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Hokkai Gakuen University

In research, Hokkai Gakuen University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,733 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,282
of 28,054 · #12,038 all time
Rank in Japan
#310
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Hokkai Gakuen 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 #8,733 of 12,888 12.8%64 #7952

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

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, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.89× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokkai Gakuen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kaichiro Furutani, Saburô Uchiyama and Soushi Suzuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokkai Gakuen University.

  1. 1 Kaichiro Furutani Japan · #234,990 worldwide 51 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Saburô Uchiyama Japan · #428,017 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Soushi Suzuki Japan · #572,940 worldwide 61 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Tetsumi Sato Japan · #637,372 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Megumi Kurebito Japan · #919,716 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Atsuo T. Okazaki Japan · #1,166,439 worldwide 61 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Takahiro Yamanoi Japan · #1,263,054 worldwide 19 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Hiroshi Taniguchi Japan · #1,327,787 worldwide 23 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Kunihiro Sato Japan · #1,377,506 worldwide 12 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 H. Toyoshima Japan · #1,437,055 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hokkai Gakuen University

Which keywords describe research at Hokkai Gakuen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, Corpus Linguistics, Field Theories, Holographic, Language Teaching, Supernovae and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6◆ 0.87×40 topics
  2. Machine Learning5◆ 0.98×16 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  4. Black Holes4▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Climate Change4◆ 1.02×24 topics
  6. Quantum Gravity4▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Corpus Linguistics4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  8. Field Theories3▲ 41×1 topic
  9. Holographic3▲ 41×1 topic
  10. Language Teaching3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  11. Social Capital3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  12. History3▲ 2.3×6 topics
  13. Supernovae2▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Dark Energy2▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Virtual Reality2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  18. Bilingual Education2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Embodiment2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  20. Language Policy2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  21. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  22. Ethnic Minority Business2▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Immigrant Entrepreneurship2▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Corrective Feedback2▲ 16×1 topic
  25. L2 Motivation2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Multilingualism2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  27. Construction2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  28. Consumer Perception2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  29. Concrete Strengthening2▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy2▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites2▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Immersion2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Presence2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Translanguaging2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Accretion Disks1▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Fields1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Service Robots1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Chatbots1▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Hospitality1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Reading Comprehension1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Hokkai Gakuen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Black Holes and Theoreti…3Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…2Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…2Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…2Multilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …1Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 1 fractional workslinguistics and terminol…1linguistics and terminology studies: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  8. 8 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokkai Gakuen University'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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