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J. F. Oberlin University

In research, J. F. Oberlin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,328 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,248
of 22,385 · #14,865 all time
Rank in Japan
#408
of 924
Research works
460
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
J. F. Oberlin University

What is J. F. Oberlin University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,328 of 9,585 3.6%62 #10157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where J. F. Oberlin 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does J. F. Oberlin University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at J. F. Oberlin University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Psychology (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 67 fractional works · 56.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 8.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJ. F. OberlinUniversity118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences56%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3429.0%
    2. Psychology1915.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities64.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting43.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine1310.7%
    2. Health Professions86.8%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science64.9%
    2. Engineering54.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.0%
    4. Computer Science32.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.7%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Materials Science00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.1%
    2. Neuroscience21.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.17× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.17×19 works
  2. Health Professions2.59×8 works
  3. Social Sciences2.29×34 works
  4. Nursing2.28×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.89×4 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.62×6 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.50×4 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.20×3 works
  9. Neuroscience1.17×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.98×6 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×4 works
  13. Medicine0.56×13 works
  14. Mathematics0.42×1 works
  15. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.35×3 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×2 works
  19. Engineering0.27×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at J. F. Oberlin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Rie Ishikawa, Bruce Loyd Batten and Yoriko Matsuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is J. F. Oberlin University.

  1. 1 Rie Ishikawa Japan · #1,682,970 worldwide 1k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Bruce Loyd Batten Japan · #2,452,976 worldwide 326 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Yoriko Matsuda Japan · #2,674,451 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Tamaki Morita Japan · #2,836,657 worldwide 371 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Emi Mase-Hasegawa Japan · #3,330,441 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Naoko Kasami Japan · #3,441,482 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yoriko Matsuda-Chapman Japan · #3,770,560 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Takayuki Ito Japan · #3,797,034 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Chikaze Sugiyama Japan · #3,832,763 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kensuke Nakajima Japan · #3,912,619 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at J. F. Oberlin University

What are the most cited papers from J. F. Oberlin University?

The most cited paper from J. F. Oberlin University is "Social Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults as a Risk Factor for Disability" (Hyuma Makizako, Hiroyuki Shimada, Kota Tsutsumimoto et al., 2015), with 380 citations. Next come "Relationship Between Frailty and Oral Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Adults" (321) and "Association of Social Frailty With Both Cognitive and Physical Deficits Among Older People" (205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Social Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults as a Risk Factor for Disability Hyuma Makizako, Hiroyuki Shimada, Kota Tsutsumimoto et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 21 Oct 2015 380
2 Relationship Between Frailty and Oral Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Adults Yutaka Watanabe, Hirohiko Hirano, Hidenori Arai et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 22 Sep 2016 321
3 Association of Social Frailty With Both Cognitive and Physical Deficits Among Older People Kota Tsutsumimoto, Takehiko Doi, Hyuma Makizako et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 11 Apr 2017 205
4 Diversity management and the effects on employees’ organizational commitment: Evidence from Japan and Korea Emiko Magoshi, Eunmi Chang · Journal of World Business 16 May 2008 175
5 Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Exercises on Cognition and Mobility in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial Hiroyuki Shimada, Hyuma Makizako, Takehiko Doi et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 20 Nov 2017 158
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at J. F. Oberlin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Support, Mental Health, Emotion, Economic Development, Cultural Psychology, Individualism-Collectivism and Values.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 4.5×20 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  3. Social Support6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  4. Economic Development5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  5. Emotion5▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 2.7×12 topics
  7. Cultural Psychology4▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Biodiversity4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  9. Education4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  10. Individualism-Collectivism4▲ 129×1 topic
  11. Values4▲ 129×1 topic
  12. Depression4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy3▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Social Capital3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  15. Aging3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  16. Mortality Risk3▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Civil Society3▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Economic Growth3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  19. Health Disparities3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  20. Culture3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  21. Gender Equality3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  22. Identity3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  23. Anxiety3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Social Relationships3▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Trust3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Democratization2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Well-being2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Health Equity2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Invasive Species2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Decentralization2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  31. Indonesia2▲ 4.5×1 topic
  32. Positive Emotions2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Stress2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Loneliness2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Socioeconomic Inequalities2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Subjective Well-Being2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Life Satisfaction2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Positive Psychology2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  40. Modernization2▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does J. F. Oberlin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cultural Differences and Values, Asian Studies and History, Health disparities and outcomes and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction.

Cultural Differences and…4Cultural Differences and Values: 4 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksPsychological Well-being…2Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksPlanarian Biology and Electrostimulation: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksTherapeutic Uses of Natural Elements: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologySociology and Political ScienceHealthDevelopment5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  4. 4 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  6. 6 Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements Complementary and Manual Therapy 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has J. F. Oberlin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is J. F. Oberlin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%J. F. Oberlin University0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of J. F. Oberlin University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2023J. F. Oberlin University5.2% in 20232020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2018.

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