Question 1

What is Tufts University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Tufts University stands highest in Health Sciences (#122 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#123 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#286 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Family Practice, Transplantation and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Family Practice is 4.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Tufts University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Tufts University ranks #266 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#218 all time), and #77 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Tufts University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Dariush Mozaffarian, Bess Dawson‐Hughes and Maria Flytzani‐Stephanopoulos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tufts University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Tufts University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Tufts University is "The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)" (John E. Ware, Cathy Donald Sherbourne, 1992), with 30,226 citations. Next come "The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis" (19,994) and "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751).

Question 5

Which research topics does Tufts University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Tufts University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Public Health, Heart Failure, Treatment, Diagnosis and Risk Factors.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Tufts University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Tufts University is in Health Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Social Sciences (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Tufts University's?

Accepted Answer

University of Pennsylvania has the research profile closest to Tufts University's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Veterinary, followed by The University of Sydney and Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris.

Question 9

Is Tufts University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.