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Bukkyo University

In research, Bukkyo University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,406 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#3,042 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,820 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,226
of 28,054 · #34,184 all time
Rank in Japan
#876
of 1,070
Research works
666
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Bukkyo University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,406 of 16,945 2.3%420
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,042 of 3,836 0.6%141
Social SciencesField #9,820 of 10,206 2.4%242
Physical SciencesDomain #20,744 of 21,541 3.5%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bukkyo 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).

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.98× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.58× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.76× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.34× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bukkyo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Takako Yamada, 久義 満田 and Noriko HORIE lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bukkyo University.

  1. 1 Takako Yamada Japan · #527,587 worldwide 45 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 久義 満田 Japan · #719,875 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Noriko HORIE Japan · #1,106,575 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hiroko Yamamoto Japan · #1,147,154 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bukkyo University

Which keywords describe research at Bukkyo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Global Burden, Clinical Trials, Psychological Factors, Elderly and Disability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.8×14 topics
  2. Mental Health4▲ 4.0×14 topics
  3. Chronic Pain4▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Low Back Pain4▲ 34×3 topics
  5. Global Burden3▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Clinical Trials3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  7. Elderly3▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Psychological Factors3▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Disability3▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Measurement Properties3▲ 62×1 topic
  11. Muscle Strength3▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Physical Performance3▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Fall Risk2▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Gait Speed2▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Depression2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 2.2×11 topics
  18. Gait Analysis2▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Housing Market2▲ 376×1 topic
  22. Injury Prevention2▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Prevention2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  24. Rural Sustainable Development2▲ 453×1 topic
  25. Physical Activity2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  26. Hormonal Regulation1▲ 84×2 topics
  27. Neuroendocrine Control1▲ 88×2 topics
  28. Athletic Training1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Electromyography1▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Muscle Fatigue1▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Osteoarthritis1▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Adolescents1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. End-of-Life1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Muscle Injuries1▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Neural Plasticity1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Palliative Care1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Self-Efficacy1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Sports Injury1▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Conjoint Analysis1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Muscle Mass1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Bukkyo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Korean Urban and Social Studies and Muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksKorean Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning1Urban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 1 fractional worksHypothalamic control of reproductive hormones: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environment…1Economic and Environmental Valuation: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  3. 3 Korean Urban and Social Studies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 1 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 available85.4%not open14.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bukkyo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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