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RIKEN vs Westlake University

On research quality in 2022-now, Westlake University ranks #279 in the world and RIKEN #306, of 22,385 institutions. RIKEN stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, Westlake University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.88very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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RIKEN

Japan · Wako

World rank, 2022-now
#306
#245 all time
Works, 2022-now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
11.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Computational Mathematics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Westlake University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022-now
#279
#290 all time
Works, 2022-now
3.1k
fractional
Top-10% rate
18.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Structural Biology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Westlake University leads on 6 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, open access, international co-authorship and growth. RIKEN leads on 2 of 8 measures: output and citations per work.

RIKEN 26 Westlake University
  1. #306Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#279
  2. 1.16×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.50×
  3. 5.3kOutputfractional works, 2022-now3.1k
  4. 11.5%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited18.9%
  5. 33.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work17.9
  6. 43%Open accessof its works free to read, all time49%
  7. 26%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time31%
  8. -10%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+344%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

RIKEN stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, Westlake University in 7. Westlake University leads most in Environmental Science (#194 against #802); RIKEN leads most in Physics and Astronomy (#48 against #301). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

RIKEN 67 Westlake University
  1. #331Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #162Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#93
  3. #184Chemistry#106
  4. #188Computer Science#191
  5. -Energy#83
  6. #385Engineering#148
  7. #802Environmental Science#194
  8. #191Immunology and Microbiology-
  9. #177Materials Science#70
  10. #175Mathematics-
  11. #394Medicine#287
  12. #136Neuroscience#281
  13. #48Physics and Astronomy#301

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field RIKEN rankWestlake University rank RIKEN top 10%Westlake University top 10% RIKEN worksWestlake University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #331 - 12.8% - 152 -
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #162 #93 10.2% 19.1% 766 372
Chemistry #184 #106 11.1% 24.0% 185 158
Computer Science #188 #191 12.0% 20.4% 525 284
Energy - #83 - 25.2% - 62
Engineering #385 #148 10.4% 18.6% 571 648
Environmental Science #802 #194 8.5% 23.6% 94 108
Immunology and Microbiology #191 - 13.0% - 73 -
Materials Science #177 #70 8.5% 18.1% 372 234
Mathematics #175 - 13.0% - 92 -
Medicine #394 #287 14.5% 21.2% 418 264
Neuroscience #136 #281 11.4% 15.5% 216 66
Physics and Astronomy #48 #301 12.3% 15.6% 899 161

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Psychology0.5× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.6× 0.2×
  3. Physics and Astronomy8.4× 2.9×
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  5. Neuroscience2.9× 1.6×
  6. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  7. Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  8. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  9. Nursing0.5× 0.3×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 0.7×
  11. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  12. Mathematics1.7× 1.4×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1× 2.8×
  14. Computer Science1.4× 1.4×
  15. Decision Sciences0.5× 0.5×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology1.6× 1.6×
  17. Materials Science2.3× 2.5×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.1× 1.3×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.2×
  20. Medicine0.5× 0.6×
  21. Chemistry2.6× 3.7×
  22. Engineering0.8× 1.6×
  23. Environmental Science0.4× 0.8×
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.1×
  25. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.9×
  26. Energy0.7× 2.4×
RIKENWestlake University

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where RIKEN leans further are at the top, Westlake University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

RIKEN

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning237▲ 1.30×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning226▲ 1.28×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks121▲ 1.48×33 topics
  4. Entanglement117▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.32×60 topics
  6. Nanoparticles114▲ 1.71×41 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications113▲ 1.80×35 topics
  8. Superconductivity111▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Gene Expression100▲ 3.0×20 topics
  10. Molecular Dynamics98▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Spintronics88▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Biosensors84▲ 3.2×12 topics
  13. Electronic Structure81▲ 8.5×8 topics
  14. Quantum Information74▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Topological Order73▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Tomography72▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Renormalization Group68▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Electronic Structure Calculations64▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Quantum Simulation61▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Quantum Computing61▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Nucleosynthesis58▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Topological Insulators57▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Superconducting Circuits56▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Spectroscopy55▲ 6.2×10 topics
  25. Lattice QCD54▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Quantum53▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Computation52▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Cryptography52▲ 8.2×2 topics
  29. Metrology51▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Photon51▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Nonlinear Optics50▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Spin Dynamics49▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cuprate Superconductors48▲ 27×1 topic
  34. High-Temperature Superconductivity48▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Electron Spin48▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Quantum Dots48▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Transcription Factors47▲ 6.9×5 topics
  38. Small-Angle Scattering46▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Quantum Spin Hall Effect46▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Superconductors46▲ 25×1 topic

Westlake University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning162▲ 1.53×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning122▲ 1.19×71 topics
  3. Neural Networks111▲ 2.3×34 topics
  4. Biosensors87▲ 5.8×12 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications85▲ 2.3×32 topics
  6. Nanomaterials85▲ 2.6×18 topics
  7. Cancer82▲ 1.98×48 topics
  8. Inflammation74◆ 1.12×77 topics
  9. Nanoparticles68▲ 1.76×35 topics
  10. Catalysis65▲ 3.2×27 topics
  11. Electrocatalysis56▲ 6.4×5 topics
  12. Gene Expression52▲ 2.7×20 topics
  13. Graphene52▲ 2.5×10 topics
  14. Nanocomposites52▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Energy Storage48▲ 2.4×10 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks46▲ 3.5×6 topics
  17. Water Splitting44▲ 3.9×4 topics
  18. Self-Assembly42▲ 4.2×12 topics
  19. Energy Conversion42▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. Catalysts41▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Cathode Materials41▲ 3.4×3 topics
  22. Optical Modulators40▲ 9.1×3 topics
  23. Molecular Dynamics38▲ 7.0×6 topics
  24. Hydrogels36▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Transition Metal Catalysis36▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Electronic Structure35▲ 6.3×8 topics
  27. Stability34▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Nanocrystals33▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Neuromorphic Computing33▲ 9.2×2 topics
  30. Integrated Circuits32▲ 7.1×3 topics
  31. Microcavities31▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions29▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Silicon Photonics29▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Superconductivity29▲ 5.5×9 topics
  35. Raman Lasers29▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Fuel Cells29▲ 6.0×2 topics
  37. Nanophotonic Waveguides29▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Whispering Gallery Mode29▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Transition Metal Complexes28▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Optical Fiber27▲ 8.4×3 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

RIKEN has out-published Westlake University every year since 1990.

still counting5001k1.5kRIKEN1,144 in 2025Westlake University841 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%RIKEN0.019% in 2025Westlake University0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%30%Westlake University18.9% in 2025RIKEN10.6% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, RIKEN or Westlake University?

RIKEN publishes 1.7× as much research as Westlake University in 2022-now (5.3k against 3.1k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, RIKEN or Westlake University?

18.9% of Westlake University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 11.5% for RIKEN.

Is RIKEN or Westlake University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +344% against 2018-21 for Westlake University, and -10% for RIKEN.

Which has more open access research, RIKEN or Westlake University?

49% of Westlake University's research is free to read, against 43% of RIKEN's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

RIKEN

  1. 1 Zhaomin Hou #41,242 worldwide 25k citations · 850 works
  2. 2 M. Ishihara #45,510 worldwide 19k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 Yasutomo Segawa #56,390 worldwide 28k citations · 576 works
  4. 4 Masayoshi Nishiura #64,753 worldwide 12k citations · 281 works
  5. 5 Koji Takio #76,650 worldwide 26k citations · 238 works

Westlake University

  1. 1 Yuxi Xu #14,267 worldwide 31k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 Feng Ju #17,508 worldwide 9.7k citations · 156 works
  3. 3 Tiannan Guo #27,470 worldwide 11k citations · 353 works
  4. 4 Yizhou Zhu #27,472 worldwide 11k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Yuzhong Zhang #32,041 worldwide 8.6k citations · 225 works