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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 (2,313), Public Universities (1,190), and Private Universities (1,123). The system also includes research institutions (354), companies (778), and hospitals (54). 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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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,570
Top 30
6,281
Top 50
10,242
Top 70
12,142
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,572
Top 30
3,919
Top 50
6,733
Top 70
8,471
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,119
Top 30
2,148
Top 50
2,975
Top 70
3,867
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,101
Top 30
3,129
Top 50
5,438
Top 70
6,353
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
5
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
993
Top 30
2,082
Top 50
2,643
Top 70
3,106
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
894
Top 30
1,670
Top 50
2,113
Top 70
2,542
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
888
Top 30
1,983
Top 50
2,388
Top 70
2,517
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
774
Top 30
1,594
Top 50
1,982
Top 70
2,283
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
743
Top 30
1,521
Top 50
1,866
Top 70
2,137
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
706
Top 30
1,609
Top 50
2,497
Top 70
3,030
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
619
Top 30
1,246
Top 50
1,485
Top 70
1,623
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
583
Top 30
1,180
Top 50
1,741
Top 70
2,225
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
540
Top 30
1,087
Top 50
1,408
Top 70
1,702
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
523
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,533
Top 70
1,939
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
520
Top 30
1,150
Top 50
1,608
Top 70
1,936
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
458
Top 30
1,222
Top 50
1,615
Top 70
1,928
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
414
Top 30
868
Top 50
1,254
Top 70
1,662
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
382
Top 30
786
Top 50
1,449
Top 70
2,086
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
364
Top 30
816
Top 50
931
Top 70
1,021
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University CWRU
Cleveland ,
United States
- Private 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
317
Top 30
666
Top 50
895
Top 70
1,093
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
687
Top 50
933
Top 70
1,166
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
27
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Houston ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
267
Top 30
574
Top 50
837
Top 70
1,091
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers University
New Brunswick ,
United States
- Private 1766
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
259
Top 30
689
Top 50
1,192
Top 70
1,725
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
30
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Notre Dame ,
United States
- Private 1844
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
245
Top 30
604
Top 50
861
Top 70
1,075
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Hanover ,
United States
- Private 1769
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
221
Top 30
492
Top 50
677
Top 70
841
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