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* Total Citations Rankings
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1
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1
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1
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
3,070
Top 30
7,084
Top 50
10,751
Top 70
12,151
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
2
World Rank
2
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2
Stanford ,
United States
- Private 1885
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
2,112
Top 30
4,654
Top 50
7,255
Top 70
8,512
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
3
Country Rank
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3
Cambridge ,
United States
- Private 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,477
Top 30
3,843
Top 50
5,933
Top 70
6,387
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
4
World Rank
4
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4
New York ,
United States
- Private 1754
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,286
Top 30
2,422
Top 50
3,231
Top 70
4,046
* Total Citations Rankings
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5
World Rank
5
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5
Philadelphia ,
United States
- Private 1740
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,109
Top 30
2,364
Top 50
2,697
Top 70
3,179
* Total Citations 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
1,032
Top 30
2,233
Top 50
2,444
Top 70
2,531
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
7
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Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Durham ,
United States
- Private 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
955
Top 30
1,809
Top 50
2,162
Top 70
2,569
* Total Citations Rankings
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8
World Rank
8
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Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Baltimore ,
United States
- Private 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
831
Top 30
1,677
Top 50
1,920
Top 70
2,178
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
9
World Rank
9
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Ranking Based On Selection:
9
New York ,
United States
- Private 1831
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
816
Top 30
1,822
Top 50
2,710
Top 70
3,106
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
10
World Rank
10
Country Rank
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10
Los Angeles ,
United States
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
858
Top 30
1,789
Top 50
2,036
Top 70
2,278
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
11
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
St. Louis ,
United States
- Private 1853
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
682
Top 30
1,265
Top 50
1,835
Top 70
2,301
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
12
World Rank
12
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Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Chicago ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
595
Top 30
1,218
Top 50
1,659
Top 70
2,022
* Total Citations 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
625
Top 30
1,260
Top 50
1,490
Top 70
1,700
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
14
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Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Nashville ,
United States
- Private 1873
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
650
Top 30
1,330
Top 50
1,504
Top 70
1,633
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
15
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Princeton ,
United States
- Private 1746
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
490
Top 30
1,034
Top 50
1,344
Top 70
1,701
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Atlanta ,
United States
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
563
Top 30
1,209
Top 50
1,666
Top 70
1,968
* Total Citations 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
516
Top 30
1,401
Top 50
1,673
Top 70
1,935
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
18
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
447
Top 30
831
Top 50
1,582
Top 70
2,126
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
418
Top 30
889
Top 50
1,050
Top 70
1,079
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
20
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
391
Top 30
846
Top 50
1,219
Top 70
1,448
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
21
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Coral Gables ,
United States
- Private 1925
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
371
Top 30
859
Top 50
945
Top 70
1,003
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
255
Top 30
546
Top 50
900
Top 70
1,097
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
23
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
362
Top 30
738
Top 50
1,161
Top 70
1,455
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Rochester ,
United States
- Private 1850
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
352
Top 30
735
Top 50
970
Top 70
1,170
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
25
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Houston ,
United States
- Private 1891
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
305
Top 30
669
Top 50
905
Top 70
1,141
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