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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
0
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
2,583
Top 30
6,287
Top 50
10,218
Top 70
12,141
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,622
Top 30
2,558
Top 50
4,312
Top 70
6,103
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,572
Top 30
3,923
Top 50
6,721
Top 70
8,470
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
1,181
Top 30
2,546
Top 50
4,187
Top 70
5,206
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,119
Top 30
2,148
Top 50
2,969
Top 70
3,864
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,105
Top 30
3,134
Top 50
5,422
Top 70
6,354
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,092
Top 30
2,434
Top 50
3,799
Top 70
4,594
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,024
Top 30
2,219
Top 50
3,562
Top 70
4,552
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
993
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,644
Top 70
3,107
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
982
Top 30
2,235
Top 50
3,888
Top 70
4,852
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
972
Top 30
2,080
Top 50
2,448
Top 70
2,958
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
0
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
925
Top 30
1,853
Top 50
2,436
Top 70
2,973
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
902
Top 30
1,756
Top 50
2,106
Top 70
2,473
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
894
Top 30
1,670
Top 50
2,112
Top 70
2,539
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
887
Top 30
1,983
Top 50
2,389
Top 70
2,517
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
886
Top 30
1,980
Top 50
2,405
Top 70
2,943
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
852
Top 30
1,734
Top 50
1,953
Top 70
2,246
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
798
Top 30
1,793
Top 50
2,261
Top 70
2,398
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
794
Top 30
1,820
Top 50
2,363
Top 70
2,961
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
774
Top 30
1,594
Top 50
1,983
Top 70
2,283
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
745
Top 30
1,524
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,136
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
742
Top 30
1,537
Top 50
1,945
Top 70
2,204
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Champaign ,
United States
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
739
Top 30
1,664
Top 50
2,061
Top 70
2,351
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
College Park ,
United States
- Public 1856
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
717
Top 30
1,486
Top 50
2,054
Top 70
2,377
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
0
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
706
Top 30
1,609
Top 50
2,496
Top 70
3,027
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