Question 1

What is Institute for Advanced Study known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Institute for Advanced Study stands highest in Mathematics (#58 of 1,051 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#89 of 1,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#749 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mathematical Physics (Geometry and Topology is 37.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Institute for Advanced Study rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Institute for Advanced Study ranks #1,013 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#689 all time), and #226 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Advanced Study?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Edward H. Witten, Nathan Seiberg and Nima Arkani–Hamed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Advanced Study.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Advanced Study?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Institute for Advanced Study is "Anti de Sitter space and holography" (Edward H. Witten, 1998), with 13,441 citations. Next come "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary" (10,547) and "New Results in Linear Filtering and Prediction Theory" (6,409).

Question 5

Which research topics does Institute for Advanced Study publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Advanced Study?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, String Theory, Quantum Entanglement, Field Theories, Holographic, Supernovae and Dark Matter.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Institute for Advanced Study work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Institute for Advanced Study is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (35%), Mathematics (19%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Institute for Advanced Study's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.