Top institutions in the United Kingdom for Applied Physics
Which institutions in the United Kingdom have the most top-cited scientists in Applied Physics?
246 researchers in the United Kingdom whose main subfield is Applied Physics are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.3% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 6th of 91 countries in the subfield. 85 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University of Oxford has the most (28), followed by University College London (16) and The University of Manchester (12). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
246
1.3% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
85
34.6% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#6
of 91 countries in Applied Physics
Highest-ranked
#90
Geim, Andre K.
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The top 100 in Applied Physics in the United Kingdom, in order
- 1Geim, Andre K.The University of Manchester
- 2A. C. Ferrari, A. CarloUniversity of Cambridge
- 3Robertson, John DavidCambridge University
- 4Pendry, John BrianImperial College London
- 5Scott, James F.University of St Andrews
- 6Mott, Nevill F.Department of Physics
- 7Bohm, David J.Birkbeck, University of London
- 8Slater, John C.University of Leicester
- 9Jonscher, Andrzej K.Royal Holloway, University of London
- 10Friend, Richard H.University of Cambridge
- 11Elliott, Stephen R.University of Oxford
- 12Dudarev, Sergei L.United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- 13McMillan, Paul F.University of Southampton
- 14Barnes, William L.University of Exeter
- 15Butler, Keith TobiasUniversity College London
- 16Bull, S. J.Newcastle University
- 17Monkman, Andrew P.Durham University
- 18Mike Christopher Payne, Michael ChristopherDepartment of Physics
- 19Fu, Yongqing QiangUniversity of Northumbria
- 20Shields, Andrew J.Toshiba Europe
- 21Wintle, Ann G.Aberystwyth University
- 22Salje, Ekhard K.HermannUniversity of Cambridge
- 23Clark, Stewart J.Durham University
- 24Attfield, John PaulThe University of Edinburgh
- 25Beake, Ben D.Micro Materials Limited
- 26Galbraith, Rex F.University College London
- 27Ackland, Graeme J.The University of Edinburgh
- 28Pettifor, David G.University of Oxford
- 29Kuball, MartinUniversity of Bristol
- 30Chen, YulinUniversity of Oxford
- 31van der Laan, GerritDiamond Light Source
- 32Goodwin, Andrew L.University of Oxford
- 33Lambert, Colin J.Department of Physics, Lancaster University
- 34Duffy, John A.University of Aberdeen
- 35Greaves, G. NevilleAberystwyth University
- 36Pethig, RonaldThe University of Edinburgh
- 37Radaelli, Paolo G.University of Oxford
- 38Field, John E.Department of Physics
- 39Mathur, Neil D.University of Cambridge
- 40Seah, Martin P.National Physical Laboratory
- 41Needs, Richard J.Department of Physics
- 42Elliott, Roger J.University of Oxford
- 43Mackenzie, Andrew PeterUniversity of St Andrews
- 44Samuel, Ifor D.W.University of St Andrews
- 45Fal'ko, Vladimir I.The University of Manchester
- 46Matthews, AllanThe University of Manchester
- 47Shard, Alexander G.National Physical Laboratory
- 48Forbes, Richard G.University of Surrey
- 49Canham, Leigh T.University of Birmingham
- 50Essler, Fabian H.L.University of Oxford
- 51Cowley, Roger A.University of Oxford
- 52Pandit, BidhanImperial College London
- 53Chroneos, Alexander I.Coventry University
- 54Sondhi, Shivaji L.University of Oxford
- 55Dissado, L. A.University of Leicester
- 56Kenyon, Anthony J.University College London
- 57Josephson, Brian DavidDepartment of Physics
- 58Lidzey, David G.The University of Sheffield
- 59McCann, EdwardLancaster University
- 60Slager, Robert JanThe University of Manchester
- 61Silva, S. Ravi P.University of Surrey
- 62Simon, Steven H.University of Oxford
- 63Vopson, MelvinUniversity of Portsmouth
- 64Aǧar, OsmanUniversity of the West of Scotland
- 65Mostofi, Arash A.Imperial College London
- 66Udrea, FlorianDepartment of Engineering
- 67Mortazavi-Derazkola, SobhanUniversity of Leeds
- 68Wright, Christopher DavidUniversity of Exeter
- 69Greenham, Neil C.Department of Physics
- 70Kravets, Vasyliy G.The University of Manchester
- 71Gillan, Michael J.University College London
- 72Chen, George C.University of Southampton
- 73Moya, Xavier A.VelásquezUniversity of Cambridge
- 74Grigorieva, Irina V.The University of Manchester
- 75Marrows, Christopher H.University of Leeds
- 76McKenna, Keith PatrickUniversity of York
- 77Langbein, Wolfgang W.Cardiff University
- 78Filip, Marina RucsandraUniversity of Oxford
- 79Humphreys, Colin J.Queen Mary University of London
- 80Castelnovo, ClaudioDepartment of Physics
- 81Monserrat, BartomeuUniversity of Cambridge
- 82Grimes, Robin WilliamImperial College London
- 83Chalker, John T.University of Oxford
- 84Seah, M. P.National Physical Laboratory
- 85Papić, ZlatkoUniversity of Leeds
- 86Bell, Andrew J.University of Leeds
- 87Nussinov, ZoharUniversity of Oxford
- 88Chen, JinjuLoughborough University
- 89Williams, Oliver AneurinCardiff University
- 90Heine, VolkerDepartment of Physics
- 91Tartakovskiǐ, Alexander I.The University of Sheffield
- 92Stoneham, A. MarshallUniversity College London
- 93May, Paul W.University of Bristol
- 94Morton, John J.L.University College London
- 95Boothroyd, Andrew T.University of Oxford
- 96Buckeridge, JohnLondon South Bank University
- 97Alexe, MarinFaculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine
- 98Henini, MohamedUniversity of Nottingham
- 99Van Schilfgaarde, MarkKing's College London
- 100Leyland, AdrianThe University of Sheffield
246 listed scientists in Applied Physics in the United Kingdom
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