Question 1

What is Washington State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Washington State University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#166 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#448 of 6,403 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#758 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Environmental Chemistry (Oceanography is 15.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Washington State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Washington State University ranks #650 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#504 all time), and #163 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Washington State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Yuehe Lin, Doğan Gürsoy and Susmita Bose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Washington State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Washington State University is "Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method" (Kenneth J. Livak, Thomas D. Schmittgen, 2001), with 184,956 citations. Next come "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (14,545) and "UMAP: Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection" (10,200).

Question 5

Which research topics does Washington State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Washington State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Geodetic Measurements, Sea Level Rise, GRACE, groundwater depletion and Ionosphere.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Washington State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Washington State University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (12%), Medicine (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Washington State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.