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
501 Rank H-index 56 Citations 10,281 115
502 Rank H-index 56 Citations 32,390 225
503 Rank H-index 56 Citations 12,932 224
504 Rank H-index 56 Citations 12,860 259
505 Rank H-index 56 Citations 17,887 262
506 Rank H-index 56 Citations 10,978 86
507 Rank H-index 56 Citations 10,342 128
508 Rank H-index 56 Citations 12,767 163
509 Rank H-index 56 Citations 9,501 155
510 Rank H-index 56 Citations 29,735 99
511 Rank H-index 55 Citations 16,336 221
512 Rank H-index 55 Citations 27,827 184
513 Rank H-index 55 Citations 15,831 242
514 Rank H-index 55 Citations 14,982 172
515 Rank H-index 55 Citations 12,529 197
516 Rank H-index 55 Citations 17,271 309
517 Rank H-index 55 Citations 23,190 150
518 Rank H-index 55 Citations 11,598 188
519 Rank H-index 55 Citations 16,752 76
520 Rank H-index 55 Citations 12,829 134
521 Rank H-index 55 Citations 16,049 139
522 Rank H-index 55 Citations 12,328 124
523 Rank H-index 54 Citations 14,124 110
524 Rank H-index 54 Citations 32,494 131
525 Rank H-index 54 Citations 14,887 121
526 Rank H-index 54 Citations 13,354 143
527 Rank H-index 54 Citations 16,575 155
528 Rank H-index 54 Citations 16,045 183
529 Rank H-index 54 Citations 8,125 232
530 Rank H-index 54 Citations 9,575 259
531 Rank H-index 54 Citations 20,336 81
532 Rank H-index 54 Citations 10,747 148
533 Rank H-index 54 Citations 18,005 122
534 Rank H-index 54 Citations 20,168 156
535 Rank H-index 54 Citations 9,351 120
536 Rank H-index 54 Citations 9,897 151
537 Rank H-index 53 Citations 19,075 100
538 Rank H-index 53 Citations 11,734 170
539 Rank H-index 53 Citations 10,328 247
540 Rank H-index 53 Citations 17,356 92
541 Rank H-index 53 Citations 10,440 143
542 Rank H-index 53 Citations 10,520 129
543 Rank H-index 53 Citations 19,161 107
544 Rank H-index 53 Citations 13,455 149
545 Rank H-index 52 Citations 14,051 118
546 Rank H-index 52 Citations 9,532 264
547 Rank H-index 52 Citations 19,957 148
548 Rank H-index 52 Citations 23,893 181
549 Rank H-index 52 Citations 17,781 114
550 Rank H-index 52 Citations 22,861 132
551 Rank H-index 52 Citations 10,768 203
552 Rank H-index 52 Citations 11,612 156
553 Rank H-index 52 Citations 16,400 169
554 Rank H-index 52 Citations 12,389 260
555 Rank H-index 52 Citations 12,141 196
556 Rank H-index 52 Citations 12,611 96
557 Rank H-index 52 Citations 7,941 253
558 Rank H-index 52 Citations 10,328 142
559 Rank H-index 52 Citations 11,614 117
560 Rank H-index 52 Citations 12,611 215
561 Rank H-index 52 Citations 9,645 346
562 Rank H-index 52 Citations 8,741 96
563 Rank H-index 52 Citations 9,034 161
564 Rank H-index 51 Citations 15,317 115
565 Rank H-index 51 Citations 9,193 211
566 Rank H-index 51 Citations 24,417 108
567 Rank H-index 51 Citations 21,036 139
568 Rank H-index 51 Citations 34,406 100
569 Rank H-index 51 Citations 16,096 195
570 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,940 236
571 Rank H-index 51 Citations 26,668 70
572 Rank H-index 51 Citations 10,257 194
573 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,127 118
574 Rank H-index 51 Citations 10,068 130
575 Rank H-index 51 Citations 12,959 140
576 Rank H-index 51 Citations 15,457 129
577 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,969 201
578 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,905 234
579 Rank H-index 50 Citations 16,359 135
580 Rank H-index 50 Citations 14,166 187
581 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,694 145
582 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,272 169
583 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,941 171
584 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,786 126
585 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,601 100
586 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,415 145
587 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,745 94
588 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,857 109
589 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,430 207
590 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,663 128
591 Rank H-index 49 Citations 19,130 201
592 Rank H-index 49 Citations 46,796 116
593 Rank H-index 49 Citations 18,807 83
594 Rank H-index 49 Citations 12,387 133
595 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,849 140
596 Rank H-index 49 Citations 7,426 127
597 Rank H-index 49 Citations 9,586 219
598 Rank H-index 49 Citations 13,304 61
599 Rank H-index 49 Citations 9,820 151
600 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,568 99