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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
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Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
3,395
Top 30
7,485
Top 50
10,966
Top 70
12,253
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
Country Rank
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2
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,573
Top 30
2,809
Top 50
4,804
Top 70
6,277
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
2,308
Top 30
4,947
Top 50
7,392
Top 70
8,586
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,631
Top 30
3,876
Top 50
5,784
Top 70
6,301
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,293
Top 30
2,813
Top 50
4,267
Top 70
4,799
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,272
Top 30
2,434
Top 50
3,337
Top 70
4,106
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
1,285
Top 30
2,970
Top 50
4,460
Top 70
5,260
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,152
Top 30
2,306
Top 50
2,789
Top 70
3,300
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,184
Top 30
2,573
Top 50
3,885
Top 70
4,688
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,065
Top 30
2,136
Top 50
2,420
Top 70
2,560
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
948
Top 30
1,777
Top 50
2,250
Top 70
2,661
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
833
Top 30
1,595
Top 50
1,905
Top 70
2,213
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
804
Top 30
1,691
Top 50
2,212
Top 70
2,454
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
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
787
Top 30
1,931
Top 50
2,652
Top 70
3,152
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
797
Top 30
1,680
Top 50
2,024
Top 70
2,394
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,038
Top 30
2,593
Top 50
3,956
Top 70
4,585
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
610
Top 30
1,185
Top 50
1,478
Top 70
1,820
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
673
Top 30
1,314
Top 50
1,918
Top 70
2,344
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
609
Top 30
1,234
Top 50
1,698
Top 70
2,037
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
634
Top 30
1,296
Top 50
1,512
Top 70
1,647
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
556
Top 30
1,016
Top 50
1,392
Top 70
1,748
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
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
535
Top 30
1,349
Top 50
1,686
Top 70
2,043
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
931
Top 30
1,797
Top 50
2,179
Top 70
2,577
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
532
Top 30
1,237
Top 50
1,685
Top 70
1,997
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
810
Top 30
1,597
Top 50
1,999
Top 70
2,264
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