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Hosei University

In research, Hosei University stands highest in Computer Science (#865 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,657 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,016 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications — Computer Networks and Communications is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,864
of 28,054 · #2,989 all time
Rank in Japan
#72
of 1,070
Research works
9.2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Hosei 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
Computer ScienceField #865 of 4,667 13.3%300 #904
Physical SciencesDomain #2,657 of 12,888 10.4%886 #1984
EngineeringField #2,016 of 6,636 8.3%397 #828
Social SciencesDomain #3,847 of 10,521 13.2%377 #3474
Social SciencesField #3,681 of 6,365 15.2%151 #4145
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,405 of 2,318 10.2%114 #672
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,759 of 2,578 18.3%60 #2156
Life SciencesDomain #5,669 of 7,800 9.7%100 #7842
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,411 of 1,884 11.0%79 #1511
Health SciencesDomain #10,538 of 11,982 9.4%94 #14727

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#904 #865
  2. Physical Sciences#1,984 #2,657
  3. Engineering#828 #2,016
  4. Social Sciences#3,474 #3,847
  5. Social Sciences#4,145 #3,681
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#672 #1,405
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,156 #1,759
  8. Life Sciences#7,842 #5,669
  9. Artificial Intelligence#1,511 #1,411
  10. Health Sciences#14,727 #10,538
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hosei University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 55.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.64× its world share, 300 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 397 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hosei University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jianhua Ma, Tomoaki Matsumoto and 兆古 斎藤 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hosei University.

  1. 1 Jianhua Ma Japan · #119,648 worldwide 429 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Tomoaki Matsumoto Japan · #258,053 worldwide 259 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 兆古 斎藤 Japan · #278,206 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 誠治 早野 Japan · #288,920 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 則雄 竹内 Japan · #327,158 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 星歩 辻田 Japan · #334,298 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 K. Watanabe Japan · #336,459 worldwide 106 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 新平 水木 Japan · #337,957 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Seiji Hayano Japan · #345,300 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 豊 田中 Japan · #407,432 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Hosei University

Which keywords describe research at Hosei University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Wearable Sensors, Fluid Dynamics, Artificial Neural Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks and Material Properties.

▲ 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. Deep Learning137▲ 2.8×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning72▲ 1.51×68 topics
  3. Neural Networks70▲ 3.1×33 topics
  4. Globalization35▲ 1.23×32 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency25▲ 1.81×20 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks24▲ 2.2×13 topics
  7. Artificial Neural Networks23▲ 3.3×7 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks22▲ 3.4×18 topics
  9. Image Processing21▲ 3.3×11 topics
  10. Security20▲ 2.1×18 topics
  11. Social Capital19▲ 2.5×11 topics
  12. Labor Market18▲ 4.2×9 topics
  13. Wearable Sensors17▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics16▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Wireless Communications16▲ 6.2×5 topics
  16. Political Economy15▲ 4.0×10 topics
  17. Security and Privacy15▲ 5.3×3 topics
  18. Simulation15▲ 3.9×11 topics
  19. Sparse Representation14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  20. Material Properties14▲ 9.9×2 topics
  21. Finite Element Method14▲ 9.6×4 topics
  22. Distributed Systems13▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Particle Swarm Optimization13▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Metamaterial13▲ 9.5×2 topics
  25. Modernization13▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Antenna13▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Microstrip13▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Fog Computing12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  29. Evolutionary Algorithms12▲ 7.9×5 topics
  30. Unemployment11▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Distributed Control11▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Failure Analysis11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Structural Analysis11▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Doppler Radar11▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Modular Robots11▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Self-Reconfiguration11▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Microwave Filters10▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Product Development10▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Substrate Integrated Waveguide10▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Maxwell's Equations10▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Hosei University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides and Engineering Applied Research.

Antenna Design and Analy…13Antenna Design and Analysis: 13 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…11Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 11 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 10 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 9 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 9 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…8Neural Networks and Applications: 8 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 8 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 8 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 9 works
  8. 8 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  10. 10 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 8 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hosei University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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