Question 1

What is Boston University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Boston University stands highest in Social Sciences (#65 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#70 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#74 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biophysics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Health (Biophysics is 4.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Boston University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Boston University ranks #122 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#119 all time), and #39 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Boston University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, William B. Kannel, Emelia J. Benjamin and James J. Collins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Boston University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Boston University is "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure The JNC 7 Report" (Aram V. Chobanian, 2003), with 25,591 citations. Next come "The electronic properties of graphene" (24,968) and "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751).

Question 5

Which research topics does Boston University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Neural dynamics and brain function and Health disparities and outcomes.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Boston University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Inflammation, Health Disparities, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease and Quality of Life.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Boston University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Boston University is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Boston University's?

Accepted Answer

New York University has the research profile closest to Boston University's (similarity 0.94 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by University of Toronto and King's College London.

Question 9

Is Boston University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.