Question 1

What is Duke University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Duke University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Duke University ranks #59 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#36 all time), and #22 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Duke University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Duke University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Duke University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Duke University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Duke University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Duke University's?

Accepted Answer

Vanderbilt University has the research profile closest to Duke University's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Washington University in St. Louis and Emory University.

Question 9

Is Duke University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.