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Cooper Union

In research, Cooper Union stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,081 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,213
of 22,385 · #12,497 all time
Rank in United States
#1,999
of 3,332
Research works
737
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Cooper Union

What is Cooper Union 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,081 of 10,670 3.6%61 #7742

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cooper Union 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 fields of science does Cooper Union work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Cooper Union is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (11%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 66 fractional works · 57.4% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 32.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArchitecture: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCooper Union115fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences22%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3732.4%
    2. Environmental Science76.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy76.3%
    4. Computer Science65.0%
    5. Materials Science43.2%
    6. Chemistry21.3%
    7. Energy11.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences119.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities86.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    5. Psychology11.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine1311.3%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
    3. Neuroscience32.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.83× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.83×7 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.68×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.28×8 works
  4. Engineering2.16×37 works
  5. Veterinary2.13×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.36×3 works
  7. Energy1.35×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.29×7 works
  9. Materials Science0.92×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.90×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.85×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.72×11 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.64×6 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×3 works
  17. Medicine0.59×13 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×3 works
  19. Nursing0.43×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.41×1 works
  21. Psychology0.38×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cooper Union?

Ranked on the quality score, Julius Klerer, Rosalyn Deutsche and Atina Grossmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cooper Union.

  1. 1 Julius Klerer United States · #308,313 worldwide 7k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Rosalyn Deutsche United States · #1,607,985 worldwide 2k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Atina Grossmann United States · #1,614,846 worldwide 1.3k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 David Wootton United States · #1,623,439 worldwide 5.1k citations · 215 works
  5. 5 M. Christine Boyer United States · #1,625,562 worldwide 671 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Anson G. Rabinbach United States · #1,817,291 worldwide 1.4k citations · 157 works
  7. 7 Jennifer R. Weiser United States · #1,848,609 worldwide 579 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 George W. Sidebotham United States · #2,047,518 worldwide 604 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Gano S. Dunn United States · #2,110,232 worldwide 62 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 George L. Campbell United States · #2,275,308 worldwide 886 citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Cooper Union

What are the most cited papers from Cooper Union?

The most cited paper from Cooper Union is "Physical Chemistry of Surfaces" (A. W. Adamson, Julius Klerer, 1977), with 2,992 citations. Next come "Gas-Liquid Reactions" (2,045) and "Thin Film Phenomena" (2,014).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physical Chemistry of Surfaces A. W. Adamson, Julius Klerer · Journal of The Electrochemical Society May 1977 2,992
2 Gas-Liquid Reactions P.V. Danckwerts, Arvo Lannus · Journal of The Electrochemical Society 1970 2,045
3 Thin Film Phenomena K. L. Chopra, Julius Klerrer · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 1970 2,014
4 Thin Film Processes John L. Vossen, W. Kern, Julius Klerer · Journal of The Electrochemical Society May 1980 887
5 Generating Natural Language Adversarial Examples Moustafa Alzantot, Yash Sharma, Ahmed Elgohary et al. Conference paperOpen access 2018 830
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cooper Union?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Thermodynamic Analysis, Heat Transfer, Sustainability, Culture, Gender, Distance Learning and Education.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×13 topics
  2. Engineering Education5▲ 54×4 topics
  3. Education5▲ 2.6×10 topics
  4. Climate Change5▲ 1.54×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.98×7 topics
  6. Globalization4▲ 1.72×10 topics
  7. Innovation4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  8. Heat Transfer4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  9. Thermodynamic Analysis4▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  11. Culture4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  12. Gender4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  13. STEM Education3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  14. Renewable Energy3▲ 1.94×10 topics
  15. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  16. Distance Learning3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.9×4 topics
  18. Healthcare3▲ 2.4×4 topics
  19. Design3▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Feminism3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  22. Feedback Control2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Fluctuation Theorems2▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Remote Laboratories2▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Stochastic Thermodynamics2▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Virtual Labs2▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Project-Based Learning2▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Ejectors2▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Refrigerants2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Social Movements2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Thermal Management2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Urbanism2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Hands-On Learning2▲ 183×1 topic
  36. Integrated First-Year Curriculum2▲ 183×1 topic
  37. Open Innovation2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Architecture2▲ 111×2 topics
  39. Actuators2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Cold War2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Cooper Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Engineering Education and Pedagogy.

Experimental Learning in…2Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …2Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 2 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Co…2Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education an…2Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Modernity,…1Architecture, Modernity, and Design: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Computa…1Architecture and Computational Design: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsMechanical EngineeringArchitecture4 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 2 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Architecture, Modernity, and Design Architecture 1 works
  8. 8 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 1 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cooper Union's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Cooper Union as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Cooper Union0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cooper Union 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cooper Union6.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2010.

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