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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
4
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
1,482
Top 30
2,932
Top 50
4,373
Top 70
4,999
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
9
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
2,577
Top 50
3,906
Top 70
4,610
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
17
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
971
Top 30
2,005
Top 50
2,968
Top 70
3,604
* Total Citations 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
811
Top 30
1,645
Top 50
3,193
Top 70
4,103
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
35
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
695
Top 30
1,458
Top 50
2,175
Top 70
2,566
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
48
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
703
Top 30
1,410
Top 50
2,254
Top 70
2,768
* Total Citations 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
607
Top 30
1,333
Top 50
2,155
Top 70
2,739
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
88
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
548
Top 30
1,314
Top 50
1,445
Top 70
1,446
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
95
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Nottingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
492
Top 30
1,140
Top 50
1,673
Top 70
2,018
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
100
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
418
Top 30
1,022
Top 50
1,604
Top 70
1,986
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
110
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Leeds ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1904
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
488
Top 30
1,117
Top 50
1,689
Top 70
2,063
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
112
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
University of Sheffield
Sheffield University
Sheffield ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
467
Top 30
1,011
Top 50
1,432
Top 70
1,674
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
143
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Exeter ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1955
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
365
Top 30
784
Top 50
1,176
Top 70
1,445
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
149
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
345
Top 30
744
Top 50
1,131
Top 70
1,402
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
165
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Coventry ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
327
Top 30
737
Top 50
1,120
Top 70
1,422
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
175
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1899
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
199
Top 30
368
Top 50
501
Top 70
547
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
180
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
315
Top 30
688
Top 50
920
Top 70
1,017
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
182
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
York ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
309
Top 30
677
Top 50
988
Top 70
1,180
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
206
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1895
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
229
Top 30
525
Top 50
725
Top 70
884
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
241
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Durham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1832
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
252
Top 30
613
Top 50
664
Top 70
671
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
258
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Lancaster ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1964
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
200
Top 30
509
Top 50
767
Top 70
913
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
265
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
168
Top 30
325
Top 50
413
Top 70
464
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
275
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Cambridgeshire ,
United Kingdom
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
112
Top 30
169
Top 50
200
Top 70
208
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
282
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
187
Top 30
405
Top 50
545
Top 70
630
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
288
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Liverpool ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
219
Top 30
589
Top 50
939
Top 70
1,165
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