Rice University: #68 in the world for Materials Science collaboration

Rice University stands at #68 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Materials Science 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: 1,042 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 455 collaborating institutions across 47 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 2.07.

Rice University holds Silver standing overall, at #347 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.