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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
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
378
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,073
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* Last 5 Years 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
337
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,231
Top 70
1,460
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
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
339
Top 30
728
Top 50
1,144
Top 70
1,466
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
26
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
197
Top 30
389
Top 50
545
Top 70
663
* Last 5 Years 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
228
Top 30
589
Top 50
957
Top 70
1,184
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
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
173
Top 30
335
Top 50
384
Top 70
388
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
37
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
265
Top 30
815
Top 50
1,345
Top 70
1,665
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
47
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
197
Top 30
461
Top 50
617
Top 70
741
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
54
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Universidad de Navarra
University of Navarra
Pamplona ,
Spain
- Private 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
106
Top 30
300
Top 50
523
Top 70
649
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
56
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Humanitas University
Università Humanitas
Pieve Emanuele ,
Italy
- Private 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
43
Top 30
55
Top 50
67
Top 70
75
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
71
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
59
Top 30
167
Top 50
297
Top 70
424
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
83
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
43
Top 30
113
Top 50
245
Top 70
379
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
91
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
143
Top 50
238
Top 70
310
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
101
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Koç University
Koç Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
69
Top 30
225
Top 50
443
Top 70
697
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
119
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
142
Top 50
242
Top 70
306
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
130
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
133
Top 50
282
Top 70
464
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
136
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Private 2000
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
18
Top 30
64
Top 50
78
Top 70
94
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
147
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universitat Ramon Llull
Ramon Llull University
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
88
Top 50
122
Top 70
133
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
148
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
22
Top 30
67
Top 50
122
Top 70
155
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
150
World Rank
2
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
21
Top 30
80
Top 50
188
Top 70
275
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
151
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
İstinye University
İstinye Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
67
Top 50
139
Top 70
200
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
161
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
İstanbul Medipol University
İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
127
Top 50
298
Top 70
443
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
163
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
University of Nicosia
Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας
Nicosia ,
Cyprus
- Private 1980
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
63
Top 50
111
Top 70
149
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
167
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Hannover ,
Germany
- Private 1778
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
28
Top 50
41
Top 70
51
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
171
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Sabancı University
Sabancı Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
36
Top 30
132
Top 50
247
Top 70
370
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