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Durham University
Stockton Road, Durham, Durham DH1 3LE United Kingdom |
#277 in Best Global Universities (tie)
Durham University Data
Total number of students
18,715
Number of international students
6,175
Total number of academic staff
1,365
Number of international staff
505
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
4,155
Number of master's degrees awarded
2,295
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
290
Number of research only staff
405
Number of new undergraduate students
4,735
Number of new master's students
2,075
Number of new doctoral students
295
Durham University Rankings
Durham University is ranked #277 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Durham University Rankings
Durham University Subject Rankings
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate Durham University's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
59.3
Global research reputation
#166
Regional research reputation
#243
Publications
#359
Books
#22
Conferences
#656
Normalized citation impact
#448
Total citations
#335
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#306
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#320
International collaboration - relative to country
#721
International collaboration
#355
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#365
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#635
Arts and Humanities overall score
67.6
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#33
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#61
Arts and Humanities publications
#34
Arts and Humanities books
#10
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#182
Arts and Humanities total citations
#60
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#70
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#236
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#224
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#224
Chemistry overall score
55.1
Chemistry global research reputation
#136
Chemistry regional research reputation
#100
Chemistry publications
#473
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#406
Chemistry total citations
#431
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#412
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#455
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#735
Chemistry international collaboration
#228
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#278
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#218
Clinical Medicine overall score
36.9
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#534
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#237
Clinical Medicine publications
#1015
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#528
Clinical Medicine total citations
#919
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#732
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#562
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#193
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#693
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#197
Computer Science overall score
31.5
Computer Science global research reputation
#452
Computer Science regional research reputation
#176
Computer Science publications
#520
Computer Science conferences
#633
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#192
Computer Science total citations
#401
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#517
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#274
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#306
Computer Science international collaboration
#65
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#321
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Economics and Business overall score
47.5
Economics and Business global research reputation
#209
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#90
Economics and Business publications
#95
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#155
Economics and Business total citations
#115
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#123
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#182
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#50
Economics and Business international collaboration
#43
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#80
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#101
Engineering overall score
38.4
Engineering global research reputation
#511
Engineering regional research reputation
#207
Engineering publications
#684
Engineering conferences
#789
Engineering normalized citation impact
#688
Engineering total citations
#730
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#814
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#820
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#312
Engineering international collaboration
#70
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#675
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#606
Geosciences overall score
62.7
Geosciences global research reputation
#37
Geosciences regional research reputation
#88
Geosciences publications
#81
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#179
Geosciences total citations
#73
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#175
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#150
Geosciences international collaboration
#62
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#274
Physical Chemistry overall score
38.7
Physical Chemistry publications
#526
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#364
Physical Chemistry total citations
#502
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#495
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#401
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#509
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#205
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#291
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#177
Physics overall score
55.3
Physics global research reputation
#101
Physics regional research reputation
#235
Physics publications
#278
Physics normalized citation impact
#201
Physics total citations
#226
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#237
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#301
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#675
Physics international collaboration
#458
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#255
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#292
Plant and Animal Science overall score
53.7
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#250
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#135
Plant and Animal Science publications
#658
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#27
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#413
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#347
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#153
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#63
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#230
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#26
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
32.2
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#163
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#299
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#330
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#322
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#297
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#290
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#147
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#80
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#344
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#366
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
55.9
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#172
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#113
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#147
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#187
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#139
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#133
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#171
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#508
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#384
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#112
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#157
Space Science overall score
60.8
Space Science global research reputation
#22
Space Science regional research reputation
#46
Space Science publications
#34
Space Science normalized citation impact
#181
Space Science total citations
#52
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#32
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#87
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#117
Space Science international collaboration
#105
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#66
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#181