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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
358
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,024
Top 70
1,074
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
334
Top 30
797
Top 50
1,209
Top 70
1,464
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
367
Top 30
738
Top 50
1,154
Top 70
1,479
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1921
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
199
Top 30
396
Top 50
557
Top 70
669
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen ,
Netherlands
- Private 1923
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
230
Top 30
562
Top 50
933
Top 70
1,167
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Università Vita Salute San Raffaele
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
159
Top 30
326
Top 50
380
Top 70
388
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers tekniska högskola
Göteborg ,
Sweden
- Private 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
282
Top 30
807
Top 50
1,324
Top 70
1,665
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Università degli Studi di Salerno
University of Salerno
Fisciano ,
Italy
- Private 1944
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
208
Top 30
451
Top 50
631
Top 70
749
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
55
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Humanitas University
Università Humanitas
Pieve Emanuele ,
Italy
- Private 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
41
Top 30
50
Top 50
63
Top 70
74
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
59
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Universidad de Navarra
University of Navarra
Pamplona ,
Spain
- Private 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
110
Top 30
313
Top 50
530
Top 70
667
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Université Paris-Saclay
Paris-Saclay University
Gif-sur-Yvette ,
France
- Private 2019
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
55
Top 30
163
Top 50
271
Top 70
405
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
80
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Near East University
Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi
Lefkoşa ,
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Private 1988
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
44
Top 30
119
Top 50
242
Top 70
375
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
86
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Koç University
Koç Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
78
Top 30
223
Top 50
413
Top 70
666
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
100
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Libera Università di Bolzano
Free University of Bozen
Bolzano ,
Italy
- Private 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
47
Top 30
141
Top 50
233
Top 70
307
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
105
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano
Bocconi University
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1902
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
47
Top 30
147
Top 50
248
Top 70
309
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
127
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Université de Namur
University of Namur
Namur ,
Belgium
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
27
Top 30
84
Top 50
142
Top 70
190
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
132
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Sabancı University
Sabancı Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
133
Top 50
251
Top 70
364
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
133
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Skoltech
Институт науки и технологий Сколково Skoltech
Moskova ,
Russia
- Private 2011
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
36
Top 30
125
Top 50
247
Top 70
436
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
137
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Catholic University of Portugal
Lisboa ,
Portugal
- Private 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
62
Top 50
128
Top 70
166
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
139
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
85
Top 50
193
Top 70
271
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
143
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
Bilkent Üniversitesi
Ankara ,
Türkiye
- Private 1984
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
158
Top 50
278
Top 70
439
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
153
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
University of Nicosia
Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας
Nicosia ,
Cyprus
- Private 1980
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
68
Top 50
122
Top 70
158
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
161
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Universitat Ramon Llull
Ramon Llull University
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
27
Top 30
93
Top 50
126
Top 70
136
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
163
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Freiberg ,
Germany
- Private 1765
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
70
Top 50
105
Top 70
148
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
164
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Başkent University
Başkent Üniversitesi
Ankara ,
Türkiye
- Private 1994
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
25
Top 30
129
Top 50
261
Top 70
378
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