Question 1

What is Brigham Young University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Brigham Young University stands highest in Social Sciences (#703 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#628 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,353 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry (Oceanography is 4.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Brigham Young University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Brigham Young University ranks #1,141 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#857 all time), and #250 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Brigham Young University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, C. Arden Pope, Sarah Marie Coyne and Julianne Holt‐Lunstad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brigham Young University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Brigham Young University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Brigham Young University is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "MODELTEST: testing the model of DNA substitution." (20,136) and "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (14,344).

Question 5

Which research topics does Brigham Young University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Brigham Young University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, Climate Change, Social Support, Well-being, Parenting, Hydrological Modeling and Epidemiology.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Brigham Young University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Brigham Young University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Brigham Young University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.