What drives Purdue University West Lafayette's research

Ask where Purdue University West Lafayette's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 76,420 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena; Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Seismic Waves and Analysis.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.51, 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.

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