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* Total i10-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
2,293
Top 30
5,971
Top 50
10,386
Top 70
12,226
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* Total i10-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
1,352
Top 30
3,692
Top 50
6,865
Top 70
8,588
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
956
Top 30
2,936
Top 50
5,535
Top 70
6,371
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
962
Top 30
2,080
Top 50
3,042
Top 70
3,995
* Total i10-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
886
Top 30
1,993
Top 50
2,666
Top 70
3,203
* Total i10-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
799
Top 30
1,625
Top 50
2,133
Top 70
2,605
* Total i10-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
766
Top 30
1,886
Top 50
2,402
Top 70
2,553
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
684
Top 30
1,494
Top 50
1,881
Top 70
2,176
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
693
Top 30
1,533
Top 50
1,995
Top 70
2,343
* Total i10-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
612
Top 30
1,572
Top 50
2,520
Top 70
3,109
* Total i10-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
557
Top 30
1,220
Top 50
1,496
Top 70
1,640
* Total i10-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
505
Top 30
1,136
Top 50
1,783
Top 70
2,310
* Total i10-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
484
Top 30
1,055
Top 50
1,425
Top 70
1,762
* Total i10-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
448
Top 30
1,015
Top 50
1,556
Top 70
2,007
* Total i10-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
476
Top 30
1,120
Top 50
1,627
Top 70
1,969
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
365
Top 30
826
Top 50
1,276
Top 70
1,707
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
383
Top 30
1,144
Top 50
1,630
Top 70
1,992
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
20
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
349
Top 30
774
Top 50
1,495
Top 70
2,138
* Total i10-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
328
Top 30
799
Top 50
935
Top 70
1,021
* Total i10-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
280
Top 30
650
Top 50
904
Top 70
1,117
* Total i10-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
271
Top 30
675
Top 50
941
Top 70
1,185
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
178
Top 30
439
Top 50
828
Top 70
1,099
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Houston ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
221
Top 30
557
Top 50
850
Top 70
1,145
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
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
227
Top 30
582
Top 50
866
Top 70
1,099
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
232
Top 30
677
Top 50
1,219
Top 70
1,790
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