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Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

United States
Established: 1853
Scholars: 566
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for Washington University in St. Louis in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of Washington University in St. Louis 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 Washington University in St. Louis 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
22
Country Ranking
14
No. of Scientists
134
Total D-index
12666

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
16
Country Ranking
11
No. of Scientists
115
Total D-index
7305

Neuroscience

World Ranking
15
Country Ranking
11
No. of Scientists
71
Total D-index
4560

Psychology

World Ranking
42
Country Ranking
29
No. of Scientists
53
Total D-index
3149

Genetics

World Ranking
12
Country Ranking
9
No. of Scientists
33
Total D-index
2670
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from Washington University in St. Louis work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis 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 Washington University in St. Louis 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
501 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,407 87
502 Rank H-index 41 Citations 6,835 216
503 Rank H-index 41 Citations 10,550 67
504 Rank H-index 40 Citations 9,647 58
505 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,019 138
506 Rank H-index 40 Citations 8,715 211
507 Rank H-index 40 Citations 18,340 51
508 Rank H-index 40 Citations 7,154 151
509 Rank H-index 39 Citations 12,332 177
510 Rank H-index 39 Citations 7,294 200
511 Rank H-index 39 Citations 5,883 62
512 Rank H-index 39 Citations 10,653 92
513 Rank H-index 39 Citations 11,042 148
514 Rank H-index 38 Citations 12,499 117
515 Rank H-index 38 Citations 7,720 130
516 Rank H-index 38 Citations 7,012 259
517 Rank H-index 38 Citations 39,767 98
518 Rank H-index 38 Citations 4,750 101
519 Rank H-index 38 Citations 7,121 108
520 Rank H-index 37 Citations 7,085 81
521 Rank H-index 37 Citations 8,439 213
522 Rank H-index 37 Citations 9,071 160
523 Rank H-index 37 Citations 4,690 175
524 Rank H-index 36 Citations 3,583 80
525 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,790 107
526 Rank H-index 36 Citations 7,121 57
527 Rank H-index 36 Citations 6,325 181
528 Rank H-index 35 Citations 46,318 59
529 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,404 99
530 Rank H-index 35 Citations 4,293 130
531 Rank H-index 34 Citations 6,484 74
532 Rank H-index 34 Citations 4,313 54
533 Rank H-index 34 Citations 4,652 76
534 Rank H-index 34 Citations 9,649 98
535 Rank H-index 34 Citations 18,761 104
536 Rank H-index 34 Citations 8,012 72
537 Rank H-index 34 Citations 5,614 61
538 Rank H-index 33 Citations 5,725 143
539 Rank H-index 33 Citations 4,606 82
540 Rank H-index 33 Citations 7,931 63
541 Rank H-index 33 Citations 4,915 80
542 Rank H-index 32 Citations 5,765 103
543 Rank H-index 32 Citations 5,295 99
544 Rank H-index 32 Citations 4,312 89
545 Rank H-index 32 Citations 3,288 106
546 Rank H-index 31 Citations 7,801 64
547 Rank H-index 31 Citations 9,355 72
548 Rank H-index 31 Citations 3,800 61
549 Rank H-index 31 Citations 8,579 77
550 Rank H-index 31 Citations 5,415 140
551 Rank H-index 31 Citations 4,420 71
552 Rank H-index 30 Citations 5,221 137
553 Rank H-index 30 Citations 8,659 68
554 Rank H-index 30 Citations 4,459 71
555 Rank H-index 29 Citations 4,502 177
556 Rank H-index 29 Citations 5,097 147
557 Rank H-index 28 Citations 8,945 121
558 Rank H-index 25 Citations 8,444 201
559 Rank H-index 25 Citations 3,433 39
560 Rank H-index 25 Citations 3,879 95
561 Rank H-index 22 Citations 3,313 51
562 Rank H-index 20 Citations 2,198 82

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