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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
201 Rank H-index 66 Citations 22,597 264
202 Rank H-index 66 Citations 15,045 159
203 Rank H-index 66 Citations 12,632 150
204 Rank H-index 65 Citations 32,896 163
205 Rank H-index 65 Citations 11,843 226
206 Rank H-index 65 Citations 13,025 489
207 Rank H-index 65 Citations 12,719 313
208 Rank H-index 65 Citations 23,450 180
209 Rank H-index 65 Citations 19,829 176
210 Rank H-index 65 Citations 20,843 185
211 Rank H-index 65 Citations 16,307 236
212 Rank H-index 64 Citations 14,082 279
213 Rank H-index 64 Citations 20,314 188
214 Rank H-index 64 Citations 13,289 330
215 Rank H-index 64 Citations 16,454 130
216 Rank H-index 64 Citations 15,213 215
217 Rank H-index 63 Citations 11,617 159
218 Rank H-index 63 Citations 17,793 654
219 Rank H-index 63 Citations 15,133 189
220 Rank H-index 63 Citations 19,295 163
221 Rank H-index 63 Citations 12,845 181
222 Rank H-index 63 Citations 19,858 108
223 Rank H-index 62 Citations 15,422 246
224 Rank H-index 62 Citations 14,072 282
225 Rank H-index 62 Citations 23,753 184
226 Rank H-index 62 Citations 18,609 286
227 Rank H-index 62 Citations 11,089 196
228 Rank H-index 62 Citations 20,781 143
229 Rank H-index 62 Citations 10,774 182
230 Rank H-index 62 Citations 16,300 161
231 Rank H-index 62 Citations 14,585 102
232 Rank H-index 62 Citations 11,563 246
233 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,898 324
234 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,487 211
235 Rank H-index 61 Citations 14,404 198
236 Rank H-index 61 Citations 14,845 323
237 Rank H-index 61 Citations 14,756 151
238 Rank H-index 61 Citations 15,621 301
239 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,199 168
240 Rank H-index 61 Citations 22,116 196
241 Rank H-index 61 Citations 17,910 192
242 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,100 174
243 Rank H-index 60 Citations 10,192 324
244 Rank H-index 60 Citations 22,419 173
245 Rank H-index 60 Citations 16,261 158
246 Rank H-index 60 Citations 13,554 182
247 Rank H-index 60 Citations 12,854 206
248 Rank H-index 60 Citations 12,249 187
249 Rank H-index 60 Citations 15,595 134
250 Rank H-index 60 Citations 10,960 246
251 Rank H-index 60 Citations 11,812 318
252 Rank H-index 60 Citations 14,599 169
253 Rank H-index 60 Citations 29,065 112
254 Rank H-index 59 Citations 10,181 179
255 Rank H-index 59 Citations 11,884 126
256 Rank H-index 58 Citations 14,573 316
257 Rank H-index 58 Citations 14,809 156
258 Rank H-index 58 Citations 16,355 136
259 Rank H-index 58 Citations 14,422 450
260 Rank H-index 58 Citations 27,623 143
261 Rank H-index 58 Citations 10,785 330
262 Rank H-index 58 Citations 11,099 193
263 Rank H-index 58 Citations 13,559 113
264 Rank H-index 58 Citations 11,007 232
265 Rank H-index 57 Citations 22,930 305
266 Rank H-index 57 Citations 16,166 373
267 Rank H-index 57 Citations 17,497 219
268 Rank H-index 57 Citations 18,488 210
269 Rank H-index 57 Citations 21,868 214
270 Rank H-index 57 Citations 10,372 187
271 Rank H-index 57 Citations 21,294 148
272 Rank H-index 57 Citations 12,589 124
273 Rank H-index 56 Citations 16,344 319
274 Rank H-index 56 Citations 8,395 129
275 Rank H-index 56 Citations 8,902 217
276 Rank H-index 56 Citations 15,511 117
277 Rank H-index 56 Citations 13,091 176
278 Rank H-index 56 Citations 8,677 189
279 Rank H-index 56 Citations 16,903 165
280 Rank H-index 56 Citations 9,799 202
281 Rank H-index 56 Citations 9,137 201
282 Rank H-index 56 Citations 8,944 163
283 Rank H-index 56 Citations 14,949 121
284 Rank H-index 56 Citations 11,054 105
285 Rank H-index 56 Citations 10,515 149
286 Rank H-index 56 Citations 11,318 274
287 Rank H-index 55 Citations 20,056 521
288 Rank H-index 55 Citations 15,052 431
289 Rank H-index 55 Citations 30,299 227
290 Rank H-index 55 Citations 27,224 113
291 Rank H-index 55 Citations 11,506 136
292 Rank H-index 55 Citations 8,748 275
293 Rank H-index 55 Citations 10,294 171
294 Rank H-index 55 Citations 13,428 140
295 Rank H-index 55 Citations 14,437 247
296 Rank H-index 55 Citations 16,829 140
297 Rank H-index 55 Citations 21,071 101
298 Rank H-index 54 Citations 10,949 136
299 Rank H-index 54 Citations 9,012 215
300 Rank H-index 54 Citations 16,970 206

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