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Boston University

Boston University

United States
Established: 1839
Scholars: 439
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for Boston University in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of Boston University position across all scientific rankings where that institution is listed. The details include specific positions of the institution in both worldwide and country-based rankings as well as figures for the total number of scientists affiliated with Boston University included in each ranking. It also features totals for numbers of scientific publications authored by scientists currently affiliated with that institution as well as their total D-index value.

Medicine

World Ranking
42
Country Ranking
25
No. of Scientists
87
Total D-index
8391

Psychology

World Ranking
35
Country Ranking
23
No. of Scientists
65
Total D-index
3383

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
81
Country Ranking
41
No. of Scientists
47
Total D-index
3070

Neuroscience

World Ranking
42
Country Ranking
27
No. of Scientists
48
Total D-index
2407

Computer Science

World Ranking
71
Country Ranking
35
No. of Scientists
34
Total D-index
1713
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from Boston University work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with Boston University across different disciplines. For scientists ranking in multiple disciplines the one where they rank the highest is considered to be their main.

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How was the ranking of Boston University scientists created?

The data for h-index, citations, awards, and publications featured in this ranking were last updated on 2026-01-12.

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Rank
Scholar
H-Index H-index value (measuring the impact of scientific work of a scholar)
Citations Total number of citations received by scientist's publications
Publications Total number of publications by a scientist indexed in our database
101 Rank H-index 84 Citations 51,951 527
102 Rank H-index 84 Citations 44,911 301
103 Rank H-index 83 Citations 56,673 243
104 Rank H-index 83 Citations 20,378 173
105 Rank H-index 83 Citations 22,137 319
106 Rank H-index 83 Citations 27,451 273
107 Rank H-index 82 Citations 32,675 174
108 Rank H-index 82 Citations 30,756 429
109 Rank H-index 82 Citations 34,304 300
110 Rank H-index 82 Citations 31,392 390
111 Rank H-index 82 Citations 45,419 163
112 Rank H-index 81 Citations 38,330 249
113 Rank H-index 81 Citations 30,889 388
114 Rank H-index 81 Citations 25,050 334
115 Rank H-index 81 Citations 22,015 317
116 Rank H-index 80 Citations 25,738 398
117 Rank H-index 80 Citations 40,126 225
118 Rank H-index 80 Citations 21,161 300
119 Rank H-index 80 Citations 23,307 622
120 Rank H-index 79 Citations 20,475 235
121 Rank H-index 79 Citations 28,867 202
122 Rank H-index 78 Citations 19,191 229
123 Rank H-index 78 Citations 42,811 192
124 Rank H-index 78 Citations 20,210 265
125 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,962 202
126 Rank H-index 78 Citations 20,044 263
127 Rank H-index 78 Citations 19,161 288
128 Rank H-index 78 Citations 53,443 282
129 Rank H-index 77 Citations 33,844 336
130 Rank H-index 77 Citations 26,133 247
131 Rank H-index 77 Citations 23,039 238
132 Rank H-index 77 Citations 23,919 194
133 Rank H-index 77 Citations 21,302 233
134 Rank H-index 77 Citations 38,572 309
135 Rank H-index 77 Citations 32,780 445
136 Rank H-index 76 Citations 51,699 252
137 Rank H-index 76 Citations 18,703 372
138 Rank H-index 76 Citations 64,966 178
139 Rank H-index 76 Citations 20,511 199
140 Rank H-index 76 Citations 22,900 313
141 Rank H-index 75 Citations 16,204 221
142 Rank H-index 75 Citations 14,495 205
143 Rank H-index 75 Citations 42,380 242
144 Rank H-index 74 Citations 16,311 294
145 Rank H-index 73 Citations 32,606 206
146 Rank H-index 73 Citations 28,504 333
147 Rank H-index 73 Citations 17,309 413
148 Rank H-index 73 Citations 19,298 396
149 Rank H-index 73 Citations 16,013 236
150 Rank H-index 72 Citations 15,761 213
151 Rank H-index 72 Citations 17,338 255
152 Rank H-index 72 Citations 18,243 274
153 Rank H-index 72 Citations 15,797 328
154 Rank H-index 72 Citations 14,012 212
155 Rank H-index 72 Citations 17,562 284
156 Rank H-index 72 Citations 17,454 254
157 Rank H-index 72 Citations 27,379 269
158 Rank H-index 71 Citations 15,644 298
159 Rank H-index 71 Citations 41,263 130
160 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,474 398
161 Rank H-index 71 Citations 21,998 132
162 Rank H-index 71 Citations 30,223 203
163 Rank H-index 71 Citations 38,166 182
164 Rank H-index 71 Citations 17,735 197
165 Rank H-index 71 Citations 13,880 161
166 Rank H-index 70 Citations 29,480 356
167 Rank H-index 70 Citations 21,732 280
168 Rank H-index 70 Citations 30,646 240
169 Rank H-index 70 Citations 13,483 198
170 Rank H-index 70 Citations 14,034 206
171 Rank H-index 69 Citations 20,116 171
172 Rank H-index 69 Citations 20,975 473
173 Rank H-index 69 Citations 11,340 191
174 Rank H-index 69 Citations 14,046 389
175 Rank H-index 68 Citations 22,287 142
176 Rank H-index 68 Citations 12,693 224
177 Rank H-index 68 Citations 21,196 203
178 Rank H-index 68 Citations 21,587 107
179 Rank H-index 68 Citations 33,509 204
180 Rank H-index 68 Citations 15,243 236
181 Rank H-index 68 Citations 20,216 137
182 Rank H-index 67 Citations 46,107 181
183 Rank H-index 66 Citations 28,916 127
184 Rank H-index 66 Citations 27,698 153
185 Rank H-index 66 Citations 10,304 252
186 Rank H-index 66 Citations 67,561 109
187 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,748 186
188 Rank H-index 65 Citations 15,478 631
189 Rank H-index 65 Citations 20,470 163
190 Rank H-index 65 Citations 261,457 341
191 Rank H-index 65 Citations 13,078 287
192 Rank H-index 65 Citations 14,425 232
193 Rank H-index 65 Citations 13,181 299
194 Rank H-index 65 Citations 14,091 173
195 Rank H-index 65 Citations 13,852 153
196 Rank H-index 65 Citations 15,021 496
197 Rank H-index 65 Citations 22,423 236
198 Rank H-index 64 Citations 14,095 345
199 Rank H-index 64 Citations 31,022 222
200 Rank H-index 64 Citations 21,506 202