Question 1

What is Waseda University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Waseda University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#730 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#487 of 4,417 worldwide) and Engineering (#802 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Mathematical Physics and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Human-Computer Interaction is 5.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Waseda University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Waseda University ranks #1,035 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,097 all time), and #17 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Waseda University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, H. Okawa, Misa Tamai and Keping Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Waseda University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Waseda University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Waseda University is "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (G. Aad et al., 2012), with 10,856 citations. Next come "Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Transparent Transition Metal-Doped Titanium Dioxide" (2,504) and "Globally and locally consistent image completion" (2,350).

Question 5

Which research topics does Waseda University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Japanese History and Culture, Sports Performance and Training, Topic Modeling and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Waseda University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Convolutional Neural Networks, Globalization, Modernization and Energy Efficiency.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Waseda University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Waseda University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Waseda University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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