Question 1

What is Rikkyo University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Rikkyo University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,677 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,236 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#583 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 10.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Rikkyo University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Rikkyo University ranks #2,323 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,143 all time), and #43 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Rikkyo University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, J. Murata, Tatsuya Nakata and Gene Thompson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rikkyo University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Rikkyo University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Rikkyo University is "Photochromism of Diarylethene Molecules and Crystals: Memories, Switches, and Actuators" (Masahiro Irie, Tuyoshi Fukaminato, Kenji Matsuda et al., 2014), with 2,735 citations. Next come "Solitons and Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras" (1,476) and "How to factor-analyze your data right: do’s, don’ts, and how-to’s." (1,430).

Question 5

Which research topics does Rikkyo University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Japanese History and Culture and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Rikkyo University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, History, Supernovae, Society, String Theory and Language Teaching.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Rikkyo University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Rikkyo University is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Physics and Astronomy (12%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Rikkyo University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.