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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

In research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,461 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,013 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,221 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,099
of 28,054 · #352 all time
Rank in United States
#327
of 4,192
Research works
36k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,461 of 12,888 14.1%1,716 #249
EngineeringField #1,013 of 6,636 13.3%744 #182
Computer ScienceField #1,221 of 4,667 17.7%400 #162
Social SciencesDomain #3,407 of 10,521 19.2%345 #691
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #619 of 1,884 19.2%191 #263
Health SciencesDomain #3,978 of 11,982 20.9%157 #2037
Life SciencesDomain #2,764 of 7,800 17.7%218 #1670
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #876 of 2,318 11.9%201 #207
MedicineField #4,073 of 10,443 20.1%132 #2007
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,577 of 3,579 18.0%138 #1027

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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. Physical Sciences#249 #1,461
  2. Engineering#182 #1,013
  3. Computer Science#162 #1,221
  4. Social Sciences#691 #3,407
  5. Artificial Intelligence#263 #619
  6. Health Sciences#2,037 #3,978
  7. Life Sciences#1,670 #2,764
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#207 #876
  9. Medicine#2,007 #4,073
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,027 #1,577
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: 0.23× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 400 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 744 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.09× its world share, 177 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.90× its world share, 157 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 113 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Deborah L. McGuinness, E. Bruce Watson and Arthur C. Sanderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

  1. 1 Deborah L. McGuinness United States · #1,636 worldwide 1.8k citations · 122 works
  2. 2 E. Bruce Watson United States · #2,836 worldwide 1.8k citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Arthur C. Sanderson United States · #8,306 worldwide 706 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Robert A. Baron United States · #8,443 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Jian Sun United States · #11,971 worldwide 1k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Bernhard Wunderlich United States · #14,192 worldwide 1.3k citations · 111 works
  7. 7 Pawel Keblinski United States · #14,803 worldwide 946 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Kristin P. Bennett United States · #21,401 worldwide 765 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Yaron Danon United States · #24,111 worldwide 566 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Jinwei Yang United States · #27,124 worldwide 527 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Which keywords describe research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Heat Transfer, Tomography, Biomedical Applications, Large-Eddy Simulation and Thermal 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning182▲ 2.2×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning148▲ 1.86×75 topics
  3. Neural Networks103▲ 2.7×38 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications49▲ 1.69×34 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence42▲ 1.25×32 topics
  6. Big Data37▲ 1.69×23 topics
  7. Heat Transfer37▲ 3.0×15 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks33▲ 1.84×13 topics
  9. Nanocomposites33▲ 1.67×21 topics
  10. Thermal Management29▲ 3.6×8 topics
  11. Power Electronics28▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. Biosensors28▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Tomography26▲ 5.9×5 topics
  14. Large-Eddy Simulation25▲ 5.3×5 topics
  15. Control Systems23▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Monte Carlo Simulation21▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Molecular Dynamics21▲ 5.3×6 topics
  18. Imaging21▲ 3.4×8 topics
  19. Two-Dimensional Materials20▲ 3.6×4 topics
  20. Integrated Circuits20▲ 5.2×3 topics
  21. Nonlinear Dynamics20▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Optical Modulators20▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Turbulent Flow19▲ 6.7×3 topics
  24. Wave Propagation19▲ 7.1×4 topics
  25. Electronic Structure19▲ 4.3×8 topics
  26. Knowledge Representation18▲ 8.3×4 topics
  27. Nanowires18▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Fault Detection18▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Metamaterials17▲ 5.1×5 topics
  30. Nanoelectronics17▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Convex Optimization17▲ 8.7×5 topics
  32. Vibration Control17▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Description Logics15▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Engineering Education15▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Atomic Layer Deposition14▲ 8.3×1 topic
  36. High-k Dielectrics14▲ 8.3×1 topic
  37. Power Devices14▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Flow Control14▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Molten Salt14▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Nuclear Reactor14▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Photonic and Optical Devices and Topic Modeling.

Semiconductor materials …14Semiconductor materials and devices: 14 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …14Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 14 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 13 fractional worksTopic Modeling13Topic Modeling: 13 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 12 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 12 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…11Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 11 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 11 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 11 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceCivil and Structural Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 11 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  10. 10 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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.

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