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Northwestern University

In research, Northwestern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,492 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#2,495 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,249 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,837
of 28,054 · #2,475 all time
Rank in Philippines
#1
of 184
Research works
5.1k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
124k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Northwestern University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,492 of 10,521 15.5%361 #977
MedicineField #2,495 of 10,443 15.2%162 #1677
Health SciencesDomain #3,249 of 11,982 15.0%189 #1873
Physical SciencesDomain #3,996 of 12,888 17.0%191 #3437
Life SciencesDomain #2,684 of 7,800 18.6%109 #2431
Social SciencesField #2,426 of 6,365 15.4%190 #1326
EngineeringField #4,240 of 6,636 16.1%61 #3374

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#977 #2,492
  2. Medicine#1,677 #2,495
  3. Health Sciences#1,873 #3,249
  4. Physical Sciences#3,437 #3,996
  5. Life Sciences#2,431 #2,684
  6. Social Sciences#1,326 #2,426
  7. Engineering#3,374 #4,240
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwestern University?

Ranked on the composite score, Roscoe Pound, Bernard S. Black and Ronald J. Allen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwestern University.

  1. 1 Roscoe Pound Philippines · #13,227 worldwide 249 citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Bernard S. Black Philippines · #43,277 worldwide 431 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Ronald J. Allen Philippines · #57,127 worldwide 104 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Matthew L. Spitzer Philippines · #109,638 worldwide 248 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Franklyn S. Haiman Philippines · #215,824 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Steven G. Calabresi Philippines · #222,255 worldwide 70 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 James E. Pfander Philippines · #329,596 worldwide 10 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 James Lindgren Philippines · #337,209 worldwide 43 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 John O. McGinnis Philippines · #372,969 worldwide 48 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Anthony D’Amato Philippines · #376,491 worldwide 91 citations · 100 works
All ranked researchers at Northwestern University

Which keywords describe research at Northwestern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Job Satisfaction, Corporate Governance, Motivation, Employee Engagement, Epidemiology, Regulation and Leadership.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology32◆ 0.96×93 topics
  2. Machine Learning28◆ 1.01×53 topics
  3. Human Rights25▲ 2.8×38 topics
  4. Globalization24▲ 1.42×53 topics
  5. Corporate Governance18▲ 2.9×18 topics
  6. Job Satisfaction18▲ 4.9×11 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 1.32×20 topics
  8. Big Data15▲ 1.97×17 topics
  9. Regulation15▲ 3.2×17 topics
  10. Online Learning14▲ 2.0×13 topics
  11. Educational Technology14▲ 1.41×18 topics
  12. Motivation14▲ 4.0×9 topics
  13. Leadership14▲ 3.5×11 topics
  14. Nationalism13▲ 3.4×14 topics
  15. Organizational Culture13▲ 3.8×11 topics
  16. Employee Engagement11▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. International Law11▲ 4.1×14 topics
  18. Professionalism10▲ 6.6×5 topics
  19. Public Opinion9▲ 8.9×3 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction9▲ 5.8×2 topics
  21. Technology Integration9▲ 3.4×6 topics
  22. Federalism9▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Organizational Commitment8▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Transformational Leadership8▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Work-Life Balance8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Discrimination8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Political Philosophy8▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Psychological Capital8▲ 6.6×2 topics
  29. Leadership Style8▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Property Rights8▲ 13×5 topics
  31. American founding7▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Constitutional government7▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Firm Performance7▲ 4.6×3 topics
  34. Human Resource Competency7▲ 9.4×1 topic
  35. Perceived Organizational Support7▲ 9.4×1 topic
  36. Legal Education7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Social Exclusion7▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Health Impacts7▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Welfare Rights Advice7▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Enforcement6▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Northwestern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Employee Performance and Management, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Legal Education and Practice Innovations and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.

Employee Performance and…7Employee Performance and Management: 7 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …7American Constitutional Law and Politics: 7 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…7Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…6Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…4Corporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…4Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…4Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional works
Human Factors and ErgonomicsPolitical Science and International RelationsLawEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 7 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 7 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 6 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 4 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  8. 8 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.5%domestic only50.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.