| # | Scientist | Country | Public Score | Academic Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H. Robert Horvitz
 (Nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans) |
United States | 0 | 700 | 700 |
| 2 |
Mario J. Molina
 (Atmospheric Chemist) |
Mexico | 3 | 299 | 302 |
| 3 |
Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman
 (Astronomer, Astrophysicist) |
United States | 1 | 280 | 281 |
| 4 |
Susumu Tonegawa
(Antibody diversity) |
Japan | 2 | 200 | 202 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts is one the the worlds leading science and technology research and teaching insititutions. It has a student population of around 10,000 and has been associated with 76 Nobel Prize winners and 50 National Medal of Science recipients.
It has a highly entrepreneurial culture and companies founded by almuni are equivalent to the world’s 17th largest economy in aggrevated revenues. The university has an annual research budget of around $700million and an $8billion endowment.
