What drives Western University's research

Ask where Western University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 44,153 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 79 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Astro and Planetary Science; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.97, 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.