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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
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1
Oxford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1096
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,534
Top 30
3,105
Top 50
4,462
Top 70
5,061
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ann Arbor ,
United States
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,573
Top 30
2,809
Top 50
4,804
Top 70
6,277
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,333
Top 30
2,704
Top 50
4,019
Top 70
4,700
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Berkeley ,
United States
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,293
Top 30
2,813
Top 50
4,267
Top 70
4,799
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
3
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
1,285
Top 30
2,970
Top 50
4,460
Top 70
5,260
* Last 5 Years Citation 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
1,184
Top 30
2,573
Top 50
3,885
Top 70
4,688
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,036
Top 30
2,124
Top 50
3,099
Top 70
3,654
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Toronto ,
Canada
- Public 1827
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,147
Top 30
2,765
Top 50
4,400
Top 70
5,258
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
San Francisco ,
United States
- Public 1864
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
804
Top 30
1,691
Top 50
2,212
Top 70
2,454
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
824
Top 30
1,912
Top 50
3,367
Top 70
4,183
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Minneapolis ,
United States
- Public 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,038
Top 30
2,593
Top 50
3,956
Top 70
4,585
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Monash University
Monash University
Clayton ,
Australia
- Public 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
965
Top 30
2,058
Top 50
2,523
Top 70
3,062
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Tsinghua University
清华大学
Beijing ,
China
- Public 1911
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
792
Top 30
1,958
Top 50
3,323
Top 70
4,171
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Vancouver ,
Canada
- Public 1908
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
938
Top 30
2,201
Top 50
3,559
Top 70
4,562
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
795
Top 30
1,995
Top 50
3,398
Top 70
4,064
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
931
Top 30
1,987
Top 50
2,451
Top 70
2,846
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Madison ,
United States
- Public 1848
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
931
Top 30
1,797
Top 50
2,179
Top 70
2,577
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
National University of Singapore
Universiti Nasional Singapura
Queenstown ,
Singapore
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
843
Top 30
1,682
Top 50
1,984
Top 70
2,474
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Chapel Hill ,
United States
- Public 1789
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
810
Top 30
1,597
Top 50
1,999
Top 70
2,264
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Sydney ,
Australia
- Public 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
850
Top 30
1,838
Top 50
2,413
Top 70
2,872
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
708
Top 30
1,490
Top 50
2,227
Top 70
2,581
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Melbourne ,
Australia
- Public 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
873
Top 30
1,829
Top 50
2,113
Top 70
2,285
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Montréal ,
Canada
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
860
Top 30
1,984
Top 50
3,349
Top 70
4,060
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
University Park ,
United States
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
869
Top 30
1,959
Top 50
2,461
Top 70
3,036
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Sydney ,
Australia
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
857
Top 30
1,789
Top 50
2,287
Top 70
2,705
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