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* Last 5 Years 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
2,956
Top 30
7,017
Top 50
10,670
Top 70
12,156
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* Last 5 Years 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
1,743
Top 30
4,342
Top 50
7,059
Top 70
8,488
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,535
Top 30
2,701
Top 50
4,616
Top 70
6,172
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
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
1,196
Top 30
3,381
Top 50
5,448
Top 70
6,255
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
1,195
Top 30
2,767
Top 50
4,352
Top 70
5,217
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,160
Top 30
2,208
Top 50
3,105
Top 70
3,944
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,044
Top 30
2,141
Top 50
2,714
Top 70
3,197
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,034
Top 30
2,474
Top 50
4,090
Top 70
4,787
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,067
Top 30
2,398
Top 50
3,756
Top 70
4,597
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
948
Top 30
2,018
Top 50
2,392
Top 70
2,539
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
911
Top 30
1,701
Top 50
2,176
Top 70
2,610
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,012
Top 30
2,579
Top 50
3,901
Top 70
4,579
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
778
Top 30
1,517
Top 50
1,872
Top 70
2,174
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
26
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
701
Top 30
1,548
Top 50
2,107
Top 70
2,424
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
861
Top 30
1,736
Top 50
2,151
Top 70
2,540
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
858
Top 30
1,903
Top 50
2,427
Top 70
3,016
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
751
Top 30
1,539
Top 50
1,967
Top 70
2,228
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
875
Top 30
1,876
Top 50
2,490
Top 70
3,018
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
35
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
798
Top 30
1,803
Top 50
2,241
Top 70
2,392
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
37
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
753
Top 30
1,583
Top 50
1,990
Top 70
2,333
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Gainesville ,
United States
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
899
Top 30
2,021
Top 50
2,483
Top 70
3,059
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
39
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
709
Top 30
1,729
Top 50
2,518
Top 70
3,048
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
785
Top 30
1,781
Top 50
2,426
Top 70
3,032
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
42
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Bethesda ,
United States
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
599
Top 30
1,464
Top 50
1,796
Top 70
1,832
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
610
Top 30
1,278
Top 50
1,496
Top 70
1,638
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