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Dokkyo University

In research, Dokkyo University stands highest in Medicine (#4,285 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,970 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,848 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,710
of 28,054 · #9,948 all time
Rank in Japan
#665
of 1,070
Research works
4.2k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Dokkyo University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #4,285 of 17,978 6.6%2,499
Life SciencesDomain #3,970 of 14,347 7.1%1,024
Health SciencesDomain #5,848 of 20,462 6.6%2,607
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,436 of 7,814 7.0%550
Social SciencesDomain #7,808 of 16,945 18.2%276
SurgerySubfield #2,538 of 4,227 6.1%426
Social SciencesField #6,207 of 10,206 18.9%125
Physical SciencesDomain #16,160 of 21,541 9.1%329
NeuroscienceField #2,010 of 2,675 6.9%241
NeurologySubfield #788 of 986 11.5%146

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

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: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 18 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 Dokkyo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nobuhiro Yuki, Takahiro Fujimori and Giyoo Hatano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dokkyo University.

  1. 1 Nobuhiro Yuki Japan · #12,913 worldwide 589 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Takahiro Fujimori Japan · #29,893 worldwide 291 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Giyoo Hatano Japan · #75,121 worldwide 335 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Susumu Wakai Japan · #110,644 worldwide 110 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Kazuhito Ichikawa Japan · #200,522 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Masaki Takahashi Japan · #248,026 worldwide 159 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Eugênio Barba Japan · #254,140 worldwide 11 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Kikuo Kasai Japan · #267,288 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 清 石井 Japan · #270,012 worldwide 1 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Masaru Kojima Japan · #288,349 worldwide 117 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Dokkyo University

Which keywords describe research at Dokkyo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Identity, Colonialism, Culture, Politics, Literature and Modernization.

▲ 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. Gender5▲ 12×5 topics
  2. History5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 1.53×31 topics
  4. Identity4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  5. Colonialism4▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Culture4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  7. Literature4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  8. Modernization4▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Politics4▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Japan4▲ 219×1 topic
  11. Society4▲ 25×1 topic
  12. Globalization3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Sustainability3▲ 1.40×9 topics
  14. Migration2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  15. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.68×8 topics
  16. Biodiversity2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Innovation2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  19. Religion2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  20. Public Policy2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Nationalism1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Cultural Diversity1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  23. Islam1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  24. Language Teaching1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Educational Leadership1▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Gender Differences1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  27. Inflammatory Bowel Disease1▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Labor Market1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  29. North Africa1▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Curriculum Design1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Organizational Commitment1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Refugees1▲ 11×3 topics
  33. China1▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Confucianism1▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Digital Libraries1▲ 78×2 topics
  36. Food Quality1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Human Capital1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Organic Agriculture1▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Quality Education1▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Teacher Development1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Dokkyo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Japanese History and Culture, Chinese history and philosophy, Education and Teacher Training and Organic Food and Agriculture.

Japanese History and Cul…4Japanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksMathematics, Computing, and Information Processing: 1 fractional worksStonefly species taxonomy and ecology: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceEducationPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  4. 4 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  8. 8 Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dokkyo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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