Question 1

What is Yale University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Yale University stands highest in Social Sciences (#14 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#18 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#16 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Behavioral Neuroscience, Internal Medicine and Transplantation (Behavioral Neuroscience is 3.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Yale University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Yale University ranks #26 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#17 all time), and #10 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Yale University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Menachem Elimelech, Walter Jetz and Ari Helenius lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yale University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Yale University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Yale University is "Meta-analysis in clinical trials" (Rebecca DerSimonian, Nan M. Laird, 1986), with 40,073 citations. Next come "A global reference for human genetic variation" (20,444) and "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751).

Question 5

Which research topics does Yale University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Yale University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Yale University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Yale University is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Yale University's?

Accepted Answer

Washington University in St. Louis has the research profile closest to Yale University's (similarity 0.94 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Vanderbilt University and Duke University.

Question 9

Is Yale University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.