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* Total i10-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
2,283
Top 30
5,967
Top 50
10,439
Top 70
12,226
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* Total i10-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
1,353
Top 30
3,697
Top 50
6,901
Top 70
8,581
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
956
Top 30
2,932
Top 50
5,564
Top 70
6,371
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
964
Top 30
2,079
Top 50
3,040
Top 70
3,987
* Total i10-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
883
Top 30
1,993
Top 50
2,663
Top 70
3,202
* Total i10-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
799
Top 30
1,625
Top 50
2,138
Top 70
2,605
* Total i10-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
767
Top 30
1,889
Top 50
2,401
Top 70
2,551
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
682
Top 30
1,493
Top 50
1,875
Top 70
2,178
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
689
Top 30
1,531
Top 50
1,993
Top 70
2,341
* Total i10-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
612
Top 30
1,572
Top 50
2,525
Top 70
3,109
* Total i10-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
558
Top 30
1,219
Top 50
1,496
Top 70
1,640
* Total i10-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
506
Top 30
1,135
Top 50
1,782
Top 70
2,308
* Total i10-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
485
Top 30
1,055
Top 50
1,427
Top 70
1,762
* Total i10-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
448
Top 30
1,015
Top 50
1,556
Top 70
2,006
* Total i10-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
477
Top 30
1,120
Top 50
1,622
Top 70
1,970
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
361
Top 30
826
Top 50
1,278
Top 70
1,703
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
383
Top 30
1,144
Top 50
1,629
Top 70
1,988
* Total i10-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
358
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,026
Top 70
1,074
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
335
Top 30
797
Top 50
1,214
Top 70
1,463
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
349
Top 30
774
Top 50
1,498
Top 70
2,135
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
373
Top 30
842
Top 50
1,362
Top 70
1,968
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
328
Top 30
800
Top 50
935
Top 70
1,022
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
367
Top 30
739
Top 50
1,155
Top 70
1,479
* Total i10-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
280
Top 30
651
Top 50
906
Top 70
1,116
* Total i10-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
269
Top 30
674
Top 50
940
Top 70
1,185
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