IBM ranks #24 globally with a prestige score of 132, earned across 22 prestigious academic awards including 5 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Physics. Notable laureates include Gerd Binnig, John Backus, J. Georg Bednorz.
132
Prestige Score
22
Total Awards
5
Nobel Prizes
6
Decades Active
19
Laureates
13
Award Types
7
Countries
3
Publications
458
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
10
Tier 1 • Apex
= 100 pts
10
Tier 2 • Elite
= 30 pts
2
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 2 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 10 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (9 types, 10 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (2 types, 2 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 (13 types)
Nobel Prize in Physics
5(1973–1987)
Turing Award
5(1977–2015)
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
2(2010–2016)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1993–2018)
National Medal of Science
1(1975)
IEEE Medal of Honor
1(2009)
National Medal of Technology
1(1992)
MacArthur Fellowship
1(2014)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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United Kingdom
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