Microsoft Research ranks #70 globally with a prestige score of 51, earned across 9 prestigious academic awards. Its strongest area is Turing Award. Notable laureates include Leslie Lamport, Charles Thacker, Jim Gray.
51
Prestige Score
9
Total Awards
0
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
10
Laureates
4
Award Types
5
Countries
8
Publications
33
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
3
Tier 2 • Elite
= 9 pts
2
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 2 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 4 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (2 types, 3 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (1 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 (4 types)
Turing Award
4(1992–2013)
Dijkstra Prize
2(2000–2007)
MacArthur Fellowship
2(2008–2023)
Ostrowski Prize
1(2007)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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