CERN ranks #58 globally with a prestige score of 60, earned across 14 prestigious academic awards including 4 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Notable laureates include Gerard 't Hooft, Georges Charpak, Jack Steinberger.
60
Prestige Score
14
Total Awards
4
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
14
Laureates
6
Award Types
7
Countries
12
Publications
26
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
4
Tier 1 • Apex
= 40 pts
5
Tier 2 • Elite
= 15 pts
5
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 5 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 4 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (1 types, 5 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (4 types, 5 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (6 types)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
5(2013–2021)
Nobel Prize in Physics
4(1984–1999)
Dirac Medal
2(1993–2004)
Hughes Medal
1(1989)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(2010)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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