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Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,760
Top 30
2,641
Top 50
4,603
Top 70
6,215
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1
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1
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2
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
3,075
Top 30
7,088
Top 50
10,730
Top 70
12,151
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2
World Rank
2
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3
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,128
Top 30
4,659
Top 50
7,253
Top 70
8,516
* Total Citations Rankings
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3
World Rank
2
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4
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,228
Top 30
2,676
Top 50
4,239
Top 70
4,828
* Total Citations Rankings
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3
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3
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5
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,483
Top 30
3,848
Top 50
5,923
Top 70
6,387
* Total Citations Rankings
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4
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3
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6
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
1,313
Top 30
2,772
Top 50
4,456
Top 70
5,216
* Total Citations Rankings
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4
World Rank
4
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7
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,283
Top 30
2,424
Top 50
3,237
Top 70
4,047
* Total Citations Rankings
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5
World Rank
5
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8
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,115
Top 30
2,362
Top 50
2,704
Top 70
3,187
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
4
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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
1,178
Top 30
2,494
Top 50
3,797
Top 70
4,608
* Total Citations Rankings
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6
World Rank
6
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10
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,028
Top 30
2,230
Top 50
2,446
Top 70
2,533
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,129
Top 30
2,527
Top 50
3,902
Top 70
4,555
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
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12
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
954
Top 30
1,806
Top 50
2,165
Top 70
2,572
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
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13
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
841
Top 30
1,680
Top 50
1,927
Top 70
2,182
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
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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
815
Top 30
1,820
Top 50
2,714
Top 70
3,108
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
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15
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
860
Top 30
1,793
Top 50
2,039
Top 70
2,283
* Total Citations 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
682
Top 30
1,265
Top 50
1,838
Top 70
2,304
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
992
Top 30
1,881
Top 50
2,165
Top 70
2,479
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
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Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
594
Top 30
1,215
Top 50
1,661
Top 70
2,021
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
968
Top 30
1,980
Top 50
2,533
Top 70
3,041
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
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
625
Top 30
1,256
Top 50
1,492
Top 70
1,707
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
813
Top 30
1,647
Top 50
1,998
Top 70
2,222
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
496
Top 30
1,039
Top 50
1,350
Top 70
1,707
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
923
Top 30
2,088
Top 50
2,442
Top 70
2,923
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
647
Top 30
1,330
Top 50
1,508
Top 70
1,636
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
763
Top 30
1,700
Top 50
2,187
Top 70
2,438
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