Stony Brook University ranks #51 globally with a prestige score of 66, earned across 19 prestigious academic awards. Its strongest area is Abel Prize. Notable laureates include John Milnor, Paul C. Lauterbur, Shing-Tung Yau.
66
Prestige Score
19
Total Awards
0
Nobel Prizes
5
Decades Active
12
Laureates
12
Award Types
7
Countries
10
Publications
344
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
3
Tier 1 • Apex
= 30 pts
10
Tier 2 • Elite
= 30 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (6 types, 10 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (5 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 (12 types)
Abel Prize
3(2011–2022)
MacArthur Fellowship
3(1984–2022)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
2(2019–2024)
Gairdner International Award
2(1985–2019)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1(1989–2010)
Dirac Medal
1(1993)
King Faisal Prize
1(1993–1994)
Steele Prize
1(2004)
Balzan Prize
1(2014)
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