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University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom
Established: 1582
Scholars: 549
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for University of Edinburgh in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of University of Edinburgh 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 University of Edinburgh 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
50
Country Ranking
7
No. of Scientists
72
Total D-index
7287

Genetics

World Ranking
5
Country Ranking
2
No. of Scientists
45
Total D-index
3782

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
57
Country Ranking
5
No. of Scientists
57
Total D-index
3621

Computer Science

World Ranking
53
Country Ranking
5
No. of Scientists
50
Total D-index
2264

Social Sciences and Humanities

World Ranking
45
Country Ranking
8
No. of Scientists
38
Total D-index
1731
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from University of Edinburgh work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with University of Edinburgh 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 University of Edinburgh 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
1 Rank H-index 217 Citations 179,318 1,984
2 Rank H-index 183 Citations 165,654 1,087
3 Rank H-index 173 Citations 171,772 1,102
4 Rank H-index 172 Citations 152,185 722
5 Rank H-index 164 Citations 123,594 713
6 Rank H-index 163 Citations 110,021 1,245
7 Rank H-index 163 Citations 95,147 758
8 Rank H-index 160 Citations 122,928 636
9 Rank H-index 160 Citations 208,674 595
10 Rank H-index 158 Citations 154,758 436
11 Rank H-index 154 Citations 158,691 467
12 Rank H-index 151 Citations 89,065 596
13 Rank H-index 140 Citations 83,566 833
14 Rank H-index 136 Citations 77,426 662
15 Rank H-index 135 Citations 104,803 526
16 Rank H-index 134 Citations 66,018 407
17 Rank H-index 132 Citations 91,170 736
18 Rank H-index 132 Citations 63,313 1,076
19 Rank H-index 131 Citations 73,820 680
20 Rank H-index 130 Citations 69,486 438
21 Rank H-index 130 Citations 76,457 494
22 Rank H-index 129 Citations 60,471 601
23 Rank H-index 129 Citations 54,012 664
24 Rank H-index 128 Citations 79,078 531
25 Rank H-index 127 Citations 49,256 678
26 Rank H-index 127 Citations 62,348 514
27 Rank H-index 126 Citations 82,769 352
28 Rank H-index 123 Citations 74,157 443
29 Rank H-index 123 Citations 106,868 279
30 Rank H-index 123 Citations 92,882 343
31 Rank H-index 122 Citations 46,896 314
32 Rank H-index 120 Citations 84,027 557
33 Rank H-index 119 Citations 54,164 721
34 Rank H-index 118 Citations 47,957 300
35 Rank H-index 117 Citations 91,659 453
36 Rank H-index 117 Citations 56,488 533
37 Rank H-index 115 Citations 52,076 911
38 Rank H-index 115 Citations 44,267 465
39 Rank H-index 114 Citations 52,669 610
40 Rank H-index 113 Citations 44,536 334
41 Rank H-index 110 Citations 41,961 346
42 Rank H-index 110 Citations 66,732 402
43 Rank H-index 109 Citations 62,859 225
44 Rank H-index 109 Citations 42,781 342
45 Rank H-index 109 Citations 60,413 438
46 Rank H-index 108 Citations 35,418 485
47 Rank H-index 105 Citations 41,844 335
48 Rank H-index 105 Citations 38,890 246
49 Rank H-index 105 Citations 56,691 302
50 Rank H-index 105 Citations 46,811 735
51 Rank H-index 105 Citations 38,738 389
52 Rank H-index 104 Citations 57,808 286
53 Rank H-index 103 Citations 42,164 410
54 Rank H-index 103 Citations 45,539 378
55 Rank H-index 103 Citations 64,681 347
56 Rank H-index 102 Citations 36,809 523
57 Rank H-index 101 Citations 33,709 298
58 Rank H-index 100 Citations 47,393 314
59 Rank H-index 100 Citations 47,127 268
60 Rank H-index 99 Citations 38,619 322
61 Rank H-index 99 Citations 45,818 438
62 Rank H-index 99 Citations 62,604 335
63 Rank H-index 98 Citations 43,936 303
64 Rank H-index 98 Citations 28,732 352
65 Rank H-index 98 Citations 40,180 432
66 Rank H-index 97 Citations 29,634 242
67 Rank H-index 97 Citations 28,328 422
68 Rank H-index 96 Citations 44,867 249
69 Rank H-index 96 Citations 35,124 356
70 Rank H-index 95 Citations 36,551 325
71 Rank H-index 95 Citations 36,595 740
72 Rank H-index 95 Citations 39,053 284
73 Rank H-index 95 Citations 29,375 419
74 Rank H-index 94 Citations 32,978 486
75 Rank H-index 93 Citations 28,519 457
76 Rank H-index 93 Citations 40,105 267
77 Rank H-index 93 Citations 38,555 443
78 Rank H-index 93 Citations 31,060 457
79 Rank H-index 93 Citations 62,615 359
80 Rank H-index 92 Citations 31,744 253
81 Rank H-index 90 Citations 65,841 238
82 Rank H-index 90 Citations 36,492 325
83 Rank H-index 90 Citations 27,437 259
84 Rank H-index 89 Citations 48,871 309
85 Rank H-index 89 Citations 28,730 453
86 Rank H-index 89 Citations 34,817 294
87 Rank H-index 89 Citations 25,600 481
88 Rank H-index 89 Citations 28,712 258
89 Rank H-index 88 Citations 29,489 289
90 Rank H-index 88 Citations 36,145 343
91 Rank H-index 88 Citations 35,523 780
92 Rank H-index 87 Citations 35,906 471
93 Rank H-index 87 Citations 37,522 378
94 Rank H-index 86 Citations 38,464 314
95 Rank H-index 86 Citations 23,200 453
96 Rank H-index 86 Citations 33,468 383
97 Rank H-index 86 Citations 27,411 226
98 Rank H-index 86 Citations 26,668 644
99 Rank H-index 86 Citations 23,183 255
100 Rank H-index 85 Citations 56,111 274

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