Question 1

What is Shiga University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Shiga University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,759 of 9,585 worldwide), Medicine (#5,241 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,322 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation and Aerospace Engineering (Transportation is 26.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Shiga University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shiga University ranks #5,214 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#12,573 all time), and #116 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shiga University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Xiaokang Zhou, Kosuke Takemura and Shohei Shimizu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shiga University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Shiga University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Shiga University is "HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes" (Silvia Giuliana Priori, Arthur A.M. Wilde, Minoru Horie et al., 2013), with 1,947 citations. Next come "Histochemical mapping of nitric oxide synthase in the rat brain" (1,869) and "World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions" (1,208).

Question 5

Which research topics does Shiga University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Urban and spatial planning.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shiga University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Social Influence, Literature, History, Modernization, Ethnicity, Philosophy and Science.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shiga University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Shiga University is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Shiga University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 94% higher than in 2018-2021.