| # | Scientist | Country | Public Score | Academic Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dr. Irun Cohen
 (Immunologist) |
United States | 4 | 666 | 670 |
| 2 |
Ada Yonath
(ribosome crystallographist) |
Israel | 0 | 591 | 591 |
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weiznann Institute of Science is a university and research institution founded in 1934 in Rehovot, Israel. It is the only university in Israel to offer education exclusively in the sciences.
It is one of the worlds top scientific research centers with around 2500 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific and technical staff. In 2010, the magazine ‘The Scientist’ rated the Weizmann Institute as the second best academic institution to work in outside of the US.
