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Gakushuin University

In research, Gakushuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,983 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,932 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Mathematics — Organic Chemistry is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,414
of 28,054 · #2,797 all time
Rank in Japan
#187
of 1,070
Research works
3.8k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Gakushuin 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 #3,983 of 12,888 11.5%174 #1709
Social SciencesDomain #7,932 of 10,521 16.6%133 #7638

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

What does Gakushuin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 22.5 works8.4×
  2. MathematicsField · 33.1 works7.8×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.51× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.58× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.85× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.41× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.63× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gakushuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hal Tasaki, Yoshiyuki Inaguma and Kohei Fuchibe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gakushuin University.

  1. 1 Hal Tasaki Japan · #17,493 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Yoshiyuki Inaguma Japan · #62,498 worldwide 601 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Kohei Fuchibe Japan · #73,881 worldwide 267 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Masahito Watanabe Japan · #94,844 worldwide 250 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Takahiko Akiyama Japan · #112,703 worldwide 660 citations · 90 works
  6. 6 Yasuyuki Muramatsu Japan · #198,415 worldwide 207 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Shinji Kawaji Japan · #252,280 worldwide 169 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Masaki Akaogi Japan · #268,074 worldwide 368 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Arisato Kawabata Japan · #338,303 worldwide 166 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Yasumasa Tanaka Japan · #384,352 worldwide 50 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Gakushuin University

Which keywords describe research at Gakushuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Organic Synthesis, Plate Tectonics, Superconductivity, Transition Metal Catalysis, Entanglement, Innovation, Medicinal Chemistry 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization12▲ 1.78×18 topics
  2. Machine Learning11◆ 0.94×21 topics
  3. Innovation11▲ 2.8×11 topics
  4. Organic Synthesis10▲ 23×5 topics
  5. Plate Tectonics8▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Superconductivity8▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Transition Metal Catalysis7▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Entanglement7▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  10. History6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions6▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Transition Metal Complexes6▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Tomography5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  14. Crystal Structure Prediction5▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Mantle Dynamics5▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Topological Order5▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Aryl Halides5▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis5▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. Enantioselective Synthesis4▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Embodiment4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  21. Stability4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  22. Heterocycles4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Oxidative Coupling4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Electrochemical Methods4▲ 43×1 topic
  25. International Trade4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  26. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis4▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Gender Roles4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  28. Symplectic Geometry4▲ 30×2 topics
  29. C-C Bond Formation4▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Catalytic Reactions4▲ 55×5 topics
  31. Drug Design4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation4▲ 22×1 topic
  35. C–H Activation4▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Geochronology4▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Renormalization Group4▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Zircon4▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Tropical Geometry3▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Market Size3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Gakushuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High-pressure geophysics and materials, Radical Photochemical Reactions, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods.

High-pressure geophysics…5High-pressure geophysics and materials: 5 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Re…4Radical Photochemical Reactions: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 4 fractional worksSpectral Theory in Mathematical Physics: 3 fractional worksGeometric and Algebraic Topology: 3 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsOrganic ChemistryMathematical PhysicsGeometry and Topology3 others

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

  1. 1 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics Mathematical Physics 3 works
  6. 6 Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and Topology 3 works
  7. 7 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 3 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gakushuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher 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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