What drives University of Akron's research

Ask where University of Akron's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 3,643 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 55 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Polymer crystallization and properties; Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties; Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.18, 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.