Southern Methodist University: #280 in the world for Physics & Astronomy collaboration

Southern Methodist University stands at #280 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Physics & Astronomy 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: 469 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 358 collaborating institutions across 43 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 7.87.

Southern Methodist University holds None standing overall, at #738 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.