Boston University (BU)

United States of America (USA)

1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020

Region: Global
Subject/journal group: All

The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for Boston University (BU) published between 1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020 which are tracked by the Nature Index.

Hover over the donut graph to view the FC output for each subject. Below, the same research outputs are grouped by subject. Click on the subject to drill-down into a list of articles organized by journal, and then by title.

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area.

Count Share
548 110.68

Outputs by subject (Share)

Subject Count Share
Life Sciences 256 52.52
Earth & Environmental Sciences 55 16.17
Physical Sciences 232 37.97
Chemistry 67 19.86

1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020

International vs. domestic collaboration by Share

  • 61.23% Domestic
  • 38.77% International

Note: Hover over the graph to view the percentage of collaboration.

Top 10 domestic collaborators by Share (637 total)

  • Boston University (BU), United States of America (USA)
  • Domestic institution
  1. Harvard University, United States of America (USA) (88.94)
    17.21
    71.73
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America (USA) (31.64)
    12.30
    19.34
  3. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States of America (USA) (14.43)
    8.05
    6.39
  4. University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), United States of America (USA) (8.90)
    4.85
    4.06
  5. Johns Hopkins University (JHU), United States of America (USA) (8.02)
    3.46
    4.55
  6. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, United States of America (USA) (7.99)
    2.45
    5.54
  7. Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), United States of America (USA) (7.40)
    2.25
    5.15
  8. University of Pennsylvania (Penn), United States of America (USA) (7.20)
    1.99
    5.21
  9. University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical School), United States of America (USA) (6.63)
    3.21
    3.41
  10. University of Michigan (U-M), United States of America (USA) (6.61)
    3.77
    2.83

Top 10 international collaborators by Share (1935 total)

  • Boston University (BU), United States of America (USA)
  • Foreign institution
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China (7.02)
    3.44
    3.58
  2. National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy (6.68)
    0.46
    6.22
  3. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland (5.96)
    1.23
    4.73
  4. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany (5.60)
    0.89
    4.71
  5. French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France (4.94)
    2.36
    2.58
  6. University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland (4.63)
    3.08
    1.54
  7. Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany (4.18)
    2.95
    1.22
  8. Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin), Germany (3.93)
    3.07
    0.86
  9. University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK) (3.89)
    2.18
    1.72
  10. University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China (3.70)
    1.38
    2.33

Note: Collaboration is determined by the fractional count (Share), which is listed in parentheses.

Boston University (BU)
Bioinformatics Program, BU
Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), BU
Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC), BU
Amyloidosis Center, BU
Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Cancer Center, BU
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, BU
Department of Pediatrics, BU
Genome Science Institute, BU
Hematology and Medical Oncology Section, BU
Renal Section, BU
Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, BU
Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, BU
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, BU
Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), BU
Department of Dermatology, BU
Department of Genetics and Genomics, BU
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Evans Center), BU
Obesity Research Center (ORC), BU
Section of Biomedical Genetics, BU
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, BU
Section of Computational Biomedicine, BU
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management, BU
Section of General Internal Medicine (GIM), BU
Section of Geriatrics, BU
Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, BU
Department of Microbiology, BU
Department of Neurology, BU
Department of Ophthalmology, BU
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (BUMC), BU
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, BU
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, BU
Department of Psychiatry, BU
Department of Radiology, BU
Department of Surgery, BU
Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS), BU
Memory Disorders Research Center (MDRC), BU
Pulmonary Center, BU
Section of Rheumatology/Arthritis Center, BU
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute (WCI), BU
Boston University's Center for Computational Science (BU CCS)
Center for Biodynamics (CBD), BU
Center for Computational Neuroscience and Neural Technology (CompNet), BU
Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE), BU
Center for Memory and Brain (CMB), BU
Center for Molecular Discovery (CMD), BU
Center for Polymer Studies (CPS), BU
Center for Remote Sensing, BU
Center for Research in Sensory Communication and Emerging Neural Technology (CRESCENT), BU
Center for Systems Neuroscience (CSN), BU
Cognitive Rhythms Collaborative (CRC), BU
Center for Space Physics (CSP), BU
Department of Anthropology, BU
Department of Astronomy, BU
Department of Biology, BU
Department of Chemistry, BU
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS), BU
Department of Computer Science, BU
Department of Earth and Environment, BU
Department of Economics, BU
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, BU
Keck Laboratory for Network Physiology, BU
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, BU
Institute for Astrophysical Research (IAR), BU
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (MCBB), BU
Biological Design Center, BU
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), BU
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, BU
Department of Mechanical Engineering, BU
Division of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), BU
Human Systems Neuroscience Laboratory, BU
Neural Systems Laboratory, BU
Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, BU
Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, BU
Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, BU
Graduate Program for Neuroscience (GPN), BU
Hearing Research Center (HRC), BU
Center for Exocrine Disorders, BU
Marine Program, BU
Metropolitan College (MET), BU
Molecular Biophysics Group, BU
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), BU
Neurophotonics Center, BU
Photonics Center (BU Photonics Center), BU
Department of Information Systems, BU
Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, BU
RWMC Department of Dermatology, BU
RWMC Department of Surgery, BU
School of Education (SED), BU
School of Law, BU
Center for Global Health and Development (CGHS), BU
Data Coordinating Center (DCC), BU
Department of Biostatistics, BU
Department of Community Health Sciences, BU
Department of Environmental Health, BU
Department of Epidemiology, BU
Department of Global Health, BU
Department of Health Law, Policy and Management (HLPM), BU
Health and Disability Research Institute (HDRI), BU
Slone Epidemiology Center, BU

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