Research Collaboration Index · 2026
Europe · Platinum standing
Strongest in Arts & Humanities, at #2 in the world.
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Collaboration and Funding Blueprint
A decision document for research leadership and partnership offices: the universities to partner with next, the field that justifies each one, and the route that would fund it, read across all 1,195 ranked universities. It cannot move a position: the index is free, public and closed to money.
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Katrien Keune, Professor of Molecular Spectroscopy at the University of Amsterdam and Head of Science at the Rijksmuseum, co-led the multi-institution study that detected rare lead(II) formate in Rembrandt's Night Watch, mapping its distribution from macro to micro scale and deepening scientific understanding of how Old Master paintings age and degrade.
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