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Aoyama Gakuin University

In research, Aoyama Gakuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,556 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,996 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,279 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,036
of 28,054 · #2,514 all time
Rank in Japan
#174
of 1,070
Research works
6.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Aoyama Gakuin 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 #4,556 of 12,888 5.1%512 #1726
Social SciencesDomain #3,996 of 10,521 12.5%270 #3279
Social SciencesField #4,279 of 6,365 14.1%118 #4912
EngineeringField #5,187 of 6,636 3.4%258 #1901
Life SciencesDomain #7,005 of 7,800 8.7%62 #9113
Computer ScienceField #4,241 of 4,667 4.7%100 #3601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aoyama Gakuin 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#1,726 #4,556
  2. Social Sciences#3,279 #3,996
  3. Social Sciences#4,912 #4,279
  4. Engineering#1,901 #5,187
  5. Life Sciences#9,113 #7,005
  6. Computer Science#3,601 #4,241
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: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 258 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aoyama Gakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yūjirō Hayami, Oyo Mitsunobu and Kazuhiko Sumi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aoyama Gakuin University.

  1. 1 Yūjirō Hayami Japan · #15,255 worldwide 412 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Oyo Mitsunobu Japan · #22,242 worldwide 877 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Kazuhiko Sumi Japan · #145,798 worldwide 207 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Setsuo Miyazawa Japan · #189,336 worldwide 23 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Magoroh Maruyama Japan · #242,704 worldwide 93 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 A. Koichi Hayashi Japan · #271,588 worldwide 114 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Yuzo Shigesato Japan · #336,862 worldwide 321 citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Jiro Abe Japan · #360,061 worldwide 173 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Tokio Nakada Japan · #373,344 worldwide 216 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Takashi Morimoto Japan · #388,022 worldwide 171 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Aoyama Gakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Aoyama Gakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Modernization, Heat Transfer, Neural Networks, Emotion, Globalization, Numerical Simulation and Breast Cancer Detection.

▲ 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. Deep Learning43▲ 1.38×56 topics
  2. Machine Learning27◆ 0.90×44 topics
  3. Globalization26▲ 1.45×37 topics
  4. Neural Networks24▲ 1.74×27 topics
  5. Nanoparticles18▲ 1.58×21 topics
  6. Heat Transfer16▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency15▲ 1.81×14 topics
  8. Literature15▲ 3.1×9 topics
  9. History15▲ 2.4×9 topics
  10. Culture14▲ 3.0×9 topics
  11. Virtual Reality14▲ 3.1×11 topics
  12. Economic Growth14▲ 1.79×17 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation13▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Modernization12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  15. Emotion12▲ 6.3×9 topics
  16. Gender11▲ 2.2×10 topics
  17. Medical Imaging11▲ 2.3×5 topics
  18. Human-Computer Interaction10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  19. Breast Cancer Detection10▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Infrared Thermography10▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Stability Analysis10▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Non-invasive Diagnosis10▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Skin Temperature10▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Ethnicity10▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. User Satisfaction10▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Performance9▲ 9.9×3 topics
  27. Simulation9▲ 3.7×12 topics
  28. Global Governance9▲ 4.2×9 topics
  29. Nonlinear Dynamics8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  30. Product Design8▲ 6.1×2 topics
  31. Consumer Preferences8▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Adaptive Control7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Wireless Power Transfer7▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Color Psychology7▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Kansei Engineering7▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Security Council7▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Human-Robot Interaction7▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Japan6▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Biological Applications6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Gesture Recognition6▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Aoyama Gakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrared Thermography in Medicine, Color perception and design, Japanese History and Culture and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Infrared Thermography in…10Infrared Thermography in Medicine: 10 fractional worksColor perception and des…7Color perception and design: 7 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 6 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 5 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluores…5Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 5 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSocial PsychologyCultural StudiesTransportation6 others

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

  1. 1 Infrared Thermography in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  2. 2 Color perception and design Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aoyama Gakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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