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2026-08-29 · Research focus · Baylor College of Medicine · United States

What drives Baylor College of Medicine's research

Ask where Baylor College of Medicine's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 42,861 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 79 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Congenital Heart Disease Studies; RNA modifications and cancer; Virus-based gene therapy research.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at $2.0 billion across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.9, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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