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Surgery research in United Kingdom

University College London ranks first in United Kingdom for Surgery research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Imperial College London and University of Oxford.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 88 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
22k
Top-10% rate
14.0%
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 #1069.318.9%737
2Imperial College LondonLondon #3652.221.6%515
3University of OxfordOxford #5845.924.1%342
4King's College LondonLondon #6843.821.4%271
5Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #10837.626.7%192
6University of CambridgeCambridge #18230.619.0%245
7University of EdinburghEdinburgh #21628.419.4%199
8University of LeedsLeeds #21928.221.0%210
9University of BirminghamBirmingham #23727.120.5%204
10University of GlasgowGlasgow #24826.519.9%163
11University of LiverpoolLiverpool #28424.715.5%261
12University of ManchesterManchester #28624.616.6%198
13Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford #30723.725.5%131
14Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon #31823.214.3%236
15Edinburgh Royal InfirmaryEdinburgh #32423.020.7%148
16University of BristolBristol #34222.221.5%157
17Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge #41819.613.4%171
18Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #48017.716.1%153
19University of SheffieldSheffield #48517.619.6%139
20Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon #48917.515.6%154
21University of SouthamptonSouthampton #49817.223.6%94
22University of NottinghamNottingham #52416.616.3%143
23Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds #54616.011.4%185
24University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #55515.819.2%83
25King's College HospitalLondon #55715.812.4%173
26Keele UniversityNewcastle-under-Lyme #56815.524.6%78
27University College HospitalLondon #60514.621.0%94
28Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge #62014.317.3%104
29Barts Health NHS TrustLondon #67013.312.3%145
30University of ExeterExeter #69312.823.1%77
31Cardiff UniversityCardiff #69412.820.6%101
32Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustOxford #77211.49.7%149
33University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton #78011.316.1%96
34Royal London HospitalLondon #78311.214.2%121
35University of WarwickCoventry #79611.022.1%72
36University of AberdeenAberdeen #81210.721.9%65
37St George's, University of LondonLondon #81310.721.6%69
38University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham #82110.611.8%133
39Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham #83810.310.6%150
40The Royal Free HospitalLondon #85310.115.3%84
41University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester #8909.512.4%114
42University of LeicesterLeicester #9279.018.0%69
43King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon #9438.710.4%100
44Queen's University BelfastBelfast #9758.320.7%67
45St Thomas' HospitalLondon #9768.314.6%78
46Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester #9888.18.3%144
47University of UlsterColeraine #1,0157.816.3%82
48University Hospital of WalesCardiff #1,0187.713.6%93
49Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield #1,0377.59.8%125
50Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon #1,0727.012.1%88
51Great Ormond Street HospitalLondon #1,0737.015.4%74
52St James's University HospitalLeeds #1,0747.017.3%62
53Freeman HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne #1,0896.810.6%85
54Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne #1,0906.814.0%67
55University of DundeeDundee #1,1226.415.6%62
56Royal Orthopaedic HospitalBirmingham #1,1456.211.3%88
57North Bristol NHS TrustBristol #1,1466.111.1%82
58John Radcliffe HospitalOxford #1,1516.116.1%61
59Queen Elizabeth Hospital BirminghamBirmingham #1,1586.08.1%124
60St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon #1,1745.810.8%84

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Surgery, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Surgery researchers in United Kingdom?

Stuart Pocock, Cyrus Cooper and Adrian Banning rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Stuart Pocock#122 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 25 works
  2. 2Cyrus Cooper#144 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 75 works
  3. 3Adrian Banning#868 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 46 works
  4. 4Kausik K. Ray#940 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 38 works
  5. 5James W.F. Catto#1,643 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 31 works
  6. 6Naveed Sattar#1,722 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 26 works
  7. 7Juan W. Valle#3,302 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 30 works
  8. 8Andrew T. Hattersley#3,509 worldwide overall2k citations · 34 works
  9. 9Ailsa Hart#4,259 worldwide overall887 citations · 28 works
  10. 10Philip Quirke#6,145 worldwide overall832 citations · 25 works
  11. 11George Davey Smith#7,412 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 29 works
  12. 12David Cunningham#8,703 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 44 works
  13. 13Keith G. Oldroyd#9,150 worldwide overall889 citations · 25 works
  14. 14Thomas Powles#10,459 worldwide overall704 citations · 50 works
  15. 15J C Goligher#10,879 worldwide overall464 citations · 26 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Surgery