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* Total 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
2,585
Top 30
6,292
Top 50
10,193
Top 70
12,143
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,570
Top 30
3,923
Top 50
6,709
Top 70
8,469
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,118
Top 30
2,147
Top 50
2,969
Top 70
3,861
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
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
1,104
Top 30
3,133
Top 50
5,406
Top 70
6,353
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
996
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,647
Top 70
3,103
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
893
Top 30
1,669
Top 50
2,112
Top 70
2,539
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
1,985
Top 70
2,282
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
745
Top 30
1,525
Top 50
1,868
Top 70
2,135
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
705
Top 30
1,609
Top 50
2,492
Top 70
3,024
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
618
Top 30
1,246
Top 50
1,486
Top 70
1,623
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
583
Top 30
1,179
Top 50
1,740
Top 70
2,224
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
540
Top 30
1,085
Top 50
1,408
Top 70
1,704
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
523
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,530
Top 70
1,935
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
520
Top 30
1,150
Top 50
1,609
Top 70
1,932
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
458
Top 30
1,222
Top 50
1,617
Top 70
1,932
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
414
Top 30
870
Top 50
1,253
Top 70
1,659
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
380
Top 30
787
Top 50
1,450
Top 70
2,088
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
364
Top 30
815
Top 50
932
Top 70
1,024
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University CWRU
Cleveland ,
United States
- Private 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
315
Top 30
665
Top 50
894
Top 70
1,090
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
687
Top 50
934
Top 70
1,165
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Houston ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
268
Top 30
576
Top 50
836
Top 70
1,088
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers University
New Brunswick ,
United States
- Private 1766
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
261
Top 30
691
Top 50
1,186
Top 70
1,721
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Notre Dame ,
United States
- Private 1844
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
246
Top 30
606
Top 50
859
Top 70
1,075
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Hanover ,
United States
- Private 1769
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
221
Top 30
491
Top 50
675
Top 70
838
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