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Azabu University

In research, Azabu University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,239 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,387 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,161 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,467
of 28,054 · #12,593 all time
Rank in Japan
#353
of 1,070
Research works
2.7k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Azabu 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,239 of 7,800 6.5%126 #5086
Health SciencesDomain #10,387 of 11,982 7.2%152 #9044
MedicineField #9,161 of 10,443 8.2%121 #9059

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 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. Life Sciences#5,086 #5,239
  2. Health Sciences#9,044 #10,387
  3. Medicine#9,059 #9,161
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: 2.18× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.33× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.10× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.81× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 39.51× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 39.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Azabu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinya Kaneko, Junko Ishihara and Junichi Kamiie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azabu University.

  1. 1 Shinya Kaneko Japan · #227,955 worldwide 0 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Junko Ishihara Japan · #266,924 worldwide 93 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Junichi Kamiie Japan · #284,423 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Fumitoshi Asai Japan · #331,674 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Naomi Kashiwazaki Japan · #343,540 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Takatsugu Yamada Japan · #394,968 worldwide 79 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Satoshi Takagi Japan · #398,527 worldwide 101 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Yoko Fujii Japan · #453,633 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Masahiro Sakaguchi Japan · #484,807 worldwide 44 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Toru Moriguchi Japan · #537,388 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Azabu University

Which keywords describe research at Azabu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genomic Analysis, Inflammation, Oxytocin, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Social Cognition, Genetic Structure 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology26▲ 1.95×58 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 3.4×53 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress19▲ 3.4×31 topics
  4. Genomic Analysis17▲ 20×9 topics
  5. Oxytocin14▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Social Cognition11▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Immunotherapy11▲ 4.6×11 topics
  8. Obesity10▲ 4.0×14 topics
  9. Cancer10▲ 2.2×30 topics
  10. Genetic Structure10▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Animal Welfare9▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Animal-Assisted Therapy9▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Dog Domestication9▲ 115×1 topic
  14. Neurobiology8▲ 9.6×7 topics
  15. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.7×14 topics
  16. Molecular Pathology8▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders8▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Cancer Treatment8▲ 9.7×2 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation7▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota7▲ 5.8×4 topics
  21. Nociception7▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Anxiety7▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Probiotics7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Canine Cancer7▲ 152×1 topic
  25. Central Sensitization7▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Chronic Pain7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  27. Comparative Oncology7▲ 152×1 topic
  28. Neuronal Plasticity7▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Neuropathic Pain6▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Neuroprotection6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Pain Modulation6▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Neuropeptides6▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Social Behavior6▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Population Dynamics6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  36. Trust6▲ 6.1×3 topics
  37. Pain Assessment6▲ 83×2 topics
  38. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis5▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Azabu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Veterinary Oncology Research, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 9 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 7 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Trea…6Pain Mechanisms and Treatments: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…5Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 5 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 4 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…4Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 4 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 3 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologySmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 9 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 6 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 5 works
  5. 5 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 4 works
  7. 7 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 4 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 3 works
  10. 10 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Azabu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher 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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