Question 1

What is Soka University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Soka University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,441 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,855 of 9,585 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,910 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Soka University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Soka University ranks #10,614 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#16,821 all time), and #270 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Soka University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Kiyoko Flora Aoki-Kinoshita, Nobuyuki P. Aoki and Hiroyuki D. Sakai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soka University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Soka University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Soka University is "Symbol Nomenclature for Graphical Representations of Glycans" (Ajit P Varki et al., 2015), with 1,118 citations. Next come "Triboelectric charging of powders: A review" (627) and "Updates to the Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans guidelines" (496).

Question 5

Which research topics does Soka University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Algal biology and biofuel production, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Soka University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Social Networks, Microbial Communities, Nutrient Removal, Altruism, Cooperation, Glycosylation and Cultural Evolution.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Soka University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Soka University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Soka University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.