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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Oxford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1096
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,283
Top 30
2,760
Top 50
4,252
Top 70
5,082
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,213
Top 30
2,447
Top 50
3,757
Top 70
4,661
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
951
Top 30
1,900
Top 50
2,806
Top 70
3,549
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1303
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
725
Top 30
1,641
Top 50
2,359
Top 70
2,901
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
719
Top 30
1,516
Top 50
2,905
Top 70
4,043
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
680
Top 30
1,397
Top 50
2,197
Top 70
2,762
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
668
Top 30
1,397
Top 50
2,125
Top 70
2,578
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
659
Top 30
1,327
Top 50
1,916
Top 70
2,338
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
49
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
646
Top 30
997
Top 50
1,654
Top 70
2,182
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
50
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
644
Top 30
1,581
Top 50
3,037
Top 70
3,957
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
54
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Università degli Studi di Padova
University of Padua
Padova ,
Italy
- Public 1222
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
616
Top 30
1,306
Top 50
1,870
Top 70
2,238
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
56
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Catholic University of Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
600
Top 30
1,309
Top 50
2,104
Top 70
2,858
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
University of Naples Federico II
Napoli ,
Italy
- Public 1224
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
598
Top 30
1,371
Top 50
1,849
Top 70
2,168
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
61
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
582
Top 30
1,296
Top 50
2,092
Top 70
2,718
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
62
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics INFN
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
581
Top 30
886
Top 50
1,021
Top 70
1,078
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
63
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
580
Top 30
1,157
Top 50
1,600
Top 70
1,907
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
64
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Athens ,
Greece
- Public 1837
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
578
Top 30
1,253
Top 50
1,594
Top 70
1,876
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
562
Top 30
1,353
Top 50
2,002
Top 70
2,407
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
70
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
540
Top 30
1,263
Top 50
1,429
Top 70
1,447
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
76
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Aarhus University
Aarhus Universitet
Aarhus ,
Denmark
- Public 1928
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
521
Top 30
1,216
Top 50
1,857
Top 70
2,318
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
78
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
Madrid ,
Spain
- Public 1508
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
518
Top 30
1,751
Top 50
2,700
Top 70
2,901
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
University of Oslo
Universitetet i Oslo
Oslo ,
Norway
- Public 1811
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
517
Top 30
1,297
Top 50
1,873
Top 70
2,261
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
83
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Leeds ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1904
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
496
Top 30
1,136
Top 50
1,631
Top 70
2,052
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
84
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
494
Top 30
985
Top 50
1,426
Top 70
1,761
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
85
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Nottingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
493
Top 30
1,130
Top 50
1,645
Top 70
2,003
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