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Azabu University

In research, Azabu University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,468 of 6,403 worldwide), Medicine (#8,065 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,478 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Small Animals and Veterinary (Small Animals is 44.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,479
of 22,385 · #29,640 all time
Rank in Japan
#530
of 924
Research works
2.7k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Azabu University

What is Azabu University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,468 of 6,403 4.0%126 #9100
MedicineField #8,065 of 8,541 6.3%121 #13800
Health SciencesDomain #9,478 of 9,902 5.7%152 #16053

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Azabu 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#9,100 #5,468
  2. Medicine#13,800 #8,065
  3. Health Sciences#16,053 #9,478
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Azabu University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Azabu University is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 177 fractional works · 46.5% of its workMedicine: 140 fractional works · 36.8% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSmall Animals: 21 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 138 fractional works · 36.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAzabu University380fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14036.8%
    2. Veterinary225.7%
    3. Nursing61.6%
    4. Health Professions51.3%
    5. Dentistry51.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6517.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3810.0%
    3. Neuroscience184.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology153.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.8%
    1. Environmental Science235.9%
    2. Engineering92.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy41.0%
    4. Computer Science30.8%
    5. Chemistry20.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    1. Psychology123.1%
    2. Social Sciences61.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Azabu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Small Animals takes 44.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Small AnimalsSubfield · 20.7 works44×
  2. VeterinaryField · 21.7 works42×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.10× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.20× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.92× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.86× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.91× its world share, 140 worksMedicineNursing: 3.18× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 41.96× its world share, 22 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 42.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary41.96×22 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.92×15 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.20×65 works
  4. Nursing3.18×6 works
  5. Neuroscience2.86×18 works
  6. Dentistry2.47×5 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.25×3 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.10×38 works
  9. Medicine1.91×140 works
  10. Environmental Science1.20×23 works
  11. Psychology1.01×12 works
  12. Health Professions0.50×5 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.43×4 works
  14. Chemistry0.34×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.32×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×2 works
  17. Engineering0.16×9 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.13×6 works
  20. Computer Science0.10×3 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Azabu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kazutaka Mogi, Hidetoshi Morita and Eiji Yoshihara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azabu University.

  1. 1 Kazutaka Mogi Japan · #415,765 worldwide 6.2k citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Hidetoshi Morita Japan · #784,292 worldwide 20k citations · 269 works
  3. 3 Eiji Yoshihara Japan · #837,207 worldwide 5.2k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Takefumi Kikusui Japan · #886,794 worldwide 12k citations · 343 works
  5. 5 Shota Okabe Japan · #936,005 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Kensaku Nomoto Japan · #1,362,701 worldwide 971 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Junko Ishihara Japan · #1,468,159 worldwide 8k citations · 203 works
  8. 8 Maki Kamoshita Japan · #1,667,634 worldwide 566 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Miho Nagasawa Japan · #1,813,069 worldwide 4.2k citations · 148 works
  10. 10 Masaki Nagane Japan · #1,872,654 worldwide 1.5k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Azabu University

What are the most cited papers from Azabu University?

The most cited paper from Azabu University is "Treg induction by a rationally selected mixture of Clostridia strains from the human microbiota" (Koji Atarashi et al., 2013), with 2,965 citations. Next come "Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate" (2,421) and "Obesity-induced gut microbial metabolite promotes liver cancer through senescence secretome" (2,234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Treg induction by a rationally selected mixture of Clostridia strains from the human microbiota Koji Atarashi et al. · Nature 9 Jul 2013 2,965
2 Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate Shinji Fukuda, Hidehiro Toh, Koji Hase et al. · Nature 2011 2,421
3 Obesity-induced gut microbial metabolite promotes liver cancer through senescence secretome Shin Yoshimoto, Tze Mun Loo, Koji Atarashi et al. · Nature 25 Jun 2013 2,234
4 Mast cell modulation of neutrophil influx and bacterial clearance at sites of infection through TNF-α Ravi Malaviya, Teruo Ikeda, Elaine Ross et al. · Nature May 1996 1,125
5 Th17 Cell Induction by Adhesion of Microbes to Intestinal Epithelial Cells Koji Atarashi et al. · Cell Open access 24 Sep 2015 1,099
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Azabu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genomic Analysis, Inflammation, Oxytocin, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Social Cognition, Immunotherapy and Animal Welfare.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology30▲ 1.96×60 topics
  2. Inflammation27▲ 3.3×53 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress21▲ 3.4×33 topics
  4. Genomic Analysis19▲ 20×10 topics
  5. Oxytocin16▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.8×11 topics
  7. Social Cognition12▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Obesity11▲ 3.7×14 topics
  9. Animal Welfare10▲ 31×4 topics
  10. Genetic Structure10▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Neurobiology10▲ 9.9×7 topics
  12. Animal-Assisted Therapy10▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Dog Domestication10▲ 105×1 topic
  14. Pathogenesis9▲ 4.8×15 topics
  15. Molecular Pathology9▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Cancer Treatment9▲ 9.8×2 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders8▲ 3.9×9 topics
  18. Anxiety8▲ 4.5×3 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation8▲ 7.4×4 topics
  20. Canine Cancer8▲ 148×1 topic
  21. Comparative Oncology8▲ 148×1 topic
  22. Neuropeptides8▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Nociception8▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Chronic Pain8▲ 9.1×2 topics
  25. Central Sensitization8▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Probiotics8▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Neuronal Plasticity7▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Neuropathic Pain7▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Pain Modulation7▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Gut Microbiota7▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Social Behavior7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Pain Assessment7▲ 87×2 topics
  33. Osteoarthritis7▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Trust7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  37. Population Dynamics6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  38. Attachment6▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Empathy6▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Azabu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Veterinary Oncology Research, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Human-Animal Interaction…10Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 10 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…8Veterinary Oncology Research: 8 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Trea…7Pain Mechanisms and Treatments: 7 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulatio…6Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 6 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 5 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics a…5Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 4 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 4 fractional worksVeterinary Medicine and Surgery: 3 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 10 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 7 works
  4. 4 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 6 works
  6. 6 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 5 works
  7. 7 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 5 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  9. 9 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 3 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Azabu University's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Azabu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Azabu University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Azabu University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Azabu University8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2025.

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