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International Research Center for Japanese Studies

In research, International Research Center for Japanese Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,226 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,756 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.6× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#19,260
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#734
of 2,112
Research works
405
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is International Research Center for Japanese Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,226 of 16,945 11.2%254
Social SciencesField #4,756 of 10,206 11.8%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Research Center for Japanese Studies 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 International Research Center for Japanese Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 30.6 works4.6×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 35.8 works2.8×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Research Center for Japanese Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Shigemi Inaga, Nicole Rousmaniere and Shūhei Hosokawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Research Center for Japanese Studies.

  1. 1 Shigemi Inaga Japan · #456,815 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Nicole Rousmaniere Japan · #543,161 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Shūhei Hosokawa Japan · #551,123 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Sadami Suzuki Japan · #586,697 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Which keywords describe research at International Research Center for Japanese Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Colonialism, Gender, Culture, Politics, Society and Literature.

▲ 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. History18▲ 49×9 topics
  2. Colonialism15▲ 59×7 topics
  3. Identity15▲ 38×7 topics
  4. Gender13▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Culture13▲ 48×4 topics
  6. Politics13▲ 91×3 topics
  7. Society13▲ 126×2 topics
  8. Literature12▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Modernization11▲ 113×2 topics
  10. Japan11▲ 944×1 topic
  11. Religion5▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Nationalism4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Globalization4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  14. China4▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Regulation3▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Philosophy3▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Christianity3▲ 85×1 topic
  18. Confucianism3▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Cultural Identity2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  20. Deep Learning2▲ 1.17×12 topics
  21. Economy2▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Vietnam2▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Migration2▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Hallyu2▲ 120×1 topic
  25. Korean Wave2▲ 120×1 topic
  26. Political Economy2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Economic Development2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  28. Governance2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Neural Networks2▲ 1.93×7 topics
  30. Human Rights2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  31. Immigration2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Pacific1▲ 135×2 topics
  33. Democracy1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Urbanization1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  35. Asian American1▲ 266×1 topic
  36. Ethnicity1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  37. Inequality1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Reform1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Transnational1▲ 75×1 topic
  40. land policy1▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does International Research Center for Japanese Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Japanese History and Culture, Chinese history and philosophy, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Asian Culture and Media Studies.

  1. 1 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 11 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 0 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Research Center for Japanese Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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