Question 1

What is California Polytechnic State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, California Polytechnic State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,080 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,670 of 6,403 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,985 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture and Media Technology (Architecture is 25.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does California Polytechnic State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

California Polytechnic State University ranks #2,057 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,855 all time), and #390 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at California Polytechnic State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Clinton D. Francis, Andres W. Martinez and Sarah Kozey Keadle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Polytechnic State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from California Polytechnic State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from California Polytechnic State University is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models" (25,784) and "Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation to Use Computers in the Workplace 1" (6,217).

Question 5

Which research topics does California Polytechnic State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Pedagogy and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at California Polytechnic State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Climate Change, STEM Education, Globalization, Sustainability, Assessment Methods, Curriculum Development and Lifelong Learning.

Question 7

Which fields of science does California Polytechnic State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 48% of research at California Polytechnic State University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is California Polytechnic State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.