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Sophia University

In research, Sophia University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,119 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,721 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,494 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,790
of 28,054 · #2,756 all time
Rank in Japan
#141
of 1,070
Research works
8.7k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Sophia 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,119 of 12,888 6.8%449 #2078
Social SciencesDomain #3,721 of 10,521 13.1%383 #2744
Social SciencesField #3,494 of 6,365 13.5%203 #2868
Health SciencesDomain #8,307 of 11,982 5.4%66 #8984
EngineeringField #5,095 of 6,636 4.5%165 #2292
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,060 of 2,578 11.7%68 #1868
Life SciencesDomain #6,744 of 7,800 8.4%85 #7395
Computer ScienceField #4,504 of 4,667 5.8%72 #4017

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sophia 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,078 #4,119
  2. Social Sciences#2,744 #3,721
  3. Social Sciences#2,868 #3,494
  4. Health Sciences#8,984 #8,307
  5. Engineering#2,292 #5,095
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,868 #2,060
  7. Life Sciences#7,395 #6,744
  8. Computer Science#4,017 #4,504
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.37× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.56× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.13× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 203 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sophia University?

Ranked on the composite score, David L. Wank, Masuhiro Kogoma and Joseph S. O’Leary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sophia University.

  1. 1 David L. Wank Japan · #109,349 worldwide 105 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Masuhiro Kogoma Japan · #115,923 worldwide 261 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Joseph S. O’Leary Japan · #132,621 worldwide 43 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 K. Shimizu Japan · #139,374 worldwide 243 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Shin-ichi Izumi Japan · #141,788 worldwide 131 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Masahiro Ogawa Japan · #196,989 worldwide 180 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Tomi Ohtsuki Japan · #226,045 worldwide 418 citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Masafumi Miyatake Japan · #227,628 worldwide 139 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Naoki Itoh Japan · #231,429 worldwide 221 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 S. Okazaki Japan · #250,927 worldwide 206 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sophia University

Which keywords describe research at Sophia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Speech Perception, Multilingualism, Language Policy, Deep Learning, History and Bilingual Education.

▲ 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. Globalization54▲ 2.8×49 topics
  2. Deep Learning37◆ 1.11×47 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 1.18×43 topics
  4. Neoliberalism23▲ 6.5×13 topics
  5. Neural Networks21▲ 1.39×25 topics
  6. Renewable Energy21▲ 1.47×26 topics
  7. History20▲ 2.9×20 topics
  8. Identity20▲ 2.7×24 topics
  9. Social Justice18▲ 3.1×18 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties18▲ 1.85×19 topics
  11. Literature16▲ 2.9×16 topics
  12. Higher Education15▲ 2.9×10 topics
  13. Nationalism15▲ 3.3×16 topics
  14. Speech Perception15▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Culture15▲ 2.8×14 topics
  16. Multilingualism14▲ 8.7×6 topics
  17. Electric Vehicles13▲ 4.6×4 topics
  18. Religion13▲ 2.8×18 topics
  19. Language Policy13▲ 9.5×4 topics
  20. Bilingual Education12▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Diversity11▲ 6.4×4 topics
  22. Second Language Learning11▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Politics11▲ 4.1×10 topics
  24. Hydrogen Embrittlement11▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Student Perceptions11▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Language Acquisition10▲ 8.9×4 topics
  27. Perceptual Learning10▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Cosmopolitanism9▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Speech Production9▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Modernization9▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Phonetics9▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Prosody9▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Electronic Structure Calculations9▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Teacher Education9▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. CLIL8▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Content and Language Integrated Learning8▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Density Functional Theory8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Global Citizenship Education8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Cultural Competence8▲ 6.6×4 topics
  40. Second Language Acquisition7▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Sophia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Phonetics and Phonology Research, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Global Education and Multiculturalism and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Phonetics and Phonology …9Phonetics and Phonology Research: 9 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…8Second Language Learning and Teaching: 8 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…7EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 7 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…7Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 7 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 6 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 6 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…5Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 5 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyLiterature and Literary TheoryEducationLanguage and Linguistics6 others

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

  1. 1 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  3. 3 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 7 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 7 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 7 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sophia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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