University of Edinburgh ranks #40 globally with a prestige score of 86, earned across 32 prestigious academic awards including 3 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include Michael Atiyah, Peter Higgs, Max Born.
86
Prestige Score
32
Total Awards
3
Nobel Prizes
10
Decades Active
37
Laureates
17
Award Types
4
Countries
2
Publications
111
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
4
Tier 1 • Apex
= 40 pts
9
Tier 2 • Elite
= 27 pts
19
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 19 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 4 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 9 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 (17 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
8(1875–2022)
Gairdner International Award
4(1985–2011)
Nobel Prize in Physics
3(1917–2013)
Shaw Prize in Life Science
2(2008–2016)
Darwin Medal
2(2000–2008)
Max Planck Medal
2(1948–2013)
Abel Prize
1(2004)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(2004)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
1(2014)
Copley Medal
1(1752–2015)
Franklin Medal
1(2013)
Royal Medal
1(2010)
Hughes Medal
1(1981)
Harvey Prize
1(1989)
Princess of Asturias Award
1(2013)
Sakurai Prize
1(2010)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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