What drives University of Michigan's research

Ask where University of Michigan's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 551,952 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 81 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Astro and Planetary Science; Nuclear Physics and Applications.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at $3.9 billion across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.12, 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.