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Chuo University

In research, Chuo University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,804 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,436 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,600 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction and Mathematics — Human-Computer Interaction is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,298
of 28,054 · #3,551 all time
Rank in Japan
#89
of 1,070
Research works
9.4k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Chuo 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 #2,804 of 12,888 4.9%911 #2135
Social SciencesDomain #3,436 of 10,521 11.5%455 #4767
Computer ScienceField #1,600 of 4,667 3.5%166 #1973
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,138 of 2,578 10.1%88 #1918
EngineeringField #3,927 of 6,636 3.1%403 #2816
Life SciencesDomain #5,056 of 7,800 7.3%131 #7506
Physics and AstronomyField #1,141 of 1,646 9.8%66 #1537
Social SciencesField #4,507 of 6,365 11.7%139 #5179
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,694 of 3,579 6.7%64 #4463
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,457 of 1,775 15.6%86 #1695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chuo 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#2,135 #2,804
  2. Social Sciences#4,767 #3,436
  3. Computer Science#1,973 #1,600
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,918 #1,138
  5. Engineering#2,816 #3,927
  6. Life Sciences#7,506 #5,056
  7. Physics and Astronomy#1,537 #1,141
  8. Social Sciences#5,179 #4,507
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,463 #2,694
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,695 #1,457
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 Chuo University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 24.8 works7.5×
  2. MathematicsField · 71.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 166 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 403 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.79× its world share, 71 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chuo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tohru Nakano, Steven R. Reed and Toshikazu Kato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chuo University.

  1. 1 Tohru Nakano · #143,390 worldwide 125 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Steven R. Reed · #156,832 worldwide 97 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Toshikazu Kato · #216,491 worldwide 179 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Akira Kubota · #235,313 worldwide 94 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Yuh Fukai · #239,941 worldwide 276 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Ippeita Dan · #243,492 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Derek Massarella · #346,572 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Naoki Furuta · #375,910 worldwide 116 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Yoichiro Takahashi · #390,558 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Mitsugu Matsushita · #393,530 worldwide 154 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Chuo University

Which keywords describe research at Chuo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Virtual Reality, Deep Learning, Robotic Manipulators, Soft Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications and Lab-on-a-Chip.

▲ 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 Learning71▲ 1.30×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning58◆ 1.10×65 topics
  3. Neural Networks39▲ 1.58×30 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications38▲ 2.0×25 topics
  5. Virtual Reality36▲ 4.5×11 topics
  6. Economic Growth27▲ 1.99×19 topics
  7. Innovation25▲ 1.50×23 topics
  8. Robotic Manipulators22▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Soft Robotics20▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Human-Robot Interaction20▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Lab-on-a-Chip18▲ 9.5×4 topics
  12. Self-Assembly18▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Human-Computer Interaction17▲ 6.1×6 topics
  14. Robotics16▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Actuators16▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Agent-Based Modeling16▲ 7.3×5 topics
  17. Emotion16▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Microfluidics15▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Bioinspired Robotics15▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Continuum Robots15▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Monetary Policy15▲ 3.8×8 topics
  22. Haptic Interfaces14▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Service Robots14▲ 10×2 topics
  24. User Satisfaction14▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Distributed Control13▲ 7.3×2 topics
  26. Consumer Preferences13▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Dielectrophoresis13▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Adaptive Control12▲ 5.7×6 topics
  30. Organizational Learning12▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Tool Wear12▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Cloud Robotics12▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Internet of Robotic Things12▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Modular Robots12▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Self-Reconfiguration12▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Wearable Sensors12▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Cognitive Performance11▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Japan11▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Acoustic Manipulation11▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Particle Separation11▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Chuo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soft Robotics and Applications, Robotics and Automated Systems, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence and Japanese History and Culture.

Soft Robotics and Applic…15Soft Robotics and Applications: 15 fractional worksRobotics and Automated S…12Robotics and Automated Systems: 12 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 12 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…11Japanese History and Culture: 11 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sen…11Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 11 fractional worksColor perception and design: 10 fractional worksAccounting and Organizational Management: 9 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…9Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 9 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 8 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 8 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 11 works
  5. 5 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Color perception and design Social Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 9 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 9 works
  9. 9 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 8 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chuo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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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.