Northeastern University: #217 in the world for Engineering collaboration

Northeastern University stands at #217 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Engineering collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 18,568 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 601 collaborating institutions across 54 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 2.59.

Northeastern University holds None standing overall, at #743 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.