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North America Private Universities Rankings 2024

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AD Scientific Index - World University/Institution Rankings 2024 Total Number of Scientists in University/Institution
Country Ranking Region Ranking World Ranking University / Institution Country Founded Source Best Scientist in University/Institution
World Rank / Name
Total Institutions in Country Total Scientists in Index In top %3 In top %10 In top %20 In top %30 In top %40 In top %50 In top %60 In top %70 In top %80 In top %90 Total Scientists in Index
1 1 1
Harvard University
United States 1636 Private 2
 
Ronald C Kessler

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3098 7701 810 1,690 2,659 3,688 4,789 5,832 6,807 7,363 7,625 7,694 7,701
2 2 2
Stanford University
United States 1885 Private 40
 
Yi Cui
3098 5102 554 1,113 1,642 2,244 2,942 3,640 4,313 4,770 5,031 5,094 5,102
3 3 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States 1861 Private 3
 
Robert Langer
3098 4278 348 726 1,158 1,682 2,318 2,966 3,567 3,987 4,210 4,272 4,278
4 4 4
Columbia University New York
United States 1754 Private 92
 
Joseph E Stiglitz
3098 2654 339 782 1,187 1,540 1,847 2,089 2,327 2,512 2,612 2,648 2,654
5 5 5
University of Pennsylvania
United States 1740 Private 957
 
Ruben Gur
3098 2597 298 687 1,029 1,350 1,693 2,027 2,300 2,480 2,566 2,593 2,597
6 6 6
Duke University
United States 1838 Private 43
 
Lei Layla Li

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3098 2061 280 650 939 1,188 1,433 1,602 1,792 1,949 2,034 2,057 2,061
7 7 7
Yale University
United States 1701 Private 27
 
Richard A Flavell
3098 2490 265 612 931 1,241 1,570 1,911 2,219 2,393 2,465 2,487 2,490
8 8 8
Johns Hopkins University
United States 1876 Private 15
 
Bert Vogelstein
3098 1873 215 506 783 1,037 1,266 1,502 1,701 1,806 1,860 1,870 1,873
9 9 9
University of Southern California
United States 1880 Private 430
 
Paul Thompson
3098 2046 200 501 848 1,100 1,345 1,581 1,805 1,960 2,022 2,042 2,046
10 10 10
New York University
United States 1831 Private 881
 
Dan Littman
3098 2020 184 485 749 986 1,209 1,465 1,713 1,892 1,992 2,015 2,020
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11 11 11
University of Chicago
United States 1891 Private 51
 
Mark Oreglia

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3098 1434 172 369 543 709 861 1,031 1,188 1,302 1,404 1,432 1,434
12 12 12
Washington University Saint Louis
United States 1853 Private 7
 
Graham Colditz
3098 1538 168 396 613 798 950 1,099 1,266 1,427 1,515 1,537 1,538
13 13 13
Princeton University
United States 1746 Private 183
 
Daniel Marlow

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3098 1147 162 300 427 545 676 821 960 1,072 1,131 1,145 1,147
14 14 14
Vanderbilt University
United States 1873 Private 320
 
Julia Velkovska

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3098 1497 153 417 658 845 1,024 1,186 1,362 1,453 1,483 1,495 1,497
15 15 15
Carnegie Mellon University
United States 1900 Private 358
 
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
3098 1446 143 356 550 725 886 1,051 1,249 1,363 1,424 1,445 1,446
16 16 16
Northwestern University
United States 1851 Private 235
 
John A Rogers
3098 1645 129 290 479 674 919 1,169 1,393 1,543 1,618 1,643 1,645
17 17 17
Emory University
United States 1836 Private 525
 
Peter W Wilson
3098 1561 124 343 555 742 912 1,061 1,263 1,440 1,533 1,557 1,561
18 18 19
Boston University
United States 1869 Private 56
 
Ralph B D'Agostino
3098 940 100 271 420 558 662 761 851 902 931 939 940
19 19 21
California Institute of Technology Caltech
United States 1891 Private 204
 
Si Xie
3098 632 89 155 222 282 346 420 523 588 623 630 632
20 20 22
University of Miami
United States 1925 Private 1452
 
Charles S Carver
3098 952 83 229 411 559 691 800 890 926 945 950 952
21 21 23
Case Western Reserve University
United States 1826 Private 2014
 
Jonathan Stamler
3098 870 77 205 345 458 564 658 742 813 859 868 870
22 22 24
University of Rochester
United States 1850 Private 70
 
A Bodek
3098 814 74 199 347 456 569 661 745 784 804 811 814
23 23 26
Rice University
United States 1891 Private 100
 
Frank Geurts

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3098 770 61 171 296 380 481 566 659 719 755 767 770
24 24 28
University of Notre Dame
United States 1844 Private 149
 
MD Hildreth

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3098 777 51 149 280 388 484 584 671 744 768 774 777
25 25 29
Brown University
United States 1764 Private 342
 
Gabriele Benelli

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3098 565 49 131 220 281 332 390 450 507 548 564 565
26 26 31
Dartmouth College
United States 1769 Private 4091
 
Kevin Lane Keller
3098 648 47 144 252 328 392 463 537 592 635 645 648
27 27 32
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
United States 1766 Private 5295
 
Gary Aston Jones
3098 1026 46 158 289 417 525 633 770 913 992 1,023 1,026
28 28 34
Baylor College of Medicine
United States 1900 Private 941
 
Donna Muzny

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3098 417 42 81 123 167 203 244 296 362 408 417 417
29 29 35
Tufts University
United States 1852 Private 80
 
Krzysztof Sliwa
3098 600 39 126 225 295 353 427 494 555 588 598 600
30 30 38
Tulane University
United States 1834 Private 1497
 
Jiang He
3098 544 33 94 171 261 330 391 450 505 532 543 544
31 31 39
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States 1963 Private 497
 
Rene Kahn
3098 420 33 50 87 128 163 222 299 364 406 420 420
32 32 40
Georgetown University
United States 1789 Private 2755
 
Michael Atkins
3098 715 32 132 259 357 443 525 604 668 703 710 715
33 33 41
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States 1824 Private 2296
 
Robert Linhardt
3098 360 31 90 152 211 251 283 321 346 356 360 360
34 34 42
Thomas Jefferson University
United States 1824 Private 1144
 
Charles J Yeo
3098 302 30 59 103 146 179 215 255 282 297 300 302
35 35 43
George Washington University
United States 1821 Private 2543
 
James Tielsch
3098 771 29 129 256 386 479 576 672 731 762 770 771
36 36 44
Wake Forest University
United States 1834 Private 4584
 
Dalane W. Kitzman
3098 526 28 101 195 274 334 385 450 488 520 525 526
37 37 46
Cornell University
United States 1865 Private 38
 
Peter Wittich

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3098 2071 27 32 132 394 748 1,104 1,472 1,800 2,006 2,068 2,071
38 38 47
Rockefeller University
United States 1901 Private 535
 
Robert Ciesielski

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3098 317 25 42 56 89 126 175 226 279 309 317 317
39 39 49
Drexel University
United States 1891 Private 220
 
Yury Gogotsi
3098 581 22 84 198 286 360 427 487 539 572 578 581
40 40 51
Northeastern University
United States 1898 Private 369
 
Toyoko J Orimoto
3098 302 21 57 86 124 150 180 229 265 297 302 302
41 41 55
Yeshiva University
United States 1886 Private 2520
 
Ana Maria Cuervo
3098 261 19 56 82 121 159 194 223 246 260 261 261
42 42 56
Medical College of Wisconsin
United States 1893 Private 3614
 
Douglas Evans
3098 324 18 63 116 157 196 244 285 311 323 324 324
43 43 57
Boston College
United States 1863 Private 4724
 
Philip G Altbach
3098 218 18 48 80 122 143 175 203 208 213 214 218
44 44 58
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
United States 1955 Private 376
 
Richard B Lipton
3098 283 18 46 82 121 161 196 236 264 278 283 283
45 45 60
Lehigh University
United States 1865 Private 3112
 
Israel E Wachs
3098 327 17 63 130 174 221 256 296 316 326 327 327
46 46 62
Rush University Medical Center
United States 1837 Private 1745
 
Julie A Schneider
3098 286 16 49 100 134 166 211 241 265 282 286 286
47 47 68
Brandeis University
United States 1948 Private 146
 
Gabriella Sciolla
3098 157 13 28 43 61 73 89 102 127 148 155 157
48 48 71
Southern Methodist University
United States 1911 Private 434
 
Tulin Varol

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3098 243 11 40 83 128 167 200 229 239 242 243 243
49 49 72
Baylor University
United States 1845 Private 210
 
Kenichi Hatakeyama

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3098 185 11 25 60 94 116 132 150 174 181 184 185
50 50 73
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
United States 1898 Private 5399
 
Richard Thaler
3098 117 11 25 42 57 77 86 96 112 115 117 117