World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
University of Leicester

University of Leicester

United Kingdom
Established: 1957
Scholars: 153
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for University of Leicester in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of University of Leicester 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 Leicester 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
195
Country Ranking
21
No. of Scientists
20
Total D-index
1811

Genetics

World Ranking
52
Country Ranking
7
No. of Scientists
14
Total D-index
1057

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
261
Country Ranking
24
No. of Scientists
17
Total D-index
980

Physics

World Ranking
82
Country Ranking
12
No. of Scientists
9
Total D-index
968

Earth Science

World Ranking
124
Country Ranking
15
No. of Scientists
20
Total D-index
750
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from University of Leicester work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with University of Leicester 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 Leicester 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 52 Citations 16,450 206
102 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,328 335
103 Rank H-index 51 Citations 22,479 165
104 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,830 214
105 Rank H-index 51 Citations 8,563 254
106 Rank H-index 51 Citations 7,377 200
107 Rank H-index 50 Citations 8,562 259
108 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,830 190
109 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,773 151
110 Rank H-index 49 Citations 23,099 94
111 Rank H-index 49 Citations 14,511 105
112 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,569 211
113 Rank H-index 49 Citations 7,965 131
114 Rank H-index 48 Citations 8,224 132
115 Rank H-index 47 Citations 5,575 198
116 Rank H-index 47 Citations 6,854 125
117 Rank H-index 46 Citations 11,851 301
118 Rank H-index 45 Citations 14,695 149
119 Rank H-index 44 Citations 10,412 163
120 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,224 182
121 Rank H-index 44 Citations 7,933 151
122 Rank H-index 44 Citations 12,087 162
123 Rank H-index 44 Citations 8,593 162
124 Rank H-index 44 Citations 10,014 92
125 Rank H-index 43 Citations 6,200 145
126 Rank H-index 43 Citations 10,686 117
127 Rank H-index 42 Citations 11,529 141
128 Rank H-index 42 Citations 11,650 175
129 Rank H-index 42 Citations 19,798 124
130 Rank H-index 41 Citations 8,292 259
131 Rank H-index 41 Citations 5,277 251
132 Rank H-index 41 Citations 5,958 123
133 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,766 95
134 Rank H-index 40 Citations 4,802 110
135 Rank H-index 39 Citations 6,531 104
136 Rank H-index 38 Citations 6,032 175
137 Rank H-index 38 Citations 7,367 136
138 Rank H-index 37 Citations 6,082 184
139 Rank H-index 37 Citations 3,704 109
140 Rank H-index 36 Citations 3,930 126
141 Rank H-index 35 Citations 6,025 131
142 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,455 148
143 Rank H-index 35 Citations 5,257 55
144 Rank H-index 35 Citations 3,919 73
145 Rank H-index 34 Citations 13,819 110
146 Rank H-index 34 Citations 4,422 107
147 Rank H-index 33 Citations 2,757 91
148 Rank H-index 33 Citations 3,814 128
149 Rank H-index 33 Citations 3,699 90
150 Rank H-index 33 Citations 5,196 104
151 Rank H-index 32 Citations 7,977 197
152 Rank H-index 30 Citations 3,025 75
153 Rank H-index 23 Citations 4,540 55