University of Sussex ranks #91 globally with a prestige score of 37, earned across 11 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include John Cornforth, Harold W. Kroto, John Warcup Cornforth.
37
Prestige Score
11
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
11
Laureates
7
Award Types
4
Countries
1
Publications
30
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
4
Tier 2 • Elite
= 12 pts
5
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 5 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 2 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (3 types, 4 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 types, 5 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 (7 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
3(1953–2025)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2(1975–1996)
Balzan Prize
2(1991)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1(1983)
Davy Medal
1(1968)
Darwin Medal
1(1986–2000)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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