Boston University (BU)

United States of America (USA)

1 October 2017 - 30 September 2018

Region: Global
Subject/journal group: All

The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for Boston University (BU) published between 1 October 2017 - 30 September 2018 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.

AC FC
491 89.49

Outputs by subject (FC)

Subject AC FC
Chemistry 72 21.15
Earth & Environmental Sciences 47 11.27
Physical Sciences 236 28.04
Life Sciences 188 39.89

Top articles by Altmetric score in current window

Article has an altmetric score of 1542

Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger

The Astrophysical Journal Letters

2017-10-16

Article has an altmetric score of 1486

Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

Nature Communications

2018-05-29

Article has an altmetric score of 1060

Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

Science

2018-06-22

Article has an altmetric score of 1050

Ionic liquids for oral insulin delivery.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2018-07-10

Article has an altmetric score of 1021

Treatment of autosomal dominant hearing loss by in vivo delivery of genome editing agents

Nature

2017-12-20

1 October 2017 - 30 September 2018

International vs. domestic collaboration by FC

  • 57.63% Domestic
  • 42.37% International

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

Top 10 domestic collaborators by FC (490 total)

  • Boston University (BU), United States of America (USA)
  • Domestic institution
  1. Harvard University, United States of America (USA) (78.45)
    13.43
    65.01
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America (USA) (35.48)
    15.01
    20.47
  3. University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical School), United States of America (USA) (11.97)
    6.45
    5.53
  4. Tufts University, United States of America (USA) (9.95)
    5.94
    4.01
  5. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States of America (USA) (7.92)
    3.62
    4.30
  6. University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), United States of America (USA) (7.88)
    3.59
    4.29
  7. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, United States of America (USA) (7.34)
    2.22
    5.12
  8. Partners HealthCare, United States of America (USA) (6.74)
    5.18
    1.56
  9. Stanford University, United States of America (USA) (6.70)
    3.66
    3.03
  10. Johns Hopkins University (JHU), United States of America (USA) (6.07)
    3.43
    2.63

Top 10 international collaborators by FC (1293 total)

  • Boston University (BU), United States of America (USA)
  • Foreign institution
  1. National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy (7.82)
    0.46
    7.35
  2. Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany (7.75)
    5.25
    2.51
  3. University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland (7.53)
    5.45
    2.08
  4. Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin), Germany (6.96)
    5.41
    1.55
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China (6.84)
    3.41
    3.44
  6. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland (6.65)
    1.30
    5.35
  7. Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany (6.50)
    5.25
    1.25
  8. French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France (5.36)
    1.58
    3.78
  9. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany (5.28)
    0.83
    4.45
  10. McGill University, Canada (3.99)
    2.08
    1.91

Note: Collaboration is determined by the fractional count (FC), 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)
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, BU
Department of Pediatrics, 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
Department of Biochemistry, 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 Computational Biomedicine, BU
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management, BU
Section of General Internal Medicine (GIM), 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
Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN), 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 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
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
Photonics Center (BU Photonics Center), BU
Department of Information Systems, BU
RWMC Department of Dermatology, BU
RWMC Department of Surgery, BU
School of Education (SED), 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
Health and Disability Research Institute (HDRI), BU
Slone Epidemiology Center, BU
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, BU

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