Question 1

What is Westlake University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Westlake University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#195 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#129 of 6,403 worldwide) and Engineering (#148 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Condensed Matter Physics is 6.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Westlake University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Westlake University ranks #279 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#290 all time), and #60 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Westlake University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Yuxi Xu, Feng Ju and Tiannan Guo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westlake University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Westlake University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Westlake University is "Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2" (Renhong Yan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yaning Li et al., 2020), with 5,612 citations. Next come "Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia" (2,894) and "A Survey on Evaluation of Large Language Models" (2,791).

Question 5

Which research topics does Westlake University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Westlake University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Electrocatalysis, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning and Catalysis.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Westlake University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Westlake University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Westlake University's?

Accepted Answer

Pohang University of Science and Technology has the research profile closest to Westlake University's (similarity 0.93 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Physics and Astronomy, followed by Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Southern University of Science and Technology.

Question 9

Is Westlake University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 344% higher than in 2018-2021.