Imperial College London (ICL)
United Kingdom (UK)
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
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
Position by research output Share in subject areas
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.
Research outputs by subject area
| 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
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 155 | 21.18 |
| Clinical Sciences | 117 | 18.17 |
| Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology | 93 | 13.42 |
| Physical Chemistry | 36 | 12.97 |
| Organic Chemistry | 24 | 9.82 |
| Electrical Engineering | 29 | 9.14 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 36 | 8.34 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 33 | 8.32 |
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.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
- Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network (AGEN)
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- BrainNet Europe (BNE)
- Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3)
- CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium
- CFM-Imperial Institute of Quantitative Finance
- CNRS-ICL Abraham de Moivre International Research Laboratory
- COSMOS Consortium
- Centre for Terahertz Science and Engineering (CTSE)
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics
- Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
- DIAGRAM Consortium
- DØ Collaboration
- EPSRC STREAM Industrial Doctorate Centre for the Water Sector
- ERATO Iwata Human Receptor Crystallography Project
- Early Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) Consortium
- Early Growth Genetics Consortium (EGG)
- Epi4K Consortium
- European Associated Laboratory (EAL) LANCET
- European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology (ENGAGE) Consortium
- European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study
- Expedition 318 Scientists
- FABRICELL Centre
- Fleming Initiative
- Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome (FANTOM)
- Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub (Future BRH)
- Future Circular Collider Design Study (FCC)
- GIST-ICL International R&D Centre in Plastic Electronics
- GUGC Consortium
- Genotype-to-Phenotype UK National Virology Consortium
- Global BPGen Consortium
- Gut Health and Food Safety Research Programme (GHFS)
- Henry Royce Institute
- Human Brain Project (HBP)
- Human Immunology Laboratory (HIL)
- Imanova Centre for Imaging Sciences
- Imanova Limited
- Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC)
- InterAct Consortium
- International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM)
- International Centre for Circulatory Health (ICCH)
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO)
- International PSC Study Group (IPSCSG)
- International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC)
- International Stroke Genetics Consortium (ISGC)
- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI)
- John Goldman Centre for Cellular Therapy
- KidneyGen Consortium
- Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN)
- London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR)
- London Centre for Ore Deposits and Exploration (LODE)
- London consortium for Cryo-EM (LonCEM)
- MRC Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma
- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC GIDA)
- MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS)
- MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health, ICL
- MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health
- MaPP (Magnetic Protostars and Planets)
- Magnetic Topologies of Young Stars and the Survival of close-in massive Exoplanets (MaTYSSE)
- Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research
- March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Imperial College London
- Membrane Protein Laboratory (MPL)
- Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center (MRC)
- NERP Environmental Decisions Group (EDG)
- NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections at ICL
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit on Health Impacts of Environmental Hazards (NIHR HPRU HIEH)
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
- NUS Synthetic Biology Research Consortium
- NUS-Imperial College Joint PhD Program
- Nanchang University–Imperial College London Joint Laboratory on Photosynthesis and Low Carbon Biotechnology
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Modelling and Health Economics
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Environmental Exposures and Health
- National Phenome Centre
- National Transfer Accounts (NTA)
- Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research
- Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre (OCARC)
- POLARBEAR Collaboration
- Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC)
- Rat Genome Sequencing and Mapping Consortium
- Royal Brompton NIHR Biomedical Research Units
- South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium
- The BaBar Collaboration
- The CMS Collaboration
- The George Institute - UK (TGI UK)
- The LHCb Collaboration
- The LUX Collaboration
- The Mechanisms of Severe Acute Influenza Consortium (MOSAIC) Project
- The Proxomics Project
- The SIGMA Type 2 Diabetes Consortium (SIGMA T2D Consortium)
- The T2K Collaboration
- The ZEUS Collaboration
- Thomas Young Centre (TYC) - The London Centre for the Theory and Simulation of Materials
- Tomato Genome Consortium
- Tommy's
- Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium
- UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium
- UK DRI Centre for Care Research and Technology
- UK DRI at Imperial College London (UK DRI ICL)
- VectorBase
- WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology
- Wisconsin Astrobiology Research Consortium (WARC)