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
401 Rank H-index 67 Citations 37,611 121
402 Rank H-index 66 Citations 13,840 201
403 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,705 184
404 Rank H-index 66 Citations 18,461 211
405 Rank H-index 66 Citations 13,329 241
406 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,799 204
407 Rank H-index 66 Citations 28,087 542
408 Rank H-index 66 Citations 13,630 271
409 Rank H-index 66 Citations 13,309 106
410 Rank H-index 66 Citations 11,521 154
411 Rank H-index 66 Citations 18,432 128
412 Rank H-index 65 Citations 33,423 108
413 Rank H-index 65 Citations 15,926 170
414 Rank H-index 65 Citations 14,082 195
415 Rank H-index 65 Citations 16,509 178
416 Rank H-index 65 Citations 24,636 146
417 Rank H-index 65 Citations 14,559 177
418 Rank H-index 65 Citations 12,250 258
419 Rank H-index 64 Citations 21,856 265
420 Rank H-index 64 Citations 17,474 166
421 Rank H-index 64 Citations 29,545 134
422 Rank H-index 64 Citations 14,006 205
423 Rank H-index 64 Citations 27,566 207
424 Rank H-index 64 Citations 13,667 201
425 Rank H-index 64 Citations 15,018 214
426 Rank H-index 64 Citations 11,782 225
427 Rank H-index 64 Citations 14,271 160
428 Rank H-index 63 Citations 11,152 186
429 Rank H-index 63 Citations 19,102 180
430 Rank H-index 63 Citations 22,718 266
431 Rank H-index 63 Citations 13,976 185
432 Rank H-index 63 Citations 25,657 130
433 Rank H-index 63 Citations 15,415 142
434 Rank H-index 63 Citations 13,274 176
435 Rank H-index 62 Citations 13,804 150
436 Rank H-index 62 Citations 11,160 159
437 Rank H-index 62 Citations 58,150 160
438 Rank H-index 62 Citations 26,830 164
439 Rank H-index 62 Citations 27,890 182
440 Rank H-index 62 Citations 12,592 141
441 Rank H-index 62 Citations 12,410 121
442 Rank H-index 62 Citations 12,999 163
443 Rank H-index 62 Citations 12,289 156
444 Rank H-index 62 Citations 19,028 156
445 Rank H-index 62 Citations 12,100 205
446 Rank H-index 62 Citations 18,380 158
447 Rank H-index 62 Citations 27,015 152
448 Rank H-index 62 Citations 13,568 234
449 Rank H-index 61 Citations 15,816 244
450 Rank H-index 61 Citations 17,980 116
451 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,383 106
452 Rank H-index 61 Citations 14,975 128
453 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,538 168
454 Rank H-index 61 Citations 18,686 197
455 Rank H-index 61 Citations 20,637 148
456 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,331 215
457 Rank H-index 60 Citations 14,574 184
458 Rank H-index 60 Citations 78,038 222
459 Rank H-index 60 Citations 21,268 238
460 Rank H-index 60 Citations 50,643 624
461 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,366 343
462 Rank H-index 60 Citations 13,196 223
463 Rank H-index 60 Citations 13,131 196
464 Rank H-index 60 Citations 15,952 110
465 Rank H-index 60 Citations 16,293 131
466 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,949 122
467 Rank H-index 60 Citations 9,766 178
468 Rank H-index 60 Citations 13,259 202
469 Rank H-index 60 Citations 16,029 165
470 Rank H-index 60 Citations 14,128 127
471 Rank H-index 60 Citations 15,986 167
472 Rank H-index 60 Citations 14,924 212
473 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,195 95
474 Rank H-index 59 Citations 8,914 99
475 Rank H-index 59 Citations 17,085 161
476 Rank H-index 59 Citations 9,854 208
477 Rank H-index 59 Citations 12,288 168
478 Rank H-index 59 Citations 11,056 191
479 Rank H-index 59 Citations 26,034 108
480 Rank H-index 59 Citations 12,824 125
481 Rank H-index 59 Citations 12,251 147
482 Rank H-index 59 Citations 23,470 142
483 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,529 159
484 Rank H-index 58 Citations 8,772 83
485 Rank H-index 58 Citations 18,541 160
486 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,921 247
487 Rank H-index 58 Citations 22,875 639
488 Rank H-index 58 Citations 20,597 145
489 Rank H-index 58 Citations 8,606 176
490 Rank H-index 58 Citations 12,592 219
491 Rank H-index 58 Citations 44,424 109
492 Rank H-index 58 Citations 15,011 153
493 Rank H-index 58 Citations 23,296 111
494 Rank H-index 57 Citations 23,063 220
495 Rank H-index 57 Citations 19,894 154
496 Rank H-index 57 Citations 26,505 140
497 Rank H-index 57 Citations 17,682 123
498 Rank H-index 57 Citations 20,865 153
499 Rank H-index 57 Citations 17,494 175
500 Rank H-index 56 Citations 11,693 123