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
301 Rank H-index 77 Citations 19,541 321
302 Rank H-index 77 Citations 21,649 426
303 Rank H-index 76 Citations 20,762 186
304 Rank H-index 76 Citations 54,147 169
305 Rank H-index 76 Citations 15,851 193
306 Rank H-index 76 Citations 16,689 182
307 Rank H-index 76 Citations 20,364 219
308 Rank H-index 76 Citations 29,108 279
309 Rank H-index 76 Citations 22,109 287
310 Rank H-index 76 Citations 27,331 172
311 Rank H-index 76 Citations 17,750 317
312 Rank H-index 76 Citations 25,019 171
313 Rank H-index 76 Citations 28,180 265
314 Rank H-index 76 Citations 35,560 498
315 Rank H-index 76 Citations 35,837 936
316 Rank H-index 76 Citations 17,217 217
317 Rank H-index 75 Citations 16,307 267
318 Rank H-index 75 Citations 21,102 221
319 Rank H-index 75 Citations 22,504 190
320 Rank H-index 75 Citations 16,086 249
321 Rank H-index 75 Citations 42,431 111
322 Rank H-index 75 Citations 21,829 233
323 Rank H-index 75 Citations 25,966 159
324 Rank H-index 75 Citations 31,324 366
325 Rank H-index 74 Citations 31,086 159
326 Rank H-index 74 Citations 28,094 153
327 Rank H-index 74 Citations 45,291 121
328 Rank H-index 74 Citations 37,994 195
329 Rank H-index 74 Citations 21,543 260
330 Rank H-index 74 Citations 55,422 271
331 Rank H-index 74 Citations 19,051 168
332 Rank H-index 74 Citations 18,795 633
333 Rank H-index 74 Citations 31,062 180
334 Rank H-index 74 Citations 17,179 203
335 Rank H-index 74 Citations 22,419 147
336 Rank H-index 74 Citations 18,705 245
337 Rank H-index 74 Citations 20,801 201
338 Rank H-index 74 Citations 25,912 177
339 Rank H-index 74 Citations 18,795 197
340 Rank H-index 74 Citations 28,777 309
341 Rank H-index 73 Citations 24,307 410
342 Rank H-index 73 Citations 29,531 234
343 Rank H-index 73 Citations 16,059 304
344 Rank H-index 73 Citations 16,023 235
345 Rank H-index 73 Citations 23,993 172
346 Rank H-index 73 Citations 19,271 304
347 Rank H-index 73 Citations 17,250 272
348 Rank H-index 73 Citations 36,228 443
349 Rank H-index 73 Citations 39,055 195
350 Rank H-index 73 Citations 16,137 179
351 Rank H-index 72 Citations 27,921 358
352 Rank H-index 72 Citations 47,598 174
353 Rank H-index 72 Citations 19,713 237
354 Rank H-index 72 Citations 27,295 230
355 Rank H-index 72 Citations 22,157 294
356 Rank H-index 72 Citations 21,154 265
357 Rank H-index 72 Citations 22,959 278
358 Rank H-index 72 Citations 19,706 265
359 Rank H-index 71 Citations 66,186 203
360 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,152 242
361 Rank H-index 71 Citations 15,363 295
362 Rank H-index 71 Citations 14,647 172
363 Rank H-index 71 Citations 28,056 220
364 Rank H-index 71 Citations 22,128 185
365 Rank H-index 71 Citations 21,243 188
366 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,056 191
367 Rank H-index 71 Citations 20,168 144
368 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,448 215
369 Rank H-index 71 Citations 23,706 266
370 Rank H-index 70 Citations 19,338 268
371 Rank H-index 70 Citations 22,668 174
372 Rank H-index 70 Citations 26,067 132
373 Rank H-index 70 Citations 18,382 289
374 Rank H-index 70 Citations 18,808 222
375 Rank H-index 70 Citations 21,526 199
376 Rank H-index 70 Citations 44,433 158
377 Rank H-index 69 Citations 22,595 154
378 Rank H-index 69 Citations 14,415 187
379 Rank H-index 69 Citations 19,015 127
380 Rank H-index 69 Citations 18,926 164
381 Rank H-index 69 Citations 29,246 189
382 Rank H-index 69 Citations 27,769 217
383 Rank H-index 68 Citations 25,084 178
384 Rank H-index 68 Citations 19,746 337
385 Rank H-index 68 Citations 18,857 168
386 Rank H-index 68 Citations 17,839 150
387 Rank H-index 68 Citations 13,927 179
388 Rank H-index 68 Citations 67,642 223
389 Rank H-index 68 Citations 14,781 136
390 Rank H-index 68 Citations 16,380 129
391 Rank H-index 68 Citations 15,096 285
392 Rank H-index 68 Citations 12,199 234
393 Rank H-index 67 Citations 11,150 204
394 Rank H-index 67 Citations 13,173 352
395 Rank H-index 67 Citations 50,826 386
396 Rank H-index 67 Citations 14,948 167
397 Rank H-index 67 Citations 18,331 612
398 Rank H-index 67 Citations 109,359 183
399 Rank H-index 67 Citations 25,867 213
400 Rank H-index 67 Citations 44,643 188