Top ten international academic institutions
Science
per Pa per*
1 Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
2 INRA, Versailles, France
3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 1011 79 † 15,457 15.22
4 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia 354 45.5 6,143 15.75
5 University of Groningen, Netherlands 1126 317.5 † 12,830 15.6
6 University of Dundee, Scotland, UK 481 10.7 5,596 25.09
7 Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario 233 62.6 6,273 17.99
8 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta 1169 111.3 § 1,5621 15.54
9 University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK 151 30.2 1,826 15.82
10 University of Liverpool, England, UK 459 63.5 8,159 15.65
*From ISI Web of Knowledge Essential Science Indicators, which covers the period
January 1, 2001 to February 28, 2011. Includes papers in Agricultural Sciences,
Biology/Biochemistry, Clinical Medicine, Environment/Ecology, Immunology,
Microbiology, Molecular Biology/
Genetics, Neuroscience/Behavior, Pharmacology/Toxicology, and Plant & Animal
Science. †2010 calendar year; other figures by fiscal year §Funding for the Faculties
of Science, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Medicine & Dentistry
Physics Institutes and National Labs
Unites States of America
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Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946. Suporting projects ranging from
studies of the atomic nucleus to global climate change research.
Located in Argonne, IL
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Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as
in energy technologies.
Located in Upton, NY
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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)
Fermilab carries out research in high-energy physics to answer the questions: What is
the universe made of? How does it work? Where did it come from?
Located in Batavia, IL
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL)
multiprogram lab where research in advanced materials, life sciences, energy
efficiency, detectors and accelerators serves America's needs in technology and the
environment.
Located in Berkeley, CA
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
high-performance computing, advanced engineering, and the management of large
research and development projects of national security.
Located in Livermore, CA
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
This DOE - Department of Energy laboratory ensures the safety and reliability of the
U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile; reduces threats to U.S. security; uses science to clean
up the legacy of the Cold War; and provides technical solutions to key energy,
environment, infrastructure, and health security problems.
Located in Los Alamos, NM
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
aeronautics and space research.
Located in Washington, D.C. (Headquarters) - multiple space center locations
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National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to
enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.
Located in Gaithersburg, MD
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
As the nation's leading center for renewable energy research, NREL is developing new
energy technologies to benefit both the environment and the economy.
Located in Golden, CO
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
conducts basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge
and technological solutions that strengthen the nation's leadership in key areas of
science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the
environment; and contribute to national security.
Located in Oak Ridge, TN
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
environmental, energy, health and national security objectives, strengthening the
economy, and supporting the education of future scientists and engineers.
Located in Richland, WA
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Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Sandia is a national security laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by
the Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Co. They design all non-nuclear
components for the nation’s nuclear weapons, perform a wide variety of energy
research and development projects, and work on assignments that respond to national
security threats — both military and economic.
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Canada
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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI)
The current areas of cross-disciplinary research include: Cosmology, Particle Physics,
Quantum Foundations, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Information Theory and
Superstring Theory. In addition to research operations, Perimeter Institute also shares
the importance of critical inquiry and scientific discovery with wide cross-sections of
society. This is accomplished through specifically crafted educational outreach
programs for three constituencies — students, teachers and members of the general
public.
Located in Waterloo, Ontario
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Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO)
6800 feet under ground, in INCO's Creighton mine near Sudbury, Ontario, SNO is
designed to detect neutrinos produced by fusion reactions in the sun. SNO is a
1000 tonnes heavy-water Cherenkov detector.
Located in Sudbury, Ontario
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TRIUMF
Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics. World-leading
facilities for experiments in subatomic research with beams of pions, muons, protons
and neutrons.
Located in Vancouver, B.C.
Europe
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European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN)
the world's largest particle physics centre, CERN explores what matter is made of, and
what forces hold it together.
Located in Geneva, Switzerland
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National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
the UK's national standards laboratory for physical measurements
Located in Teddington, Middlesex, UK
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Riso National Laboratory (RISO)
development of environmentally acceptable methods for agricultural and industrial
production as well as for the generation of the energy necessary for modern society.
Multiple locations, Denmark
Asia
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High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
KEK has two institutes, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Study, and Institute of
Materials Structure Science. They carry out forefront researches in the field of particle
and nuclear physics, such as B-factory project that attacks the riddle of matter and
antimatter with the electron-positron collider machine, an experiment that investigates
the secret of neutrinos, ...
Located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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