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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
1
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
1,448
Top 30
2,648
Top 50
4,743
Top 70
6,332
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
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
1,070
Top 30
2,646
Top 50
4,438
Top 70
5,257
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
950
Top 30
2,307
Top 50
3,821
Top 70
4,690
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
863
Top 30
2,333
Top 50
4,151
Top 70
4,810
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
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
977
Top 30
2,531
Top 50
3,973
Top 70
4,589
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
828
Top 30
1,841
Top 50
2,527
Top 70
3,100
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
816
Top 30
1,706
Top 50
2,163
Top 70
2,611
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
629
Top 30
1,477
Top 50
2,145
Top 70
2,457
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
934
Top 30
2,016
Top 50
2,509
Top 70
3,113
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
739
Top 30
1,784
Top 50
2,257
Top 70
2,411
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
687
Top 30
1,511
Top 50
1,976
Top 70
2,274
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
810
Top 30
1,890
Top 50
2,442
Top 70
3,070
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
705
Top 30
1,750
Top 50
2,427
Top 70
3,140
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Champaign ,
United States
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
653
Top 30
1,608
Top 50
2,066
Top 70
2,378
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
747
Top 30
1,608
Top 50
1,971
Top 70
2,292
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
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
570
Top 30
1,278
Top 50
1,797
Top 70
2,271
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
44
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Atlanta ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
552
Top 30
1,259
Top 50
1,603
Top 70
1,691
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
46
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
College Park ,
United States
- Public 1856
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
616
Top 30
1,436
Top 50
2,076
Top 70
2,385
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
47
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
West Lafayette ,
United States
- Public 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
608
Top 30
1,500
Top 50
1,973
Top 70
2,671
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
48
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Tempe ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
585
Top 30
1,250
Top 50
1,609
Top 70
2,171
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
69
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston ,
United States
- Public 1941
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
334
Top 30
760
Top 50
971
Top 70
1,051
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
70
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Salt Lake City ,
United States
- Public 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
540
Top 30
1,250
Top 50
1,727
Top 70
2,131
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
71
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
587
Top 30
1,513
Top 50
2,039
Top 70
2,611
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
80
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Tucson ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
495
Top 30
1,236
Top 50
1,551
Top 70
1,881
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
82
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
East Lansing ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
546
Top 30
1,346
Top 50
1,846
Top 70
2,360
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