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AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,659) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (2,952), Public Universities (2,214), and Private Universities (738). The system also includes research institutions (1,525), companies (666), and hospitals (112). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Oxford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1096
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,537
Top 30
3,114
Top 50
4,466
Top 70
5,046
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,338
Top 30
2,710
Top 50
4,024
Top 70
4,696
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,038
Top 30
2,121
Top 50
3,100
Top 70
3,655
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
827
Top 30
1,908
Top 50
3,360
Top 70
4,187
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
796
Top 30
1,997
Top 50
3,399
Top 70
4,062
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
708
Top 30
1,497
Top 50
2,232
Top 70
2,578
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
40
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
694
Top 30
1,456
Top 50
2,028
Top 70
2,369
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
50
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
625
Top 30
1,459
Top 50
2,317
Top 70
2,830
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
52
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
616
Top 30
1,231
Top 50
1,669
Top 70
1,923
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
53
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Catholic University of Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
638
Top 30
1,438
Top 50
2,266
Top 70
2,930
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
56
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
603
Top 30
1,393
Top 50
2,249
Top 70
2,802
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
59
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
526
Top 30
1,183
Top 50
1,632
Top 70
1,799
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
60
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
583
Top 30
1,079
Top 50
1,763
Top 70
2,197
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
63
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
503
Top 30
1,154
Top 50
1,869
Top 70
2,322
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
425
Top 30
906
Top 50
1,040
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
71
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
476
Top 30
1,098
Top 50
1,547
Top 70
1,837
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
73
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
499
Top 30
1,119
Top 50
1,950
Top 70
2,497
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
74
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
469
Top 30
1,024
Top 50
1,530
Top 70
1,826
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
561
Top 30
1,275
Top 50
1,423
Top 70
1,445
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
77
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
498
Top 30
1,090
Top 50
1,561
Top 70
1,791
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
78
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
484
Top 30
1,119
Top 50
1,650
Top 70
2,010
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
83
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Technische Universität München
Technical University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
494
Top 30
1,208
Top 50
2,181
Top 70
2,887
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
435
Top 30
1,072
Top 50
1,652
Top 70
2,026
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
85
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1472
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
396
Top 30
726
Top 50
943
Top 70
1,054
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
93
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1303
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
582
Top 30
1,556
Top 50
2,336
Top 70
2,866
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