**Survey open May through June**

This year’s top institutions give researchers more than a place to do great science. They offer the opportunity to nurture, and be nurtured in return.
Megan Scudellari

See all the ranking results from this year's survey. Review the strengths and weaknesses of the Top 40 US Academic Institutions and breakdown the Top 15 US Academic and the Top 10 International Institutions by the numbers in sortable online tables or in handy printable PDFs.

Survey respondents outline where they work, what they work on, and where they're from.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham prides itself on a culture of cross-disciplinary collaboration, which could be why the university rocketed from 47th place in our 2007 survey to 5th place this year.
Bob Grant

This year, two Israeli institutions, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, placed first and second, respectively, among international institutions. What makes these two institutions great for scientists?
Alla Katsnelson

For the first time since 2004, peer relations were ranked more important than tenure. Get the scoop on how scientists rate their institutions, and who came out on top.
Edyta Zielinska

How we arrived at this year's results