Salk Institute ranks #66 globally with a prestige score of 53, earned across 15 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Sydney Brenner, Susumu Tonegawa, Roger Guillemin.
53
Prestige Score
15
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
6
Decades Active
11
Laureates
9
Award Types
6
Countries
2
Publications
4
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
2
Tier 1 • Apex
= 20 pts
10
Tier 2 • Elite
= 30 pts
3
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 3 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 2 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 10 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 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 (9 types)
Gairdner International Award
6(1962–2006)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2(1962–2002)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
1(1979)
Copley Medal
1(1975–1991)
Massry Prize
1(2000)
Dan David Prize
1(2003)
Rumelhart Prize
1(2013)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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