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Chubu University

In research, Chubu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,103 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,057 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,512 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,049
of 28,054 · #5,074 all time
Rank in Japan
#175
of 1,070
Research works
4.7k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Chubu 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 #5,103 of 12,888 7.7%346 #3843
Life SciencesDomain #5,057 of 7,800 11.8%109 #4982
Social SciencesDomain #7,512 of 10,521 16.1%69 #10523
EngineeringField #5,674 of 6,636 5.3%116 #3730
Computer ScienceField #4,110 of 4,667 9.2%74 #4021
MedicineField #9,774 of 10,443 4.9%77 #9466
Health SciencesDomain #11,387 of 11,982 4.6%91 #10663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chubu 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#3,843 #5,103
  2. Life Sciences#4,982 #5,057
  3. Social Sciences#10,523 #7,512
  4. Engineering#3,730 #5,674
  5. Computer Science#4,021 #4,110
  6. Medicine#9,466 #9,774
  7. Health Sciences#10,663 #11,387
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: 0.99× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.34× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.92× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.25× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chubu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hironobu Fujiyoshi, Yoshinori Adachi and Toshio Kawahara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chubu University.

  1. 1 Hironobu Fujiyoshi Japan · #50,429 worldwide 692 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Yoshinori Adachi Japan · #131,913 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Toshio Kawahara Japan · #132,278 worldwide 334 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Yoshiharu Namba Japan · #255,676 worldwide 242 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Tomiharu Matsushita Japan · #275,467 worldwide 211 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Hirofumi Suzuki Japan · #276,215 worldwide 272 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 秀雄 内田 Japan · #394,327 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Tomohiro Hattori Japan · #413,036 worldwide 11 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Takanori Tsuda Japan · #420,258 worldwide 110 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yoshihiko Ninomiya Japan · #499,722 worldwide 179 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Chubu University

Which keywords describe research at Chubu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Drug Discovery, Convolutional Neural Networks, Air Quality, Computer Vision, Protein-Protein Interactions and Macrocycles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning47▲ 2.2×52 topics
  2. Neural Networks25▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Machine Learning19◆ 0.92×39 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks16▲ 3.6×13 topics
  5. Climate Change16◆ 0.95×35 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress15▲ 1.47×35 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.0×15 topics
  8. Remote Sensing13▲ 1.77×18 topics
  9. Drug Discovery12▲ 8.9×7 topics
  10. Gene Expression11▲ 3.0×15 topics
  11. Nanocomposites10▲ 1.98×17 topics
  12. Air Quality10▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Computer Vision10▲ 5.7×4 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance8▲ 3.0×6 topics
  15. Protein-Protein Interactions8▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Image Classification8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  17. Simulation8▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Macrocycles7▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Foldamers7▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Peptide Synthesis7▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Metabolic Regulation7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Distribution7▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Image Recognition7▲ 8.0×1 topic
  24. Lightning7▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Object Detection7▲ 8.4×1 topic
  26. Unsupervised Learning6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Deep Neural Networks6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  28. Meta-Learning6▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Heart Rate Variability6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Black Carbon6▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Exercise5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Semi-Supervised Learning5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Properties5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Mechanical5▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Representation Learning5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Synchronization5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Solar Wind5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Brown Adipose Tissue4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Thermogenesis4▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Chubu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Advanced Neural Network Applications and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Chemical Synthesis and A…7Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 7 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…7Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …7Advanced Neural Network Applications: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 4 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 4 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…4Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 4 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning4Urban and spatial planning: 4 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAtmospheric Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 4 works
  7. 7 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  10. 10 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chubu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher 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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