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* Last 5 Years H-Index 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
2,955
Top 30
7,012
Top 50
10,649
Top 70
12,160
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
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
1,533
Top 30
2,702
Top 50
4,611
Top 70
6,173
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
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
1,743
Top 30
4,337
Top 50
7,040
Top 70
8,488
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,197
Top 30
3,379
Top 50
5,437
Top 70
6,253
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
1,191
Top 30
2,765
Top 50
4,347
Top 70
5,215
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,160
Top 30
2,211
Top 50
3,101
Top 70
3,944
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,034
Top 30
2,471
Top 50
4,074
Top 70
4,785
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,046
Top 30
2,141
Top 50
2,712
Top 70
3,200
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
4
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
1,065
Top 30
2,399
Top 50
3,751
Top 70
4,598
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
948
Top 30
2,018
Top 50
2,390
Top 70
2,539
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
908
Top 30
1,698
Top 50
2,176
Top 70
2,612
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
779
Top 30
1,516
Top 50
1,873
Top 70
2,177
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
763
Top 30
1,589
Top 50
1,994
Top 70
2,333
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
706
Top 30
1,728
Top 50
2,519
Top 70
3,049
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,009
Top 30
2,577
Top 50
3,899
Top 70
4,577
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
612
Top 30
1,261
Top 50
1,848
Top 70
2,284
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
607
Top 30
1,279
Top 50
1,495
Top 70
1,638
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
532
Top 30
1,116
Top 50
1,604
Top 70
1,967
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
444
Top 30
894
Top 50
1,290
Top 70
1,706
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
538
Top 30
1,042
Top 50
1,413
Top 70
1,744
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
529
Top 30
1,180
Top 50
1,639
Top 70
1,958
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
503
Top 30
1,276
Top 50
1,631
Top 70
1,987
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
700
Top 30
1,548
Top 50
2,105
Top 70
2,425
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
859
Top 30
1,735
Top 50
2,154
Top 70
2,544
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
California Institute of Technology Caltech
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
230
Top 30
514
Top 50
839
Top 70
1,092
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