| Rank
| Institution name
| Research Power
|
| 1 |
University of Oxford |
6645.70 |
| 2 |
University of Cambridge |
6070.28 |
| 3 |
University of Manchester |
5150.35 |
| 4 |
University College London |
5097.75 |
| 5 |
University of Edinburgh |
4504.77 |
| 6 |
University of Nottingham |
3713.41 |
| 7 |
Imperial College London |
3603.35 |
| 8 |
University of Leeds |
3447.63 |
| 9 |
University of Sheffield |
3270.47 |
| 10 |
University of Bristol |
3263.95 |
| 11 |
King's College London |
3155.81 |
| 12 |
University of Birmingham |
3097.36 |
| 13 |
University of Glasgow |
3004.44 |
| 14 |
University of Southampton |
2981.44 |
15 |
Cardiff University |
2770.74 |
| 16 |
University of Warwick |
2704.73 |
| 17 |
University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
2454.42 |
| 18 |
University of Liverpool |
2432.84 |
| 19 |
University of Durham |
2065.84 |
| 20 |
Queen's University Belfast |
1968.78 |
| 21 |
Queen Mary, University of London |
1872.25 |
| 22 |
University of York |
1817.68 |
| 23 |
University of Leicester |
1746.95 |
| 24 |
Loughborough University |
1736.37 |
| 25 |
University of Exeter |
1664.16 |
| 26 |
Lancaster University |
1657.18 |
| 27 |
University of Reading |
1581.31 |
| 28 |
University of Aberdeen |
1504.82 |
| 29 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
1449.92 |
| 30 |
University of Strathclyde |
1443.81 |
| 31 |
University of Sussex |
1401.93 |
| 32 |
University of St Andrews |
1337.53 |
| 33 |
University of East Anglia |
1305.54 |
| 34 |
University of Dundee |
1279.59 |
| 35 |
University of Bath |
1273.21 |
| 36 |
Swansea University |
1246.25 |
| 37 |
Brunel University |
1237.44 |
| 38 |
University of Ulster |
1192.34 |
| 39 |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
1164.00 |
| 40 |
University of Kent |
1116.52 |
| 41 |
Open University |
1104.21 |
| 42 |
University of Surrey |
1096.25 |
| 43 |
University of Hull |
939.28 |
| 44 |
University of Essex |
892.63 |
| 45 |
City University, London |
876.14 |
| 46 |
Heriot-Watt University |
866.57 |
| 47 |
University of Plymouth |
853.59 |
| 48 |
Birkbeck College |
847.25 |
| 49 |
University of Salford |
845.41 |
| 50 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
765.21 |
| 51 |
Aberystwyth University |
746.24 |
| 52 |
Goldsmiths College, University of London |
745.50 |
| 53 |
University of Stirling |
717.51 |
| 54 |
University of the West of England, Bristol |
703.50 |
| 55 |
Bangor University |
689.49 |
| 56 |
Keele University |
686.16 |
| 57 |
University of Bradford |
664.50 |
| 58 |
Institute of Education |
632.29 |
| 59 |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
623.56 |
| 60 |
School of Oriental and African Studies |
622.93 |
| 61 |
University of Brighton |
596.63 |
| 62 |
University of the Arts London |
593.14 |
| 63 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
586.15 |
| 64 |
Cranfield University |
581.82 |
| 65 |
Aston University |
577.13 |
| 66 |
Nottingham Trent University |
569.96 |
| 67 |
De Montfort University |
552.49 |
| 68 |
University of Portsmouth |
517.51 |
| 69 |
University of Westminster |
503.09 |
| 70 |
Oxford Brookes University |
497.36 |
| 71 |
University of Central Lancashire |
481.48 |
| 72 |
London Metropolitan University |
478.29 |
| 73 |
Kingston University |
435.98 |
| 74 |
Middlesex University |
416.56 |
| 75 |
Liverpool John Moores University |
416.23 |
| 76 |
University of Glamorgan |
405.35 |
| 77 |
University of Hertfordshire |
371.53 |
| 78 |
Roehampton University |
368.01 |
| 79 |
Robert Gordon University |
352.73 |
| 80 |
Napier University |
350.93 |
| 81 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
346.81 |
| 82 |
University of Greenwich |
343.80 |
| 83 |
University of Sunderland |
336.67 |
| 84 |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
317.04 |
| 85 |
Institute of Cancer Research |
303.83 |
| 86 |
University of Wolverhampton |
303.65 |
| 87 |
London Business School |
301.03 |
| 88 |
University of Lincoln |
276.89 |
| 89 |
St George's Hospital Medical School |
276.28 |
| 90 |
Royal Veterinary College |
257.43 |
| 91 |
Coventry University |
251.40 |
| 92 |
University of East London |
248.49 |
| 93 |
Leeds Metropolitan University |
248.20 |
| 94 |
Bournemouth University |
242.76 |
| 95 |
University of Huddersfield |
216.75 |
| 96 |
Birmingham City University |
200.67 |
| 97 |
London South Bank University |
194.98 |
| 98 |
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff |
190.86 |
| 99 |
Glasgow School of Art |
184.44 |
| 100 |
University of Gloucestershire |
161.51 |
| 101 |
School of Pharmacy |
154.00 |
| 102 |
University of Teesside |
153.93 |
| 103 |
Royal College of Art |
149.79 |
| 104 |
Anglia Ruskin University |
147.35 |
| 105 |
Bath Spa University |
141.00 |
| 106 |
University of Northampton |
140.96 |
| 107 |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
137.19 |
| 108 |
UHI Millennium Institute |
136.30 |
| 109 |
Edinburgh College of Art |
135.66 |
| 110 |
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh |
133.79 |
| 111 |
University of Bedfordshire |
132.94 |
| 112 |
University of the West of Scotland |
127.98 |
| 113 |
University of Wales, Lampeter |
126.01 |
| 114 |
University of Winchester |
119.25 |
| 115 |
Staffordshire University |
115.59 |
| 116 |
University of Chester |
111.07 |
| 117 |
University of Abertay Dundee |
98.35 |
| 118 |
Edge Hill University |
97.24 |
| 119 |
University of Bolton |
93.35 |
| 120 |
Liverpool Hope University |
92.11 |
| 121 |
Thames Valley University |
88.28 |
| 122 |
University for the Creative Arts |
81.99 |
| 123 |
Courtauld Institute of Art |
81.60 |
| 124 |
University of Derby |
77.17 |
| 125 |
University of Wales, Newport |
66.59 |
| 126 |
University of Chichester |
65.84 |
| 127 |
York St John University |
63.99 |
| 128 |
University of Cumbria |
62.70 |
| 129 |
Institute of Zoology |
53.55 |
| 130 |
St Mary's University College |
52.03 |
| 131 |
Southampton Solent University |
47.62 |
| 132 |
Dartington College of Arts |
45.29 |
| 133 |
Glynd?r University |
45.20 |
| 134 |
Swansea Metropolitan University |
44.97 |
| 135 |
Royal College of Music |
44.75 |
| 136 |
Buckinghamshire New University |
43.75 |
| 137 |
University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies |
38.75 |
| 138 |
University College Falmouth |
37.51 |
| 139 |
Royal Academy of Music |
36.83 |
| 140 |
Harper Adams University College |
35.88 |
| 141 |
University of Worcester |
35.52 |
| 142 |
Heythrop College |
35.25 |
| 143 |
Royal Northern College of Music |
33.11 |
| 144 |
Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
29.84 |
| 145 |
Central School of Speech and Drama |
28.56 |
| 146 |
Leeds Trinity & All Saints |
27.90 |
| 147 |
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
27.73 |
| 148 |
Norwich University College of the Arts |
19.58 |
| 149 |
Armagh Observatory |
16.88 |
| 150 |
University College Plymouth St Mark & St John |
16.01 |
| 151 |
Rose Bruford College |
12.56 |
| 152 |
Royal Agricultural College |
12.30 |
| 153 |
Newman University College |
11.85 |
| 154 |
Leeds College of Music |
9.66 |
| 155 |
Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln |
9.55 |
| 156 |
Stranmillis University College |
9.00 |
| 157 |
Arts Institute at Bournemouth |
9.00 |
| 158 |
British Institute in Paris |
6.80 |
| 159 |
University Marine Biological Station, Millport |
6.00 |
