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Rissho University

In research, Rissho University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,591 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,491
of 28,054 · #16,446 all time
Rank in Japan
#355
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Rissho University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,591 of 10,521 20.2%68 #9652

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rissho University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.57× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.84× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.21× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rissho University?

Ranked on the composite score, Naohiro Hayashibara, Ryojun Mitomo and Ailixier Aikebaier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rissho University.

  1. 1 Naohiro Hayashibara · #220,679 worldwide 119 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Ryojun Mitomo · #456,630 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ailixier Aikebaier · #529,900 worldwide 149 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Tomoya Enokido · #636,154 worldwide 357 citations · 172 works
  5. 5 Shigeo Suzuki · #687,151 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Osamu Niikura · #704,216 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Hiroki Kataoka · #784,152 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Kairyu Shimizu · #795,405 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Dilawaer Duolikun · #868,467 worldwide 99 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Hiroshi Kadomura · #890,615 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Rissho University

Which keywords describe research at Rissho University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Systems, Fog Computing, IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks, Power Consumption, Server Selection Algorithms, Resource Management and Content Delivery.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 2.1×23 topics
  2. Distributed Systems6▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Fog Computing6▲ 35×2 topics
  4. Mental Health5▲ 2.6×17 topics
  5. IoT5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 1.87×13 topics
  7. Economic Growth5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  9. Power Consumption4▲ 3403×1 topic
  10. Resource Management4▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Server Selection Algorithms4▲ 3403×1 topic
  12. Content Delivery4▲ 79×2 topics
  13. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Innovation4▲ 2.5×5 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 4.9×3 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  17. Wireless Networks4▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Caching4▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Cloud Computing4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  20. Information-Centric Networking4▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Culture3▲ 4.6×2 topics
  22. Modernization3▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Identity3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  24. Security3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Social Support3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Resilience3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Virtualization3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Gender3▲ 3.8×3 topics
  29. Adolescent Development3▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Data Centers3▲ 33×1 topic
  31. MapReduce3▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Language Teaching2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  33. Trust2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Personality Traits2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Emotion2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  36. Japan2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Society2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Pragmatics2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Gender Identity2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Reputation2▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Rissho University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy Efficiency in Computing, Caching and Content Delivery, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Japanese History and Culture.

Energy Efficiency in Computing: 4 fractional worksCaching and Content Delivery: 4 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…3Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…2Japanese History and Culture: 2 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 2 fractional worksAccess Control and Trust: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 2 fractional worksLocal Government Finance and Decentralization: 2 fractional worksBehavioral Health and Interventions: 1 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsCultural Studies4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Energy Efficiency in Computing Hardware and Architecture 4 works
  2. 2 Caching and Content Delivery Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Access Control and Trust Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rissho University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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