Imperial College London (ICL)

United Kingdom (UK)

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Imperial College London (ICL)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Imperial College London (ICL) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global United Kingdom (UK)
Overall 74 4
Academic 67 4

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global United Kingdom (UK)
Applied sciences 88 3
Health sciences 70 4
Natural sciences 84 3
Biological sciences 74 4
Chemistry 172 4
Earth & environmental sciences 85 5
Physical sciences 44 3
Social sciences 45 6

Research

Imperial College London (ICL) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 1353 289.92

Overall Count and Share for 'Imperial College London (ICL)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 226 67.49
Biological sciences 156 37.00
Chemistry 123 34.55
Earth & environmental sciences 78 19.90
Health sciences 483 70.96
Physical sciences 249 45.78
Social sciences 38 14.24

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Imperial College London (ICL) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 250 258 225 296 311
Applied sciences 41 40 36 68 0
Health sciences 64 83 79 76 0
Natural sciences 143 133 106 145 0
Biological sciences 43 41 29 36 0
Chemistry 35 37 29 42 38
Earth & environmental sciences 19 13 18 17 0
Physical sciences 46 41 30 50 0
Social sciences 1 2 5 7 0
Nature & Science 7 7 5 6 6

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Imperial College London (ICL).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (484 institutions) 39.5%
Domestic (211 institutions) 60.5%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Imperial College London (ICL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
University of Oxford 32.81 / 29.78 62.59
UCL 24.56 / 27.02 51.58
University of Cambridge 20.02 / 26.08 46.10
King's College London (KCL) 21.41 / 20.00 41.42
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) 29.29 / 10.23 39.52

Top 5 international collaborators with Imperial College London (ICL) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 9.13 / 12.84 21.98
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 12.20 / 7.52 19.72
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 9.69 / 9.89 19.58
Harvard University 7.82 / 11.07 18.89
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) 3.36 / 10.56 13.92

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Imperial College London (ICL). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.