What drives Washington University in St. Louis's research

Ask where Washington University in St. Louis's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 68,350 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research; Immune Cell Function and Interaction; Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.3, 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.