World's Top 2% Scientists in United Kingdom (2026)

Researchers in this ranking

1. Altman, Douglas G.

   University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 10 · c-score: 5.04
2. Higgins, Julian P.t.

   Bristol Medical School

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 19 · c-score: 4.96
3. Friston, K. J.

   UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 23 · c-score: 4.93
4. Pesaran, M. Hashem

   Trinity College Cambridge

   Field: Economics & Business

   Rank: 48 · c-score: 4.74
5. Ridker, Paul M.

   Imperial College London

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 50 · c-score: 4.73
6. Burgess, Stephen

   MRC Biostatistics Unit

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 71 · c-score: 4.65
7. Geim, Andre K.

   The University of Manchester

   Field: Physics & Astronomy

   Rank: 90 · c-score: 4.61
8. Geels, Frank W.

   Alliance Manchester Business School

   Field: Social Sciences

   Rank: 95 · c-score: 4.58
9. Smith, Stephen M.

   University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

   Field: Clinical Medicine

   Rank: 103 · c-score: 4.57
10. Calder, Philip C.

    University of Southampton

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 122 · c-score: 4.54
11. Griffiths, Mark D.

    Nottingham Trent University

    Field: Public Health & Health Services

    Rank: 139 · c-score: 4.51
12. Barnes, Peter John

    National Heart and Lung Institute

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 141 · c-score: 4.51
13. Smith, Pete

    University of Aberdeen

    Field: Earth & Environmental Sciences

    Rank: 150 · c-score: 4.49
14. Hawking, Stephen W.

    University of Cambridge

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 154 · c-score: 4.48
15. Marmot, M. G.

    University College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 159 · c-score: 4.48
16. Hyland, Ken

    University of East Anglia

    Field: Communication & Textual Studies

    Rank: 163 · c-score: 4.47
17. Baron-Cohen, Simon B.

    Autism Research Centre

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 184 · c-score: 4.44
18. Buhalis, Dimitrios

    Bournemouth University

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 186 · c-score: 4.44
19. Wood, Simon N.

    The University of Edinburgh

    Field: Mathematics & Statistics

    Rank: 200 · c-score: 4.42
20. Yang, Xin She

    Middlesex University

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 207 · c-score: 4.41
21. Snaith, Henry James

    University of Oxford

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 210 · c-score: 4.41
22. Gaston, Kevin J.

    University of Exeter

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 215 · c-score: 4.40
23. Lip, Gregory Y.H.

    University of Liverpool

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 234 · c-score: 4.37
24. A. C. Ferrari, A. Carlo

    University of Cambridge

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 242 · c-score: 4.37
25. Thompson, Richard C.

    University of Plymouth

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 244 · c-score: 4.36
26. Spence, C. J.

    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 250 · c-score: 4.36
27. Steptoe, Andrew

    University College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 257 · c-score: 4.36
28. Baddeley, Alan D.

    University of York

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 261 · c-score: 4.35
29. Yang, Ziheng

    University College London

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 275 · c-score: 4.34
30. Le, Quocviet

    Google DeepMind

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 284 · c-score: 4.34
31. Dewaele, Jean Marc

    University College London

    Field: Communication & Textual Studies

    Rank: 314 · c-score: 4.32
32. Pocock, Stuart J.

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 315 · c-score: 4.32
33. McMurray, John JV

    Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 345 · c-score: 4.30
34. Murphy, Michael P.

    MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 347 · c-score: 4.30
35. Rolls, Edmund T.

    University of Warwick

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 349 · c-score: 4.30
36. Greenhalgh, Trisha

    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 358 · c-score: 4.29
37. Barron, Jonathan T.

    Google Deepmind

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 362 · c-score: 4.29
38. Van Der Linden, Sander L.

    University of Cambridge

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 370 · c-score: 4.28
39. Adger, W. Neil

    University of Exeter

    Field: Earth & Environmental Sciences

    Rank: 378 · c-score: 4.28
40. Sterne, Jonathan A.C.

    University of Bristol

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 383 · c-score: 4.27
41. Denning, David W.

    The University of Manchester

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 390 · c-score: 4.27
42. Michie, Susan F.

    University College London

    Field: Public Health & Health Services

    Rank: 389 · c-score: 4.27
43. Clarke, Victoria

    University of the West of England

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 395 · c-score: 4.26
44. Costanza, Robert

    University College London

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 404 · c-score: 4.26
45. Robertson, John David

    Cambridge University

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 414 · c-score: 4.26
46. Davey Smith, George

    University of Bristol

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 416 · c-score: 4.26
47. Gasparrini, Antonio G.

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 423 · c-score: 4.25
48. Silver, David

    Google DeepMind

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 427 · c-score: 4.25
49. Ingold, Tim

    University of Aberdeen

    Field: Historical Studies

    Rank: 433 · c-score: 4.25
50. Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés

    London School of Economics and Political Science

    Field: Built Environment & Design

    Rank: 441 · c-score: 4.24
51. Sattar, Naveed A.

    University of Glasgow

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 448 · c-score: 4.24
52. Ashby, Michael F.A.

    Engineering Department

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 462 · c-score: 4.23
53. White, Ian R.

    University College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 470 · c-score: 4.23
54. Ball, Stephen John

    UCL Institute of Education

    Field: Social Sciences

    Rank: 473 · c-score: 4.22
55. Choi, Tsan Ming

    University of Liverpool Management School

    Field: Engineering

    Rank: 477 · c-score: 4.22
56. Blakemore, Sarah Jayne

    University of Cambridge

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 483 · c-score: 4.22
57. Dörnyei, Zoltán

    University of Nottingham

    Field: Communication & Textual Studies

    Rank: 485 · c-score: 4.22
58. Osman, Ahmed I.

    Canterbury Christ Church University

    Field: Earth & Environmental Sciences

    Rank: 504 · c-score: 4.21
59. Wei, Li

    UCL Institute of Education

    Field: Communication & Textual Studies

    Rank: 518 · c-score: 4.20
60. Gilbert, Paul

    University of Derby

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 520 · c-score: 4.20
61. Hardy, John Anthony

    UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 522 · c-score: 4.20
62. Pearce, Juliana A.

    Cardiff University

    Field: Earth & Environmental Sciences

    Rank: 536 · c-score: 4.19
63. Collins, Gary S.

    University of Birmingham

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 562 · c-score: 4.18
64. Frith, Chris D.

    Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 618 · c-score: 4.16
65. Fonagy, Peter

    University College London

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 634 · c-score: 4.16
66. Scheres, Sjors H.W.

    The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 640 · c-score: 4.15
67. Jones, Davey Leonard

    Bangor University

    Field: Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

    Rank: 652 · c-score: 4.15
68. FOYER, Christine H.

    University of Birmingham

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 662 · c-score: 4.15
69. Deeks, Jonathan J.

    University of Birmingham

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 661 · c-score: 4.15
70. Hill, Rodney J.

    Gonville and Caius College

    Field: Engineering

    Rank: 674 · c-score: 4.14
71. Goodman, Robert M.

    King's College London

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 679 · c-score: 4.14
72. Gabrilovich, Dmitry I.

    AstraZeneca

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 688 · c-score: 4.14
73. Smith, George Davey

    Bristol Medical School

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 699 · c-score: 4.13
74. Thompson, Simon G.

    Swansea University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 700 · c-score: 4.13
75. Bardgett, Richard D.

    Lancaster Environment Centre

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 705 · c-score: 4.13
76. Hardie, David Grahame

    University of Dundee

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 710 · c-score: 4.13
77. Collins, Rory

    Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 717 · c-score: 4.13
78. Singer, Mervyn

    University College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 721 · c-score: 4.12
79. Maffulli, Nicola

    Queen Mary University of London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 730 · c-score: 4.12
80. Dunbar, Robin I.M.

    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 734 · c-score: 4.12
81. Segata, Nicola

    King's College London

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 742 · c-score: 4.12
82. Beven, Keith J.

    Lancaster Environment Centre

    Field: Engineering

    Rank: 752 · c-score: 4.11
83. Lawlor, Debbie A.

    University of Bristol

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 767 · c-score: 4.11
84. Rothwell, Peter M.

    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 783 · c-score: 4.10
85. Marginson, Simon

    University of Oxford

    Field: Social Sciences

    Rank: 795 · c-score: 4.10
86. Lenton, Timothy M.

    University of Exeter

    Field: Earth & Environmental Sciences

    Rank: 839 · c-score: 4.09
87. Blocken, B. J.E.

    Heriot-Watt University

    Field: Built Environment & Design

    Rank: 847 · c-score: 4.09
88. Flyvbjerg, Bent

    University of Oxford, Saďd Business School

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 850 · c-score: 4.08
89. Batty, Michael J.

    University College London

    Field: Built Environment & Design

    Rank: 886 · c-score: 4.07
90. Thakur, Vijay Kumar

    Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre

    Field: Chemistry

    Rank: 895 · c-score: 4.07
91. Penrose, Roger

    University of Oxford

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 906 · c-score: 4.07
92. Gardner, Leroy

    Imperial College London

    Field: Engineering

    Rank: 926 · c-score: 4.07
93. May, Robert M.

    University of Oxford

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 941 · c-score: 4.06
94. Pretty, Jules N.

    University of Essex

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 944 · c-score: 4.06
95. Thornicroft, Graham

    King's College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 955 · c-score: 4.06
96. Birney, Ewan

    EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 956 · c-score: 4.06
97. Alvesson, Mats

    University of Bath

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 986 · c-score: 4.05
98. Robbins, Trevor W.

    Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 993 · c-score: 4.05
99. Woodward, Mark A.

    Imperial College London

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 1,003 · c-score: 4.04
100. Pendry, John Brian

     Imperial College London

     Field: Physics & Astronomy

     Rank: 1,064 · c-score: 4.03