University of Maryland, College Park: #20 in the world for Physics & Astronomy collaboration

University of Maryland, College Park stands at #20 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: 4,769 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 786 collaborating institutions across 68 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 4.95.

University of Maryland, College Park holds Platinum standing overall, at #87 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.