Top-cited scientists in the United Kingdom
2025 single-year list · 18,301 listed authors · 3rd of 170 countries
18,301 researchers whose current affiliation is in the United Kingdom are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 8,666 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The United Kingdom has 7.3% of everyone on the list, 3rd of 170 countries.
Listed authors
18,301
7.3% of the list
In the global top 100,000
8,666
47.4% of its listed authors
Country rank
#3
of 170 countries by listed authors
Top institutions in the United Kingdom
Top fields
18,301 listed scientists in the United Kingdom
See all 18,301 in the interactive table →