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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
3,395
Top 30
7,485
Top 50
10,967
Top 70
12,250
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,309
Top 30
4,948
Top 50
7,391
Top 70
8,585
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,631
Top 30
3,876
Top 50
5,788
Top 70
6,301
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
California ,
United States
- Company 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
952
Top 30
1,605
Top 50
2,154
Top 70
2,604
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,575
Top 30
2,808
Top 50
4,804
Top 70
6,277
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,293
Top 30
2,814
Top 50
4,269
Top 70
4,799
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,272
Top 30
2,434
Top 50
3,337
Top 70
4,107
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
1,286
Top 30
2,971
Top 50
4,461
Top 70
5,259
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
9
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
1,185
Top 30
2,573
Top 50
3,886
Top 70
4,689
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
10
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
1,152
Top 30
2,306
Top 50
2,787
Top 70
3,299
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,065
Top 30
2,136
Top 50
2,420
Top 70
2,562
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Toronto ,
Canada
- Public 1827
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,148
Top 30
2,765
Top 50
4,400
Top 70
5,259
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
948
Top 30
1,778
Top 50
2,249
Top 70
2,660
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
804
Top 30
1,691
Top 50
2,211
Top 70
2,454
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
833
Top 30
1,595
Top 50
1,906
Top 70
2,214
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,038
Top 30
2,593
Top 50
3,956
Top 70
4,585
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Vancouver ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
939
Top 30
2,201
Top 50
3,558
Top 70
4,564
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
26
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
931
Top 30
1,797
Top 50
2,180
Top 70
2,578
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
787
Top 30
1,932
Top 50
2,653
Top 70
3,152
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
29
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
810
Top 30
1,598
Top 50
1,999
Top 70
2,263
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Bethesda ,
United States
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
651
Top 30
1,521
Top 50
1,819
Top 70
1,837
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
792
Top 30
1,671
Top 50
2,024
Top 70
2,396
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Montréal ,
Canada
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
860
Top 30
1,984
Top 50
3,349
Top 70
4,060
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
869
Top 30
1,959
Top 50
2,461
Top 70
3,035
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
39
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
795
Top 30
1,850
Top 50
2,261
Top 70
2,402
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