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Northwestern University

In research, Northwestern University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,109 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,097 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,026 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law (Law is 4.3× its share of world research).

nwu.edu.phROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#938
of 22,385 · #487 all time
Rank in Philippines
#1
of 182
Research works
5.1k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
124k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
50%
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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,109 of 10,670 14.1%191 #552
Health SciencesDomain #1,097 of 9,902 13.3%189 #665
MedicineField #1,026 of 8,541 13.0%162 #645
Social SciencesDomain #1,241 of 9,585 9.8%361 #350
Life SciencesDomain #908 of 6,403 12.8%109 #511
Social SciencesField #1,164 of 5,988 9.3%190 #422
EngineeringField #1,635 of 5,901 13.4%61 #647

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. Physical Sciences#552 #1,109
  2. Health Sciences#665 #1,097
  3. Medicine#645 #1,026
  4. Social Sciences#350 #1,241
  5. Life Sciences#511 #908
  6. Social Sciences#422 #1,164
  7. Engineering#647 #1,635
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, 42% of research at Northwestern University is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 432 fractional works · 42.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 231 fractional works · 22.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 230 fractional works · 22.5% of its workComputer Science: 71 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 69 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 226 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 195 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 134 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwesternUniversity1,023fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences42%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences23122.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting626.1%
    3. Psychology484.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities363.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance353.4%
    6. Decision Sciences202.0%
    1. Computer Science716.9%
    2. Engineering696.7%
    3. Environmental Science252.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy181.8%
    5. Materials Science181.8%
    6. Mathematics90.9%
    7. Chemistry90.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.5%
    9. Energy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine19519.1%
    2. Health Professions272.6%
    3. Nursing40.3%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology666.5%
    2. Neuroscience353.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences201.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology101.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
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: Law takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 25.5 works4.3×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 195 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 231 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.09×35 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.07×20 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.89×62 works
  4. Social Sciences1.78×231 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.59×35 works
  6. Psychology1.54×48 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×66 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.21×36 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×10 works
  10. Health Professions0.99×27 works
  11. Medicine0.99×195 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.89×71 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.80×18 works
  15. Mathematics0.78×9 works
  16. Nursing0.70×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.56×9 works
  18. Materials Science0.50×18 works
  19. Environmental Science0.49×25 works
  20. Engineering0.45×69 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.42×2 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×20 works
  23. Energy0.36×3 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwestern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Creighton Gabel, Jeannette Anastasia Colyvas and E. William Monter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwestern University.

  1. 1 Creighton Gabel Philippines · #193,474 worldwide 2.8k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Jeannette Anastasia Colyvas Philippines · #248,148 worldwide 3.6k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 E. William Monter Philippines · #520,300 worldwide 1.1k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Jonathan J. Koehler Philippines · #549,572 worldwide 2.8k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Emerson H. Tiller Philippines · #629,554 worldwide 1.9k citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Max Matthew Schanzenbach Philippines · #853,196 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Yi-Ping Chen Philippines · #901,158 worldwide 250 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Rodrigo Barrenechea Philippines · #970,014 worldwide 257 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Anthony A. D’Amato Philippines · #971,458 worldwide 2.8k citations · 352 works
  10. 10 William Monter Philippines · #1,085,061 worldwide 1.1k citations · 127 works
All ranked researchers at Northwestern University

What are the most cited papers from Northwestern University?

The most cited paper from Northwestern University is "Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range" (Xiang Wan, Wenqian Wang, Jiming Liu et al., 2014), with 11,974 citations. Next come "Addressing Moderated Mediation Hypotheses: Theory, Methods, and Prescriptions" (9,974) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range Xiang Wan, Wenqian Wang, Jiming Liu et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology Open access Dec 2014 11,974
2 Addressing Moderated Mediation Hypotheses: Theory, Methods, and Prescriptions Kristopher J. Preacher, Derek D. Rucker, Andrew F. Hayes · Multivariate Behavioral Research Open access 29 Jun 2007 9,974
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
4 Overall Survival with Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma Jedd D. Wolchok et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Sep 2017 5,453
5 Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Judith Langer et al. · ACS Nano Open access 3 Sep 2019 3,910
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: Human Rights, Job Satisfaction, Corporate Governance, Public Opinion, Globalization, Epidemiology, Property Rights and Motivation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology39◆ 0.95×98 topics
  2. Machine Learning34◆ 1.00×55 topics
  3. Human Rights30▲ 2.9×39 topics
  4. Globalization29▲ 1.46×57 topics
  5. Corporate Governance21▲ 2.8×18 topics
  6. Education20◆ 1.12×39 topics
  7. Job Satisfaction19▲ 4.2×12 topics
  8. Mental Health18▲ 1.23×31 topics
  9. Big Data17▲ 1.76×18 topics
  10. Educational Technology17▲ 1.41×20 topics
  11. Online Learning16▲ 1.89×15 topics
  12. Motivation16▲ 3.8×9 topics
  13. Nationalism16▲ 3.4×15 topics
  14. Regulation16▲ 2.9×18 topics
  15. Leadership14▲ 2.9×11 topics
  16. Organizational Culture14▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. International Law12▲ 3.8×14 topics
  18. Public Opinion12▲ 9.9×4 topics
  19. Technology Integration12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Property Rights11▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Employee Engagement11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  22. Federalism11▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Professionalism11▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Student Satisfaction10▲ 5.3×2 topics
  25. Discrimination10▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Political Philosophy9▲ 16×2 topics
  27. American founding8▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Constitutional government8▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Transformational Leadership8▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Legal Education8▲ 9.5×2 topics
  31. Psychological Capital8▲ 5.7×2 topics
  32. Social Exclusion8▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Health Impacts8▲ 9.4×1 topic
  34. Welfare Rights Advice8▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Leadership Style8▲ 5.5×2 topics
  36. Constitutional Law8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Human Resource Competency8▲ 8.2×1 topic
  38. Perceived Organizational Support8▲ 8.2×1 topic
  39. Sovereignty8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  40. Equality6▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Northwestern University publish most on?

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

American Constitutional …8American Constitutional Law and Politics: 8 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…8Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 8 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…8Employee Performance and Management: 8 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…7Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 5 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…5Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…4Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawHuman Factors and ErgonomicsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  2. 2 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 8 works
  3. 3 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 8 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  9. 9 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher 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, 0.0031% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Northwestern University0.0048% 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 University13.5% 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 20.9% in 1997.

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