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Hiroshima University of Economics

In research, Hiroshima University of Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,031 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,216
of 28,054 · #14,302 all time
Rank in Japan
#434
of 1,070
Research works
1.6k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Hiroshima University of Economics 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,031 of 10,521 24.9%73 #7642

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hiroshima University of Economics 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: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.98× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.60× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima University of Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Akihiko Wakamatsu, Tetsuya Takaishi and Takayuki Shimazu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima University of Economics.

  1. 1 Akihiko Wakamatsu Japan · #755,264 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tetsuya Takaishi Japan · #1,245,167 worldwide 42 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Takayuki Shimazu Japan · #1,559,832 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima University of Economics

Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima University of Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Hypertension, Cultural Competence, Cultural Intelligence, Intercultural Competence, Cardiovascular Events, Neoliberalism and Multicultural Education.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 2.6×13 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 1.37×29 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 1.63×13 topics
  4. Hypertension4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  5. Higher Education4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  6. Social Support4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  7. Economic Growth4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  8. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  9. Cultural Competence3▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Events3▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Cultural Intelligence3▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Intercultural Competence3▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Multicultural Education3▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Parental Involvement3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Inequality3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  16. Teacher Education3▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Technology Integration3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Agent-Based Modeling2▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  20. Lifelong Learning2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  21. Academic Achievement2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Quality Assurance2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  23. Arterial Stiffness2▲ 45×1 topic
  24. Complex Systems2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Diversity2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Emissions2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Global Citizenship Education2▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Pulse Wave Velocity2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Stock Market2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  31. Asset Pricing2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Econophysics2▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Multifractal Analysis2▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Private Tutoring2▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Shadow Education2▲ 95×1 topic
  36. GARCH Models2▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Volatility2▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Civil Society2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Financialization2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Frequency Synthesizer2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Hiroshima University of Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Student and Expatriate Challenges, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities.

International Student an…3International Student and Expatriate Challenges: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…2Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 2 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…2Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 2 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time…2Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 2 fractional worksFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional worksRisk Perception and Mana…2Risk Perception and Management: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 2 fractional works
CommunicationCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEducationDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 2 works
  4. 4 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 2 works
  5. 5 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling Finance 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 2 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima University of Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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