Department Strength

Compare universities within a research field using public funding, faculty influence, citations, and rising-star concentration. Funding is a background signal, not a guarantee that a department or lab is recruiting.

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Surfaces, Coatings and Films departments sorted by funding
#InstitutionProfsAvg hCitationsFundingRising
Northwestern UniversityInsufficient sample174.022,429$600K–$700K0%

Public funding totals are shown as ranges unless your account has access to exact matched NSF/NIH amounts. These records exclude startup and other non-NSF/NIH funding.