Boston University (BU)

United States of America (USA)

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Boston University (BU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Boston University (BU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global United States of America (USA)
Overall 169 44
Academic 156 41

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global United States of America (USA)
Applied sciences 241 43
Health sciences 75 34
Natural sciences 302 68
Biological sciences 228 66
Chemistry 460 86
Earth & environmental sciences 419 104
Physical sciences 146 38
Social sciences 57 24

Research

Boston University (BU) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 891 156.38

Overall Count and Share for 'Boston University (BU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 62 24.31
Biological sciences 95 14.50
Chemistry 27 11.77
Earth & environmental sciences 15 3.80
Health sciences 313 67.04
Physical sciences 330 21.79
Social sciences 49 13.17

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Boston University (BU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Clinical Sciences 104 23.28
Astronomical Sciences 199 13.61
Biomedical Engineering 18 8.55
Biological Psychology 12 5.34
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 18 4.27
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology 34 4.22
Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry 9 3.65

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 89 120 121 171 163
Applied sciences 18 12 22 26 0
Health sciences 33 59 58 77 0
Natural sciences 37 44 38 54 0
Biological sciences 11 22 17 16 0
Chemistry 8 6 5 13 11
Earth & environmental sciences 5 5 5 3 0
Physical sciences 12 12 11 22 0
Social sciences 1 4 2 13 0
Nature & Science 2 2 2 1 3

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Boston University (BU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (217 institutions) 28.0%
Domestic (59 institutions) 72.0%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Boston University (BU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Harvard University 21.27 / 68.71 89.98
Boston Medical Center (BMC) 21.20 / 11.64 32.84
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 10.06 / 21.66 31.73
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) 8.04 / 14.50 22.54
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 7.35 / 12.02 19.37
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Top 5 international collaborators with Boston University (BU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Max Planck Society 5.77 / 6.20 11.96
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 2.48 / 6.52 9.00
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 3.88 / 4.06 7.95
Imperial College London (ICL) 2.82 / 4.17 6.98
Northumbria University 2.11 / 2.43 4.54
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Boston University (BU). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.