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Columbia University

In research, Columbia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7 of 9,585 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#2 of 2,581 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Aging and Statistics and Probability (Transplantation is 7.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17
of 22,385 · #14 all time
Rank in United States
#5
of 3,332
Research works
202k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1M
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.27×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Columbia University

What is Columbia University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7 of 9,585 12.8%5,873 #9
Business, Management and AccountingField #2 of 2,581 14.2%416 #12
Social SciencesField #10 of 5,988 12.5%2,549 #6
Health SciencesDomain #22 of 9,902 13.0%8,142 #18
MedicineField #22 of 8,541 13.1%7,183 #18
PsychologyField #6 of 2,121 13.3%1,241 #4
Life SciencesDomain #20 of 6,403 14.0%3,220 #21
Decision SciencesField #3 of 751 12.2%283 #10
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #9 of 1,798 13.5%728 #9
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #13 of 2,526 12.6%907 #12

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#9 #7
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#12 #2
  3. Social Sciences#6 #10
  4. Health Sciences#18 #22
  5. Medicine#18 #22
  6. Psychology#4 #6
  7. Life Sciences#21 #20
  8. Decision Sciences#10 #3
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#9 #9
  10. Sociology and Political Science#12 #13
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Columbia University work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Columbia University is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 9,219 fractional works · 35.9% of its workMedicine: 8,157 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSurgery: 1,097 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 631 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 626 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 598 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 587 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 477 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 384 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 353 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 314 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 277 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 267 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 259 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 210 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 146 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 145 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 263 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 867 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 545 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,468 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,803 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 996 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 385 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 382 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 154 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 111 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 153 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1,406 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 595 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 345 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 219 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 764 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 495 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 193 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 731 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 153 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 213 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 443 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 320 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 204 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6,339 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEngineering: 1,563 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 429 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 418 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1,537 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 693 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 201 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 166 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 891 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 264 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 239 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 175 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 714 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 232 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 599 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 269 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 456 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 175 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 303 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 204 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 154 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3,666 fractional works · 14.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,006 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,163 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 382 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 153 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1,016 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 482 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 223 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 355 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 286 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 233 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKColumbiaUniversity26kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences9,21935.9%
    1. Medicine8,15731.8%
    2. Health Professions8673.4%
    3. Nursing1050.4%
    4. Dentistry530.2%
    5. Veterinary350.1%
  2. Social Sciences6,46825.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,80310.9%
    2. Psychology1,4065.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7643.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities7312.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting4431.7%
    6. Decision Sciences3201.2%
    1. Engineering1,5636.1%
    2. Computer Science1,5376.0%
    3. Environmental Science8913.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy7142.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences5992.3%
    6. Mathematics4561.8%
    7. Materials Science3031.2%
    8. Chemistry1540.6%
    9. Energy870.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering340.1%
  4. Life Sciences3,66614.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,0067.8%
    2. Neuroscience1,0164.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3551.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2330.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics560.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Columbia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 80.2 works7.0×
  2. AgingSubfield · 23.3 works3.8×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 174.6 works3.2×
  4. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 29.0 works2.9×
  5. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 36.0 works2.8×
  6. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 223.4 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 233 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 2,006 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 355 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.44× its world share, 1,016 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 154 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1,537 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 599 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 87 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 1,563 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 891 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 303 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 456 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 714 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 53 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 868 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 8,157 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 105 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 35 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 731 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 443 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 320 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 764 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 1,406 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2,802 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.44×1,016 works
  2. Psychology1.80×1,406 works
  3. Medicine1.65×8,157 works
  4. Mathematics1.51×456 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.49×599 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.46×2,006 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×764 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.37×355 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.29×320 works
  10. Health Professions1.28×868 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.25×714 works
  12. Veterinary1.01×35 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.99×731 works
  14. Social Sciences0.86×2,802 works
  15. Nursing0.84×105 works
  16. Computer Science0.77×1,537 works
  17. Environmental Science0.70×891 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×56 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×443 works
  20. Dentistry0.43×53 works
  21. Engineering0.41×1,563 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.38×34 works
  23. Chemistry0.38×154 works
  24. Energy0.37×87 works
  25. Materials Science0.34×303 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×233 works

Who are the top researchers at Columbia University?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas M. Jessell, Adam D. Galinsky and Richard Axel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbia University.

  1. 1 Thomas M. Jessell United States · #413 worldwide 72k citations · 284 works
  2. 2 Adam D. Galinsky United States · #883 worldwide 47k citations · 441 works
  3. 3 Richard Axel United States · #970 worldwide 56k citations · 258 works
  4. 4 Ira A. Tabas United States · #1,177 worldwide 67k citations · 367 works
  5. 5 Brent R. Stockwell United States · #1,204 worldwide 130k citations · 332 works
  6. 6 Mark L. Hatzenbuehler United States · #1,438 worldwide 29k citations · 210 works
  7. 7 Eric R. Kandel United States · #1,556 worldwide 102k citations · 629 works
  8. 8 Alan R. Tall United States · #1,670 worldwide 65k citations · 476 works
  9. 9 Wei Gu United States · #3,300 worldwide 51k citations · 297 works
  10. 10 Geert Bekaert United States · #3,445 worldwide 41k citations · 313 works
All ranked researchers at Columbia University

What are the most cited papers from Columbia University?

The most cited paper from Columbia University is "The PHQ-9" (Kurt Kroenke, Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams, 2001), with 45,744 citations. Next come "Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene" (20,935) and "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PHQ-9 Kurt Kroenke, Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams · Journal of General Internal Medicine Open access Sep 2001 45,744
2 Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene Changgu Lee, Xiaoding Wei, Jeffrey W. Kysar et al. · Science 17 Jul 2008 20,935
3 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
4 The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease Guy M. McKhann, David S. Knopman, Howard Mark Chertkow et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 22 Apr 2011 19,132
5 Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death Scott J. Dixon, Kathryn M. Lemberg, Michael R. Lamprecht et al. · Cell Open access May 2012 19,018
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Columbia University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Public Health, Depression, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,555▲ 1.52×137 topics
  2. Mental Health707▲ 1.92×44 topics
  3. Climate Change697◆ 1.00×111 topics
  4. Machine Learning695▼ 0.81×89 topics
  5. Inflammation664▲ 1.22×82 topics
  6. Deep Learning660▼ 0.74×84 topics
  7. Public Health614▲ 1.64×71 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress574▲ 1.36×59 topics
  9. Risk Factors562▲ 1.99×37 topics
  10. Quality of Life506▲ 1.37×58 topics
  11. Treatment479▲ 1.53×52 topics
  12. Depression477▲ 2.1×26 topics
  13. Globalization464◆ 0.92×146 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease417▲ 1.42×37 topics
  15. Cancer388◆ 1.12×57 topics
  16. Diagnosis367▲ 1.53×41 topics
  17. Biomarkers331▲ 1.85×18 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders328▲ 2.2×20 topics
  19. Genetics320▲ 1.76×27 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome297▲ 1.43×23 topics
  21. Aging292▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Global Warming292▲ 2.7×15 topics
  23. Mortality282▲ 1.93×13 topics
  24. Immunotherapy282▲ 1.52×19 topics
  25. Heart Failure254▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Anxiety249▲ 2.0×12 topics
  27. Health Disparities246▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Social Support244▲ 1.77×19 topics
  29. Adolescents226▲ 2.4×10 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration220▲ 2.8×11 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations217▲ 1.93×23 topics
  32. Prevalence210▲ 2.0×15 topics
  33. Ethical Considerations206▲ 2.3×20 topics
  34. Neuroimaging202▲ 2.9×11 topics
  35. Mortality Risk200▲ 3.3×6 topics
  36. Emotion Regulation200▲ 2.5×9 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation189▲ 2.5×6 topics
  38. Global Burden of Disease183▲ 2.9×4 topics
  39. Ocean Circulation142▲ 4.0×3 topics
  40. Transplantation140▲ 5.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Columbia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Climate variability and models and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Dementia and Cognitive I…108Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 108 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…90Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 90 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 89 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 79 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 77 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 76 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 75 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…68Neural dynamics and brain function: 68 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 68 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 66 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthSurgeryGlobal and Planetary ChangeBiomedical Engineering6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 108 works
  2. 2 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 90 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 89 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 79 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 77 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 76 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 75 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 68 works
  9. 9 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 68 works
  10. 10 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 66 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Columbia University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Columbia University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Columbia University0.096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Columbia University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Columbia University12.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2005.

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Which institutions have research most like Columbia University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Dartmouth College has the research profile closest to Columbia University's, with both strong in Neuroscience.

  1. 1 Dartmouth CollegeUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 Duke UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.88 Compare
  3. 3 Brown UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 Yale UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.86 Compare
  5. 5 University of WashingtonUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology 0.85 Compare

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What is Columbia University known for in research?

In research, Columbia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7 of 9,585 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#2 of 2,581 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Aging and Statistics and Probability (Transplantation is 7.0× its share of world research).

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