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* Total Citations Rankings
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Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,762
Top 30
2,640
Top 50
4,607
Top 70
6,213
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
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2
Oxford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1096
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,480
Top 30
2,931
Top 50
4,367
Top 70
4,998
* Total Citations Rankings
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3
World Rank
2
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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
1,313
Top 30
2,773
Top 50
4,455
Top 70
5,213
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4
World Rank
3
Country Rank
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4
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,223
Top 30
2,676
Top 50
4,239
Top 70
4,829
* Total Citations Rankings
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5
World Rank
2
Country Rank
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5
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,289
Top 30
2,573
Top 50
3,901
Top 70
4,611
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
San Diego ,
United States
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,178
Top 30
2,496
Top 50
3,795
Top 70
4,608
* Total Citations Rankings
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7
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,130
Top 30
2,527
Top 50
3,905
Top 70
4,555
* Total Citations Rankings
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8
World Rank
1
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8
Toronto ,
Canada
- Public 1827
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,193
Top 30
2,692
Top 50
4,385
Top 70
5,259
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
3
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Ranking Based On Selection:
9
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
971
Top 30
2,004
Top 50
2,969
Top 70
3,608
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
4
Country Rank
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10
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
811
Top 30
1,646
Top 50
3,190
Top 70
4,104
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Vancouver ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,022
Top 30
2,147
Top 50
3,466
Top 70
4,506
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
992
Top 30
1,881
Top 50
2,160
Top 70
2,475
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Davis ,
United States
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
965
Top 30
1,979
Top 50
2,532
Top 70
3,038
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
814
Top 30
1,647
Top 50
1,995
Top 70
2,222
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
925
Top 30
2,089
Top 50
2,439
Top 70
2,920
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
763
Top 30
1,702
Top 50
2,184
Top 70
2,436
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
861
Top 30
2,038
Top 50
2,413
Top 70
3,014
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland
St Lucia ,
Australia
- Public 1909
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
896
Top 30
2,045
Top 50
2,408
Top 70
2,814
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Irvine ,
United States
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
713
Top 30
1,409
Top 50
1,788
Top 70
2,210
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Public 1787
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
861
Top 30
1,905
Top 50
2,317
Top 70
2,414
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
14
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
955
Top 30
2,169
Top 50
2,460
Top 70
2,930
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Monash University
Monash University
Clayton ,
Australia
- Public 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
922
Top 30
2,126
Top 50
2,451
Top 70
2,973
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
694
Top 30
1,458
Top 50
2,179
Top 70
2,567
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Champaign ,
United States
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
777
Top 30
1,829
Top 50
2,124
Top 70
2,345
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Montréal ,
Canada
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
880
Top 30
1,923
Top 50
3,226
Top 70
4,109
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