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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,533
Top 30
2,702
Top 50
4,611
Top 70
6,173
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
1,191
Top 30
2,765
Top 50
4,347
Top 70
5,215
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,034
Top 30
2,471
Top 50
4,074
Top 70
4,785
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,065
Top 30
2,399
Top 50
3,751
Top 70
4,598
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Toronto ,
Canada
- Public 1827
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,090
Top 30
2,641
Top 50
4,316
Top 70
5,266
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,009
Top 30
2,577
Top 50
3,899
Top 70
4,577
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Vancouver ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
915
Top 30
2,140
Top 50
3,451
Top 70
4,484
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
700
Top 30
1,548
Top 50
2,105
Top 70
2,425
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
859
Top 30
1,735
Top 50
2,154
Top 70
2,544
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
755
Top 30
1,544
Top 50
1,967
Top 70
2,227
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
856
Top 30
1,902
Top 50
2,427
Top 70
3,014
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
873
Top 30
1,875
Top 50
2,490
Top 70
3,020
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
913
Top 30
2,028
Top 50
2,488
Top 70
3,063
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
803
Top 30
1,809
Top 50
2,241
Top 70
2,393
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
29
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Montréal ,
Canada
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
841
Top 30
1,925
Top 50
3,201
Top 70
3,989
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
782
Top 30
1,777
Top 50
2,425
Top 70
3,036
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Champaign ,
United States
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
692
Top 30
1,624
Top 50
2,056
Top 70
2,357
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Irvine ,
United States
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
607
Top 30
1,306
Top 50
1,757
Top 70
2,211
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
40
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
College Park ,
United States
- Public 1856
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
642
Top 30
1,455
Top 50
2,050
Top 70
2,360
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Edmonton ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
698
Top 30
1,542
Top 50
2,393
Top 70
2,932
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Atlanta ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
577
Top 30
1,276
Top 50
1,588
Top 70
1,685
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
44
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Tempe ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
626
Top 30
1,255
Top 50
1,594
Top 70
2,114
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
708
Top 30
1,612
Top 50
1,971
Top 70
2,271
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
51
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Hamilton ,
Canada
- Public 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
469
Top 30
992
Top 50
1,511
Top 70
1,890
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
60
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Santa Barbara ,
United States
- Public 1921
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
403
Top 30
845
Top 50
1,044
Top 70
1,175
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