Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ranks #132 globally with a prestige score of 21, earned across 9 prestigious academic awards. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include James Watson, Barbara McClintock, Bruce William Stillman.
21
Prestige Score
9
Total Awards
0
Nobel Prizes
5
Decades Active
6
Laureates
8
Award Types
4
Countries
1
Publications
8
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
0
Tier 1 • Apex
= 0 pts
6
Tier 2 • Elite
= 18 pts
3
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 3 pts
Tier 2Elite Awards (6 types, 6 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (2 types, 3 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 (8 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
2(2001–2023)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
1(1981)
National Medal of Science
1(1997)
Horwitz Prize
1(1982)
Dan David Prize
1(2003)
MacArthur Fellowship
1(1981)
Gairdner International Award
1(2002–2019)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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