Question 1

What is RWTH Aachen University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, RWTH Aachen University stands highest in Management Information Systems (#2 of 197 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#112 of 10,670 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#207 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Structural Biology is 7.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does RWTH Aachen University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

RWTH Aachen University ranks #191 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#113 all time), and #18 of 795 in Germany.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at RWTH Aachen University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, V. Kumar, Daniel R. Williams and P. Van Mulders lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RWTH Aachen University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from RWTH Aachen University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from RWTH Aachen University is "Trimmomatic: a flexible trimmer for Illumina sequence data" (Anthony Bolger, Marc Lohse, Björn Usadel, 2014), with 71,819 citations. Next come "Planck 2018 results" (14,737) and "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (11,535).

Question 5

Which research topics does RWTH Aachen University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at RWTH Aachen University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Deep Learning and Energy Efficiency.

Question 7

Which fields of science does RWTH Aachen University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 63% of research at RWTH Aachen University is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like RWTH Aachen University's?

Accepted Answer

Xi'an Jiaotong University has the research profile closest to RWTH Aachen University's (similarity 0.87 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Chemical Engineering, followed by Tsinghua University and ShanghaiTech University.

Question 9

Is RWTH Aachen University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.