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

179 researchers in the United Kingdom whose main subfield is Nursing are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.0% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 3rd of 61 countries in the subfield. 31 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). King's College London has the most (16), followed by University of Southampton (7) and University of Nottingham (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
179
1.0% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
31
17.3% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#3
of 61 countries in Nursing
Highest-ranked
#10,138
O'Connor, Siobhán
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1King's College London165#3O'Connor, Siobhán #10,138
2University of Southampton74#30Bowling, Ann P. #11,200
3University of Nottingham70#37Awoko Higginbottom, Gina M. #109,505
4The University of Sheffield61#45Ali, P. A. #51,032
5Queen's University Belfast61#48Thompson, David R. #70,760
6Cardiff University62#49Allen, Davina #80,277
7Ulster University52#60McKenna, Hugh P. #33,661
8Bournemouth University51#63Wainwright, Thomas William #56,130
9University of York42#74Arksey, Hilary #23,490
10University of Birmingham41#75Bradbury-Jones, Caroline #23,735
11University of Surrey41#86Gibson, Faith M. #99,809
12University of Northumbria40#100Dickens, Geoffrey L. #232,106
13University of Hertfordshire31#112Goodman, Claire M. #54,085
14Edge Hill University31#121Carter, Bernie #79,994
15The Open University31#126Barbour, Rose S. #87,995
16University of Central Lancashire30#129Thomson, Gill Margaret #107,507
17University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division30#133Tierney, Stephanie #113,892
18University of Huddersfield30#134Ousey, Karen J. #119,463
19University of Plymouth30#135Schofield, Patricia A. #120,404
20Swansea University30#145Grant, Aimee #197,118
21Oxford Brookes University30#158Henshall, Catherine L. #277,410

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

  1. 1
    O'Connor, Siobhán
    King's College London
  2. 2
    Bowling, Ann P.
    University of Southampton
  3. 3
    Griffiths, Peter D.
    University of Southampton
  4. 4
    Arksey, Hilary
    University of York
  5. 5
    Bradbury-Jones, Caroline
    University of Birmingham
  6. 6
    Ojo, Omorogieva
    University of Greenwich
  7. 7
    Watson, Roger A.
    University of Hull, Faculty of Health Sciences
  8. 8
    McKenna, Hugh P.
    Ulster University
  9. 9
    Seers, Kate
    Warwick Medical School
  10. 10
    Rose, Louise
    King's College London
  11. 11
    Ali, P. A.
    The University of Sheffield
  12. 12
    Goodman, Claire M.
    University of Hertfordshire
  13. 13
    Wainwright, Thomas William
    Bournemouth University
  14. 14
    While, Alison E.
    King's College London
  15. 15
    Bowers, Len
    King's College London
  16. 16
    Norton, Christine S.
    King's College London
  17. 17
    Thompson, David R.
    Queen's University Belfast
  18. 18
    Kirk, Susan A.
    The University of Manchester
  19. 19
    Gould, Dinah J.
    City St George's School of Medical Sciences
  20. 20
    Carter, Bernie
    Edge Hill University
  21. 21
    Allen, Davina
    Cardiff University
  22. 22
    Ball, Jane E.
    University of Southampton
  23. 23
    Galdas, Paul Michael
    University of York
  24. 24
    Hasson, Felicity
    Ulster University
  25. 25
    Burnard, Philip
    Cardiff University
  26. 26
    Stenner, Karen L.
    University of Bedfordshire
  27. 27
    Barbour, Rose S.
    The Open University
  28. 28
    Maben, Jill
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  29. 29
    Dall'Ora, Chiara
    University of Southampton
  30. 30
    Westwood, Sue
    Faculty of Social Sciences
  31. 31
    Gibson, Faith M.
    University of Surrey
  32. 32
    Smith, Joanna
    Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  33. 33
    da Silva, Tiago Horta Reis
    King's College London
  34. 34
    Rafferty, Anne Marie
    King's College London
  35. 35
    Helen Noble, Helen Rose
    Queen's University Belfast
  36. 36
    Thomson, Gill Margaret
    University of Central Lancashire
  37. 37
    Awoko Higginbottom, Gina M.
    University of Nottingham
  38. 38
    Hunter, Billie J.
    Cardiff University
  39. 39
    McCann, Edward
    City, University of London
  40. 40
    Tierney, Stephanie
    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
  41. 41
    Ousey, Karen J.
    University of Huddersfield
  42. 42
    Schofield, Patricia A.
    University of Plymouth
  43. 43
    Todres, Les A.
    Bournemouth University
  44. 44
    Gallagher, Ann Marie
    Brunel University London
  45. 45
    Purssell, Edward
    Little Havens Children's Hospice
  46. 46
    Denny, E.
    Birmingham City University
  47. 47
    Papadopoulos, Irena
    Middlesex University
  48. 48
    Taylor, Julie S.
    University of Birmingham
  49. 49
    King, Nigel
    University of Huddersfield
  50. 50
    Heaton, Janet
    University of the Highlands and Islands
  51. 51
    Simpson, Alan C.
    King's College London
  52. 52
    Dowding, Dawn W.
    Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  53. 53
    Galvin, Kathleen T.
    University of Brighton
  54. 54
    Brooke, Joanne Mary
    Birmingham City University
  55. 55
    Hopkinson, Jane B.
    College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
  56. 56
    Walsh, Denis J.
    University of Nottingham
  57. 57
    Renfrew, Mary J.
    University of Dundee, Mother and Infant Research Unit
  58. 58
    Stickley, T.
    Joint Editors for Perspectives in Public Health
  59. 59
    Twycross, Alison M.
    University of Birmingham
  60. 60
    Greenwood, N.
    Kingston University
  61. 61
    Pattison, Natalie A.
    University of Hertfordshire
  62. 62
    Xyrichis, Andreas
    King's College London
  63. 63
    Aitken, Leanne M.
    City, University of London
  64. 64
    Koch, Tina
    University of Surrey
  65. 65
    Latour, Jos M.
    University of Plymouth
  66. 66
    Bick, Debra E.
    Warwick Medical School
  67. 67
    Dewing, Jan
    Queen Margaret University
  68. 68
    Fida, Roberta
    Aston University
  69. 69
    McCrae, Niall
    King's College London
  70. 70
    Moola, Sandeep
    MTRC HEOR Ltd
  71. 71
    Moffatt, Christine J.
    University of Nottingham
  72. 72
    Cole, Elaine M.
    Queen Mary University of London
  73. 73
    McSherry, W. Clint
    University of Staffordshire
  74. 74
    Barr, Hugh
    University of Westminster
  75. 75
    Mitchell, Gary
    Queen's University Belfast
  76. 76
    Ski, Chantal F.
    Queen's University Belfast
  77. 77
    Drennan, Vari M.
    Kingston University
  78. 78
    Dingwall, Robert W.J.
    Dingwall Enterprises
  79. 79
    Grant, Aimee
    Swansea University
  80. 80
    Kotronoulas, Grigorios C.
    School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
  81. 81
    Keeney, Sinead
    Ulster University
  82. 82
    Dibley, Lesley B.
    University of Greenwich
  83. 83
    Schoonhoven, Lisette (Lisette)
    University of Southampton
  84. 84
    McVicar, A. J.
    Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care
  85. 85
  86. 86
    Jack, Kirsten
    Edge Hill University
  87. 87
    Peacock, Shelley C.
    King's College London
  88. 88
    Mckeown, Mick
    University of Central Lancashire
  89. 89
    Skirton, Heather
    Faculty of Health
  90. 90
    Evans, Catrin Mai
    University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  91. 91
    Norman, Ian James
    King's College London
  92. 92
    Cooke, Alison
    Royal Stoke University Hospital
  93. 93
    Rolfe, Gary
    Swansea University
  94. 94
    Cheng, Ling Jie
    University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
  95. 95
    Temple, Bogusia
    University of Salford
  96. 96
    Reedy, G. B.
    King's College London
  97. 97
    Dickens, Geoffrey L.
    University of Northumbria
  98. 98
    Porter, Sam Willian
    Bournemouth University
  99. 99
    Swift, Amelia
    University of Birmingham
  100. 100
    Crawford, Paul
    University of Nottingham

179 listed scientists in Nursing 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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