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Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University

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World rank, all time
#24,224
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#861
of 1,923
Research works
197
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University

Which fields of science does Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University is in Social Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (43%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%), Medicine (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 45 fractional works · 68.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 42.7% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHiroshima BunkaGakuen University66fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences68%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2842.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance913.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities45.7%
    4. Psychology22.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Medicine57.5%
    2. Health Professions34.4%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Environmental Science23.0%
    2. Computer Science23.0%
    3. Engineering22.6%
    4. Mathematics11.1%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences46.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.49× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.49×9 works
  2. Social Sciences3.37×28 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.97×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.66×3 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.31×4 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.18×1 works
  7. Psychology0.92×2 works
  8. Mathematics0.90×1 works
  9. Veterinary0.75×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.61×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.42×0 works
  13. Medicine0.39×5 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×0 works
  17. Engineering0.17×2 works
  18. Nursing0.17×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University?

Ranked on the quality score, Zonglu He, Takahiro Kurikawa and 寛典 今田 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University.

  1. 1 Zonglu He Japan · #4,136,259 worldwide 154 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Takahiro Kurikawa Japan · #4,746,842 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 寛典 今田 Japan · #5,552,367 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yoshinori Takimoto Japan · #5,553,958 worldwide 21 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University

What are the most cited papers from Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University?

The most cited paper from Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University is "Protein kinase C and lipid signaling for sustained cellular responses" (Yasutomi Nishizuka, 1995), with 2,505 citations. Next come "Ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility: the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ" (433) and "Mouse oncostatin M: an immediate early gene induced by multiple cytokines through the JAK‐STAT5 pathway." (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Protein kinase C and lipid signaling for sustained cellular responses Yasutomi Nishizuka · The FASEB Journal Apr 1995 2,505
2 Ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility: the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ Akio Inui, Akihiro Asakawa, Cyril Y. Bowers et al. · The FASEB Journal Mar 2004 433
3 Mouse oncostatin M: an immediate early gene induced by multiple cytokines through the JAK‐STAT5 pathway. Akihiko Yoshimura, Masatoshi Ichihara, Ichiko Kinjyo et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access Mar 1996 222
4 Identification and functional analysis of bifunctional ent ‐kaurene synthase from the moss Physcomitrella patens Ken‐ichiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Kawaide, Miho Notomi et al. · FEBS Letters 17 Oct 2006 221
5 Antitumor Effects of Various Low-Molecular-Weight Chitosans Are Due to Increased Natural Killer Activity of Intestinal Intraepithelial Lymphocytes in Sarcoma 180–Bearing Mice Yasunori Maeda, Yoshiyuki Kimura · Journal of Nutrition Open access Apr 2004 192
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Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Teaching, Pedagogy, Student Competencies, Teaching Methods, Economic Development, Globalization, Entrepreneurship and Investment.

▲ 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. Language Teaching9▲ 49×2 topics
  2. Pedagogy8▲ 25×2 topics
  3. Student Competencies8▲ 193×1 topic
  4. Teaching Methods8▲ 78×1 topic
  5. Globalization8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  6. Sustainability8▲ 4.7×5 topics
  7. Economic Development7▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Entrepreneurship7▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Investment7▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Industrial Enterprises6▲ 288×1 topic
  11. Innovation Economics6▲ 288×1 topic
  12. Biopolitics4▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Crisis Management4▲ 111×2 topics
  14. Postcolonialism4▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Education Reform4▲ 224×1 topic
  16. Global Governance4▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Literature and Migration4▲ 444×1 topic
  18. Migration4▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Energy Consumption3▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Irrigation3▲ 228×1 topic
  21. Water Efficiency3▲ 228×1 topic
  22. Gender Differences2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Human Rights2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  24. Criminal Justice2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Environmental Law2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Economic Crisis2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Social Justice2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  28. Criminal Law1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Teaching Strategies1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Community Participation1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Restorative Justice1▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Legal Research1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Normative Methodology1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Fiscal Policy1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. ECB's Rescue Facility1▲ 231×1 topic
  36. Participation1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Public Economics1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Social Work1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. TARGET2 Balances1▲ 231×1 topic
  40. Welfare State1▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies and Engineering and Agricultural Innovations.

Education, Innovation an…8Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 8 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …6Economic and Industrial Development: 6 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …4Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksEngineering and Agricult…3Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 3 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsAquatic Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 8 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  3. 3 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 3 works
  5. 5 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Methods Education 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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