Question 1

What is Howard University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Howard University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,274 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,002 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,441 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies, Anthropology and Dermatology (Gender Studies is 4.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Howard University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Howard University ranks #2,403 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,149 all time), and #420 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Howard University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Saba Wolday, Alpaslan Atmanlı and Joanne S. Allard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Howard University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Howard University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Howard University is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Question 5

Which research topics does Howard University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Race, History, and American Society, Higher Education Research Studies, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Howard University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Feminism, Metabolic Syndrome, Risk Factors, Inflammation and Globalization.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Howard University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Howard University is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (17%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Howard University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.