What drives Brown University's research
Ask where Brown University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 33,770 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 77 countries.
Its most distinctive research concentrations include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions; Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes; Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.
The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at $856 million across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.1, against a world average of 1.0.
The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, published its first full edition on 15 September 2026. The full results are public.
Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.
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The Collaboration and Funding Blueprint
Your institution's collaboration network, funding evidence and partner opportunities, mapped in one document. Three options, one document, from the team behind the index. Sample Blueprints are open to read.