University of Bristol (UoB)
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 University of Bristol (UoB)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Bristol (UoB) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of Bristol (UoB) 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
Research outputs by subject area
Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), University of Bristol (UoB) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 50 | 12.41 |
| Organic Chemistry | 18 | 10.78 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 18 | 8.17 |
| Zoology | 18 | 7.69 |
| Physical Chemistry | 10 | 6.93 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 19 | 6.36 |
| Geology | 22 | 5.32 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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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 University of Bristol (UoB).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Bristol (UoB) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | 11.45 / 15.91 | 27.36 |
| UCL | 9.04 / 6.88 | 15.92 |
| University of Cambridge | 7.56 / 4.95 | 12.52 |
| University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW NHS) | 8.92 / 2.47 | 11.39 |
| UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 7.03 / 4.29 | 11.32 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of Bristol (UoB) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 5.41 / 13.75 | 19.16 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 6.45 / 4.48 | 10.93 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 4.63 / 6.10 | 10.73 |
| Max Planck Society | 5.98 / 2.80 | 8.78 |
| The University of Queensland (UQ) | 4.20 / 3.10 | 7.29 |
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Relationships
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.
- Australo-Anglo-American Spondylitis Consortium (TASC)
- Bristol Heart Institute (BHI)
- Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL)
- British Heart Foundation Oxbridge Centre of Regenerative Medicine (BHF CRM)
- Cambridge Bristol Toronto Hamburg Neurodegenerative Disease Consortium
- Centre for Academic Child Health (CACH)
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Health (CCAH)
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Condensed Matter Physics (CDT-CMP)
- Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM)
- Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET+)
- Centro Avançado de Pesquisa-Ação da Conservação e Recuperação Ecossistêmica da Amazônia (CAPACREAM)
- Clinical Research and Imaging Centre (CRICBristol), UoB
- Collaborative for Research in Origins (CRiO)
- Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM)
- Early Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) Consortium
- Early Growth Genetics Consortium (EGG)
- Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome (FANTOM)
- GW4 FRESH
- Genetic and Environmental Risk in Alzheimer's Disease (GERAD)
- Genotype-to-Phenotype UK National Virology Consortium
- Global BPGen Consortium
- Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) South-West
- Horizons 2020 Innovative Training Network "DNARepairMan"
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis (IGAS) Consortium
- International Headache Genetics Consortium (IHGC)
- International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC)
- Joint Universities Pandemic and Epidemiological Research (JUNIPER)
- KidneyGen Consortium
- Max Planck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Red Blood Cell Products at University of Bristol
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (Bristol BRC)
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation
- NIHR School for Primary Care Research
- Research in Emergency care, Avon Collaborative Hub (REACH)
- Shark Bay Dolphin Research
- The CMS Collaboration
- The LHCb Collaboration
- The Mechanisms of Severe Acute Influenza Consortium (MOSAIC) Project
- The ZEUS Collaboration
- UK10K Consortium