Imperial College London
Imperial College London is number 13 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 81.4. It published about 51,331 research works in 2024 and 2025, which drew 297,917 citations in those years, and its h-index is 1,756.
Part of the 311 University Innovation Index (311institute.com). Last updated .
Innovation city
See the innovation profile of London in the 311 Innovation Cities Index.
Economic statistics for United Kingdom in the 311 Nations Index.
Spin-out companies
Imperial College London has 82 spin-out companies reported to UK Research and Innovation, 36 of them founded since 2020: RAYD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, NLIGHTEN PHOTONICS LTD, AxonCtrl, TRAXION BIOTECH LTD, DEEPBRAIN LIMITED, Deep Brain Ltd, ORTHOGONAL PEPTIDES LIMITED, Embed Biotech, The Evidence Company Ltd, Ethomix Ltd, Velinkx Ltd, CENTINEL AI 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)
- 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)
- University of Sheffield (#164)
Questions and answers
How innovative is Imperial College London?
Imperial College London is number 13 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 81.4.
How much research does Imperial College London publish?
Imperial College London published about 51,331 research works in 2024 and 2025.
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