Question 1

What is Columbia University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Columbia University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Columbia University ranks #17 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#14 all time), and #5 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Columbia University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Columbia University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Columbia University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Columbia University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Columbia University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Columbia University's?

Accepted Answer

Dartmouth College has the research profile closest to Columbia University's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Duke University and Brown University.

Question 9

Is Columbia University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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