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Research Collaboration Index · 2026

Northern Illinois University

North America · standing

#917World rank
29.3RCI score
760Collaborating institutions
65Partner countries
5,190Joint works, 5 yr
2.77FWCI

Strongest in Physics & Astronomy, at #383 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

12Influence
2Brokerage
21Reach
18Diversity
20Sustained
63Impact
54International

By subject

Subject standings

World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

Physics & Astronomy#383Energy#551Earth & Planetary Sciences#671Business, Management & Accounting#679Mathematics#719Psychology#735Social Sciences#760Arts & Humanities#820Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology#847Agricultural & Biological Sciences#874Health Professions#963Environmental Science#969Decision Sciences#1,009Neuroscience#1,026Economics, Econometrics & Finance#1,050Engineering#1,058Computer Science#1,074Chemistry#1,097Materials Science#1,098Medicine#1,126

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