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

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.

Find out what it takes to be one of the Best Places to Work in Academia - See which countries have been voted the best for academic research; survey respondents rank their most important factors; and review what rating categories matter most.

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

A view from the top, Massachusetts General Hospital; How does Dalhousie excel? And Purdue rose to fourth from 25th place in 2006. Plus, Brazil and Mexico made their debut on the best countries to do research list this year.

Track the trends: Our annual survey picks the 40 best academic institutions. See where yours - or the one you're considering moving to - did.
Maria W. Anderson, Juhi Yajnik and Karen Pallarito

How we arrived at this year's results