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Johns Hopkins University

In research, Johns Hopkins University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#3 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Family Practice and Virology (Transplantation is 5.4× its share of world research).

jhu.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#18
of 22,385 · #13 all time
Rank in United States
#6
of 3,332
Research works
237k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
11.3M
47.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.28×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Johns Hopkins University

What is Johns Hopkins 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 #3 of 9,902 14.3%16,146 #3
MedicineField #3 of 8,541 14.3%14,312 #3
Health ProfessionsField #3 of 1,895 14.5%1,535 #2
SurgerySubfield #3 of 1,532 15.5%1,613 #5
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #3 of 944 14.6%994 #2
EpidemiologySubfield #3 of 927 13.5%1,253 #3
Life SciencesDomain #21 of 6,403 12.9%5,476 #16
Social SciencesDomain #32 of 9,585 13.5%4,703 #20
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #3 of 858 13.7%1,112 #3
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #3 of 736 15.8%865 #3

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Johns Hopkins 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#3 #3
  2. Medicine#3 #3
  3. Health Professions#2 #3
  4. Surgery#5 #3
  5. General Health Professions#2 #3
  6. Epidemiology#3 #3
  7. Life Sciences#16 #21
  8. Social Sciences#20 #32
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#3 #3
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#3 #3
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 Johns Hopkins University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Johns Hopkins University is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18k fractional works · 50.4% of its workMedicine: 16k fractional works · 44.8% of its workSurgery: 1,837 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1,441 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,269 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,237 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,006 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 880 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 842 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 740 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 723 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 639 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 586 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 510 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 416 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 413 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 334 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 319 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 307 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 258 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 236 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 227 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 213 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 199 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 198 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 156 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 144 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 118 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 339 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1,703 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,091 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 182 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 85 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 241 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 245 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 206 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 45 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6,510 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEngineering: 2,003 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 688 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 271 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 253 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 136 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 133 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 74 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 274 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 1,523 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 691 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 341 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 77 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,037 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 598 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 77 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 220 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 623 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 243 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 74 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 207 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 390 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 232 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 363 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 242 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 224 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6,309 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,409 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,989 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 524 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 292 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 204 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 307 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,640 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 722 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 356 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 238 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 111 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 820 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 576 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 153 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 295 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 145 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,337 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,254 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 765 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 357 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 259 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 233 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 182 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 262 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1,534 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 711 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 348 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 240 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 648 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 504 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 413 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 338 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 267 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 220 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKJohns HopkinsUniversity37kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine16k44.8%
    2. Health Professions1,7034.7%
    3. Nursing2450.7%
    4. Dentistry590.2%
    5. Veterinary450.1%
    1. Engineering2,0035.5%
    2. Computer Science1,5234.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1,0372.8%
    4. Environmental Science6231.7%
    5. Materials Science3901.1%
    6. Mathematics3631.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2420.7%
    8. Chemistry2240.6%
    9. Energy700.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering340.1%
  3. Life Sciences6,30917.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,4099.3%
    2. Neuroscience1,6404.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology8202.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2950.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1450.4%
  4. Social Sciences5,33714.6%
    1. Social Sciences2,2546.2%
    2. Psychology1,5344.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6481.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities4131.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2670.7%
    6. Decision Sciences2200.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Johns Hopkins University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 87.8 works5.4×
  2. Family PracticeSubfield · 80.4 works4.6×
  3. VirologySubfield · 90.8 works4.3×
  4. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 111.2 works4.0×
  5. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 62.8 works3.5×
  6. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 307.5 works3.4×
  7. HealthSubfield · 357.4 works3.3×
  8. OphthalmologySubfield · 319.4 works3.3×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 296 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 3,408 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 820 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.76× its world share, 1,640 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 145 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 224 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1,523 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 242 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 70 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2,004 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 623 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 390 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 363 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 1,037 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 59 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 1,703 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 16k worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 246 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 45 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 413 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 268 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 220 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 648 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 1,534 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2,254 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.76×1,640 works
  2. Medicine2.33×16k works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.23×820 works
  4. Health Professions1.77×1,703 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×3,408 works
  6. Psychology1.38×1,534 works
  7. Nursing1.37×246 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.27×1,037 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.13×145 works
  10. Veterinary0.90×45 works
  11. Mathematics0.84×363 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×648 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.62×220 works
  14. Computer Science0.54×1,523 works
  15. Social Sciences0.49×2,254 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×242 works
  17. Chemistry0.39×224 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.39×413 works
  19. Engineering0.37×2,004 works
  20. Environmental Science0.34×623 works
  21. Dentistry0.33×59 works
  22. Materials Science0.31×390 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.27×34 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×268 works
  25. Energy0.21×70 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×296 works

Who are the top researchers at Johns Hopkins University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Victor E. Velculescu and Bert Vogelstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Johns Hopkins University.

  1. 1 Kenneth W. Kinzler United States · #19 worldwide 253k citations · 788 works
  2. 2 Victor E. Velculescu United States · #21 worldwide 122k citations · 868 works
  3. 3 Bert Vogelstein United States · #25 worldwide 373k citations · 1,044 works
  4. 4 Stephen B. Baylin United States · #299 worldwide 171k citations · 1,315 works
  5. 5 Drew M. Pardoll United States · #303 worldwide 171k citations · 889 works
  6. 6 Gregg L. Semenza United States · #322 worldwide 159k citations · 702 works
  7. 7 Steven L. Salzberg United States · #408 worldwide 372k citations · 606 works
  8. 8 Nickolas Papadopoulos United States · #478 worldwide 94k citations · 541 works
  9. 9 Solomon H. Snyder United States · #1,189 worldwide 180k citations · 1,208 works
  10. 10 Ted M. Dawson United States · #1,377 worldwide 106k citations · 708 works
All ranked researchers at Johns Hopkins University

What are the most cited papers from Johns Hopkins University?

The most cited paper from Johns Hopkins University is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2021), with 105,915 citations. Next come "Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2" (62,825) and "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (40,161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 29 Mar 2021 105,915
2 Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2 Ben Langmead, Steven L. Salzberg · Nature Methods Open access 4 Mar 2012 62,825
3 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
4 The Strength of Weak Ties Mark S. Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology May 1973 39,087
5 RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · BMJ Open access 28 Aug 2019 33,250
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Johns Hopkins University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology3,324▲ 2.3×138 topics
  2. Inflammation1,528▲ 1.96×83 topics
  3. Public Health1,164▲ 2.2×71 topics
  4. Deep Learning1,013▼ 0.80×81 topics
  5. Treatment978▲ 2.2×51 topics
  6. Risk Factors976▲ 2.4×37 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease938▲ 2.2×39 topics
  8. Quality of Life910▲ 1.72×58 topics
  9. Mental Health890▲ 1.70×44 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress868▲ 1.44×61 topics
  11. Cancer760▲ 1.55×59 topics
  12. Diagnosis737▲ 2.2×41 topics
  13. Immunotherapy680▲ 2.6×19 topics
  14. Depression680▲ 2.1×24 topics
  15. Biomarkers590▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Management583▲ 2.0×32 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders577▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. COVID-19572▲ 1.20×27 topics
  19. Clinical Trials553▲ 2.3×19 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome540▲ 1.82×24 topics
  21. Genetics536▲ 2.1×27 topics
  22. Obesity533▲ 1.89×28 topics
  23. Immune Response527▲ 2.5×22 topics
  24. Global Burden516▲ 2.6×12 topics
  25. Aging499▲ 2.5×19 topics
  26. Chemotherapy496▲ 1.91×25 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations494▲ 3.1×23 topics
  28. Mortality475▲ 2.3×13 topics
  29. Heart Failure414▲ 2.5×14 topics
  30. Vaccine403▲ 2.8×11 topics
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy403▲ 6.8×6 topics
  32. Mortality Risk401▲ 4.6×6 topics
  33. Neuroimaging387▲ 3.8×11 topics
  34. Primary Care387▲ 2.9×15 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease361▲ 4.0×4 topics
  36. Health Disparities336▲ 3.5×8 topics
  37. Medical Education335▲ 3.4×13 topics
  38. Neuroinflammation324▲ 3.1×6 topics
  39. Substance Use Disorders243▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. HIV219▲ 7.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Johns Hopkins University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…168HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 168 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…140Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 140 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 140 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 126 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 120 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 114 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 112 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…112Astro and Planetary Science: 112 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 110 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 109 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPsychiatry and Mental healthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 168 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 140 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 140 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 126 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 120 works
  6. 6 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 114 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 112 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 112 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 110 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 109 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Johns Hopkins University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% 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 Johns Hopkins University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.15% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%Johns Hopkins University0.14% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Johns Hopkins 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%30%Johns Hopkins University12.3% 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 20.2% in 1995.

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Which institutions have research most like Johns Hopkins University's?

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

  1. 1 Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.95 Compare
  2. 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.94 Compare
  3. 3 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine 0.91 Compare
  4. 4 Brown UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Neuroscience, Health Professions 0.91 Compare
  5. 5 University of CincinnatiUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology 0.91 Compare

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What is Johns Hopkins University known for in research?

In research, Johns Hopkins University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#3 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Family Practice and Virology (Transplantation is 5.4× its share of world research).

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