What drives University of Southern California's research

Ask where University of Southern California's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 61,722 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; Photonic and Optical Devices; Genetic Associations and Epidemiology.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at $1.9 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 3.06, 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.