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Japan International Cooperation Agency

In research, Japan International Cooperation Agency stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,955 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,005
of 28,054 · #22,061 all time
Rank in Japan
#529
of 1,070
Research works
731
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Japan International Cooperation Agency 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 #7,955 of 10,521 29.5%62 #10638

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Japan International Cooperation Agency 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: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.89× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Japan International Cooperation Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Isao Arita, Ayşegül Gözalan and Eiji Yamada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Japan International Cooperation Agency.

  1. 1 Isao Arita Japan · #567,782 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ayşegül Gözalan Japan · #727,089 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Eiji Yamada Japan · #1,080,681 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Japan International Cooperation Agency

Which keywords describe research at Japan International Cooperation Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Poverty Reduction, Neoliberalism, NGOs, Globalization, Governance, Political Economy and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 3.3×31 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.9×18 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×24 topics
  4. Poverty Reduction6▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Neoliberalism5▲ 11×5 topics
  6. NGOs5▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Economic Growth5▲ 4.4×8 topics
  8. Governance5▲ 10×8 topics
  9. COVID-195▲ 2.5×14 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  11. Political Economy4▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Economic Development4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  15. Vulnerability4▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Social Capital4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Gender Inequality3▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Healthcare Workers3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  19. Water Resources3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Child Development3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Development3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  22. Development Policies3▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Foreign Aid3▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Urbanization3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 52×1 topic
  27. School Subsidies3▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Contamination3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. International Law3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Disaster Response2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Global Trade2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Politics2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  34. Triage2▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Academic Achievement2▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Peacebuilding2▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Industrial Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Institutional Change2▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. State Intervention2▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Japan International Cooperation Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Disaster Response and Management and Coastal and Marine Management.

International Developmen…3International Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …3Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…2Disaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…2Coastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksAsian Industrial and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…2Peacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional works
DevelopmentSafety ResearchEmergency Medical ServicesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Asian Industrial and Economic Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Japan International Cooperation Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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