top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at University of Cambridge

2025 single-year list · 553 listed authors · United Kingdom

553 researchers at University of Cambridge ( United Kingdom) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 316 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 19th of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 4th in the United Kingdom.

Listed authors
553
4th in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
316
57.1% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#19
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#154
Hawking, Stephen W.

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine11421%
  2. Biomedical Research7514%
  3. Physics & Astronomy5310%
  4. Historical Studies346%
  5. Information & Communication Technologies336%
  6. Biology326%
  7. Enabling & Strategic Technologies305%
  8. Social Sciences295%
  9. Earth & Environmental Sciences295%
  10. Chemistry285%

Top subfields

  1. Developmental Biology275%
  2. Neurology & Neurosurgery224%
  3. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology204%
  4. Chemical Physics193%
  5. Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing183%
  6. Organic Chemistry163%
  7. Materials153%
  8. Geochemistry & Geophysics153%
  9. Plant Biology & Botany153%
  10. Archaeology153%

553 listed scientists at University of Cambridge

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