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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,538
Top 30
3,109
Top 50
4,463
Top 70
5,072
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7
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
1,334
Top 30
2,708
Top 50
4,020
Top 70
4,698
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
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
1,038
Top 30
2,121
Top 50
3,095
Top 70
3,654
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
827
Top 30
1,911
Top 50
3,363
Top 70
4,186
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
708
Top 30
1,492
Top 50
2,227
Top 70
2,579
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
52
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
625
Top 30
1,458
Top 50
2,317
Top 70
2,830
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
63
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
601
Top 30
1,393
Top 50
2,244
Top 70
2,804
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84
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
558
Top 30
1,275
Top 50
1,423
Top 70
1,445
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
93
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
435
Top 30
1,070
Top 50
1,653
Top 70
2,027
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
110
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
486
Top 30
1,151
Top 50
1,705
Top 70
2,087
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
111
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
474
Top 30
1,168
Top 50
1,719
Top 70
2,041
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
113
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
386
Top 30
815
Top 50
1,206
Top 70
1,468
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
116
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
440
Top 30
1,020
Top 50
1,472
Top 70
1,691
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
134
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
334
Top 30
763
Top 50
1,168
Top 70
1,413
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
144
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
231
Top 30
400
Top 50
518
Top 70
551
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
169
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
751
Top 50
1,153
Top 70
1,441
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
175
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
284
Top 30
647
Top 50
894
Top 70
1,009
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
205
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Cambridgeshire ,
United Kingdom
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
117
Top 30
178
Top 50
202
Top 70
208
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
232
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
293
Top 30
674
Top 50
999
Top 70
1,187
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
245
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Hinxton ,
United Kingdom
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
135
Top 30
205
Top 50
241
Top 70
254
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
264
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
228
Top 30
628
Top 50
980
Top 70
1,184
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
265
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Belfast ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1849
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
200
Top 30
561
Top 50
867
Top 70
1,046
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
271
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
196
Top 30
523
Top 50
762
Top 70
925
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
275
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Durham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1832
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
232
Top 30
586
Top 50
656
Top 70
665
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
279
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1895
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
203
Top 30
516
Top 50
724
Top 70
895
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