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Washington University in St. Louis

Papers we track 12,006
Since 1980
Most active in Ion Channel Physiology and Calcium Signaling in Cellular Disease

Research trend rank among universities & colleges, by papers, per year

lower coverage before 2010 #1 #188 #376 2000 2010 2020 1990: #79 of 3,008 1991: #86 of 3,031 1992: #104 of 3,166 1993: #88 of 3,289 1994: #92 of 3,337 1995: #161 of 3,392 1996: #78 of 3,595 1997: #129 of 3,703 1998: #107 of 3,859 1999: #124 of 3,955 2000: #217 of 3,900 2001: #189 of 4,102 2002: #204 of 4,164 2003: #197 of 4,323 2004: #178 of 4,665 2005: #195 of 4,710 2006: #149 of 5,032 2007: #224 of 5,305 2008: #214 of 5,467 2009: #167 of 5,935 2010: #120 of 6,334 2011: #149 of 6,458 2012: #150 of 7,182 2013: #195 of 7,754 2014: #218 of 8,266 2015: #220 of 8,866 2016: #266 of 9,405 2017: #275 of 9,395 2018: #276 of 9,706 2019: #251 of 10,088 2020: #201 of 13,162 2021: #183 of 13,508 2022: #324 of 13,412 2023: #278 of 13,620 2024: #327 of 13,798 2025: #376 of 14,588 2026: #265 of 14,238 — year in progress

Each point is this institution's position that year among universities & colleges, by papers, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. #1 is at the top. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

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Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything Washington University in St. Louis publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.