Oxford University has been ranked the best in the world for clinical, pre-clinical and health studies.

Compiled and published by Times Higher Education, the subject standings for 2016-2017 highlight the top 10 universities across eight areas.

These include arts and humanities, business and economics, clinical, pre-clinical and health, computer science, engineering and technology, life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences.

Oxford University made the top five in seven of the eight subject rankings - more than any other institution in the world.

Professor Alastair Buchan, dean of medicine and head of the medical sciences division at Oxford University, said they were "delighted" to have come first in clinical, pre-clinical and health for the sixth year running.

He said: "This success is because of the quality of our students, who come to Oxford because of the quality of our faculty.

"We are pleased to be able to house students in a fully integrated basic science, translational science, clinical science and population health division, which has a global impact, especially through our overseas units."

Oxford ranked second in social sciences and also came third in the subjects of business and economics, arts and humanities, life sciences, engineering and technology and computer sciences; as well as sixth in physical sciences.

Cambridge came second in life sciences and fourth in physical sciences, they also placed third in clinical, pre-clinical and health, fifth in arts and humanities, engineering and technology, and seventh in business and economics.

Imperial College London came fourth in clinical, pre-clinical and health, and seventh in computer sciences and engineering and technology, as well as ranking ninth in life sciences.

University College London placed fourth in arts and humanities and sixth in clinical, pre-clinical and health.