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Research Impact Profile

University of Cambridge

GB62,138,850 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
62,138,850
Citing countries
4+
Works indexed
505,786

About University of Cambridge's research impact

University of Cambridge is a globally recognized research institution based in GB, with a documented citation footprint of 62,138,850 citations across 505,786 indexed works. CitationMap surfaces the 10 most-cited scholars currently affiliated with the institution, ranked by lifetime citations, and traces where each researcher's work is being cited around the world.

The institution's strongest publishing areas — derived from the top scholars' primary research concepts on this page — span Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. University of Cambridge is widely regarded for its work in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, and biomedical research, and its researchers are cited by peers in 4+ countries, reflecting the institution's deep international research network.

Each scholar listed below links to their own dedicated citation map — a country-level visualization of where their papers have been cited. Scholars from University of Cambridge preparing O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, or EB-2 NIW visa petitions can use these maps as evidence of international acclaim and major significance to their field, while research administrators can use them to surface collaboration opportunities and track an institution's global academic footprint.

The data on this page is refreshed continuously, so the rankings and citation totals you see reflect the most recent author metadata our pipeline has observed. Counts are sourced from Google Scholar profiles, enriched with OpenAlex bibliometrics for institutional affiliation, and de-duplicated against ORCID where available. If a scholar from University of Cambridge is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.

Top 5 most-cited scholars at University of Cambridge

Ranked by lifetime citations on Google Scholar / OpenAlex. Click any scholar to open their interactive citation map.

  1. 1
    Richard Michael Durbin
    Biology · h-index 152
    378,226 cites
  2. 2
    Wei Huang
    Chemistry · h-index 222
    263,661 cites
  3. 3
    Carol Brayne
    Medicine · h-index 160
    220,220 cites
  4. 4
    Holger Jens Schünemann
    Medicine · h-index 177
    214,315 cites
  5. 5
    Trevor William Robbins
    Medicine · h-index 240
    193,640 cites

Top Cited Scholars

The most influential researchers affiliated with University of Cambridge, ranked by citation impact. Click to visualize their global reach.

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for University of Cambridge (/impact/university-of-cambridge) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~62,138,850 citations across 4+ citing institutions worldwide. Counts are updated continuously via our resweep pipeline, which re-fetches author metadata and citing-paper affiliations on a rolling basis. Last refresh: 2026-10-27.

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About University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge is a leading institution in GB, contributing significantly to global research output with 505,786 published works.

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