66 Best universities for Nanotechnology in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 29.2K academic papers made by 66 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

England | Cambridge

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Europe

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Nanotechnology

#7 in Europe

#68 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

7. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Nanotechnology

#24 in Europe

#153 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Nanotechnology

#26 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Nanotechnology

#32 in Europe

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

11. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Nanotechnology

#37 in Europe

#183 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Nanotechnology

#44 in Europe

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

13. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Nanotechnology

#47 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

14. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Nanotechnology

#48 in Europe

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Nanotechnology

#49 in Europe

#204 in the World

Founded: 1904

16. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Nanotechnology

#50 in Europe

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

17. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Nanotechnology

#62 in Europe

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

18. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Nanotechnology

#66 in Europe

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

19. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Nanotechnology

#68 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

20. Durham University

England | Durham

For Nanotechnology

#97 in Europe

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#101 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Nanotechnology

#106 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of York

England | York

For Nanotechnology

#108 in Europe

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Nanotechnology

#110 in Europe

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

25. King's College London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#123 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

26. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Nanotechnology

#127 in Europe

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

27. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Nanotechnology

#129 in Europe

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

28. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Nanotechnology

#131 in Europe

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Nanotechnology

#135 in Europe

#407 in the World

Founded: 1920

30. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Nanotechnology

#139 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Nanotechnology

#147 in Europe

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

32. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Nanotechnology

#150 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

33. University of London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#172 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Nanotechnology

#173 in Europe

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

35. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Nanotechnology

#174 in Europe

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

36. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Nanotechnology

#176 in Europe

#524 in the World

Founded: 1966

37. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Nanotechnology

#182 in Europe

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

38. Keele University

England | Keele

For Nanotechnology

#187 in Europe

#547 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Nanotechnology

#188 in Europe

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

40. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Nanotechnology

#197 in Europe

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Nanotechnology

#203 in Europe

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Nanotechnology

#218 in Europe

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

43. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Nanotechnology

#219 in Europe

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

44. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Nanotechnology

#226 in Europe

#663 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Nanotechnology

#271 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

46. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Nanotechnology

#275 in Europe

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

47. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Nanotechnology

#276 in Europe

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

48. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Nanotechnology

#281 in Europe

#858 in the World

Founded: 1965

49. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Nanotechnology

#301 in Europe

#944 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#302 in Europe

#945 in the World

Founded: 1890

51. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Nanotechnology

#304 in Europe

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Nanotechnology

#306 in Europe

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

53. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Nanotechnology

#320 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

54. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Nanotechnology

#324 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Nanotechnology

#329 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Nanotechnology

#331 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

57. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Nanotechnology

#337 in Europe

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

58. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Nanotechnology

#342 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Nanotechnology

#344 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

60. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Nanotechnology

#363 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

61. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Nanotechnology

#382 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1495

62. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Nanotechnology

#390 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

63. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Nanotechnology

#396 in Europe

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Nanotechnology

#399 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Nanotechnology

#422 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Founded: 2004

66. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Nanotechnology

#428 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

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