Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is number 879 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 61.9. It published about 4,835 research works in 2024 and 2025, which drew 21,952 citations in those years, and its h-index is 384.
Part of the 311 University Innovation Index (311institute.com). Last updated .
Innovation city
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Spin-out companies
Heriot-Watt University has 21 spin-out companies reported to UK Research and Innovation, 8 of them founded since 2020: Natantis Limited, Frontier Robotics, Algae Products International, Tissuemetrics Ltd, Let's Do Engineering Ltd, PeptiMatrix, NavLive, OxCCU, Sonobotics, Alana, Farm-Hand, Strameno Ltd and more.
Source: UKRI Gateway to Research. Counts only UKRI-funded spin-outs, so it is a minimum.
Other leading universities in United Kingdom
- University College London (#7)
- University of Oxford (#11)
- University of Cambridge (#12)
- Imperial College London (#13)
- University of Glasgow (#45)
- University of Birmingham (#56)
- University of Edinburgh (#57)
- King's College London (#60)
- University of Manchester (#66)
- Queen Mary University of London (#95)
- University of Liverpool (#129)
- Cardiff University (#137)
- Newcastle University (#142)
- University of Bristol (#146)
- University of Exeter (#160)
Questions and answers
How innovative is Heriot-Watt University?
Heriot-Watt University is number 879 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 61.9.
How much research does Heriot-Watt University publish?
Heriot-Watt University published about 4,835 research works in 2024 and 2025.
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