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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,573
Top 30
2,809
Top 50
4,804
Top 70
6,277
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
5
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
6
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
1,184
Top 30
2,573
Top 50
3,885
Top 70
4,688
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
11
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
17
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
931
Top 30
1,797
Top 50
2,179
Top 70
2,577
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
869
Top 30
1,959
Top 50
2,461
Top 70
3,036
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
27
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
798
Top 30
1,856
Top 50
2,261
Top 70
2,402
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
847
Top 30
1,933
Top 50
2,561
Top 70
3,105
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
29
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
827
Top 30
1,901
Top 50
2,477
Top 70
3,106
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
900
Top 30
2,050
Top 50
2,491
Top 70
3,058
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
32
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
723
Top 30
1,701
Top 50
2,091
Top 70
2,384
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
College Park ,
United States
- Public 1856
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
687
Top 30
1,524
Top 50
2,185
Top 70
2,405
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
34
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
634
Top 30
1,370
Top 50
1,830
Top 70
2,259
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
40
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Tempe ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
638
Top 30
1,291
Top 50
1,619
Top 70
2,176
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
403
Top 30
807
Top 50
979
Top 70
1,046
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
50
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Atlanta ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
616
Top 30
1,359
Top 50
1,630
Top 70
1,698
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
51
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
College Station ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
696
Top 30
1,634
Top 50
1,976
Top 70
2,278
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
61
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Santa Barbara ,
United States
- Public 1921
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
430
Top 30
896
Top 50
1,069
Top 70
1,181
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
62
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Boulder ,
United States
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
547
Top 30
1,211
Top 50
1,639
Top 70
2,054
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
64
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Seattle ,
United States
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
308
Top 30
539
Top 50
653
Top 70
711
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Columbus ,
United States
- Public 1870
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
617
Top 30
1,559
Top 50
2,055
Top 70
2,576
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Tucson ,
United States
- Public 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
530
Top 30
1,278
Top 50
1,545
Top 70
1,858
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