Ruhr University Bochum: #75 in the world for Physics & Astronomy collaboration
Ruhr University Bochum stands at #75 of 1,164 universities worldwide on the Physics & Astronomy collaboration index, the strongest of its 23 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.
The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 1,699 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 611 collaborating institutions across 59 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 4.22.
Ruhr University Bochum holds Silver standing overall, at #328 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.
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