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AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,672) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (2,953), Public Universities (2,214), and Private Universities (739). 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
1,540
Top 30
3,109
Top 50
4,453
Top 70
5,060
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7
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
2,700
Top 50
4,011
Top 70
4,698
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
14
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
1,041
Top 30
2,123
Top 50
3,097
Top 70
3,653
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
18
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
829
Top 30
1,912
Top 50
3,367
Top 70
4,180
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25
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
798
Top 30
1,993
Top 50
3,394
Top 70
4,062
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
32
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
1,496
Top 50
2,225
Top 70
2,583
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
41
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics INFN
Rome ,
Italy
- Institution 1951
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
514
Top 30
861
Top 50
1,012
Top 70
1,064
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
669
Top 30
1,444
Top 50
2,025
Top 70
2,365
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
51
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
627
Top 30
1,460
Top 50
2,307
Top 70
2,827
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
55
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
641
Top 30
1,434
Top 50
2,267
Top 70
2,932
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
602
Top 30
1,226
Top 50
1,665
Top 70
1,922
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
61
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
2,243
Top 70
2,809
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65
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
590
Top 30
1,077
Top 50
1,755
Top 70
2,198
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
66
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
530
Top 30
1,184
Top 50
1,633
Top 70
1,798
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
70
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
1,156
Top 50
1,863
Top 70
2,319
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
78
World Rank
3
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
420
Top 30
903
Top 50
1,040
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
1,100
Top 50
1,545
Top 70
1,833
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
82
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
500
Top 30
1,124
Top 50
1,946
Top 70
2,499
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
83
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
1,023
Top 50
1,531
Top 70
1,827
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
84
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
88
World Rank
5
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
480
Top 30
1,107
Top 50
1,646
Top 70
2,006
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
89
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
499
Top 30
1,212
Top 50
2,178
Top 70
2,887
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
90
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
488
Top 30
1,084
Top 50
1,555
Top 70
1,788
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
93
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
436
Top 30
1,071
Top 50
1,656
Top 70
2,028
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
94
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
728
Top 50
943
Top 70
1,053
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