Universities by Recent Research Citedness in United Kingdom
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1City of Liverpool College76 works
43.33
2City, University of London38,563 works
32.40
3Barts Cancer Institute5,799 works
17.55
4Royal Society of Medicine1,219 works
16.30
5Molecular Immunity Unit383 works
15.41
6Bowel Cancer UK44 works
12.55
7Manchester College415 works
12.45
8Scottish Universities Physics Alliance4,292 works
12.09
9Brooklands College37 works
11.00
10St Patrick's College400 works
10.00
11Bridgwater College56 works
9.29
12Blackpool and The Fylde College101 works
9.20
13Cambridge University Health Partners156 works
9.20
14Doncaster College61 works
8.80
15Royal College of Anaesthetists331 works
8.77
16Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology3,930 works
8.58
17Institute of Cancer Research29,021 works
8.57
18University of Portsmouth36,690 works
8.26
19UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology37,382 works
8.13
20Belfast Metropolitan College71 works
8.11
21Liverpool John Moores University37,823 works
8.05
22Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy4 works
8.00
23Imperial College London401,909 works
7.65
24Bristol and Bath Science Park65 works
7.44
25Henry Royce Institute1,396 works
7.34
26University Alliance26 works
7.33
27MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders720 works
7.25
28University of Cambridge508,254 works
7.23
29UCL School of Pharmacy10,109 works
7.20
30Institute for Research in Schools30 works
7.00
31Scottish School of Primary Care44 works
7.00
32University of Glasgow199,990 works
6.93
33Furness College205 works
6.81
34University of Leicester104,489 works
6.78
35University of Birmingham221,015 works
6.62
36University College London498,578 works
6.59
37Queen Mary University of London144,648 works
6.53
38University of the Built Environment195 works
6.51
39The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research376 works
6.23
40Blizard Institute8,373 works
6.20
41University of Oxford625,854 works
6.07
42University of Essex48,867 works
5.93
43Durham University109,732 works
5.90
44Medway School of Pharmacy967 works
5.73
45St George's, University of London41,707 works
5.65
46Sheffield Hallam University24,082 works
5.64
47Cardiff University137,368 works
5.61
48Cranfield University35,638 works
5.52
49Royal College of Radiologists285 works
5.51
50London Studio Centre31 works
5.50
Highlights
Within United Kingdom, City of Liverpool College ranks first in 2026 with 43.33, followed by City, University of London (32.40) and Barts Cancer Institute (17.55).
Across 50 entries, values run from 43.33 (City of Liverpool College) to 5.50 (London Studio Centre), with a median of 7.34.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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