Top institutions in the United Kingdom for Psychology & Cognitive Sciences
Which institutions in the United Kingdom have the most top-cited scientists in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences?
455 researchers in the United Kingdom whose main field is Psychology & Cognitive Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.5% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 2nd of 61 countries in the field. 381 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University College London has the most (26), followed by University of Cambridge (23) and King's College London (19). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
455
2.5% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
381
83.7% of them
Country rank in the field
#2
of 61 countries in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences
Highest-ranked
#184
Baron-Cohen, Simon B.
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences in the United Kingdom, in order
- 1Baron-Cohen, Simon B.Autism Research Centre
- 2Spence, C. J.University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 3Baddeley, Alan D.University of York
- 4Van Der Linden, Sander L.University of Cambridge
- 5Clarke, VictoriaUniversity of the West of England
- 6Blakemore, Sarah JayneUniversity of Cambridge
- 7Gilbert, PaulUniversity of Derby
- 8Fonagy, PeterUniversity College London
- 9Goodman, Robert M.King's College London
- 10Dunbar, Robin I.M.University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 11Barsalou, Lawrence W.University of Glasgow
- 12Botvinick, Matthew MichaelGoogle DeepMind
- 13Háppe, Francesca G.E.King's College London
- 14Clark, Andy J.University of Sussex
- 15Bishop, Dorothy Vera MargaretUniversity of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 16Baer, Ruth A.University of Oxford
- 17Brewin, Chris RayUniversity College London
- 18Sedikides, ConstantineUniversity of Southampton
- 19Conner, Mark T.University of Leeds
- 20Evans, Jonathan St B.T.University of Plymouth
- 21Seth, Anil K.University of Sussex
- 22Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.King's College London
- 23Haggard, Patrick N.University College London
- 24Laland, Kevin N.University of St Andrews
- 25Douglas, K. M.University of Kent
- 26Smith, Jonathan A.Birkbeck, University of London
- 27Watkins, Ed R.University of Exeter
- 28Snowling, Margaret J.University of Oxford
- 29Wells, AdrianThe University of Manchester
- 30Frith, UtaUCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- 31Clark, David M.University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 32Reicher, Steve DavidUniversity of St Andrews
- 33Verplanken, BasUniversity of Bath
- 34Reason, James T.The University of Manchester
- 35Stoeber, JoachimUniversity of Kent
- 36Przybylski, Andrew K.Oxford Social Sciences Division
- 37Mandy, William Polmear LockeUniversity College London
- 38Heyes, Cecilia M.University of Oxford
- 39Johnson, Mark H.University of Cambridge
- 40Plomin, Robert J.King's College London
- 41Frost, David M.University College London
- 42Dalgleish, TimCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- 43Orben, Amy C.MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
- 44HEWSTONE, MILES R.C.University of Oxford
- 45Tsakiris, ManosRoyal Holloway, University of London
- 46Charman, TonyKing's College London
- 47Stanton, Neville A.University of Southampton
- 48Joseph, Stephen A.University of Nottingham
- 49Deterding, SebastianImperial College London
- 50Weinstein, NettaUniversity of Reading
- 51Murayama, KouUniversity of Reading
- 52Treasure, Janet L.King's College London
- 53Whiten, AndrewUniversity of St Andrews
- 54Gathercole, Susan ElizabethDepartment of Psychiatry
- 55Sirois, Fuschia M.Durham University
- 56Smith, Peter K.Goldsmiths, University of London
- 57Archer, JohnUniversity of Central Lancashire
- 58Goswami, Usha C.University of Cambridge
- 59Peirce, Jonathan WestleyUniversity of Nottingham
- 60Joffe, HélèneUniversity College London
- 61Ehlers, AnkeUniversity of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 62Brown, Rupert JamesUniversity of Kent
- 63Robinson, Oliver C.University of Greenwich
- 64Drury, JohnUniversity of Sussex
- 65Manstead, Antony S.R.Cardiff University
- 66Tajfel, HenriUniversity of Bristol
- 67Pluess, MichaelUniversity of Surrey
- 68Chater, NickWarwick Business School
- 69Stoet, GijsbertUniversity of Essex
- 70Wetherell, Margaret S.The Open University
- 71Kapp, Steven K.University of Portsmouth
- 72Lamb, Michael E.University of Cambridge
- 73Rentfrow, Peter JasonUniversity of Cambridge
- 74Lavie, NilliUCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- 75Dawkins, MarianUniversity of Oxford
- 76Milton, Damian Elgin MacleanUniversity of Kent
- 77Lambon Ralph, Matthew A.MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
- 78Gaver, William W.University of Northumbria
- 79Petrides, Konstantinos V.University College London
- 80Joinson, Adam N.University of Bath
- 81Dienes, ZoltánUniversity of Sussex
- 82Salkovskis, Paul MartinUniversity of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 83Hughes, Claire H.University of Cambridge
- 84Rubin, MarkDurham University
- 85Botha, MoniqueDurham University
- 86Anderson, Michael C.MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
- 87Norbury, Courtenay FrazierUniversity College London
- 88Holmes, Emily A.University of Southampton
- 89Williams, J. Mark G.University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 90Nation, KateUniversity of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
- 91Abrams, DominicUniversity of Kent
- 92Hamilton, Antonia F. de C.UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- 93Conway, Martin AntonyCity, University of London
- 94Ryan, Michelle K.University of Exeter
- 95Field, Andy P.University of Sussex
- 96Spada, Marcantonio M.London South Bank University
- 97Barr, Dale J.University of Glasgow
- 98HOWLIN, P.King's College London
- 99Dittmar, HelgaUniversity of Sussex
- 100Pickering, Martin J.The University of Edinburgh
455 listed scientists in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences in the United Kingdom
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