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Tufts University

In research, Tufts University stands highest in Health Sciences (#228 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#288 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#326 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Veterinary and Small Animals — Orthodontics is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#514
of 28,054 · #242 all time
Rank in United States
#103
of 4,192
Research works
48k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
2M
41.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Tufts University 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
Health SciencesDomain #228 of 11,982 20.4%1,992 #90
MedicineField #288 of 10,443 19.1%1,565 #112
Life SciencesDomain #326 of 7,800 25.0%914 #106
Social SciencesDomain #595 of 10,521 23.6%1,248 #247
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #49 of 828 24.4%208 #55
Health ProfessionsField #139 of 1,928 23.7%235 #40
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #288 of 3,579 23.5%462 #118
Social SciencesField #530 of 6,365 24.6%659 #261
Physical SciencesDomain #1,075 of 12,888 16.0%1,323 #599
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #129 of 916 25.0%155 #121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tufts 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 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. Health Sciences#90 #228
  2. Medicine#112 #288
  3. Life Sciences#106 #326
  4. Social Sciences#247 #595
  5. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#55 #49
  6. Health Professions#40 #139
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#118 #288
  8. Social Sciences#261 #530
  9. Physical Sciences#599 #1,075
  10. General Health Professions#121 #129
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.

What does Tufts University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 31.5 works5.1×
  2. VeterinaryField · 37.0 works5.0×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 31.8 works4.7×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 24.0 works4.2×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 133 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 462 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 195 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 279 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 435 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 182 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 148 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.59× its world share, 95 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 1,565 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 59 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.97× its world share, 37 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 146 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 125 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 226 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 660 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tufts University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dariush Mozaffarian, Daniel C. Dennett and Bess Dawson‐Hughes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tufts University.

  1. 1 Dariush Mozaffarian United States · #186 worldwide 5.2k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Daniel C. Dennett United States · #1,701 worldwide 1.3k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Bess Dawson‐Hughes United States · #2,861 worldwide 1.1k citations · 90 works
  4. 4 John B. Wong United States · #4,179 worldwide 1.2k citations · 97 works
  5. 5 Alice H. Lichtenstein United States · #4,446 worldwide 1.6k citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Alexander Vilenkin United States · #5,474 worldwide 2k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Norman Daniels United States · #6,809 worldwide 548 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Sherwood L. Gorbach United States · #7,129 worldwide 752 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Robert J.K Jacob United States · #8,788 worldwide 746 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Louis Weinstein United States · #11,685 worldwide 543 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at Tufts University

Which keywords describe research at Tufts University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Mental Health, Obesity and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology384▲ 1.77×129 topics
  2. Inflammation212▲ 1.86×81 topics
  3. Public Health181▲ 2.3×55 topics
  4. Climate Change140◆ 0.95×85 topics
  5. Globalization128▲ 1.19×75 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease125▲ 2.0×37 topics
  7. Mental Health123▲ 1.53×39 topics
  8. Quality of Life114▲ 1.44×53 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress113▲ 1.26×58 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome111▲ 2.5×23 topics
  11. Machine Learning110▼ 0.62×70 topics
  12. Treatment95▲ 1.43×50 topics
  13. Obesity92▲ 2.2×24 topics
  14. Cancer88▲ 1.20×50 topics
  15. Risk Factors86▲ 1.43×36 topics
  16. Depression78▲ 1.63×24 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering74▲ 2.2×12 topics
  18. Diagnosis71▲ 1.40×41 topics
  19. Clinical Trials71▲ 1.93×18 topics
  20. Health Effects68▲ 2.1×21 topics
  21. Mortality62▲ 1.95×13 topics
  22. Pathogenesis55▲ 1.98×24 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders55▲ 1.76×19 topics
  24. Primary Care48▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Child Development47▲ 2.1×8 topics
  26. Health Outcomes47▲ 3.1×8 topics
  27. Social Determinants47▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Chronic Disease45▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease42▲ 3.1×4 topics
  30. Neurobiology40▲ 2.9×10 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine40▲ 2.9×6 topics
  32. Chronic Diseases39▲ 2.8×8 topics
  33. Biomaterials39▲ 3.1×7 topics
  34. Food Insecurity35▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Dietary Patterns32▲ 9.5×1 topic
  36. Mediterranean Diet32▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Assessment Methods31▲ 5.2×3 topics
  38. Household Food Security30▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Nutritional Consequences30▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Engineering Education30▲ 6.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Tufts University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutritional Studies and Diet, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Nutritional Studies and …32Nutritional Studies and Diet: 32 fractional worksFood Security and Health…30Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 30 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 21 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 21 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials and applications: 19 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 18 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 18 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…17Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 17 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 17 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 17 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsNutrition and DieteticsBiomaterials5 others

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

  1. 1 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 30 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 21 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  5. 5 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 19 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 18 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 17 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 17 works
  10. 10 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 17 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tufts University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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