Johns Hopkins University ranks #20 globally with a prestige score of 160, earned across 41 prestigious academic awards including 7 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Gregg L. Semenza, Adam G. Riess, Carol W. Greider.
160
Prestige Score
41
Total Awards
7
Nobel Prizes
8
Decades Active
27
Laureates
21
Award Types
8
Countries
159
Publications
10,572
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
7
Tier 1 • Apex
= 70 pts
28
Tier 2 • Elite
= 84 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (3 types, 7 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (12 types, 28 total)
Wolf Prize in Medicine: 2Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 2Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 1Lasker Clinical Medical Research: 2Gairdner International Award: 6Shaw Prize in Astronomy: 2Japan Prize: 1Gruber Prize in Cosmology: 3Gruber Prize in Genetics: 1Massry Prize: 1Priestley Medal: 2MacArthur Fellowship: 5
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (6 types, 6 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 (21 types)
Gairdner International Award
6(1959–2010)
MacArthur Fellowship
5(1982–2025)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
4(1978–2019)
Gruber Prize in Cosmology
3(2007–2019)
Nobel Prize in Physics
2(2002–2011)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
2(1983–2004)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
2(2015–2023)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
2(2006–2010)
Priestley Medal
2(1923)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(2003)
Japan Prize
1(1988)
Gruber Prize in Genetics
1(2006)
Bruce Medal
1(2020)
Henry Draper Medal
1(1982–2005)
Dijkstra Prize
1(2003)
Horwitz Prize
1(2016)
Harvey Prize
1(2004)
Massry Prize
1(2007)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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