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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
401 Rank H-index 44 Citations 9,388 62
402 Rank H-index 44 Citations 7,552 84
403 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,312 110
404 Rank H-index 43 Citations 7,690 271
405 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,531 155
406 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,309 335
407 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,973 228
408 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,703 132
409 Rank H-index 43 Citations 11,784 152
410 Rank H-index 43 Citations 5,623 112
411 Rank H-index 43 Citations 9,953 144
412 Rank H-index 43 Citations 5,985 119
413 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,056 123
414 Rank H-index 42 Citations 12,280 237
415 Rank H-index 42 Citations 10,585 244
416 Rank H-index 42 Citations 8,135 143
417 Rank H-index 42 Citations 7,362 117
418 Rank H-index 42 Citations 8,346 164
419 Rank H-index 42 Citations 8,945 135
420 Rank H-index 42 Citations 7,856 128
421 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,484 98
422 Rank H-index 42 Citations 7,452 93
423 Rank H-index 42 Citations 5,660 107
424 Rank H-index 42 Citations 6,788 109
425 Rank H-index 41 Citations 9,050 216
426 Rank H-index 41 Citations 8,598 204
427 Rank H-index 41 Citations 4,922 168
428 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,286 75
429 Rank H-index 41 Citations 7,129 113
430 Rank H-index 41 Citations 10,346 95
431 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,085 87
432 Rank H-index 40 Citations 13,214 311
433 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,410 180
434 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,818 105
435 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,413 144
436 Rank H-index 40 Citations 30,170 113
437 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,235 153
438 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,788 254
439 Rank H-index 40 Citations 5,358 220
440 Rank H-index 40 Citations 5,303 149
441 Rank H-index 40 Citations 10,399 117
442 Rank H-index 40 Citations 6,050 159
443 Rank H-index 39 Citations 8,107 382
444 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,191 176
445 Rank H-index 39 Citations 4,720 147
446 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,677 95
447 Rank H-index 38 Citations 13,933 94
448 Rank H-index 38 Citations 11,563 131
449 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,816 265
450 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,137 96
451 Rank H-index 38 Citations 9,200 141
452 Rank H-index 38 Citations 7,272 456
453 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,054 262
454 Rank H-index 38 Citations 4,899 116
455 Rank H-index 38 Citations 5,658 113
456 Rank H-index 38 Citations 4,183 115
457 Rank H-index 37 Citations 8,162 165
458 Rank H-index 37 Citations 6,025 176
459 Rank H-index 37 Citations 5,249 169
460 Rank H-index 37 Citations 7,516 94
461 Rank H-index 37 Citations 8,116 377
462 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,803 116
463 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,496 126
464 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,743 103
465 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,161 113
466 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,210 70
467 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,761 145
468 Rank H-index 36 Citations 25,394 177
469 Rank H-index 36 Citations 9,263 145
470 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,801 80
471 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,123 180
472 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,713 103
473 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,675 216
474 Rank H-index 36 Citations 11,115 89
475 Rank H-index 36 Citations 3,903 93
476 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,143 122
477 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,743 116
478 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,455 176
479 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,476 102
480 Rank H-index 36 Citations 5,769 102
481 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,897 101
482 Rank H-index 36 Citations 4,992 120
483 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,760 106
484 Rank H-index 35 Citations 8,266 224
485 Rank H-index 35 Citations 7,970 124
486 Rank H-index 35 Citations 3,795 92
487 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,821 117
488 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,906 168
489 Rank H-index 34 Citations 9,472 103
490 Rank H-index 34 Citations 5,559 95
491 Rank H-index 34 Citations 7,352 222
492 Rank H-index 34 Citations 5,082 93
493 Rank H-index 34 Citations 5,265 133
494 Rank H-index 34 Citations 5,136 133
495 Rank H-index 34 Citations 3,408 98
496 Rank H-index 34 Citations 6,042 96
497 Rank H-index 33 Citations 4,340 153
498 Rank H-index 33 Citations 13,711 160
499 Rank H-index 33 Citations 13,852 82
500 Rank H-index 33 Citations 6,955 110

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