Top institutions in the United Kingdom for Materials
Which institutions in the United Kingdom have the most top-cited scientists in Materials?
267 researchers in the United Kingdom whose main subfield is Materials are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.5% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 4th of 84 countries in the subfield. 130 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Manchester has the most (26), followed by Imperial College London (24) and University of Nottingham (16). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
267
1.5% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
130
48.7% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#4
of 84 countries in Materials
Highest-ranked
#462
Ashby, Michael F.A.
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Materials in the United Kingdom, in order
- 1Ashby, Michael F.A.Engineering Department
- 2Bhadeshia, Harshad Kumar Dharamshi HansrajUniversity of Cambridge
- 3Hench, Larry L.Imperial College London
- 4Withers, P. J.The University of Manchester
- 5Langdon, Terence G.University of Southampton
- 6Born, MaxThe University of Edinburgh
- 7Greer, Lindsay LindsayUniversity of Cambridge
- 8Evans, Ken E.University of Exeter
- 9Soutis, C.The University of Manchester
- 10Ungàr, TamásThe University of Manchester
- 11Grey, Clare P.University of Cambridge
- 12Cantor, BrianBrunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology
- 13Derby, BrianThe University of Manchester
- 14Starink, Marco J.University of Southampton
- 15Scarpa, Fabrizio L.University of Bristol
- 16Robson, Joseph D.The University of Manchester
- 17Humphreys, Frederick JohnThe University of Manchester
- 18Arif, Zia UllahUniversity of Southampton
- 19Wisnom, Michael R.University of Bristol
- 20Bodaghi, M.Nottingham Trent University
- 21Abeykoon, ChamilFaculty of Science and Engineering
- 22Eichhorn, Stephen J.University of Bristol
- 23Bowen, Chris RhysUniversity of Bath
- 24David J C MacKay, David J.C.University of Cambridge
- 25Thomason, James L.University of Strathclyde
- 26Fan, ZhongyunBrunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology
- 27Young, Robert J.The University of Manchester
- 28Goel, SauravLondon South Bank University
- 29Hooper, Paul A.Imperial College London
- 30Rändle, ValerieUniversity of Wales
- 31Shah, Darshil U.University of Cambridge
- 32Eskin, Dmitry G.Brunel University London
- 33Fan, MiziBrunel University London
- 34Williams, Stewart W.Cranfield University
- 35Wilkinson, Angus J.University of Oxford
- 36Clyne, Trevor WilliamUniversity of Cambridge
- 37Dhakal, Hom NathUniversity of Portsmouth
- 38Zhang, ShaoweiUniversity of Exeter
- 39Vincent, Julian F.V.Heriot-Watt University
- 40Kinloch, A. J.Imperial College London
- 41Stott, F. HowardThe University of Manchester
- 42Ashcroft, Ian AnthonyUniversity of Nottingham
- 43Reaney, Ian MichaelThe University of Sheffield
- 44Sha, WeiQueen's University Belfast
- 45Feteira, Antonio M.Sheffield Hallam University
- 46West, Anthony RoyThe University of Sheffield
- 47Giasin, KhaledUniversity of Portsmouth
- 48Campbell, John R.University of Birmingham
- 49Hague, Richard J.M.University of Nottingham
- 50
- 51Attallah, Moataz M.Loughborough University
- 52Thompson, George EdwardThe University of Manchester
- 53Li, ShuguangUniversity of Nottingham
- 54Njuguna, James A.National Subsea Centre
- 55Turnbull, AlanNational Physical Laboratory
- 56Kinloch, Ian A.The University of Manchester
- 57Atkinson, AlanImperial College London
- 58Papageorgiou, Dimitrios G.Queen Mary University of London
- 59Pickering, E. J.The University of Manchester
- 60Butt, JavaidBirmingham City University
- 61Todd, IainThe University of Sheffield
- 62Galindo-Nava, Enrique I.University College London
- 63Ji, ShouxunBrunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology
- 64Peijs, TonUniversity of Warwick
- 65Dong, HanshanUniversity of Birmingham
- 66Sellars, Christopher MichaelThe University of Sheffield
- 67Lee, Peter D.University College London
- 68Hallett, Stephen R.University Walk
- 69Evans, Hugh E.University of Birmingham
- 70Potter, Kevin D.University of Bristol
- 71Greenhalgh, Emile S.Imperial College London
- 72Alderson, AndrewSheffield Hallam University
- 73Kumar, S. SatishUniversity of Glasgow
- 74Ding, JialuoWAAM3D Limited
- 75Prangnell, Philip B.The University of Manchester
- 76Falzon, Brian G.Queen's University Belfast
- 77Hussain, TanvirUniversity of Nottingham
- 78Li, YiThe University of Manchester
- 79Hill, Robert G.Queen Mary University of London
- 80Maskery, I.University of Nottingham
- 81Silberschmidt, Vadim V.Loughborough University
- 82Grant, Patrick S.University of Oxford
- 83Kamali, Ali RezaUniversity of Cambridge
- 84Lee, W. E.Bangor University
- 85Pinho, Silvestre T.Imperial College London
- 86Inkson, B. J.The University of Sheffield
- 87Wang, YichenQueen Mary University of London
- 88Gleadall, Andrew ColinLoughborough University
- 89Zhang, YanUniversity of Bath
- 90Yan, HaixueQueen Mary University of London
- 91Dye, DavidImperial College London
- 92Saiz, EduardoImperial College London
- 93Clare, Adam ThomasUniversity of Nottingham
- 94Gibson, Arthur GeoffNewcastle University
- 95Aboulkhair, Nesma T.University of Nottingham
- 96Fray, Derek JohnUniversity of Cambridge
- 97Baker, T. N.University of Strathclyde
- 98Arjunan, ArunUniversity of Wolverhampton
- 99Sinclair, Derek C.J.The University of Sheffield
- 100Liao, ZhirongUniversity of Nottingham
267 listed scientists in Materials in the United Kingdom
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