Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)
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 Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) 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), Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 112 | 32.74 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 45 | 21.25 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 111 | 19.11 |
| Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology | 51 | 13.94 |
| Immunology | 58 | 12.51 |
| Zoology | 37 | 12.26 |
| Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | 27 | 10.94 |
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 Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) 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 | 20.87 / 32.72 | 53.60 |
| University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | 17.77 / 17.46 | 35.22 |
| University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | 11.62 / 18.21 | 29.84 |
| Stanford University | 11.40 / 15.88 | 27.28 |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | 9.93 / 2.95 | 12.89 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto (U of T) | 3.33 / 4.05 | 7.38 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 5.00 / 2.04 | 7.05 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 4.28 / 1.13 | 5.41 |
| University of Gothenburg (GU) | 3.23 / 1.75 | 4.98 |
| Paris Cité University | 3.58 / 0.47 | 4.04 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). 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.
- Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)
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)
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- Center for Clinical Pharmacology
- Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB)
- Center for Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases (CSBID)
- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC)
- Children's Oncology Group (COG)
- Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC)
- Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC)
- Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium
- ENCODE Consortium
- Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project (EPGP)
- GUGC Consortium
- Genetic and Environmental Risk in Alzheimer's Disease (GERAD)
- Genetics of Liver Disease (GOLD) Consortium
- Genome of the Netherlands Consortium (GoNL)
- ImmGen Consortium
- Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International HapMap Project
- International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC)
- Living Earth Collaborative
- Molecular Biology Consortium (MBC)
- Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC)
- NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL)
- NHLBI Grand Opportunity Exome Sequencing Project (ESP)
- NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Mapping Consortium
- Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
- Psychiatric GWAS Consortium (PGC)
- Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC)
- St. Jude Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (SJCEIRR)
- St. Jude-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project
- Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN)
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP)
- The Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission (CRIPT CEIRR)
- The Marmoset Genome Sequencing Consortium
- The QT Interval International GWAS Consortium (QT-IGC)
- Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium
- Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS Collaboration)
- West China-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center