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Stony Brook University

In research, Stony Brook University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#247 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#346 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#313 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 8.9× its share of world research).

stonybrook.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#273
of 22,385 · #230 all time
Rank in United States
#78
of 3,332
Research works
59k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1M
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Stony Brook University

What is Stony Brook 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 #247 of 10,670 12.0%3,085 #198
Health SciencesDomain #346 of 9,902 10.2%1,720 #312
MedicineField #313 of 8,541 10.1%1,541 #285
Social SciencesDomain #387 of 9,585 11.7%1,177 #317
EngineeringField #288 of 5,901 10.4%740 #339
Computer ScienceField #229 of 4,417 11.5%782 #217
Life SciencesDomain #399 of 6,403 9.4%767 #291
Physics and AstronomyField #103 of 1,417 13.5%559 #111
Social SciencesField #515 of 5,988 11.0%497 #364
MathematicsField #94 of 1,051 16.0%162 #48

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stony Brook 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#198 #247
  2. Health Sciences#312 #346
  3. Medicine#285 #313
  4. Social Sciences#317 #387
  5. Engineering#339 #288
  6. Computer Science#217 #229
  7. Life Sciences#291 #399
  8. Physics and Astronomy#111 #103
  9. Social Sciences#364 #515
  10. Mathematics#48 #94
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 Stony Brook University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Stony Brook University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Computer Science (11%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 3,458 fractional works · 45.3% of its workComputer Science: 871 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 371 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 173 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 815 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 270 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 149 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 643 fractional works · 8.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 214 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 154 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 154 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 362 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 240 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 209 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 136 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 181 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 83 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,965 fractional works · 25.7% of its workMedicine: 1,767 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSurgery: 245 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 150 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 126 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 123 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 142 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,332 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 562 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 210 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 343 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 213 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 89 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 881 fractional works · 11.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 508 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 303 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 212 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStony BrookUniversity7,636fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences17%

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. Computer Science87111.4%
    2. Engineering81510.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy6438.4%
    4. Environmental Science3624.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2403.1%
    6. Materials Science2092.7%
    7. Mathematics1812.4%
    8. Chemistry831.1%
    9. Energy300.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering250.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,96525.7%
    1. Medicine1,76723.1%
    2. Health Professions1421.9%
    3. Dentistry280.4%
    4. Nursing240.3%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
  3. Social Sciences1,33217.4%
    1. Social Sciences5627.4%
    2. Psychology3434.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities2132.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance891.2%
    5. Decision Sciences650.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting610.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5086.7%
    2. Neuroscience2122.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology781.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences720.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Stony Brook University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 214.2 works8.9×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 66.3 works5.3×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 154.4 works3.9×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 643.2 works3.8×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 61.0 works3.7×
  6. OceanographySubfield · 66.1 works3.1×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 508 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 212 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 83 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 872 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 240 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 815 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 362 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 209 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 181 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.79× its world share, 643 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 142 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 1,767 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 213 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 89 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 343 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 562 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.79×643 works
  2. Mathematics2.02×181 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.00×240 works
  4. Neuroscience1.71×212 works
  5. Computer Science1.47×872 works
  6. Psychology1.47×343 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×508 works
  8. Medicine1.20×1,767 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×78 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.96×213 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.95×25 works
  12. Environmental Science0.95×362 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.88×65 works
  14. Materials Science0.78×209 works
  15. Dentistry0.77×28 works
  16. Engineering0.71×815 works
  17. Health Professions0.71×142 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×83 works
  19. Nursing0.64×24 works
  20. Social Sciences0.58×562 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×89 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×12 works
  23. Energy0.42×30 works
  24. Veterinary0.30×3 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×61 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×72 works

Who are the top researchers at Stony Brook University?

Ranked on the quality score, John Milnor, M. Issah and R. Lacey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stony Brook University.

  1. 1 John Milnor United States · #2,277 worldwide 34k citations · 265 works
  2. 2 M. Issah United States · #3,967 worldwide 28k citations · 254 works
  3. 3 R. Lacey United States · #8,126 worldwide 21k citations · 172 works
  4. 4 Lauren E. Hale United States · #13,345 worldwide 24k citations · 1,110 works
  5. 5 Stuart McLaughlin United States · #13,958 worldwide 17k citations · 148 works
  6. 6 C. Yanagisawa United States · #14,798 worldwide 28k citations · 144 works
  7. 7 Rouven Essig United States · #15,521 worldwide 16k citations · 204 works
  8. 8 Arthur P. Aron United States · #17,318 worldwide 31k citations · 237 works
  9. 9 Evelyn J. Bromet United States · #18,205 worldwide 62k citations · 595 works
  10. 10 Stanley Jay Feldman United States · #18,275 worldwide 16k citations · 108 works
All ranked researchers at Stony Brook University

What are the most cited papers from Stony Brook University?

The most cited paper from Stony Brook University is "A global reference for human genetic variation" (Corresponding authors et al., 2015), with 20,444 citations. Next come "Salmon provides fast and bias-aware quantification of transcript expression" (14,211) and "ff14SB: Improving the Accuracy of Protein Side Chain and Backbone Parameters from ff99SB" (11,534).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
2 Salmon provides fast and bias-aware quantification of transcript expression Rob Patro, Geet Duggal, Michael I. Love et al. · Nature Methods Open access 6 Mar 2017 14,211
3 ff14SB: Improving the Accuracy of Protein Side Chain and Backbone Parameters from ff99SB James Maier, Carmenza Martinez, Koushik Kasavajhala et al. · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Open access 7 Jul 2015 11,534
4 Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access2,932 authors 14 Aug 2012 10,856
5 The Amber biomolecular simulation programs David Andrew Case, Thomas E. Cheatham, Tom Darden et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry Open access 30 Sep 2005 9,778
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stony Brook University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Lattice QCD, Neural Networks, Dark Matter, Climate Change and Renormalization Group.

▲ 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 Learning373▲ 1.42×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology334◆ 1.10×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning299▲ 1.18×79 topics
  4. Climate Change214◆ 1.03×86 topics
  5. Neural Networks181▲ 1.53×37 topics
  6. Inflammation153◆ 0.94×82 topics
  7. Cancer120▲ 1.17×51 topics
  8. Mental Health116◆ 1.06×39 topics
  9. Treatment116▲ 1.25×49 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress111◆ 0.89×57 topics
  11. Risk Factors106▲ 1.27×36 topics
  12. Diagnosis96▲ 1.35×41 topics
  13. Depression92▲ 1.37×23 topics
  14. Lattice QCD91▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks80▲ 1.44×14 topics
  16. Guidelines75▲ 2.1×13 topics
  17. Dark Matter71▲ 8.0×4 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation66▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Entanglement65▲ 5.6×4 topics
  20. Quantum Information61▲ 6.9×3 topics
  21. Renormalization Group60▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Particle Physics59▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Higgs Boson48▲ 13×1 topic
  24. High-Energy Collider48▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Tomography47▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Hydrodynamics47▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Electron Acceleration46▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. QCD46▲ 18×1 topic
  29. charmonium46▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Heavy-Ion Collisions44▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Quark-Gluon Plasma44▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Black Holes44▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Methane Oxidation43▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Anaerobic43▲ 8.8×1 topic
  35. Gas Hydrates43▲ 8.8×1 topic
  36. Quantum Simulation43▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Solar Wind42▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Ionosphere41▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Magnetosphere41▲ 9.8×1 topic
  40. Quantum Gravity37▲ 5.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Stony Brook University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Particle physics theoret…48Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 48 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…46Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 46 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…44High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 44 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…43Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 43 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 41 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 31 fractional worksQuantum Information and …30Quantum Information and Cryptography: 30 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 28 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 25 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis24Seismic Waves and Analysis: 24 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsEnvironmental ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 48 works
  2. 2 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 46 works
  3. 3 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 44 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 43 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 31 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 30 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 28 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 24 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stony Brook University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Stony Brook University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.030% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Stony Brook University0.027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stony Brook 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Stony Brook University9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2011.

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Which institutions have research most like Stony Brook University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of California, Los Angeles has the research profile closest to Stony Brook University's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.82 Compare
  2. 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Mathematics 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 University of California San DiegoUnited States · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Neuroscience, Physics and Astronomy 0.78 Compare
  4. 4 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.78 Compare
  5. 5 University of California, IrvineUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Mathematics 0.76 Compare

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