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Ferris University

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World rank, all time
#24,212
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#860
of 1,923
Research works
164
▲ 108% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Ferris University

Which fields of science does Ferris University work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Ferris University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 61.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 33.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFerris University47fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1633.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance49.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting48.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities36.4%
    5. Psychology13.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science48.4%
    2. Computer Science36.0%
    3. Engineering12.4%
    4. Mathematics12.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Medicine36.3%
    2. Nursing12.3%
    3. Health Professions01.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 4.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.43× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 16 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.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.66×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.43×4 works
  3. Social Sciences2.67×16 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.55×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.22×3 works
  6. Mathematics1.77×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.70×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.16×3 works
  9. Psychology1.02×1 works
  10. Energy0.78×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.77×3 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.51×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.49×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.45×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.41×0 works
  16. Medicine0.33×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  19. Engineering0.16×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ferris University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hiroko Kosugi, Kimihiro Shiomura and Tanaka Yayoi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ferris University.

  1. 1 Hiroko Kosugi Japan · #1,255,350 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Kimihiro Shiomura Japan · #2,202,611 worldwide 1.6k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Tanaka Yayoi Japan · #3,302,613 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Akitsugu Kawamoto Japan · #3,503,918 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Chiho Ogaya Japan · #4,549,227 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Ariyuki Kondo Japan · #4,863,532 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 CHRISTOPHER HILL Japan · #5,098,034 worldwide 312 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 弥生 田中 Japan · #7,351,328 worldwide 0 citations · 152 works
All ranked researchers at Ferris University

What are the most cited papers from Ferris University?

The most cited paper from Ferris University is "Combined measurement and QCD analysis of the inclusive e ± p scattering cross sections at HERA" (F. D. Aaron et al., 2010), with 719 citations. Next come "Combination of measurements of inclusive deep inelastic $${e^{\pm }p}$$ e ± p scattering cross sections and QCD analysis of HERA data" (678) and "Interpretation of the thiobarbituric acid reactivity of rat liver and brain homogenates in the presence of ferric ion and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid" (266).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Combined measurement and QCD analysis of the inclusive e ± p scattering cross sections at HERA F. D. Aaron et al. · Journal of High Energy Physics Open access542 authors 2010 719
2 Combination of measurements of inclusive deep inelastic $${e^{\pm }p}$$ e ± p scattering cross sections and QCD analysis of HERA data H. Abramowicz et al. · The European Physical Journal C Open access294 authors Dec 2015 678
3 Interpretation of the thiobarbituric acid reactivity of rat liver and brain homogenates in the presence of ferric ion and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Kiyomi Kikugawa, Takashi Kojima, Shinji Yamaki et al. · Analytical Biochemistry May 1992 266
4 Measurement of D ± and D 0 production in deep inelastic scattering using a lifetime tag at HERA Sergei V. Chekanov et al. · The European Physical Journal C Open access326 authors 10 Aug 2009 200
5 Exclusive electroproduction of J/ψ mesons at HERA Sergei V. Chekanov et al. · Nuclear Physics B Open access332 authors 7 Jul 2004 198
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Which keywords describe research at Ferris University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Culture, Gender, Literature, Identity, History, Modernization and Globalization.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 34×4 topics
  2. Culture5▲ 19×4 topics
  3. Gender4▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Literature4▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Identity4▲ 12×3 topics
  7. History3▲ 10×2 topics
  8. Modernization3▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Sustainability3▲ 2.8×6 topics
  10. Japan3▲ 308×1 topic
  11. Society3▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Economic Growth3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Environmental Protection3▲ 113×2 topics
  14. Access and Benefit Sharing2▲ 369×1 topic
  15. Diplomacy2▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Marine Genetic Resources2▲ 369×1 topic
  17. Global Governance2▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Governance2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. International Relations2▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Power2▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Innovation2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Mental Health2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  23. Organizational Performance2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Economic Development2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  25. International Institutions2▲ 156×1 topic
  26. NGOs2▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Norms2▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Financial Performance1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  29. Global Trade1▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Decolonization1▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Global1▲ 83×2 topics
  32. Employee Engagement1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Geopolitics1▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Regional Development1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Talent Management1▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Film1▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Food Tourism1▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 132×1 topic
  39. Gastronomy1▲ 67×1 topic
  40. nuclear accident1▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Ferris University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Japanese History and Culture, International Maritime Law Issues, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Radioactive contamination and transfer.

Japanese History and Cul…3Japanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional works
Cultural StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International RelationsGlobal and Planetary Change6 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 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Maritime Security and History Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  9. 9 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ferris University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 108% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ferris University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ferris University0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ferris University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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