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World 8,402 Private Universities Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 years H Index)
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 (18,812), Public Universities (10,410), and Private Universities (8,402). The system also includes research institutions (3,493), companies (2,017), and hospitals (348). 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 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
2,936
Top 30
7,012
Top 50
10,679
Top 70
12,156
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* Last 5 Years 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
1,744
Top 30
4,341
Top 50
7,064
Top 70
8,485
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,187
Top 30
3,383
Top 50
5,461
Top 70
6,255
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,160
Top 30
2,209
Top 50
3,108
Top 70
3,942
* Last 5 Years 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
1,046
Top 30
2,143
Top 50
2,715
Top 70
3,194
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
6
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
New Haven ,
United States
- Private 1701
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
948
Top 30
2,018
Top 50
2,392
Top 70
2,535
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
911
Top 30
1,702
Top 50
2,177
Top 70
2,609
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
8
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
770
Top 30
1,513
Top 50
1,872
Top 70
2,174
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
754
Top 30
1,584
Top 50
1,991
Top 70
2,334
* Last 5 Years 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
709
Top 30
1,730
Top 50
2,518
Top 70
3,048
* Last 5 Years 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
611
Top 30
1,278
Top 50
1,496
Top 70
1,638
* Last 5 Years 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
614
Top 30
1,263
Top 50
1,843
Top 70
2,276
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
13
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
533
Top 30
1,114
Top 50
1,606
Top 70
1,968
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Pittsburgh ,
United States
- Private 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
539
Top 30
1,046
Top 50
1,415
Top 70
1,743
* Last 5 Years 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
529
Top 30
1,182
Top 50
1,642
Top 70
1,958
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
440
Top 30
892
Top 50
1,291
Top 70
1,701
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
17
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Evanston ,
United States
- Private 1851
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
504
Top 30
1,275
Top 50
1,632
Top 70
1,984
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
415
Top 30
864
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
367
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,216
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
California Institute of Technology Caltech
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
231
Top 30
510
Top 50
840
Top 70
1,092
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Boston ,
United States
- Private 1869
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
343
Top 30
831
Top 50
1,522
Top 70
2,091
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
365
Top 30
801
Top 50
929
Top 70
1,046
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Yonsei University
연세대학교
Seoul ,
South Korea
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
386
Top 30
921
Top 50
1,404
Top 70
1,979
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
341
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,138
Top 70
1,464
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
275
Top 30
710
Top 50
951
Top 70
1,173
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