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Ferris University

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World rank, all time
#26,527
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,069
of 2,112
Research works
164
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 4.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.90× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ferris University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Culture, Gender, Literature, Identity, Globalization, History 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. International Law5▲ 38×4 topics
  2. Culture4▲ 19×4 topics
  3. Gender4▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Literature4▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  6. Identity4▲ 13×3 topics
  7. History3▲ 10×2 topics
  8. Modernization3▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Sustainability3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  10. Japan3▲ 304×1 topic
  11. Society3▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Environmental Protection3▲ 127×2 topics
  13. Access and Benefit Sharing2▲ 398×1 topic
  14. Diplomacy2▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  16. Marine Genetic Resources2▲ 398×1 topic
  17. Global Governance2▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Governance2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. International Relations2▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Power2▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Innovation2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  22. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  23. Organizational Performance2▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Economic Development2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Human Rights2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  26. International Institutions2▲ 166×1 topic
  27. NGOs2▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Norms2▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Financial Performance1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  30. Global Trade1▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Decolonization1▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Global1▲ 90×2 topics
  33. Employee Engagement1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Geopolitics1▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Regional Development1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Talent Management1▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Adaptation1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  38. Film1▲ 166×1 topic
  39. Food Tourism1▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 153×1 topic

Which research topics does Ferris University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Japanese History and Culture, International Maritime Law Issues, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Culinary Culture and Tourism.

Japanese History and Cul…3Japanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional works
Cultural StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International RelationsFood Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  2. 2 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Maritime Security and History Transportation 1 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ferris University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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