David John Beard#176,693 worldwide overall68.2 of 278 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrew James Price#110,511 worldwide overall60.6 of 207 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United Kingdom on their work in Surgery 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 Surgery