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Northwestern University

In research, Northwestern University stands highest in Health Sciences (#36 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#34 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#41 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy and Genetics (Transplantation is 8.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#45
of 22,385 · #28 all time
Rank in United States
#19
of 3,332
Research works
143k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4M
44.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Northwestern University

What is Northwestern 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 #36 of 9,902 12.9%8,412 #33
MedicineField #34 of 8,541 12.8%7,657 #26
Social SciencesDomain #41 of 9,585 15.4%2,773 #22
Business, Management and AccountingField #15 of 2,581 13.0%181 #21
Life SciencesDomain #38 of 6,403 13.1%2,552 #29
Physical SciencesDomain #81 of 10,670 15.9%3,646 #46
Social SciencesField #52 of 5,988 16.9%1,184 #28
PsychologyField #23 of 2,121 14.7%766 #15
Health ProfessionsField #21 of 1,895 13.5%657 #22
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #34 of 2,964 13.3%1,524 #25

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwestern 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#33 #36
  2. Medicine#26 #34
  3. Social Sciences#22 #41
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#21 #15
  5. Life Sciences#29 #38
  6. Physical Sciences#46 #81
  7. Social Sciences#28 #52
  8. Psychology#15 #23
  9. Health Professions#22 #21
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#25 #34
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 Northwestern University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Northwestern University is in Health Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 9,533 fractional works · 48.8% of its workMedicine: 8,693 fractional works · 44.5% of its workSurgery: 1,147 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 750 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 737 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 602 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 534 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 533 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 378 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 316 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 299 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 276 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 246 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 212 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 199 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 197 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 185 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 172 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 160 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 726 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 435 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 148 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,031 fractional works · 20.7% of its workEngineering: 1,293 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 413 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 276 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 179 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 743 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 307 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 108 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 631 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 394 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 489 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 164 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 252 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 238 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 181 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,041 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,299 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 460 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 187 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 844 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 308 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 222 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 154 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 293 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 242 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 245 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 185 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 198 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2,913 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,742 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 968 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 288 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 671 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 284 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 359 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 289 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwesternUniversity20kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences16%

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 Sciences9,53348.8%
    1. Medicine8,69344.5%
    2. Health Professions7263.7%
    3. Nursing850.4%
    4. Dentistry210.1%
    5. Veterinary90.0%
    1. Engineering1,2936.6%
    2. Computer Science7433.8%
    3. Materials Science6313.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4892.5%
    5. Chemistry2521.3%
    6. Environmental Science2381.2%
    7. Mathematics1810.9%
    8. Energy740.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences730.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering570.3%
  3. Social Sciences3,04115.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,2996.7%
    2. Psychology8444.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2931.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities2451.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1981.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1630.8%
  4. Life Sciences2,91314.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,7428.9%
    2. Neuroscience6713.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3591.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1040.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Northwestern University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 75.2 works8.6×
  2. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 82.6 works5.3×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 196.7 works3.7×
  4. Internal MedicineSubfield · 43.2 works3.6×
  5. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 737.3 works3.6×
  6. Family PracticeSubfield · 33.5 works3.6×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 1,742 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 359 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 671 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 57 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 252 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 743 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 74 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 1,293 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 238 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 631 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 181 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 489 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 726 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 8,693 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 85 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 245 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 198 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 163 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 292 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 844 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1,299 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.32×8,693 works
  2. Neuroscience2.12×671 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.83×359 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.67×1,742 works
  5. Psychology1.42×844 works
  6. Health Professions1.41×726 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.13×489 works
  8. Materials Science0.93×631 works
  9. Nursing0.88×85 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.86×163 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.84×57 works
  12. Chemistry0.82×252 works
  13. Mathematics0.79×181 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×292 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×38 works
  16. Social Sciences0.53×1,299 works
  17. Computer Science0.49×743 works
  18. Engineering0.44×1,293 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.43×245 works
  20. Energy0.41×74 works
  21. Veterinary0.35×9 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×198 works
  23. Environmental Science0.25×238 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×73 works
  25. Dentistry0.22×21 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×104 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwestern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Omar K. Farha, M. Zevin and B. Farr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwestern University.

  1. 1 Omar K. Farha United States · #308 worldwide 121k citations · 1,244 works
  2. 2 M. Zevin United States · #358 worldwide 64k citations · 261 works
  3. 3 B. Farr United States · #377 worldwide 96k citations · 368 works
  4. 4 Navdeep S. Chandel United States · #685 worldwide 91k citations · 533 works
  5. 5 Claude‐André Faucher‐Giguère United States · #960 worldwide 25k citations · 405 works
  6. 6 Yonggang Y. Huang United States · #1,162 worldwide 96k citations · 696 works
  7. 7 Z. Doctor United States · #1,902 worldwide 34k citations · 193 works
  8. 8 Timur İslamoğlu United States · #2,491 worldwide 19k citations · 270 works
  9. 9 S. B. Coughlin United States · #2,665 worldwide 33k citations · 94 works
  10. 10 William R. Dichtel United States · #2,863 worldwide 33k citations · 393 works
All ranked researchers at Northwestern University

What are the most cited papers from Northwestern University?

The most cited paper from Northwestern University is "Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error" (Claes Fornell, David F. Larcker, 1981), with 61,338 citations. Next come "Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach." (40,395) and "The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease" (19,132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error Claes Fornell, David F. Larcker · Journal of Marketing Research Feb 1981 61,338
2 Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach. James C. Anderson, David W. Gerbing · Psychological Bulletin May 1988 40,395
3 The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease Guy M. McKhann, David S. Knopman, Howard Mark Chertkow et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 22 Apr 2011 19,132
4 Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm Robert M. Entman · Journal of Communication Dec 1993 16,026
5 Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,011 authors 11 Feb 2016 14,545
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northwestern University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,597▲ 2.0×129 topics
  2. Inflammation733▲ 1.77×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life552▲ 1.96×56 topics
  4. Treatment514▲ 2.2×50 topics
  5. Risk Factors482▲ 2.2×36 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress462▲ 1.44×61 topics
  7. Diagnosis445▲ 2.4×41 topics
  8. Public Health417▲ 1.47×57 topics
  9. Immunotherapy412▲ 2.9×19 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease411▲ 1.85×39 topics
  11. Mental Health396▲ 1.42×39 topics
  12. Cancer389▲ 1.48×56 topics
  13. Management362▲ 2.3×35 topics
  14. Depression304▲ 1.77×23 topics
  15. Chemotherapy297▲ 2.1×25 topics
  16. Guidelines292▲ 3.2×13 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome286▲ 1.81×23 topics
  18. Heart Failure286▲ 3.3×14 topics
  19. Biomarkers282▲ 2.1×18 topics
  20. Clinical Trials280▲ 2.1×19 topics
  21. Genetics275▲ 2.0×26 topics
  22. Obesity267▲ 1.78×24 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors262▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Complications260▲ 2.7×17 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders250▲ 2.2×20 topics
  26. Radiotherapy240▲ 3.1×13 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines236▲ 2.2×14 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations234▲ 2.7×23 topics
  29. Mortality233▲ 2.1×13 topics
  30. Echocardiography227▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Aging223▲ 2.1×18 topics
  32. Primary Care182▲ 2.5×14 topics
  33. Health Disparities166▲ 3.3×9 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction165▲ 3.6×7 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines165▲ 2.9×9 topics
  36. Immunosuppressive Therapy164▲ 4.4×8 topics
  37. Mortality Risk163▲ 3.5×6 topics
  38. Children159▲ 3.6×7 topics
  39. Transplantation129▲ 6.3×4 topics
  40. Graft Survival115▲ 6.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Northwestern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Glioma Diagnosis and Tre…87Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 87 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…86Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 86 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 75 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 72 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 68 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 64 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 62 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…61Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 61 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 60 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 59 fractional works
GeneticsSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 87 works
  2. 2 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 86 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 75 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 72 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 68 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 64 works
  7. 7 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 62 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 61 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 60 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 59 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Northwestern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.080% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Northwestern University0.071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northwestern 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%Northwestern University12.9% 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 20.1% in 2013.

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Which institutions have research most like Northwestern University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, McMaster University has the research profile closest to Northwestern University's, with both strong in Medicine.

  1. 1 McMaster UniversityCanada · Both strong in Medicine, Psychology, Health Professions 0.87 Compare
  2. 2 University of PittsburghUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology 0.84 Compare
  4. 4 University of UtahUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 0.84 Compare
  5. 5 University of California, IrvineUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.84 Compare

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