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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,536
Top 30
3,105
Top 50
4,462
Top 70
5,062
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7
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
1,333
Top 30
2,705
Top 50
4,019
Top 70
4,700
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,036
Top 30
2,123
Top 50
3,098
Top 70
3,653
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18
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
824
Top 30
1,913
Top 50
3,368
Top 70
4,185
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
795
Top 30
1,997
Top 50
3,399
Top 70
4,064
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
708
Top 30
1,490
Top 50
2,226
Top 70
2,580
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
510
Top 30
861
Top 50
1,012
Top 70
1,064
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
693
Top 30
1,454
Top 50
2,027
Top 70
2,367
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
53
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
625
Top 30
1,459
Top 50
2,315
Top 70
2,829
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
614
Top 30
1,230
Top 50
1,669
Top 70
1,922
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
58
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
639
Top 30
1,435
Top 50
2,265
Top 70
2,932
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
63
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
600
Top 30
1,393
Top 50
2,242
Top 70
2,806
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
590
Top 30
1,079
Top 50
1,763
Top 70
2,198
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
529
Top 30
1,181
Top 50
1,631
Top 70
1,799
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
71
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
502
Top 30
1,152
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,320
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
422
Top 30
903
Top 50
1,040
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
80
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
498
Top 30
1,119
Top 50
1,950
Top 70
2,500
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
82
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
476
Top 30
1,098
Top 50
1,547
Top 70
1,833
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
83
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
466
Top 30
1,023
Top 50
1,531
Top 70
1,827
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
557
Top 30
1,274
Top 50
1,422
Top 70
1,445
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
86
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
484
Top 30
1,120
Top 50
1,651
Top 70
2,005
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
87
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
497
Top 30
1,092
Top 50
1,561
Top 70
1,788
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
92
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
493
Top 30
1,206
Top 50
2,180
Top 70
2,889
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
93
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
435
Top 30
1,070
Top 50
1,655
Top 70
2,027
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
94
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1472
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
396
Top 30
727
Top 50
943
Top 70
1,055
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