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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
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
1,222
Top 30
2,858
Top 50
4,469
Top 70
5,155
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* Last 5 Years i10-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
1,173
Top 30
2,545
Top 50
3,997
Top 70
4,734
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
14
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
921
Top 30
1,970
Top 50
3,027
Top 70
3,662
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
26
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
657
Top 30
1,633
Top 50
3,222
Top 70
4,182
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
28
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
641
Top 30
1,685
Top 50
3,328
Top 70
4,034
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
533
Top 30
873
Top 50
1,012
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
5
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
632
Top 30
1,448
Top 50
2,223
Top 70
2,593
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
607
Top 30
1,362
Top 50
2,266
Top 70
2,968
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
634
Top 30
1,360
Top 50
2,004
Top 70
2,374
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
619
Top 30
1,426
Top 50
2,306
Top 70
2,834
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
48
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
575
Top 30
1,182
Top 50
1,651
Top 70
1,913
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
50
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
487
Top 30
1,144
Top 50
1,865
Top 70
2,325
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
53
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
722
Top 30
1,660
Top 50
2,349
Top 70
2,859
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
606
Top 30
1,387
Top 50
1,864
Top 70
2,157
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
67
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
628
Top 30
1,349
Top 50
1,932
Top 70
2,265
* Last 5 Years i10-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
438
Top 30
1,038
Top 50
1,559
Top 70
1,836
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
71
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
407
Top 30
972
Top 50
1,900
Top 70
2,512
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
72
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
582
Top 30
1,051
Top 50
1,774
Top 70
2,210
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
73
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
549
Top 30
1,182
Top 50
1,535
Top 70
1,836
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
74
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
471
Top 30
1,118
Top 50
1,651
Top 70
1,808
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
75
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
529
Top 30
1,351
Top 50
2,199
Top 70
2,820
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
78
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Università di Bologna
University of Bologna
Bologna ,
Italy
- Public 1088
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
571
Top 30
1,367
Top 50
2,002
Top 70
2,401
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
80
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
413
Top 30
935
Top 50
1,514
Top 70
1,826
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
81
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
429
Top 30
1,123
Top 50
2,176
Top 70
2,918
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