Columbia University in the City of New York (CU)
United States of America (USA)
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
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 Columbia University in the City of New York (CU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) 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
Research outputs by subject area
Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 139 | 28.89 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 85 | 22.09 |
| Zoology | 56 | 21.23 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 50 | 16.18 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 61 | 15.10 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 35 | 14.64 |
| Quantum Physics | 36 | 13.59 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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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 Columbia University in the City of New York (CU).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CU | 142.73 / 118.50 | 261.23 |
| Harvard University | 32.91 / 30.96 | 63.87 |
| New York University (NYU) | 18.10 / 15.92 | 34.02 |
| Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) | 14.27 / 17.67 | 31.94 |
| Stanford University | 14.38 / 17.48 | 31.86 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society | 8.67 / 9.45 | 18.11 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 9.11 / 5.11 | 14.22 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 7.02 / 5.65 | 12.67 |
| University of Toronto (U of T) | 6.38 / 5.85 | 12.23 |
| National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) | 6.34 / 2.72 | 9.06 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Columbia University in the City of New York (CU). 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.
- Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC)
- Assembling Galaxies of Resolved Anatomy (AGORA)
- Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory
- Black Rock Forest Consortium
- Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics
- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York
- Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER)
- Columbia-Bassett Program
- Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Barnard College and Columbia University
- Double Chooz Collaboration
- DØ Collaboration
- Elucidating Loci Involved in Prostate Cancer Susceptibility (ELLIPSE)
- Enzo Collaboration
- Epi4K Consortium
- Genome of the Netherlands Consortium (GoNL)
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International SAE Consortium (iSAEC)
- International Stroke Genetics Consortium (ISGC)
- Laboratory of Populations
- MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) Consortium
- NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
- NYC Pandemic Response Institute
- New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP)
- New York Structural Biology Center (NYSBC)
- NewYork Quality Care
- Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC)
- Northeast Climate Science Center (NE CSC)
- Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium (NESG)
- OCD Collaborative Genetics Association Study (OCGAS)
- PHENIX Collaboration
- Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center (RNC)
- SBND Collaboration
- The AMD Gene Consortium
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission (CRIPT CEIRR)
- The Northeastern Collaborative Access Team (NE-CAT)
- The ZEUS Collaboration
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
- Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS Collaboration)
- West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS)
- Xenon100 Experiment