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Duke University

In research, Duke University stands highest in Health Sciences (#32 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#31 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#58 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Aging and Statistics and Probability (Transplantation is 5.7× its share of world research).

duke.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#59
of 22,385 · #36 all time
Rank in United States
#22
of 3,332
Research works
124k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.4M
43.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Duke University

What is Duke 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
Health SciencesDomain #32 of 9,902 13.4%7,116 #26
MedicineField #31 of 8,541 13.5%6,334 #24
Social SciencesDomain #58 of 9,585 13.7%3,632 #27
Life SciencesDomain #67 of 6,403 12.0%2,560 #32
Physical SciencesDomain #119 of 10,670 12.2%3,734 #113
Social SciencesField #69 of 5,988 13.9%1,579 #33
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #21 of 1,798 14.3%487 #23
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #18 of 1,307 13.2%382 #25
SurgerySubfield #24 of 1,532 15.2%913 #31
Health ProfessionsField #31 of 1,895 12.2%662 #27

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Duke 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. Health Sciences#26 #32
  2. Medicine#24 #31
  3. Social Sciences#27 #58
  4. Life Sciences#32 #67
  5. Physical Sciences#113 #119
  6. Social Sciences#33 #69
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#23 #21
  8. Economics and Econometrics#25 #18
  9. Surgery#31 #24
  10. Health Professions#27 #31
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 Duke University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Duke University is in Health Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8,131 fractional works · 42.1% of its workMedicine: 7,251 fractional works · 37.5% of its workSurgery: 1,057 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 565 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 511 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 508 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 508 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 432 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 413 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 323 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 225 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 216 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 199 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 190 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 164 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 157 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 108 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 737 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 470 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,211 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEngineering: 1,239 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 442 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 265 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 1,066 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 484 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 179 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 655 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 165 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 395 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 322 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 168 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 240 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 126 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,003 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,736 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 669 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 242 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 770 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 283 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 222 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 128 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 523 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 514 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 403 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 270 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 190 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2,973 fractional works · 15.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,696 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 964 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 267 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 655 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 289 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 144 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 349 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 261 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 234 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDuke University19kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences21%

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 Sciences8,13142.1%
    1. Medicine7,25137.5%
    2. Health Professions7373.8%
    3. Nursing1050.5%
    4. Dentistry220.1%
    5. Veterinary160.1%
    1. Engineering1,2396.4%
    2. Computer Science1,0665.5%
    3. Environmental Science6553.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3952.0%
    5. Mathematics3221.7%
    6. Materials Science2401.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1320.7%
    8. Chemistry1060.5%
    9. Energy440.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.1%
  3. Social Sciences4,00320.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,7369.0%
    2. Psychology7704.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities5232.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5142.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2701.4%
    6. Decision Sciences1901.0%
  4. Life Sciences2,97315.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,6968.8%
    2. Neuroscience6553.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3491.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2341.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Duke University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 48.8 works5.7×
  2. AgingSubfield · 23.5 works5.0×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 167.8 works4.1×
  4. Family PracticeSubfield · 34.6 works3.8×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 234 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 1,696 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 349 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 655 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 106 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 1,066 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 132 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 1,239 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 655 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 240 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 322 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 395 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 737 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 7,251 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 105 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 523 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 190 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 514 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 770 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1,736 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.09×655 works
  2. Medicine1.95×7,251 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×349 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.65×1,696 works
  5. Health Professions1.45×737 works
  6. Mathematics1.41×322 works
  7. Psychology1.31×770 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×514 works
  9. Nursing1.11×105 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.02×190 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.94×523 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.92×395 works
  13. Computer Science0.71×1,066 works
  14. Social Sciences0.71×1,736 works
  15. Environmental Science0.68×655 works
  16. Veterinary0.62×16 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×39 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×132 works
  19. Engineering0.43×1,239 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×270 works
  21. Materials Science0.36×240 works
  22. Chemistry0.35×106 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×234 works
  24. Energy0.25×44 works
  25. Dentistry0.23×22 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.21×14 works

Who are the top researchers at Duke University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ru‐Rong Ji, Kenneth A. Dodge and Tim Bollerslev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Duke University.

  1. 1 Ru‐Rong Ji United States · #1,381 worldwide 51k citations · 421 works
  2. 2 Kenneth A. Dodge United States · #1,801 worldwide 95k citations · 615 works
  3. 3 Tim Bollerslev United States · #2,548 worldwide 76k citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Xinnian Dong United States · #2,789 worldwide 37k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Philip N. Benfey United States · #4,276 worldwide 41k citations · 385 works
  6. 6 Renate Houts United States · #4,287 worldwide 29k citations · 179 works
  7. 7 Campbell R. Harvey United States · #4,315 worldwide 82k citations · 462 works
  8. 8 David B. Mitzi United States · #4,568 worldwide 49k citations · 394 works
  9. 9 E. Jane Costello United States · #4,883 worldwide 58k citations · 314 works
  10. 10 Jason W. Locasale United States · #5,282 worldwide 45k citations · 433 works
All ranked researchers at Duke University

What are the most cited papers from Duke University?

The most cited paper from Duke University is "PHENIX : a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution" (Paul D. Adams, Pavel V. Afonine, G. Bunkóczi et al., 2010), with 24,924 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PHENIX : a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution Paul D. Adams, Pavel V. Afonine, G. Bunkóczi et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography Open access 21 Jan 2010 24,924
2 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
3 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
4 Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology Review Aug 2001 18,875
5 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Bryan R. Haugen, Erik Karl Alexander, Keith Christopher Bible et al. · Thyroid Open access 14 Oct 2015 16,719
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Duke University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,349▲ 1.75×137 topics
  2. Inflammation621▲ 1.51×82 topics
  3. Deep Learning575▼ 0.86×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning549▼ 0.85×87 topics
  5. Quality of Life494▲ 1.77×55 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress422▲ 1.33×62 topics
  7. Public Health419▲ 1.49×66 topics
  8. Mental Health401▲ 1.45×43 topics
  9. Risk Factors392▲ 1.85×37 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease384▲ 1.74×39 topics
  11. Treatment377▲ 1.60×51 topics
  12. Cancer346▲ 1.33×53 topics
  13. Immunotherapy316▲ 2.3×19 topics
  14. Diagnosis307▲ 1.70×41 topics
  15. Depression299▲ 1.76×25 topics
  16. Biomarkers279▲ 2.1×18 topics
  17. Heart Failure260▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Guidelines248▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Mortality243▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Management234▲ 1.52×35 topics
  21. Clinical Trials229▲ 1.78×19 topics
  22. Complications222▲ 2.3×17 topics
  23. Chemotherapy219▲ 1.60×25 topics
  24. Aging215▲ 2.0×19 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome215▲ 1.38×24 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders208▲ 1.88×20 topics
  27. Radiotherapy204▲ 2.7×13 topics
  28. Primary Care200▲ 2.8×15 topics
  29. Gene Expression199▲ 1.64×20 topics
  30. Precision Medicine197▲ 2.0×8 topics
  31. Rehabilitation196▲ 2.5×13 topics
  32. Medical Education176▲ 3.4×13 topics
  33. Anxiety175▲ 1.91×12 topics
  34. Genetic Mutations175▲ 2.1×23 topics
  35. Patient Satisfaction168▲ 2.8×9 topics
  36. Health-related Quality of Life167▲ 3.7×6 topics
  37. Ethical Considerations164▲ 2.5×20 topics
  38. Health Disparities149▲ 3.0×9 topics
  39. Mortality Risk138▲ 3.0×6 topics
  40. Academic Medicine94▲ 6.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Duke University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes.

Health Systems, Economic…67Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 67 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …61Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 61 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 59 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…59Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 59 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …59Diversity and Career in Medicine: 59 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 56 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 54 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …54Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 54 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 52 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 51 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSurgeryGender StudiesHealth Informatics3 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 67 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 61 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 59 works
  4. 4 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 59 works
  5. 5 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 59 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 56 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 54 works
  8. 8 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 54 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 52 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 51 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Duke University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% 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 Duke University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.079% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Duke University0.073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Duke 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%Duke University12.1% 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 19.8% in 2009.

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Which institutions have research most like Duke University's?

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

  1. 1 Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.90 Compare
  3. 3 Emory UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.89 Compare
  4. 4 Dartmouth CollegeUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine 0.88 Compare
  5. 5 Columbia UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.88 Compare

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