Question 1

What is Sophia University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Sophia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,789 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,440 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,507 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Experimental and Cognitive Psychology is 4.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Sophia University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Sophia University ranks #9,234 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#7,439 all time), and #221 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Sophia University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Xuepeng Qian, Shujie Sun and Masahiro Yoshizawa‐Fujita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sophia University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Sophia University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Sophia University is "Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescence sensors and imaging agents" (Adam C. Sedgwick, Luling Wu, Hai‐Hao Han et al., 2018), with 1,569 citations. Next come "Proton-conducting polymer electrolyte membranes based on hydrocarbon polymers" (1,551) and "Dependence of the Crystal Structure on Particle Size in Barium Titanate" (964).

Question 5

Which research topics does Sophia University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Phonetics and Phonology Research, Japanese History and Culture, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Sophia University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Sophia University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Sophia University is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (17%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Sophia University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.