World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Duke University

Duke University

United States
Established: 1838
Scholars: 816
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for Duke University in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of Duke 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 Duke 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
10
Country Ranking
7
No. of Scientists
196
Total D-index
19428

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
25
Country Ranking
17
No. of Scientists
99
Total D-index
5900

Psychology

World Ranking
12
Country Ranking
9
No. of Scientists
72
Total D-index
4935

Ecology and Evolution

World Ranking
8
Country Ranking
4
No. of Scientists
49
Total D-index
2939

Social Sciences and Humanities

World Ranking
16
Country Ranking
11
No. of Scientists
53
Total D-index
2702
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from Duke University work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with Duke 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 Duke 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 108 Citations 55,064 342
102 Rank H-index 107 Citations 104,638 333
103 Rank H-index 107 Citations 80,521 772
104 Rank H-index 107 Citations 46,388 368
105 Rank H-index 107 Citations 45,601 831
106 Rank H-index 107 Citations 63,699 833
107 Rank H-index 106 Citations 43,770 391
108 Rank H-index 106 Citations 61,377 250
109 Rank H-index 106 Citations 40,159 204
110 Rank H-index 106 Citations 45,589 668
111 Rank H-index 106 Citations 40,670 445
112 Rank H-index 106 Citations 40,012 627
113 Rank H-index 105 Citations 33,715 340
114 Rank H-index 104 Citations 40,323 353
115 Rank H-index 104 Citations 40,526 387
116 Rank H-index 104 Citations 103,180 344
117 Rank H-index 103 Citations 51,563 380
118 Rank H-index 103 Citations 45,645 306
119 Rank H-index 103 Citations 35,680 778
120 Rank H-index 103 Citations 61,822 639
121 Rank H-index 103 Citations 42,859 317
122 Rank H-index 103 Citations 40,707 718
123 Rank H-index 103 Citations 53,912 375
124 Rank H-index 102 Citations 40,014 326
125 Rank H-index 102 Citations 36,666 386
126 Rank H-index 102 Citations 87,137 448
127 Rank H-index 102 Citations 43,401 345
128 Rank H-index 102 Citations 44,410 548
129 Rank H-index 102 Citations 182,980 404
130 Rank H-index 101 Citations 170,607 177
131 Rank H-index 101 Citations 27,186 378
132 Rank H-index 101 Citations 46,140 361
133 Rank H-index 100 Citations 42,723 397
134 Rank H-index 100 Citations 34,149 447
135 Rank H-index 100 Citations 58,460 224
136 Rank H-index 100 Citations 32,671 346
137 Rank H-index 100 Citations 31,873 508
138 Rank H-index 100 Citations 71,308 369
139 Rank H-index 99 Citations 40,461 309
140 Rank H-index 99 Citations 40,595 372
141 Rank H-index 99 Citations 33,276 654
142 Rank H-index 99 Citations 39,474 278
143 Rank H-index 99 Citations 45,012 268
144 Rank H-index 99 Citations 40,885 273
145 Rank H-index 98 Citations 57,593 287
146 Rank H-index 98 Citations 27,769 296
147 Rank H-index 98 Citations 46,942 425
148 Rank H-index 98 Citations 38,600 379
149 Rank H-index 98 Citations 37,257 653
150 Rank H-index 97 Citations 39,973 816
151 Rank H-index 97 Citations 31,412 341
152 Rank H-index 97 Citations 37,745 322
153 Rank H-index 97 Citations 32,997 450
154 Rank H-index 97 Citations 39,794 434
155 Rank H-index 96 Citations 32,380 305
156 Rank H-index 96 Citations 69,443 203
157 Rank H-index 96 Citations 34,195 274
158 Rank H-index 96 Citations 25,095 515
159 Rank H-index 96 Citations 33,293 609
160 Rank H-index 95 Citations 38,123 240
161 Rank H-index 95 Citations 45,050 307
162 Rank H-index 95 Citations 28,653 511
163 Rank H-index 95 Citations 45,000 305
164 Rank H-index 95 Citations 35,653 486
165 Rank H-index 95 Citations 49,506 577
166 Rank H-index 95 Citations 42,532 456
167 Rank H-index 94 Citations 34,073 250
168 Rank H-index 94 Citations 112,905 320
169 Rank H-index 94 Citations 39,010 506
170 Rank H-index 94 Citations 33,026 689
171 Rank H-index 94 Citations 31,850 396
172 Rank H-index 93 Citations 43,412 561
173 Rank H-index 93 Citations 31,068 294
174 Rank H-index 93 Citations 40,064 458
175 Rank H-index 93 Citations 32,803 340
176 Rank H-index 92 Citations 46,335 445
177 Rank H-index 92 Citations 40,454 470
178 Rank H-index 91 Citations 66,254 541
179 Rank H-index 91 Citations 44,316 601
180 Rank H-index 91 Citations 24,968 246
181 Rank H-index 91 Citations 32,352 383
182 Rank H-index 91 Citations 27,562 288
183 Rank H-index 91 Citations 33,273 394
184 Rank H-index 91 Citations 35,739 402
185 Rank H-index 91 Citations 30,359 611
186 Rank H-index 91 Citations 24,965 443
187 Rank H-index 91 Citations 41,992 408
188 Rank H-index 91 Citations 45,664 692
189 Rank H-index 91 Citations 31,698 398
190 Rank H-index 90 Citations 29,648 264
191 Rank H-index 90 Citations 45,124 198
192 Rank H-index 90 Citations 37,971 301
193 Rank H-index 90 Citations 37,096 420
194 Rank H-index 90 Citations 38,377 417
195 Rank H-index 89 Citations 28,770 334
196 Rank H-index 89 Citations 26,748 283
197 Rank H-index 89 Citations 22,531 291
198 Rank H-index 89 Citations 22,866 199
199 Rank H-index 89 Citations 40,640 536
200 Rank H-index 89 Citations 25,461 191