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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
101 Rank H-index 85 Citations 32,438 360
102 Rank H-index 85 Citations 31,704 411
103 Rank H-index 85 Citations 24,585 161
104 Rank H-index 84 Citations 29,447 343
105 Rank H-index 84 Citations 36,227 334
106 Rank H-index 84 Citations 28,283 361
107 Rank H-index 83 Citations 24,709 436
108 Rank H-index 82 Citations 22,709 450
109 Rank H-index 82 Citations 29,879 181
110 Rank H-index 82 Citations 28,134 297
111 Rank H-index 82 Citations 24,391 311
112 Rank H-index 82 Citations 91,771 190
113 Rank H-index 81 Citations 22,680 552
114 Rank H-index 81 Citations 22,993 249
115 Rank H-index 81 Citations 28,134 272
116 Rank H-index 81 Citations 23,238 375
117 Rank H-index 81 Citations 34,479 247
118 Rank H-index 80 Citations 23,877 348
119 Rank H-index 80 Citations 28,888 166
120 Rank H-index 80 Citations 32,574 279
121 Rank H-index 79 Citations 33,668 255
122 Rank H-index 79 Citations 15,506 157
123 Rank H-index 79 Citations 23,798 629
124 Rank H-index 79 Citations 34,152 316
125 Rank H-index 78 Citations 18,333 314
126 Rank H-index 78 Citations 32,505 167
127 Rank H-index 78 Citations 25,787 350
128 Rank H-index 77 Citations 33,497 222
129 Rank H-index 77 Citations 22,221 219
130 Rank H-index 77 Citations 22,842 317
131 Rank H-index 77 Citations 24,179 436
132 Rank H-index 77 Citations 27,835 445
133 Rank H-index 77 Citations 17,823 385
134 Rank H-index 77 Citations 20,941 313
135 Rank H-index 76 Citations 28,698 285
136 Rank H-index 76 Citations 28,176 324
137 Rank H-index 76 Citations 22,078 199
138 Rank H-index 76 Citations 16,456 174
139 Rank H-index 76 Citations 28,592 220
140 Rank H-index 75 Citations 19,793 339
141 Rank H-index 75 Citations 15,680 403
142 Rank H-index 75 Citations 15,403 296
143 Rank H-index 75 Citations 23,885 153
144 Rank H-index 75 Citations 28,122 327
145 Rank H-index 75 Citations 43,799 322
146 Rank H-index 74 Citations 22,017 217
147 Rank H-index 74 Citations 27,312 258
148 Rank H-index 74 Citations 23,357 171
149 Rank H-index 74 Citations 19,103 180
150 Rank H-index 74 Citations 26,050 348
151 Rank H-index 74 Citations 23,300 235
152 Rank H-index 74 Citations 31,337 239
153 Rank H-index 74 Citations 15,743 194
154 Rank H-index 73 Citations 20,506 242
155 Rank H-index 73 Citations 179,418 438
156 Rank H-index 73 Citations 26,412 175
157 Rank H-index 73 Citations 21,266 249
158 Rank H-index 73 Citations 32,990 331
159 Rank H-index 73 Citations 34,170 165
160 Rank H-index 72 Citations 16,823 280
161 Rank H-index 72 Citations 22,320 287
162 Rank H-index 72 Citations 27,797 311
163 Rank H-index 71 Citations 30,348 217
164 Rank H-index 71 Citations 28,206 297
165 Rank H-index 71 Citations 16,793 361
166 Rank H-index 71 Citations 20,737 389
167 Rank H-index 71 Citations 20,641 170
168 Rank H-index 71 Citations 16,807 416
169 Rank H-index 70 Citations 16,839 382
170 Rank H-index 70 Citations 17,134 300
171 Rank H-index 70 Citations 17,303 260
172 Rank H-index 70 Citations 14,691 188
173 Rank H-index 70 Citations 27,706 228
174 Rank H-index 70 Citations 19,675 481
175 Rank H-index 69 Citations 23,748 195
176 Rank H-index 69 Citations 19,682 266
177 Rank H-index 69 Citations 19,859 566
178 Rank H-index 69 Citations 23,104 463
179 Rank H-index 69 Citations 17,203 305
180 Rank H-index 69 Citations 18,941 359
181 Rank H-index 69 Citations 14,817 227
182 Rank H-index 69 Citations 20,513 184
183 Rank H-index 69 Citations 18,483 211
184 Rank H-index 68 Citations 26,347 194
185 Rank H-index 68 Citations 26,598 234
186 Rank H-index 68 Citations 14,465 274
187 Rank H-index 68 Citations 18,863 575
188 Rank H-index 68 Citations 14,986 228
189 Rank H-index 68 Citations 17,094 191
190 Rank H-index 68 Citations 18,485 169
191 Rank H-index 67 Citations 28,971 213
192 Rank H-index 67 Citations 14,130 453
193 Rank H-index 67 Citations 16,519 216
194 Rank H-index 67 Citations 21,924 130
195 Rank H-index 67 Citations 24,731 199
196 Rank H-index 67 Citations 19,711 199
197 Rank H-index 67 Citations 19,358 310
198 Rank H-index 67 Citations 16,866 175
199 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,620 275
200 Rank H-index 66 Citations 16,646 170

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