100 Best universities for Physical chemistry in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 110 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Cambridge

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Europe
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. Imperial College London

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Europe
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

3. University of Oxford

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Europe
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

5. University of Leeds

For Physical chemistry

#21 in Europe
#118 in the World
Founded
1904

6. University of Southampton

For Physical chemistry

#22 in Europe
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

7. University College London

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Europe
#136 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

8. University of Nottingham

For Physical chemistry

#30 in Europe
#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

9. University of Bristol

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Europe
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

10. University of Sheffield

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Europe
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

12. University of Liverpool

For Physical chemistry

#45 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

13. University of Edinburgh

For Physical chemistry

#48 in Europe
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

14. Newcastle University

For Physical chemistry

#58 in Europe
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

16. University of St Andrews

For Physical chemistry

#66 in Europe
#251 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

17. University of Bath

For Physical chemistry

#69 in Europe
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

18. University of Warwick

For Physical chemistry

#73 in Europe
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

19. Queen's University Belfast

For Physical chemistry

#81 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

20. Loughborough University

For Physical chemistry

#85 in Europe
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

21. University of Strathclyde

For Physical chemistry

#100 in Europe
#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

22. Cardiff University

For Physical chemistry

#109 in Europe
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

23. Durham University

For Physical chemistry

#114 in Europe
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

24. University of Surrey

For Physical chemistry

#130 in Europe
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

25. University of Reading

For Physical chemistry

#157 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

26. University of York

For Physical chemistry

#159 in Europe
#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

27. Queen Mary University of London

For Physical chemistry

#167 in Europe
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

28. Cranfield University

For Physical chemistry

#171 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

29. University of Sussex

For Physical chemistry

#176 in Europe
#504 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

30. King's College London

For Physical chemistry

#178 in Europe
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

31. University of London

For Physical chemistry

#194 in Europe
#550 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

32. University of East Anglia

For Physical chemistry

#209 in Europe
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

33. University of Leicester

For Physical chemistry

#210 in Europe
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

35. University of Hull

For Physical chemistry

#219 in Europe
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

36. University of Exeter

For Physical chemistry

#220 in Europe
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

38. Brunel University London

For Physical chemistry

#229 in Europe
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

39. University of Wales

For Physical chemistry

#240 in Europe
#687 in the World
Founded
1893

40. Swansea University

For Physical chemistry

#246 in Europe
#702 in the World
Founded
1920

41. Lancaster University

For Physical chemistry

#257 in Europe
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

42. University of Salford

For Physical chemistry

#277 in Europe
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

43. Aston University

For Physical chemistry

#283 in Europe
#820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

44. Bangor University

For Physical chemistry

#287 in Europe
#835 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

45. University of Bradford

For Physical chemistry

#288 in Europe
#837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

46. Ulster University

For Physical chemistry

#296 in Europe
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

49. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Physical chemistry

#318 in Europe
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

50. University of the West of England

For Physical chemistry

#328 in Europe
#996 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

53. Keele University

For Physical chemistry

#352 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Founded
1962

54. Nottingham Trent University

For Physical chemistry

#370 in Europe
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

55. University of Plymouth

For Physical chemistry

#382 in Europe
#1200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

56. University of Hertfordshire

For Physical chemistry

#385 in Europe
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

57. City, University of London

For Physical chemistry

#388 in Europe
#1224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

58. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Physical chemistry

#393 in Europe
#1273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1895

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Physical chemistry

#394 in Europe
#1275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

60. Birkbeck, University of London

For Physical chemistry

#399 in Europe
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

61. Coventry University

For Physical chemistry

#402 in Europe
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

62. University of Portsmouth

For Physical chemistry

#413 in Europe
#1357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. University of Brighton

For Physical chemistry

#430 in Europe
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

64. University of Huddersfield

For Physical chemistry

#431 in Europe
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

67. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Physical chemistry

#441 in Europe
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

69. Aberystwyth University

For Physical chemistry

#477 in Europe
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

70. University of Stirling

For Physical chemistry

#498 in Europe
#1745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

71. University of South Wales

For Physical chemistry

#505 in Europe
#1760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Physical chemistry

#508 in Europe
#1778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Physical chemistry

#524 in Europe
#1845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

74. University of Bolton

For Physical chemistry

#529 in Europe
#1880 in the World
Founded
2004

76. Robert Gordon University

For Physical chemistry

#532 in Europe
#1899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Physical chemistry

#537 in Europe
#1926 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

78. London South Bank University

For Physical chemistry

#551 in Europe
#1988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

79. Kingston University

For Physical chemistry

#559 in Europe
#2031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

81. Oxford Brookes University

For Physical chemistry

#566 in Europe
#2058 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

82. Royal Agricultural University

For Physical chemistry

#569 in Europe
#2079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

83. Middlesex University

For Physical chemistry

#577 in Europe
#2114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

84. University of the West of Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#588 in Europe
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

85. Teesside University

For Physical chemistry

#597 in Europe
#2190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

87. University of Sunderland

For Physical chemistry

#616 in Europe
#2303 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

88. University of Lincoln

For Physical chemistry

#626 in Europe
#2369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

89. London Metropolitan University

For Physical chemistry

#645 in Europe
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

90. University of Westminster

For Physical chemistry

#654 in Europe
#2482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

91. Staffordshire University

For Physical chemistry

#661 in Europe
#2520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

92. University of Bedfordshire

For Physical chemistry

#689 in Europe
#2709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

93. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Physical chemistry

#707 in Europe
#2783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

94. Bournemouth University

For Physical chemistry

#710 in Europe
#2787 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

95. Leeds Beckett University

For Physical chemistry

#713 in Europe
#2816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

96. Abertay University

For Physical chemistry

#723 in Europe
#2855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1994

97. University of Derby

For Physical chemistry

#749 in Europe
#2999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

98. University of Northampton

For Physical chemistry

#775 in Europe
#3114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2005

100. Birmingham City University

For Physical chemistry

#791 in Europe
#3187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Physical chemistry in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Oxford, and Manchester.