World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Boston University

Boston University

United States
Established: 1839
Scholars: 439
Award Badge
Best Universities
2025
Award Badge
Ecology and Evolution
USA
2023

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
Show more

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.

1/2

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.

Show more
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
301 Rank H-index 49 Citations 20,079 97
302 Rank H-index 49 Citations 6,977 115
303 Rank H-index 48 Citations 9,595 121
304 Rank H-index 48 Citations 9,580 178
305 Rank H-index 48 Citations 7,640 266
306 Rank H-index 48 Citations 12,340 161
307 Rank H-index 48 Citations 8,570 137
308 Rank H-index 48 Citations 13,906 214
309 Rank H-index 48 Citations 10,822 283
310 Rank H-index 48 Citations 12,525 84
311 Rank H-index 48 Citations 18,172 96
312 Rank H-index 47 Citations 10,857 121
313 Rank H-index 47 Citations 7,876 277
314 Rank H-index 47 Citations 12,870 104
315 Rank H-index 47 Citations 9,911 227
316 Rank H-index 47 Citations 9,000 217
317 Rank H-index 47 Citations 7,003 163
318 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,473 112
319 Rank H-index 46 Citations 7,009 113
320 Rank H-index 46 Citations 13,920 172
321 Rank H-index 46 Citations 10,159 225
322 Rank H-index 46 Citations 9,545 283
323 Rank H-index 46 Citations 8,007 150
324 Rank H-index 46 Citations 7,221 114
325 Rank H-index 46 Citations 7,904 142
326 Rank H-index 45 Citations 11,395 284
327 Rank H-index 45 Citations 13,370 123
328 Rank H-index 45 Citations 8,699 110
329 Rank H-index 45 Citations 9,563 73
330 Rank H-index 45 Citations 11,204 260
331 Rank H-index 45 Citations 20,358 164
332 Rank H-index 45 Citations 8,348 238
333 Rank H-index 45 Citations 8,635 201
334 Rank H-index 45 Citations 15,556 94
335 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,067 206
336 Rank H-index 44 Citations 15,925 241
337 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,222 121
338 Rank H-index 44 Citations 11,962 270
339 Rank H-index 44 Citations 9,493 178
340 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,014 198
341 Rank H-index 44 Citations 10,729 127
342 Rank H-index 44 Citations 18,028 89
343 Rank H-index 44 Citations 7,147 196
344 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,026 140
345 Rank H-index 44 Citations 6,410 272
346 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,702 93
347 Rank H-index 43 Citations 16,443 118
348 Rank H-index 43 Citations 37,450 100
349 Rank H-index 43 Citations 13,657 177
350 Rank H-index 43 Citations 11,716 100
351 Rank H-index 43 Citations 14,905 134
352 Rank H-index 42 Citations 10,748 75
353 Rank H-index 42 Citations 9,048 114
354 Rank H-index 42 Citations 12,051 130
355 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,679 119
356 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,809 147
357 Rank H-index 41 Citations 5,826 131
358 Rank H-index 41 Citations 8,537 108
359 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,473 134
360 Rank H-index 40 Citations 10,630 115
361 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,411 87
362 Rank H-index 40 Citations 8,378 131
363 Rank H-index 40 Citations 10,607 196
364 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,124 188
365 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,922 313
366 Rank H-index 40 Citations 9,066 134
367 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,273 155
368 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,505 132
369 Rank H-index 39 Citations 8,601 124
370 Rank H-index 39 Citations 9,227 210
371 Rank H-index 39 Citations 9,662 119
372 Rank H-index 39 Citations 20,293 111
373 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,874 169
374 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,826 116
375 Rank H-index 39 Citations 6,144 142
376 Rank H-index 39 Citations 6,654 215
377 Rank H-index 39 Citations 6,406 162
378 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,003 86
379 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,533 130
380 Rank H-index 39 Citations 4,473 172
381 Rank H-index 39 Citations 4,680 121
382 Rank H-index 39 Citations 13,260 109
383 Rank H-index 38 Citations 6,848 209
384 Rank H-index 38 Citations 15,526 105
385 Rank H-index 38 Citations 4,459 113
386 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,632 132
387 Rank H-index 37 Citations 7,875 62
388 Rank H-index 37 Citations 10,958 170
389 Rank H-index 37 Citations 23,761 74
390 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,382 174
391 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,919 89
392 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,511 109
393 Rank H-index 36 Citations 11,766 74
394 Rank H-index 36 Citations 7,298 88
395 Rank H-index 36 Citations 10,023 92
396 Rank H-index 36 Citations 25,728 199
397 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,083 189
398 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,196 260
399 Rank H-index 36 Citations 18,414 77
400 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,112 130