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Bunkyo University

In research, Bunkyo University stands highest in Computer Science (#1,659 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,750 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,701 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation and Aerospace Engineering — Transportation is 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,620
of 28,054 · #6,726 all time
Rank in Japan
#157
of 1,070
Research works
4.3k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Bunkyo 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
Computer ScienceField #1,659 of 4,667 12.1%60 #2438
Physical SciencesDomain #4,750 of 12,888 10.9%207 #4307
Social SciencesDomain #5,701 of 10,521 12.7%197 #6536
Social SciencesField #4,371 of 6,365 11.7%114 #5390
Health SciencesDomain #8,416 of 11,982 10.8%85 #11994
MedicineField #7,725 of 10,443 9.5%64 #12284
EngineeringField #5,549 of 6,636 6.7%86 #4512

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bunkyo 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. Computer Science#2,438 #1,659
  2. Physical Sciences#4,307 #4,750
  3. Social Sciences#6,536 #5,701
  4. Social Sciences#5,390 #4,371
  5. Health Sciences#11,994 #8,416
  6. Medicine#12,284 #7,725
  7. Engineering#4,512 #5,549
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.

What does Bunkyo University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 28.6 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 30.1 works4.8×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bunkyo University?

Ranked on the composite score, David Loy, 秀夫 松本 and 勝法 小林 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bunkyo University.

  1. 1 David Loy Japan · #236,840 worldwide 33 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 秀夫 松本 Japan · #351,643 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 勝法 小林 Japan · #445,556 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 亮介 西田 Japan · #504,851 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Yoshitaka Yamazaki Japan · #674,616 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hitoshi Okada Japan · #700,783 worldwide 87 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 裕治 藤森 Japan · #778,239 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 一平 若林 Japan · #787,689 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Shiho Tanaka Japan · #948,145 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Yoshitaka Konno Japan · #992,596 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bunkyo University

Which keywords describe research at Bunkyo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Modernization, Ethnicity, Science, Philosophy and Social Influence.

▲ 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. History31▲ 8.2×7 topics
  2. Literature31▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Culture30▲ 11×4 topics
  4. Modernization29▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Ethnicity26▲ 13×4 topics
  6. Philosophy25▲ 10×3 topics
  7. Science25▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Social Influence25▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Islam24▲ 22×1 topic
  10. Sharia Law24▲ 31×1 topic
  11. Foresight24▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Strategic Planning24▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Air Force24▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Legal Regulation24▲ 20×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy24▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Warfare24▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Deep Learning17◆ 0.94×54 topics
  18. Mental Health14▲ 1.75×26 topics
  19. Machine Learning13▼ 0.75×44 topics
  20. Education13▲ 1.38×20 topics
  21. Globalization12▲ 1.18×21 topics
  22. Inflammation11◆ 1.00×41 topics
  23. Identity8▲ 2.2×10 topics
  24. Virtual Reality8▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. STEM Education8▲ 3.1×6 topics
  26. Well-being7▲ 3.2×11 topics
  27. Second Language Acquisition6▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Society6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  29. Learning Environments6▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Robotics Programming6▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Japan5▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Politics5▲ 3.5×1 topic
  33. Emotion5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  34. Social Networks5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  35. Language Teaching5▲ 3.6×2 topics
  36. Corrective Feedback4▲ 11×1 topic
  37. L2 Motivation4▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Adolescent Development4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  40. Ecosystem Management3▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Bunkyo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Educational Robotics and Engineering.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…24Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 24 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…24Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 24 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …24Military Technology and Strategies: 24 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 6 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 3 fractional worksInnovation in Digital Healthcare Systems: 3 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 3 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 24 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 5 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  7. 7 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 3 works
  8. 8 Innovation in Digital Healthcare Systems Health Information Management 3 works
  9. 9 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bunkyo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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