Times Higher Education Rankings
Times Higher Education Rankings are published by the British education magazine Times Higher Education (THE ).
It is considered one of the three major rankings, and compared to other world and Asia university rankings, focuses on what are known as "research indicators" such as research volume and citation impact along with research income. In addition to THE World University Rankings and THE Asia University Rankings, THE partnered with Benesse Group to begin publishing THE Japan University Rankings from 2017, and THE University Impact Rankings, which independently rank universities' efforts toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2019.
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Ritsumeikan University is ranked 1201-1500th in the THE World University Rankings and 401-500th in the THE Asia University Rankings. The numbers of papers and citations per researcher, which are regarded highly in the rankings announced by THE, generally tend to be higher in the fields of medicine and natural sciences. Accordingly, medical institutions (or universities with a medical college) can often perform strongly in the rankings. Among the Japanese universities without a medical college, only two are ranked in the top 1000. Ritsumeikan University has been recognized for its distinct strengths in the assessment categories of "Industry Income" and "International Outlook.”
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Ritsumeikan University scored high in the areas of "Industry Income" and "International Outlook".
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THE Japan University Rankings
Ritsumeikan University is ranked 31st among 271 Japanese universities in the THE Japan University Rankings published in March 2023. The University is ranked first among private universities in the Kansai region and 4th among all universities in the area. The University particularly demonstrated its strength in “Engagement,” one of the four key assessment pillars consisting of a student survey and a high-school advisors survey. The student survey picks up opinions of the current students with regard to interactions with the faculty, collaborative learning opportunities, and so on, while the high-school advisors survey collects the views of advisors regarding cultivation of global human resources and development of the students’ potential after enrolment. The results of the surveys are then quantified for assessment. In the “Engagement” pillar, Ritsumeikan University has ranked 13th in Japan, and is highly evaluated in education.
THE Impact Rankings
In the THE Impact Rankings 2022, announced in April 2022, Ritsumeikan University is ranked 201-300th overall globally and placed atop among private universities in western Japan. The annual ranking is designed to evaluate how universities demonstrate their commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their research and social contribution activities.
The 2022 THE Impact Rankings is the fourth edition, and 1,406 universities worldwide have been scrutinized for comparison across broad areas including research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching. In addition to the overall rankings, it also publishes the rankings by SDG; Ritsumeikan University has accomplished to be in the top 100 globally for two of those goals, 35th for SDG1 (No Poverty) and 71st for SDG2 (Zero Hunger). The University will continue to proactively pursue the achievement of the SDGs and the resolution of issues prevalent in the international community.
| Global Ranking | University (* Private University) | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hokkaido University | 96.2 |
| =19 | Kyoto University | 94.9 |
| 101-200 | Tohoku University, Hiroshima University, University of Tsukuba, Keio University, Kobe University | 82.1-88.5 |
| 201-300 | Ritsumeikan University, Okayama University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, Waseda University, Kumamoto University, Kyushu University | 76.9-82.0 |
| 301-400 | Shinshu University, Tokyo University of Science, Tokushima University, Mie University , Ehime University, Ibaraki University, Nagoya City University, Osaka Prefecture University, Teikyo University, Yamaguchi University, Toyama University, Yokohama National University | 72.0-76.7 |
| 401-600 | Ryukoku University, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tottori University, Yokohama City University, Akita University, Kagawa University, University of the Ryukyus, Sophia University, Utsunomiya University | 65.0-71.9 |
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