Note

1. FWCI（Field-Weighted Citation Impact) is the number of citations received by the publication, divided by the world average for the same type of publications in the same field and same publication year. An FWCI of 1 or higher means that the average impact is higher than the world average.
2. Types of publications included: articles and reviews. Self-citations: included.
3. RU11 (Research University 11) is a consortium that aims to develop academia via eleven universities: Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Keio University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, and Kyushu University. RU11 is composed of both national and private universities.
4. The number and percentage of publications carried in journals in top percentiles, based on citation counts. It indicates the number of publications in the top 1%, 5%, 10% or 25% of journals based on the number and percentage of citations in Elsevier’s Scopus each year.
5. Types of publications included: articles and reviews. Top journals by CiteScore percentile.
6. Percentage of Output in Top 10% Citation Percentiles refers to the number of field-weighted publications in top 10% most cited worldwide. This figure indicates the proportion of papers, including the top 10%, based on the annual number of Elsevier’s Scopus citations.
7. Types of publications included: articles and reviews. Self-citations: included. Field-weighted: yes.
8. The 27 subject areas and 334 fields is based on the Scopus ASJC categorization (ASJC: All Science Journal Classification). Translation assistance: NIAD-QE, the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (the major field categories are Elsevier translations).
9. A larger number of publications and higher FWCI indicates greater depth of research capability (i.e. that it is one of the university’s strengths). A smaller number of publications and high FWCI often indicates that there is a specific faculty member with advanced research ability. In addition, when a specific faculty member belongs to a huge community of researchers, both the number of publications and FWCI are often higher.
   
10. Multidisciplinary field is one in which publications are carried in general scientific magazines such as Nature and Science.
11. 142 fields out of a total of 334 fields have FWCI above world average. Fields with high FWCI and a low number of papers indicate a strong ability to perform research amongst staff. Fields with a high FWCI and a high number of papers demonstrate a strong research ability overall (as a University).
12. ASJC field "Engineering (miscellaneous)" refers to topics besides the following: Aerospace Engineering; Automotive Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computational Mechanics; Control and Systems Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Ocean Engineering; Safety, Risk, Reliability, and Quality; Media Technology; Building and Construction; Architecture.

References

• Elsevier’s "SciVal", as of September 2023