Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University
In research, Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,465 of 14,347 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#453 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 18.6× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #3,456 of 28,054 · #3,985 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #65 of 1,070
- Research works
- 422 ▲ 8% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 18k 43.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 41.9% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 56% world 28%
What is Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,465 of 14,347 | 39.2% | 224 | |
| NeuroscienceField | #453 of 2,675 | 42.4% | 141 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba 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).
What does Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- NeuroscienceField · 27.9 works19×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Neuroscience 18.6×
- Psychology 5.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.1×
- Medicine 1.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University?
Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Hashimoto and Wei Yao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University.
- 1 Kenji Hashimoto Japan · #348,098 worldwide 557 citations · 203 works
- 2 Wei Yao Japan · #534,065 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Cytokines, Microglia, Schizophrenia, Immune Activation and Tryptophan Metabolism.
- Brain
- Neurodegeneration
- Hippocampus
- Cholinergic Antiinflammatory Pathway
- Anxiety Disorders
- Neuroimaging
- Epilepsy Treatment
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Microbial Communities
- Inflammatory Diseases
- Gut Microbiota
- Neurobiological Mechanisms
- NMDA Receptor
- Stress
- Synaptic Plasticity
- Neurobiology
- Tryptophan Metabolism
- Schizophrenia
- Cytokines
- Oxidative Stress
- Depression
- Neuroinflammation
- Microglia
- Immune Activation
- Inflammation
- Cognitive Impairment
- Emotion Regulation
- Anxiety
- Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Neurological Disorders
- Antidepressant
- Ketamine
- Prevalence
- Genetics
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Immune System
- Serotonin
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Neurobiological Correlates
- Adaptation
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
- Depression22▲ 28×16 topics
- Oxidative Stress13▲ 8.4×15 topics
- Neuroinflammation11▲ 42×4 topics
- Cytokines10▲ 40×2 topics
- Microglia10▲ 102×2 topics
- Schizophrenia10▲ 104×4 topics
- Immune Activation10▲ 131×1 topic
- Tryptophan Metabolism10▲ 191×1 topic
- Inflammation8▲ 4.4×24 topics
- Neurobiology8▲ 31×9 topics
- Cognitive Impairment6▲ 27×4 topics
- Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 28×4 topics
- Emotion Regulation5▲ 18×7 topics
- Stress5▲ 15×6 topics
- Anxiety5▲ 11×11 topics
- NMDA Receptor5▲ 131×2 topics
- Treatment-Resistant Depression5▲ 79×2 topics
- Neurobiological Mechanisms4▲ 120×2 topics
- Neurological Disorders4▲ 8.5×9 topics
- Gut Microbiota4▲ 14×2 topics
- Antidepressant4▲ 194×1 topic
- Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 26×2 topics
- Ketamine4▲ 194×1 topic
- Microbial Communities4▲ 11×1 topic
- Prevalence4▲ 11×7 topics
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 40×1 topic
- Genetics4▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Epilepsy Treatment4▲ 42×2 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.0×6 topics
- Neuroimaging3▲ 13×4 topics
- Immune System3▲ 14×4 topics
- Anxiety Disorders3▲ 29×2 topics
- Serotonin3▲ 85×2 topics
- Cholinergic Antiinflammatory Pathway3▲ 239×1 topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation3▲ 186×1 topic
- Hippocampus3▲ 49×2 topics
- Neurobiological Correlates3▲ 31×3 topics
- Neurodegeneration3▲ 10.0×5 topics
- Adaptation3▲ 10×2 topics
- Brain3▲ 75×1 topic
Which research topics does Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Tryptophan and brain disorders, Treatment of Major Depression, Gut microbiota and health and Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 10 works
- 2 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 4 works
- 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
- 4 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 3 works
- 5 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 3 works
- 6 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
- 7 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
- 8 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
- 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
- 10 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Chiba
- Chiba University
- Tokyo Dental College
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- Chiba University Hospital
- Tokyo University of Information Sciences
- Chiba Cancer Center
- Zen-Noh (Japan)
- The Open University of Japan
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.