Weizmann Institute remains among world's best

The institute has been ranked top outside the US twice in the past five years.

The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked the second best scientific institutions outside the US in which place to work by "The Scientist" Best Places to Work: Academia - Top 10 International Academic Institutions for 2009. Germany's Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics topped this year's rankings.

The Weizmann Institute is maintaining its standing; it has twice been ranked number one, and last year was followed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The rankings are based on a survey of 2,350 readers. The annual rankings are based on several weighted categories, including collaborations, teamwork, and obtaining unique funding sources.

"The Scientist" also notes figures for the academic institutions in the rankings, which underscore the differences between them, irrespective of proximity in rankings. Number two Weizmann Institute has a quarter of the full-time science researchers that the Max Planck Institute has (106 to 400). The Weizmann Institute has $16 million in government, while Max Planck Institute has $28 million. The Weizmann Institute has 4,553 papers published in the life sciences, while Max Planck Institute has 21,819 papers. The Weizmann Institute beats the Max Planck Institute in citations per paper, however, 29.76 to 28.43.

In "The Scientist's" Top 15 US Academic Institutions, Princeton University was ranked the best place to work. It has 2,034 full-time researchers in the life sciences, $42 million in US federal funding, and published 3,437 papers in the life sciences, which had 33.4 citations per paper.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 5, 2009

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