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Chiba University

In research, Chiba University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,047 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#933 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,090 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,222
of 28,054 · #702 all time
Rank in Japan
#17
of 1,070
Research works
47k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
811k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Chiba 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,047 of 12,888 9.1%2,097 #646
MedicineField #933 of 10,443 10.4%1,406 #625
Health SciencesDomain #1,090 of 11,982 10.7%1,518 #812
Life SciencesDomain #1,142 of 7,800 14.5%753 #669
Social SciencesDomain #1,691 of 10,521 17.4%416 #2606
EngineeringField #1,517 of 6,636 7.9%761 #703
Social SciencesField #1,465 of 6,365 22.4%189 #2696
Physics and AstronomyField #452 of 1,646 14.5%236 #565
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,085 of 3,579 11.9%344 #591
PsychologyField #685 of 2,181 11.0%121 —

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

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. Physical Sciences#646 #1,047
  2. Medicine#625 #933
  3. Health Sciences#812 #1,090
  4. Life Sciences#669 #1,142
  5. Social Sciences#2,606 #1,691
  6. Engineering#703 #1,517
  7. Social Sciences#2,696 #1,465
  8. Physics and Astronomy#565 #452
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#591 #1,085
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 Chiba University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 58.4 works5.1×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 114.0 works3.3×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 172 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 344 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 64 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 133 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.36× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.19× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 165 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 253 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 82 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 760 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 275 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 187 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.22× its world share, 236 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 1,406 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 189 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chiba University?

Ranked on the composite score, Takashi Saito, Masaru Taniguchi and Koutaro Yokote lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chiba University.

  1. 1 Takashi Saito Japan · #10,665 worldwide 450 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Masaru Taniguchi Japan · #20,097 worldwide 470 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Koutaro Yokote Japan · #20,645 worldwide 918 citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Katsuyuki Ogura Japan · #27,119 worldwide 801 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 H. Nakada Japan · #27,938 worldwide 953 citations · 96 works
  6. 6 Itsuo Iwamoto Japan · #32,144 worldwide 248 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 K. Mase Japan · #36,019 worldwide 696 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Yoshio Hori Japan · #46,375 worldwide 616 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Hiroshi Nakajima Japan · #51,387 worldwide 337 citations · 95 works
  10. 10 H. Kawai Japan · #51,503 worldwide 439 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at Chiba University

Which keywords describe research at Chiba University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Ecosystem Management, Cultural Landscape, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Inflammation, Deep Learning and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology215◆ 1.13×124 topics
  2. Deep Learning156◆ 0.96×71 topics
  3. Inflammation133▲ 1.34×82 topics
  4. Sustainability122◆ 1.05×63 topics
  5. Cancer105▲ 1.64×55 topics
  6. Climate Change100▼ 0.77×78 topics
  7. Treatment92▲ 1.59×48 topics
  8. Diagnosis86▲ 1.93×39 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress86◆ 1.09×59 topics
  10. Biodiversity84▲ 2.4×27 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications78▲ 1.37×35 topics
  12. Immunotherapy77▲ 2.2×18 topics
  13. Quality of Life76◆ 1.11×52 topics
  14. Chemotherapy70▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services65▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Management63▲ 1.68×29 topics
  17. Community Participation60▲ 3.4×9 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation58▲ 3.3×12 topics
  19. Catalysis55▲ 1.72×26 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines54▲ 2.1×14 topics
  21. Ecosystem Management54▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Cultural Landscape54▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Satoyama52▲ 110×1 topic
  24. landscape conservation52▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Surgical Management51▲ 2.6×20 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment50▲ 2.4×8 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations49▲ 2.4×23 topics
  28. Heart Failure47▲ 2.3×13 topics
  29. Echocardiography46▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Guidelines45▲ 2.0×13 topics
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging45▲ 3.7×8 topics
  32. Prognostic Factors45▲ 2.2×14 topics
  33. Prognosis40▲ 2.6×9 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction38▲ 3.4×7 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy35▲ 3.1×5 topics
  36. Nature Contact26▲ 9.7×1 topic
  37. Urban Green Space26▲ 9.7×1 topic
  38. Structured Light26▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Visual Fatigue25▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Optical Manipulation22▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Chiba University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Urban Green Space and Health, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Urban and spatial planning52Urban and spatial planning: 52 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 26 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 22 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 20 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 19 fractional worksElectrical and Bioimpeda…17Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography: 17 fractional worksBiomimetic flight and pr…16Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms: 16 fractional worksColor perception and des…16Color perception and design: 16 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…15Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 15 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 52 works
  2. 2 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 26 works
  3. 3 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 22 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 20 works
  5. 5 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 20 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
  7. 7 Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Color perception and design Social Psychology 16 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 15 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chiba University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.