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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,585
Top 30
6,292
Top 50
10,193
Top 70
12,143
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,622
Top 30
2,561
Top 50
4,299
Top 70
6,103
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,570
Top 30
3,923
Top 50
6,709
Top 70
8,469
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
University of California Los Angeles
University of California
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,178
Top 30
2,546
Top 50
4,178
Top 70
5,208
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,118
Top 30
2,147
Top 50
2,969
Top 70
3,861
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,104
Top 30
3,133
Top 50
5,406
Top 70
6,353
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,090
Top 30
2,432
Top 50
3,790
Top 70
4,594
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Toronto ,
Canada
- Public 1827
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,080
Top 30
2,491
Top 50
4,168
Top 70
5,314
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,024
Top 30
2,219
Top 50
3,556
Top 70
4,549
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
996
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,647
Top 70
3,103
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
982
Top 30
2,233
Top 50
3,880
Top 70
4,852
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
980
Top 30
2,086
Top 50
2,449
Top 70
2,961
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Vancouver ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
933
Top 30
2,050
Top 50
3,293
Top 70
4,461
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
923
Top 30
1,851
Top 50
2,436
Top 70
2,973
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
902
Top 30
1,754
Top 50
2,103
Top 70
2,473
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
893
Top 30
1,669
Top 50
2,112
Top 70
2,539
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
887
Top 30
1,983
Top 50
2,389
Top 70
2,517
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
883
Top 30
1,979
Top 50
2,406
Top 70
2,948
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
852
Top 30
1,733
Top 50
1,954
Top 70
2,247
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Montréal ,
Canada
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
845
Top 30
1,812
Top 50
3,085
Top 70
4,022
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
797
Top 30
1,795
Top 50
2,261
Top 70
2,398
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
University of Texas Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Austin ,
United States
- Public 1883
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
789
Top 30
1,820
Top 50
2,366
Top 70
2,961
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
774
Top 30
1,594
Top 50
1,985
Top 70
2,282
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
745
Top 30
1,525
Top 50
1,868
Top 70
2,135
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
744
Top 30
1,540
Top 50
1,944
Top 70
2,205
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