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
201 Rank H-index 88 Citations 29,097 296
202 Rank H-index 88 Citations 24,737 462
203 Rank H-index 88 Citations 54,061 497
204 Rank H-index 88 Citations 23,980 509
205 Rank H-index 88 Citations 28,825 599
206 Rank H-index 88 Citations 24,297 407
207 Rank H-index 88 Citations 41,084 332
208 Rank H-index 87 Citations 26,973 415
209 Rank H-index 87 Citations 30,512 315
210 Rank H-index 87 Citations 34,184 344
211 Rank H-index 87 Citations 33,866 202
212 Rank H-index 87 Citations 34,374 529
213 Rank H-index 87 Citations 21,321 241
214 Rank H-index 87 Citations 27,175 573
215 Rank H-index 87 Citations 35,594 458
216 Rank H-index 87 Citations 27,131 299
217 Rank H-index 86 Citations 23,301 208
218 Rank H-index 86 Citations 34,767 479
219 Rank H-index 86 Citations 26,084 336
220 Rank H-index 86 Citations 28,004 219
221 Rank H-index 86 Citations 26,294 536
222 Rank H-index 86 Citations 39,637 210
223 Rank H-index 86 Citations 45,286 444
224 Rank H-index 86 Citations 37,369 513
225 Rank H-index 86 Citations 26,502 407
226 Rank H-index 86 Citations 22,004 276
227 Rank H-index 86 Citations 24,692 445
228 Rank H-index 86 Citations 31,515 259
229 Rank H-index 85 Citations 30,657 228
230 Rank H-index 85 Citations 22,475 419
231 Rank H-index 85 Citations 56,871 179
232 Rank H-index 85 Citations 29,711 372
233 Rank H-index 84 Citations 26,253 429
234 Rank H-index 84 Citations 45,213 353
235 Rank H-index 84 Citations 19,463 277
236 Rank H-index 84 Citations 21,197 457
237 Rank H-index 84 Citations 32,083 473
238 Rank H-index 84 Citations 23,545 347
239 Rank H-index 84 Citations 25,395 627
240 Rank H-index 83 Citations 22,923 255
241 Rank H-index 83 Citations 30,486 221
242 Rank H-index 83 Citations 25,594 433
243 Rank H-index 83 Citations 22,312 223
244 Rank H-index 83 Citations 20,659 413
245 Rank H-index 82 Citations 27,175 212
246 Rank H-index 82 Citations 27,617 598
247 Rank H-index 82 Citations 21,118 259
248 Rank H-index 82 Citations 28,210 313
249 Rank H-index 82 Citations 22,921 287
250 Rank H-index 82 Citations 32,802 619
251 Rank H-index 81 Citations 67,257 187
252 Rank H-index 81 Citations 28,834 345
253 Rank H-index 81 Citations 105,718 238
254 Rank H-index 81 Citations 35,849 171
255 Rank H-index 81 Citations 33,694 244
256 Rank H-index 81 Citations 26,342 316
257 Rank H-index 81 Citations 27,172 300
258 Rank H-index 81 Citations 61,578 205
259 Rank H-index 81 Citations 20,528 188
260 Rank H-index 81 Citations 32,939 199
261 Rank H-index 80 Citations 18,388 482
262 Rank H-index 80 Citations 35,467 149
263 Rank H-index 80 Citations 56,756 267
264 Rank H-index 80 Citations 83,932 722
265 Rank H-index 80 Citations 26,991 285
266 Rank H-index 80 Citations 24,563 201
267 Rank H-index 80 Citations 25,202 195
268 Rank H-index 80 Citations 21,047 215
269 Rank H-index 80 Citations 32,740 298
270 Rank H-index 80 Citations 42,480 330
271 Rank H-index 80 Citations 25,277 332
272 Rank H-index 80 Citations 25,912 438
273 Rank H-index 79 Citations 46,983 483
274 Rank H-index 79 Citations 53,744 237
275 Rank H-index 79 Citations 34,307 332
276 Rank H-index 79 Citations 21,080 324
277 Rank H-index 79 Citations 23,465 225
278 Rank H-index 79 Citations 21,779 229
279 Rank H-index 79 Citations 18,525 356
280 Rank H-index 79 Citations 93,103 465
281 Rank H-index 79 Citations 22,110 424
282 Rank H-index 79 Citations 25,529 362
283 Rank H-index 79 Citations 24,078 296
284 Rank H-index 78 Citations 28,684 220
285 Rank H-index 78 Citations 23,165 212
286 Rank H-index 78 Citations 24,944 204
287 Rank H-index 78 Citations 64,452 208
288 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,291 255
289 Rank H-index 78 Citations 17,404 280
290 Rank H-index 78 Citations 17,526 185
291 Rank H-index 78 Citations 20,075 242
292 Rank H-index 78 Citations 23,493 234
293 Rank H-index 78 Citations 57,727 262
294 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,532 250
295 Rank H-index 78 Citations 18,692 544
296 Rank H-index 77 Citations 18,799 284
297 Rank H-index 77 Citations 20,604 435
298 Rank H-index 77 Citations 21,670 360
299 Rank H-index 77 Citations 23,274 280
300 Rank H-index 77 Citations 27,381 174