Durham University ranks #184 globally with a prestige score of 13, earned across 7 prestigious academic awards. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include Carlos Frenk, Edith Hall, Richard Keith Ellis.
13
Prestige Score
7
Total Awards
0
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
14
Laureates
5
Award Types
4
Countries
1
Publications
38
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
0
Tier 1 • Apex
= 0 pts
3
Tier 2 • Elite
= 9 pts
4
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 4 pts
Tier 2Elite Awards (3 types, 3 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (2 types, 4 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (5 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
3(1989–2019)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
1(2014)
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
1(2024)
Eddington Medal
1(2021)
Templeton Prize
1(2024)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
Similar Universities
Institutions with comparable prestige scores and shared award types