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Top institutions in the United Kingdom for Geography

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Which institutions in the United Kingdom have the most top-cited scientists in Geography?

169 researchers in the United Kingdom whose main subfield is Geography are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.9% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 1st of 35 countries in the subfield. 166 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University of Oxford has the most (11), followed by University of Cambridge (9) and The University of Manchester (9). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
169
0.9% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
166
98.2% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 35 countries in Geography
Highest-ranked
#1,509
Martin, Ron L.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1University of Oxford1111#2Lorimer, Jamie #6,070
2University of Cambridge99#3Martin, Ron L. #1,509
3The University of Manchester99#5Swyngedouw, Erik A. #1,698
4University of Exeter88#8Barr, Stewart W. #23,730
5Durham University77#9Anderson, Ben #2,058
6King's College London77#11Hubbard, Phil James #13,222
7The University of Edinburgh66#13Cresswell, Tim #10,339
8The Open University66#15Raghuram, Parvati #16,396
9University of Liverpool65#16Hooke, Janet M. #19,872
10Faculty of Social Sciences & Health55#17McFarlane, Colin #3,684
11Newcastle University55#18Pain, Rachel H. #5,304
12University of Bristol55#19Thrift, Nigel J. #6,163
13The University of Sheffield55#22Valentine, Gill #10,854
14University College London55#25Waters, Johanna L. #26,569
15Loughborough University55#26Antonsich, Marco #36,145
16University of Sussex44#29King, Russell L. #9,781
17Queen Mary University of London44#30Gurnell, Angela M. #16,543
18Cardiff University33#40Marsden, Terry K. #20,192
19University of Leeds33#45Chatterton, Paul #31,549
20University of Northumbria33#46Bosworth, Gary #34,125
21University of Birmingham33#48Griffiths, Melanie B.E. #37,870
22University of Nottingham33#50Davies, Thom #38,354
23University of Glasgow33#51Philo, Chris #38,386

The top 100 in Geography in the United Kingdom, in order

  1. 1
    Martin, Ron L.
    University of Cambridge
  2. 2
    Swyngedouw, Erik A.
    The University of Manchester
  3. 3
    Anderson, Ben
    Durham University
  4. 4
    McFarlane, Colin
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Health
  5. 5
    Edensor, Tim
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  6. 6
    Bridge, Gavin
    Durham University
  7. 7
    Walker, Gordon P.
    Lancaster Environment Centre
  8. 8
    Bouzarovski, Stefan
    The University of Manchester
  9. 9
    Pain, Rachel H.
    Newcastle University
  10. 10
    Lorimer, Jamie
    University of Oxford
  11. 11
    Thrift, Nigel J.
    University of Bristol
  12. 12
    Graham, Mark
    University of Oxford
  13. 13
    Amin, Ash
    University of Cambridge
  14. 14
    King, Russell L.
    University of Sussex
  15. 15
    Cresswell, Tim
    The University of Edinburgh
  16. 16
    Woods, Michael
    Aberystwyth University
  17. 17
    Valentine, Gill
    The University of Sheffield
  18. 18
    Rose, Gillian
    University of Oxford
  19. 19
    Castree, Noel
    The University of Manchester
  20. 20
    Sayer, Andrew
    Lancaster University
  21. 21
    Goudie, Andrew S.
    School of Geography and the Environment
  22. 22
    Lee, Neil
    London School of Economics and Political Science
  23. 23
    Barua, Maan
    University of Cambridge
  24. 24
    Gandy, Matthew
    University of Cambridge
  25. 25
    Hubbard, Phil James
    King's College London
  26. 26
    Middleton, Nick J.
    University of Oxford
  27. 27
    Pike, Andy
    Newcastle University
  28. 28
    Taylor, Peter J.
    Academy of Social Sciences
  29. 29
    Wilson, Geoff A.
    King's College London
  30. 30
    Raghuram, Parvati
    The Open University
  31. 31
    Elden, Stuart
    University of Warwick
  32. 32
    Gurnell, Angela M.
    Queen Mary University of London
  33. 33
    Mawdsley, Emma
    University of Cambridge
  34. 34
    Langley, Paul
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Health
  35. 35
    Datta, Ayona
    King's College London
  36. 36
    MacKinnon, Danny
    Newcastle University
  37. 37
    Hooke, Janet M.
    University of Liverpool
  38. 38
    McDowell, Linda M.
    The Open University
  39. 39
    Marsden, Terry K.
    Cardiff University
  40. 40
    Massey, Doreen B.
    The Open University
  41. 41
    Duffy, Rosaleen V.
    The University of Sheffield
  42. 42
    Halfacree, Keith H.
    Swansea University
  43. 43
    Darling, Jonathan
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Health
  44. 44
    Sonnino, Roberta
    University of Surrey
  45. 45
    Barr, Stewart W.
    University of Exeter
  46. 46
    Schindler, Seth
    The University of Manchester
  47. 47
    Brickell, Katherine
    King's College London
  48. 48
    Alami, Ilias
    University of Cambridge
  49. 49
    Kofman, Eleonore
    Middlesex University
  50. 50
    Gabrys, Jennifer
    University of Cambridge
  51. 51
    Waters, Johanna L.
    University College London
  52. 52
    Rigg, Jonathan D.
    University of Bristol
  53. 53
    Caprotti, Federico
    University of Exeter
  54. 54
    Chatterton, Paul
    University of Leeds
  55. 55
    Cloke, Paul
    University of Exeter
  56. 56
    Bosworth, Gary
    University of Northumbria
  57. 57
    Forsyth, Tim J.
    London School of Economics and Political Science
  58. 58
    Viles, Heather A.
    University of Oxford
  59. 59
    Antonsich, Marco
    Loughborough University
  60. 60
    Barry, Andrew
    University College London
  61. 61
    Sutherland, Lee Ann M.
    The James Hutton Institute
  62. 62
    Rose, David Christian
    Harper Adams University
  63. 63
    Hinchliffe, Steve J.
    University of Exeter
  64. 64
    Shucksmith, Mark D.
    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  65. 65
    Yusoff, Kathryn
    Queen Mary University of London
  66. 66
    Johnston, Ron J.
    University of Bristol
  67. 67
    Griffiths, Melanie B.E.
    University of Birmingham
  68. 68
    Davies, Thom
    University of Nottingham
  69. 69
    Philo, Chris
    University of Glasgow
  70. 70
    Steinberg, Philip E.
    Durham University
  71. 71
    Ash, James N.
    Newcastle University
  72. 72
    Dodds, Klaus John
    Middlesex University
  73. 73
    Hobson, Kersty P.
    College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  74. 74
    Francis, Robert A.
    King's College London
  75. 75
    Latham, Alan
    University College London
  76. 76
    Baker, Lucy
    University of Sussex
  77. 77
    Moran, Dominique
    University of Birmingham
  78. 78
    Crang, Mike
    Durham University
  79. 79
    Hall, Sarah Marie
    The University of Manchester
  80. 80
    Merriman, Peter
    Aberystwyth University
  81. 81
    Allen, John
    The Open University
  82. 82
    Lorimer, Hayden
    The University of Edinburgh
  83. 83
    Collyer, Michael
    University of Sussex
  84. 84
    Kraftl, Peter
    Loughborough University
  85. 85
    Whatmore, Sarah J.
    University of Oxford
  86. 86
    Auty, Richard M.
    Lancaster University
  87. 87
    Jonas, Andrew E.G.
    University of Hull
  88. 88
    Blunt, Alison
    Queen Mary University of London
  89. 89
    Faulconbridge, James R.
    Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University Management School
  90. 90
    Punch, Samantha
    University of Stirling
  91. 91
    Horner, Rory
    The University of Manchester
  92. 92
    Loftus, Alex J.
    King's College London
  93. 93
    Black, Richard
    University of Liverpool
  94. 94
    Barnett, Clive
    University of Exeter
  95. 95
    Gregson, Nicky
    Durham University
  96. 96
    Goodman, Michael K.
    University of Reading
  97. 97
    Hopkins, Peter E.
    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  98. 98
    Jackson, Peter A.
    The University of Sheffield
  99. 99
    Dittmer, Jason N.
    University College London
  100. 100
    Apostolopoulou, Elia
    Imperial College London

169 listed scientists in Geography in the United Kingdom

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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