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Zhejiang University THE-WUR Profile video
Zhejiang University is a public institution that traces its roots back to 1897. The university is located in Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, about 110 miles southwest of Shanghai. More than 47,000 students attend the university, and around half of them study at the undergraduate level. Zhejiang University comprises seven campuses: the main campus, Zijingang, and the Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zhoushan and Haining campuses. Tuition costs are higher for international students and vary by subject and degree level. University housing is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.The university offers programs in a variety of disciplines, including engineering, the humanities and medicine. In all, students can choose from more than 120 undergraduate programs and well over 300 master's programs. Doctoral programs are also available. The primary language of instruction is Chinese, but Zhejiang University also offers more than a dozen master’s degree programs taught in English. The English-taught master’s offerings include programs in business, China studies and engineering. The university follows a four-term academic calendar. University resources include seven affiliated hospitals and a library that houses more than 6.83 million volumes. Among the laboratory facilities at Zhejiang University are more than a dozen national key labs that focus on different specialty areas, such as the State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, the State Key Lab of Rice Biology and the State Key Lab of Modern Optical Instrumentation.
- Total number of students36,031
- Number of international students6,491
- Total number of academic staff3,302
- Number of international staff585
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded5,510
- Number of master's degrees awarded4,831
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded1,636
- Number of research only staff530
- Number of new undergraduate students5,931
- Number of new master's students5,549
- Number of new doctoral students2,099
- Global score62.9
- Global research reputation#227
- Regional research reputation#32
- Publications#16
- Books#361
- Conferences#6
- Normalized citation impact#714
- Total citations#54
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#54
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#661
- International collaboration#165
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#983
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#84
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#656
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
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No. of students per staff
22%
Percentage of International Students
23 : 77
Student Ratio of Females to Males
33,427
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
197
2012
301
2013
301
2014
301
2015
301
2016
251
2017
201
2018
0
2019
101
2020
0
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Asia University Rankings
2013
45
2014
41
2015
46
2016
25
2017
19
2018
18
2019
14
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World Reputation Rankings
2016
81
2017
51
2018
71
2019
81
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Arts & humanities
2018
101
2019
101
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
126
2019
101
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Engineering & technology
2016
47
2017
67
2018
50
2019
0
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Life sciences
2018
126
2019
0
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Physical sciences
2018
126
2019
126
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Social sciences
2019
101
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Business & Economics
2018
101
2019
53
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Computer Science
2017
49
2018
0
2019
45
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Education
2019
101
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Psychology
2019
251
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Emerging Economies
2014
22
2015
21
2016
8
2017
9
2018
6
2019
3
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#9Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score85.5
- Computer Science global research reputation#76
- Computer Science regional research reputation#17
- Computer Science publications#6
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#116
- Computer Science total citations#10
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#4
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#86
- Computer Science international collaboration#39
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#188
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#12
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#90
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#10Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score79.2
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation#101
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation#12
- Agricultural Sciences publications#11
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact#43
- Agricultural Sciences total citations#8
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#7
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#27
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration#60
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#160
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#12
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#56
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#12Engineering
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- Engineering overall score86.8
- Engineering global research reputation#97
- Engineering regional research reputation#17
- Engineering publications#5
- Engineering normalized citation impact#286
- Engineering total citations#4
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#9
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#368
- Engineering international collaboration#75
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#476
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#15
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#328
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#18Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score80.7
- Materials Science global research reputation#117
- Materials Science regional research reputation#22
- Materials Science publications#8
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#103
- Materials Science total citations#5
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#4
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#100
- Materials Science international collaboration#22
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#363
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#11
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#95
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#20Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score82.5
- Chemistry global research reputation#98
- Chemistry regional research reputation#28
- Chemistry publications#1
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#229
- Chemistry total citations#3
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#7
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#249
- Chemistry international collaboration#169
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#820
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#7
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#157
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#52Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score62.4
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#217
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#24
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#10
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#144
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#14
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#17
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#146
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#21
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#226
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#78
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#189
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#74Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score69.6
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#27
- Plant and Animal Science publications#45
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#128
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#34
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#39
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#153
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#30
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#353
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#70
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#219
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#109Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score61.9
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#11
- Environment/Ecology publications#24
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#263
- Environment/Ecology total citations#50
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#68
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#296
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#41
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#338
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#110
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#280
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#116Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score53.5
- Mathematics global research reputation#276
- Mathematics regional research reputation#31
- Mathematics publications#19
- Mathematics normalized citation impact#316
- Mathematics total citations#77
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#60
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#262
- Mathematics international collaboration#22
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#293
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#141
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#249
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#145Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score38.4
- Microbiology global research reputation#127
- Microbiology regional research reputation#21
- Microbiology publications#21
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#228
- Microbiology total citations#75
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#127
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#227
- Microbiology international collaboration#170
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#260
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#164
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#229
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#147Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score46.7
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#409
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#39
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#15
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#406
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#50
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#52
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#377
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#123
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#490
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#171
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#440
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#150Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score32.1
- Economics and Business global research reputation#168
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#19
- Economics and Business publications#140
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#194
- Economics and Business total citations#175
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#201
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#214
- Economics and Business international collaboration#126
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#90
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#121
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#123
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#156Physics
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- Physics overall score67.0
- Physics global research reputation#282
- Physics regional research reputation#22
- Physics publications#22
- Physics normalized citation impact#563
- Physics total citations#123
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#118
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#561
- Physics international collaboration#99
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#650
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#205
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#569
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#174Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score42.3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#381
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#102
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#110
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#370
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#29
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#349
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#176
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#347
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#184Immunology
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- Immunology overall score22.4
- Immunology global research reputation#146
- Immunology regional research reputation#23
- Immunology publications#115
- Immunology normalized citation impact#115
- Immunology total citations#114
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#143
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#170
- Immunology international collaboration#216
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#219
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#160
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#174
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#235Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score32.5
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#29
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#149
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#345
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#198
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#248
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#367
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#70
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#283
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#222
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#300
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#238Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score40.3
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#305
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#43
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#325
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#216
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#295
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#293
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#237
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#215
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#54
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#233
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#176
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#288Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score51.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#638
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#76
- Clinical Medicine publications#82
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#627
- Clinical Medicine total citations#165
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#204
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#731
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#471
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#764
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#265
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#701
