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Princeton University

In research, Princeton University stands highest in Social Sciences (#16 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#28 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#20 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Decision Sciences, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics (General Decision Sciences is 10.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#28
of 22,385 · #21 all time
Rank in United States
#11
of 3,332
Research works
102k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7M
56.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Princeton University

What is Princeton 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
Social SciencesDomain #16 of 9,585 14.4%2,725 #12
Physical SciencesDomain #28 of 10,670 17.8%5,114 #15
Social SciencesField #20 of 5,988 14.9%1,313 #10
Life SciencesDomain #26 of 6,403 17.9%965 #25
Physics and AstronomyField #8 of 1,417 20.7%1,245 #8
MathematicsField #6 of 1,051 20.6%329 #2
Arts and HumanitiesField #12 of 1,896 12.0%617 #10
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #16 of 2,526 15.2%520 #11
Computer ScienceField #34 of 4,417 17.2%852 #13
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #15 of 1,798 18.7%312 #6

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Princeton 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. Social Sciences#12 #16
  2. Physical Sciences#15 #28
  3. Social Sciences#10 #20
  4. Life Sciences#25 #26
  5. Physics and Astronomy#8 #8
  6. Mathematics#2 #6
  7. Arts and Humanities#10 #12
  8. Sociology and Political Science#11 #16
  9. Computer Science#13 #34
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#6 #15
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 Princeton University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Princeton University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (14%), Physics and Astronomy (13%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,825 fractional works · 55.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,414 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 451 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 362 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 329 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 121 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1,396 fractional works · 13.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 479 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 170 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 151 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 145 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 989 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 430 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 129 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 115 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 510 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 392 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 271 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 371 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 364 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 243 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,095 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,480 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 583 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 343 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnthropology: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 704 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPhilosophy: 151 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 108 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 334 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 227 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 315 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 135 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1,130 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 642 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 398 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 272 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 192 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 157 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 495 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 392 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPrincetonUniversity11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences29%

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. Physics and Astronomy1,41413.4%
    2. Engineering1,39613.2%
    3. Computer Science9899.4%
    4. Environmental Science5104.8%
    5. Materials Science3923.7%
    6. Mathematics3713.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences3643.5%
    8. Chemistry2432.3%
    9. Energy820.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering650.6%
  2. Social Sciences3,09529.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,48014.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities7046.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3343.2%
    4. Psychology3153.0%
    5. Decision Sciences1351.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting1271.2%
  3. Life Sciences1,13010.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6426.1%
    2. Neuroscience2722.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1571.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology410.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.2%
    1. Medicine3923.7%
    2. Health Professions840.8%
    3. Nursing110.1%
    4. Veterinary50.0%
    5. Dentistry40.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Princeton University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Decision Sciences takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 20.0 works10×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 329.3 works9.9×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 450.5 works8.2×
  4. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 32.0 works7.7×
  5. InstrumentationSubfield · 35.0 works6.7×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 41.4 works6.6×
  7. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,413.6 works6.0×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 157 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 642 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 272 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 66 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 243 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 989 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 364 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 82 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 1,396 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 510 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 392 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.99× its world share, 371 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.03× its world share, 1,414 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 392 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 704 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 127 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 135 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 334 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 315 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1,480 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.03×1,414 works
  2. Mathematics2.99×371 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.31×704 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.20×364 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.78×66 works
  6. Neuroscience1.59×272 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.48×334 works
  8. Chemistry1.47×243 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.33×135 works
  10. Computer Science1.21×989 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×642 works
  12. Social Sciences1.11×1,480 works
  13. Materials Science1.06×392 works
  14. Psychology0.98×315 works
  15. Environmental Science0.97×510 works
  16. Engineering0.88×1,396 works
  17. Energy0.85×82 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×18 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×41 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×127 works
  21. Veterinary0.32×4 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×157 works
  23. Health Professions0.30×84 works
  24. Nursing0.22×11 works
  25. Medicine0.19×392 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Princeton University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jon Brinkmann, Joshua D. Rabinowitz and David W. C. MacMillan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Princeton University.

  1. 1 Jon Brinkmann United States · #147 worldwide 113k citations · 272 works
  2. 2 Joshua D. Rabinowitz United States · #332 worldwide 76k citations · 786 works
  3. 3 David W. C. MacMillan United States · #354 worldwide 75k citations · 471 works
  4. 4 Daniel J. Kahneman United States · #1,456 worldwide 395k citations · 372 works
  5. 5 Douglas S. Massey United States · #2,106 worldwide 67k citations · 544 works
  6. 6 Kevin M. Huffenberger United States · #2,168 worldwide 68k citations · 339 works
  7. 7 G. John Ikenberry United States · #2,414 worldwide 77k citations · 645 works
  8. 8 Abigail G. Doyle United States · #2,481 worldwide 21k citations · 297 works
  9. 9 Kosuke Imai United States · #2,598 worldwide 39k citations · 2,073 works
  10. 10 Iain D. Couzin United States · #2,691 worldwide 32k citations · 298 works
All ranked researchers at Princeton University

What are the most cited papers from Princeton University?

The most cited paper from Princeton University is "ImageNet: A large-scale hierarchical image database" (Jia Hao Deng, Wei Dong, Richard Socher et al., 2009), with 63,518 citations. Next come "The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields" (37,882) and "QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials" (29,445).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ImageNet: A large-scale hierarchical image database Jia Hao Deng, Wei Dong, Richard Socher et al. · 2009 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference paper Jun 2009 63,518
2 The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields Paul DiMaggio, Walter W. Powell · American Sociological Review Apr 1983 37,882
3 QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials Paolo Giannozzi et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access Sep 2009 29,445
4 The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Marc H. Bornstein, James J. Gibson · Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 1980 23,143
5 Colloquium : Topological insulators M. Zahid Hasan, C. L. Kane · Reviews of Modern Physics Open access 8 Nov 2010 20,174
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Princeton University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Turbulence, Diagnostics, Tokamak, Transport, History, Solar Wind and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change432▲ 1.51×102 topics
  2. Machine Learning346◆ 0.99×80 topics
  3. Globalization300▲ 1.45×122 topics
  4. Deep Learning297▼ 0.82×77 topics
  5. History207▲ 2.8×56 topics
  6. Identity182▲ 2.4×65 topics
  7. Turbulence178▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Neural Networks176◆ 1.08×37 topics
  9. Nationalism174▲ 3.7×33 topics
  10. Colonialism169▲ 3.4×44 topics
  11. Global Warming160▲ 3.6×14 topics
  12. Literature154▲ 2.7×56 topics
  13. Human Rights152▲ 1.41×66 topics
  14. Religion152▲ 3.1×41 topics
  15. Ethics149▲ 2.8×45 topics
  16. Gender140▲ 2.5×48 topics
  17. Diagnostics139▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Culture137▲ 2.5×34 topics
  19. Tokamak136▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Transport136▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Philosophy130▲ 2.8×41 topics
  22. Solar Wind126▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Democracy123▲ 3.3×24 topics
  24. Black Holes118▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Feminism101▲ 3.3×21 topics
  26. Molecular Dynamics98▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Society90▲ 4.5×20 topics
  28. Ocean Circulation89▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Entanglement85▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Public Opinion84▲ 6.6×6 topics
  31. Dark Matter80▲ 6.6×4 topics
  32. Electron Acceleration76▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Ionosphere74▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Magnetosphere74▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Star Formation72▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Supernovae71▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Quantum Gravity70▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Approximation Algorithms65▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Magnetic Fields63▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Accretion Disks61▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Princeton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Climate variability and models and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Magnetic confinement fus…136Magnetic confinement fusion research: 136 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 74 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 55 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 52 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 49 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 45 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…45Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 45 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 44 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 44 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…41Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 41 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 136 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 74 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 55 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 52 works
  5. 5 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 49 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 45 works
  7. 7 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 45 works
  8. 8 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 44 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 44 works
  10. 10 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 41 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Princeton University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% 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 Princeton University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.042% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%Princeton University0.038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Princeton 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%Princeton University14.4% 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 23.6% in 2004.

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Which institutions have research most like Princeton University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of California, Santa Barbara has the research profile closest to Princeton University's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics 0.96 Compare
  2. 2 Université Paris Sciences et LettresFrance · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.92 Compare
  3. 3 Max Planck SocietyGermany · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering 0.91 Compare
  4. 4 University of Notre DameUnited States · Both strong in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Humanities 0.91 Compare
  5. 5 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics 0.89 Compare

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What is Princeton University known for in research?

In research, Princeton University stands highest in Social Sciences (#16 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#28 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#20 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Decision Sciences, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics (General Decision Sciences is 10.0× its share of world research).

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