top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Durham University

2025 single-year list · 161 listed authors · United Kingdom

161 researchers at Durham University ( United Kingdom) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 81 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 261st of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 24th in the United Kingdom.

Listed authors
161
24th in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
81
50.3% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#261
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#2,058
Anderson, Ben

Top fields

  1. Physics & Astronomy3522%
  2. Social Sciences1811%
  3. Earth & Environmental Sciences1711%
  4. Chemistry159%
  5. Clinical Medicine117%
  6. Economics & Business117%
  7. Biology117%
  8. Information & Communication Technologies106%
  9. Historical Studies85%
  10. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences74%

Top subfields

  1. Astronomy & Astrophysics149%
  2. Geochemistry & Geophysics117%
  3. Nuclear & Particle Physics96%
  4. Geography74%
  5. Business & Management74%
  6. Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry74%
  7. Organic Chemistry64%
  8. Archaeology64%
  9. Education53%
  10. Chemical Physics53%

161 listed scientists at Durham University

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