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* Total i10-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
1,147
Top 30
2,675
Top 50
4,316
Top 70
5,094
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* Total i10-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
1,102
Top 30
2,368
Top 50
3,844
Top 70
4,686
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
15
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
851
Top 30
1,846
Top 50
2,869
Top 70
3,624
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
591
Top 30
884
Top 50
1,022
Top 70
1,076
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
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
640
Top 30
1,455
Top 50
3,002
Top 70
4,126
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
569
Top 30
1,511
Top 50
3,136
Top 70
4,004
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
584
Top 30
1,289
Top 50
2,155
Top 70
2,911
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
5
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
610
Top 30
1,367
Top 50
2,233
Top 70
2,822
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
591
Top 30
1,378
Top 50
2,155
Top 70
2,595
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
48
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
600
Top 30
1,297
Top 50
1,934
Top 70
2,371
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
49
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
783
Top 30
1,655
Top 50
2,361
Top 70
2,889
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
51
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
479
Top 30
1,079
Top 50
1,791
Top 70
2,311
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
548
Top 30
1,139
Top 50
1,617
Top 70
1,919
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
58
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
604
Top 30
1,254
Top 50
1,600
Top 70
1,876
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
64
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
411
Top 30
882
Top 50
1,802
Top 70
2,481
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
629
Top 30
1,370
Top 50
1,844
Top 70
2,163
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
408
Top 30
1,001
Top 50
1,539
Top 70
1,825
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
70
World Rank
4
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
593
Top 30
1,361
Top 50
2,006
Top 70
2,410
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
72
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
638
Top 30
1,310
Top 50
1,892
Top 70
2,254
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
550
Top 30
985
Top 50
1,682
Top 70
2,198
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
76
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
513
Top 30
1,272
Top 50
2,127
Top 70
2,775
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
400
Top 30
1,031
Top 50
2,024
Top 70
2,882
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
85
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
493
Top 30
1,229
Top 50
1,431
Top 70
1,447
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
87
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
388
Top 30
856
Top 50
1,443
Top 70
1,810
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
88
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universitat de Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Public 1450
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
490
Top 30
889
Top 50
1,451
Top 70
1,858
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