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* Last 5 Years H-Index 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
1,394
Top 30
2,952
Top 50
4,397
Top 70
5,105
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* Last 5 Years H-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
1,292
Top 30
2,596
Top 50
3,907
Top 70
4,692
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
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
996
Top 30
2,018
Top 50
2,968
Top 70
3,584
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
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
722
Top 30
1,715
Top 50
3,148
Top 70
4,077
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
692
Top 30
1,486
Top 50
2,197
Top 70
2,577
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
626
Top 30
1,459
Top 50
2,248
Top 70
2,789
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
64
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
591
Top 30
1,383
Top 50
2,165
Top 70
2,745
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
77
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
570
Top 30
1,265
Top 50
1,417
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
101
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
445
Top 30
1,059
Top 50
1,611
Top 70
1,993
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
109
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Leeds ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1904
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
500
Top 30
1,160
Top 50
1,673
Top 70
2,059
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
110
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Nottingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
498
Top 30
1,157
Top 50
1,690
Top 70
2,023
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
114
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Exeter ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1955
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
377
Top 30
803
Top 50
1,167
Top 70
1,444
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
132
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Sheffield
Sheffield University
Sheffield ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
441
Top 30
1,014
Top 50
1,455
Top 70
1,687
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
135
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1989
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
342
Top 30
727
Top 50
1,143
Top 70
1,401
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1899
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
232
Top 30
391
Top 50
511
Top 70
549
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
170
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Coventry ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
759
Top 50
1,123
Top 70
1,440
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
176
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Newcastle University
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
289
Top 30
669
Top 50
878
Top 70
1,003
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
236
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Durham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1832
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
233
Top 30
582
Top 50
653
Top 70
665
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
241
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
York ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
276
Top 30
681
Top 50
995
Top 70
1,186
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
278
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Belfast ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1849
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
199
Top 30
554
Top 50
844
Top 70
1,033
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
284
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Liverpool ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
223
Top 30
637
Top 50
965
Top 70
1,168
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
287
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Leicester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
309
Top 50
407
Top 70
457
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
307
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Lancaster ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1964
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
190
Top 30
515
Top 50
746
Top 70
912
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
309
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Aberdeen ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1495
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
172
Top 30
406
Top 50
541
Top 70
624
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
322
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Guildford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1966
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
196
Top 30
483
Top 50
733
Top 70
893
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