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* Last 5 Years 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
2,579
Top 30
6,696
Top 50
10,869
Top 70
12,238
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
Country Rank
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2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,463
Top 30
4,129
Top 50
7,203
Top 70
8,606
* Last 5 Years 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
986
Top 30
3,188
Top 50
5,577
Top 70
6,308
* Last 5 Years 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
1,032
Top 30
2,150
Top 50
3,161
Top 70
4,082
* Last 5 Years 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
948
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,735
Top 70
3,281
* Last 5 Years 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
839
Top 30
1,656
Top 50
2,196
Top 70
2,664
* Last 5 Years 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
836
Top 30
1,978
Top 50
2,396
Top 70
2,560
* Last 5 Years 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
722
Top 30
1,479
Top 50
1,887
Top 70
2,210
* Last 5 Years 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
715
Top 30
1,563
Top 50
1,989
Top 70
2,403
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
580
Top 30
1,256
Top 50
1,503
Top 70
1,651
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
554
Top 30
1,229
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,351
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
610
Top 30
1,661
Top 50
2,564
Top 70
3,127
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
508
Top 30
1,172
Top 50
1,649
Top 70
1,990
* Last 5 Years 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
470
Top 30
1,080
Top 50
1,633
Top 70
2,037
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
491
Top 30
1,019
Top 50
1,424
Top 70
1,819
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
378
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,018
Top 70
1,073
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
16
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
383
Top 30
868
Top 50
1,326
Top 70
1,750
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
420
Top 30
1,216
Top 50
1,654
Top 70
2,054
* Last 5 Years 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
337
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,231
Top 70
1,460
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
389
Top 30
892
Top 50
1,431
Top 70
2,056
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
18
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
334
Top 30
801
Top 50
933
Top 70
1,062
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
322
Top 30
805
Top 50
1,559
Top 70
2,151
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Sungkyunkwan University
성균관대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1398
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
226
Top 30
598
Top 50
1,167
Top 70
1,671
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
California Institute of Technology Caltech
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
197
Top 30
487
Top 50
865
Top 70
1,134
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
339
Top 30
728
Top 50
1,144
Top 70
1,466
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