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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,465
Top 30
2,513
Top 50
4,431
Top 70
6,270
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
1,038
Top 30
2,434
Top 50
4,271
Top 70
5,263
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
849
Top 30
2,097
Top 50
3,979
Top 70
4,847
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
900
Top 30
2,120
Top 50
3,654
Top 70
4,638
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
991
Top 30
2,359
Top 50
3,854
Top 70
4,615
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
809
Top 30
1,708
Top 50
2,123
Top 70
2,545
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
931
Top 30
2,045
Top 50
2,467
Top 70
3,009
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
831
Top 30
1,801
Top 50
2,471
Top 70
3,064
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
715
Top 30
1,749
Top 50
2,273
Top 70
2,409
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
798
Top 30
1,926
Top 50
2,431
Top 70
3,005
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
University of Texas Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Austin ,
United States
- Public 1883
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
693
Top 30
1,747
Top 50
2,387
Top 70
3,042
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
833
Top 30
1,703
Top 50
1,969
Top 70
2,264
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Champaign ,
United States
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
671
Top 30
1,609
Top 50
2,075
Top 70
2,380
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
659
Top 30
1,488
Top 50
1,953
Top 70
2,250
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
558
Top 30
1,329
Top 50
2,088
Top 70
2,440
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Irvine ,
United States
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
605
Top 30
1,254
Top 50
1,744
Top 70
2,229
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
College Park ,
United States
- Public 1856
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
666
Top 30
1,450
Top 50
2,094
Top 70
2,401
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Atlanta ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
574
Top 30
1,266
Top 50
1,649
Top 70
1,694
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Tempe ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
608
Top 30
1,273
Top 50
1,575
Top 70
2,128
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
44
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
West Lafayette ,
United States
- Public 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
625
Top 30
1,504
Top 50
1,928
Top 70
2,583
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
55
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Salt Lake City ,
United States
- Public 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
523
Top 30
1,240
Top 50
1,689
Top 70
2,095
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
60
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Tucson ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
532
Top 30
1,255
Top 50
1,546
Top 70
1,864
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
62
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Columbus ,
United States
- Public 1870
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
599
Top 30
1,526
Top 50
2,017
Top 70
2,550
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Charlottesville ,
United States
- Public 1819
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
468
Top 30
1,154
Top 50
1,436
Top 70
1,600
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Boulder ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
473
Top 30
1,114
Top 50
1,576
Top 70
2,043
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