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Rice University

In research, Rice University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#108 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#193 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#149 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Biophysics and Mathematical Physics (Condensed Matter Physics is 5.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#163
of 22,385 · #124 all time
Rank in United States
#51
of 3,332
Research works
40k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8M
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.34×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Rice University

What is Rice 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 #108 of 10,670 15.2%2,425 #101
Social SciencesDomain #193 of 9,585 13.3%1,119 #151
EngineeringField #149 of 5,901 16.1%762 #99
Life SciencesDomain #174 of 6,403 13.7%596 #165
Computer ScienceField #123 of 4,417 12.4%440 #65
Social SciencesField #219 of 5,988 13.1%540 #145
Health SciencesDomain #420 of 9,902 13.9%388 #281
Environmental ScienceField #143 of 3,334 16.1%186 #199
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #139 of 2,964 13.9%389 #124
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #106 of 2,176 17.9%217 #86

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rice 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#101 #108
  2. Social Sciences#151 #193
  3. Engineering#99 #149
  4. Life Sciences#165 #174
  5. Computer Science#65 #123
  6. Social Sciences#145 #219
  7. Health Sciences#281 #420
  8. Environmental Science#199 #143
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#124 #139
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#86 #106
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 Rice University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Rice University is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,718 fractional works · 53.3% of its workEngineering: 840 fractional works · 16.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 233 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 208 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 494 fractional works · 9.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 208 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 340 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 220 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 331 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 124 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 213 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 143 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 124 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 123 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,246 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 603 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 250 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 84 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 174 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 68 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 168 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 106 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 686 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 446 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 293 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 123 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 453 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMedicine: 380 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRice University5,104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering84016.5%
    2. Computer Science4949.7%
    3. Materials Science3406.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3316.5%
    5. Environmental Science2134.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1432.8%
    7. Mathematics1242.4%
    8. Chemistry1232.4%
    9. Energy791.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering300.6%
  2. Social Sciences1,24624.4%
    1. Social Sciences60311.8%
    2. Psychology1743.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1683.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1332.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1062.1%
    6. Decision Sciences611.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4468.7%
    2. Neuroscience1232.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences731.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology310.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.2%
    1. Medicine3807.4%
    2. Health Professions651.3%
    3. Dentistry40.1%
    4. Nursing30.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rice University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 43.8 works5.4×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 25.4 works4.4×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 33.6 works4.2×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 70.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 446 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 123 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 123 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 494 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 143 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 840 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 213 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 340 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.06× its world share, 124 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.91× its world share, 331 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 380 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 168 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 106 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 174 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 604 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.91×331 works
  2. Mathematics2.06×124 works
  3. Materials Science1.91×340 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.79×143 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.69×30 works
  6. Energy1.69×79 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.64×446 works
  8. Chemistry1.54×123 works
  9. Neuroscience1.49×123 works
  10. Computer Science1.24×494 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.24×61 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.14×168 works
  13. Psychology1.12×174 works
  14. Engineering1.10×840 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×106 works
  16. Social Sciences0.93×604 works
  17. Environmental Science0.84×213 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×133 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×13 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×31 works
  21. Health Professions0.48×65 works
  22. Medicine0.39×380 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×73 works
  24. Dentistry0.17×4 works
  25. Nursing0.12×3 works
  26. Veterinary0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Rice University?

Ranked on the quality score, R. E. Smalley, Robert E. Hoskisson and James M. Tour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rice University.

  1. 1 R. E. Smalley United States · #1,726 worldwide 115k citations · 469 works
  2. 2 Robert E. Hoskisson United States · #2,962 worldwide 38k citations · 231 works
  3. 3 James M. Tour United States · #3,211 worldwide 127k citations · 1,178 works
  4. 4 Naomi J. Halas United States · #3,701 worldwide 111k citations · 610 works
  5. 5 Peter J. Nordlander United States · #6,945 worldwide 90k citations · 668 works
  6. 6 Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan United States · #6,955 worldwide 173k citations · 1,490 works
  7. 7 Oleg Grachov United States · #7,106 worldwide 51k citations · 414 works
  8. 8 Antonios G. Mikos United States · #9,630 worldwide 71k citations · 684 works
  9. 9 Peter Druschel United States · #12,116 worldwide 31k citations · 215 works
  10. 10 Pedro J. J. Alvarez United States · #13,275 worldwide 58k citations · 565 works
All ranked researchers at Rice University

What are the most cited papers from Rice University?

The most cited paper from Rice University is "An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments" (W. C. Oliver, George M. Pharr, 1992), with 27,030 citations. Next come "Hybrid functionals based on a screened Coulomb potential" (19,740) and "C60: Buckminsterfullerene" (16,047).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments W. C. Oliver, George M. Pharr · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources Jun 1992 27,030
2 Hybrid functionals based on a screened Coulomb potential Jochen Heyd, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Matthias Ernzerhof · The Journal of Chemical Physics 25 Apr 2003 19,740
3 C60: Buckminsterfullerene Harold Walter Kroto, J. R. Heath, Sean C. O’Brien et al. · Nature Nov 1985 16,047
4 Restoring the Density-Gradient Expansion for Exchange in Solids and Surfaces John P. Perdew, Adrienn Ruzsinszky, Gábor I. Csonka et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 4 Apr 2008 12,084
5 Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Daniela C. Marcano, Dmitry V. Kosynkin, Jacob M. Berlin et al. · ACS Nano 22 Jul 2010 12,017
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rice University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Two-Dimensional Materials, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Biosensors, Nanocomposites and Superconductivity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning197◆ 1.12×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning187◆ 1.10×79 topics
  3. Climate Change123◆ 0.89×83 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications115▲ 1.90×35 topics
  5. Globalization107◆ 1.07×97 topics
  6. Neural Networks90◆ 1.15×32 topics
  7. Graphene90▲ 2.6×11 topics
  8. Nanoparticles89▲ 1.39×41 topics
  9. Biosensors80▲ 3.2×12 topics
  10. Nanocomposites76▲ 1.89×21 topics
  11. Nanomaterials72▲ 1.35×20 topics
  12. Two-Dimensional Materials67▲ 5.7×4 topics
  13. Ethics57▲ 2.2×34 topics
  14. Catalysis57▲ 1.67×26 topics
  15. Religion55▲ 2.4×30 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering54▲ 1.75×13 topics
  17. Nationalism54▲ 2.4×24 topics
  18. Democracy51▲ 2.9×19 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes48▲ 2.8×8 topics
  20. Colonialism47▲ 1.94×33 topics
  21. Superconductivity44▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. Raman Spectroscopy44▲ 4.5×7 topics
  23. Electronic Structure42▲ 4.6×8 topics
  24. Politics42▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis41▲ 2.8×5 topics
  26. Tomography39▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics38▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Plate Tectonics37▲ 4.7×3 topics
  29. Metamaterials33▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Entanglement32▲ 4.2×4 topics
  31. Transparent Conductors32▲ 5.2×2 topics
  32. Graphene Oxide31▲ 6.3×2 topics
  33. Electronic Properties30▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Quantum Information29▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. Chemical Vapor Deposition29▲ 7.9×1 topic
  36. Inverse Problems29▲ 5.0×4 topics
  37. Nanoribbons29▲ 7.9×1 topic
  38. Nanotubes27▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Quantum Simulation27▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Optoelectronic Devices27▲ 5.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Rice University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graphene research and applications, 2D Materials and Applications, Carbon Nanotubes in Composites and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Graphene research and ap…29Graphene research and applications: 29 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…232D Materials and Applications: 23 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Composites: 20 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 19 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 18 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 18 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 17 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…17RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 16 fractional works
Materials ChemistryMolecular BiologyGeophysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 29 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 23 works
  3. 3 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 20 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 19 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 18 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 18 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 17 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  10. 10 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rice University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% 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 Rice University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.021% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Rice University0.020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rice 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%Rice University13.6% 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 21.4% in 2012.

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Which institutions have research most like Rice University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the research profile closest to Rice University's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.92 Compare
  2. 2 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Energy 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.87 Compare
  4. 4 East China Normal UniversityChina · Both strong in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.87 Compare
  5. 5 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.86 Compare

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