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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
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
1,394
Top 30
2,951
Top 50
4,395
Top 70
5,105
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
5
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
1,292
Top 30
2,596
Top 50
3,905
Top 70
4,692
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
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
995
Top 30
2,018
Top 50
2,965
Top 70
3,584
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
722
Top 30
1,716
Top 50
3,145
Top 70
4,078
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
728
Top 30
1,791
Top 50
3,257
Top 70
3,996
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
692
Top 30
1,486
Top 50
2,198
Top 70
2,578
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
684
Top 30
1,406
Top 50
1,953
Top 70
2,340
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
626
Top 30
1,459
Top 50
2,245
Top 70
2,789
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
640
Top 30
1,389
Top 50
2,236
Top 70
2,913
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
50
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
513
Top 30
870
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,071
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
51
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
590
Top 30
1,200
Top 50
1,634
Top 70
1,901
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
55
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
510
Top 30
1,155
Top 50
1,823
Top 70
2,311
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
63
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
591
Top 30
1,383
Top 50
2,164
Top 70
2,746
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
67
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
603
Top 30
1,082
Top 50
1,748
Top 70
2,190
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
524
Top 30
1,166
Top 50
1,615
Top 70
1,790
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
477
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,545
Top 70
1,823
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
72
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
523
Top 30
1,052
Top 50
1,494
Top 70
1,776
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
439
Top 30
1,011
Top 50
1,848
Top 70
2,471
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
77
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
570
Top 30
1,264
Top 50
1,417
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
413
Top 30
864
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
80
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
664
Top 30
1,632
Top 50
2,369
Top 70
2,890
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
86
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
434
Top 30
961
Top 50
1,479
Top 70
1,802
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
89
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
457
Top 30
1,061
Top 50
1,607
Top 70
1,986
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
94
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Technische Universität München
Technical University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
466
Top 30
1,170
Top 50
2,146
Top 70
2,853
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
97
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
585
Top 30
1,342
Top 50
1,916
Top 70
2,250
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