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* Total 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
2,570
Top 30
6,281
Top 50
10,242
Top 70
12,142
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* Total 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
1,572
Top 30
3,919
Top 50
6,733
Top 70
8,471
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,119
Top 30
2,148
Top 50
2,975
Top 70
3,867
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4
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
1,101
Top 30
3,129
Top 50
5,438
Top 70
6,353
* Total H 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
993
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,643
Top 70
3,106
* Total H 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
894
Top 30
1,670
Top 50
2,113
Top 70
2,542
* Total H 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
888
Top 30
1,983
Top 50
2,388
Top 70
2,517
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
774
Top 30
1,594
Top 50
1,982
Top 70
2,283
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
743
Top 30
1,521
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,137
* Total H 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
706
Top 30
1,609
Top 50
2,497
Top 70
3,030
* Total H 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
619
Top 30
1,246
Top 50
1,485
Top 70
1,623
* Total H 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
583
Top 30
1,180
Top 50
1,741
Top 70
2,225
* Total H 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
540
Top 30
1,087
Top 50
1,408
Top 70
1,702
* Total H 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
523
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,533
Top 70
1,939
* Total H 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
520
Top 30
1,150
Top 50
1,608
Top 70
1,936
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
458
Top 30
1,222
Top 50
1,615
Top 70
1,928
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
414
Top 30
868
Top 50
1,254
Top 70
1,662
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
394
Top 30
839
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,069
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
382
Top 30
786
Top 50
1,449
Top 70
2,086
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
372
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,193
Top 70
1,455
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
364
Top 30
816
Top 50
931
Top 70
1,021
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
364
Top 30
736
Top 50
1,143
Top 70
1,480
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
347
Top 30
857
Top 50
1,341
Top 70
1,930
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
317
Top 30
666
Top 50
895
Top 70
1,093
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
687
Top 50
933
Top 70
1,166
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