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Japan Society

In research, Japan Society stands highest in Engineering (#4,636 of 9,532 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#896 of 1,663 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,295 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,783
of 22,385 · #9,086 all time
Rank in United States
#1,933
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
83%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Japan Society

What is Japan Society 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
EngineeringField #4,636 of 9,532 1.2%1,149
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #896 of 1,663 1.1%556
Health SciencesDomain #10,295 of 16,688 11.5%140
Physical SciencesDomain #10,849 of 17,446 2.0%1,574
Social SciencesDomain #9,282 of 14,833 7.7%287
Social SciencesField #6,718 of 9,330 7.9%150
Building and ConstructionSubfield #674 of 828 1.3%122
Environmental ScienceField #4,907 of 5,407 4.7%185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Japan Society 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 Japan Society work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Japan Society is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 61 fractional works · 43.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 16.3% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKJapan Society139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences44%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3827.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities107.0%
    3. Psychology53.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Environmental Science139.2%
    2. Engineering85.7%
    3. Computer Science42.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    6. Materials Science11.1%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Mathematics10.5%
    9. Energy10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine2417.3%
    2. Health Professions42.6%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences75.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.42×10 works
  2. Social Sciences2.18×38 works
  3. Environmental Science1.85×13 works
  4. Veterinary1.77×0 works
  5. Dentistry1.49×1 works
  6. Psychology1.21×5 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.10×7 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.08×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×3 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.99×4 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×7 works
  13. Medicine0.90×24 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×4 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.69×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×2 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.67×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.62×1 works
  19. Nursing0.52×0 works
  20. Energy0.50×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.49×2 works
  22. Neuroscience0.42×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.41×1 works
  24. Engineering0.38×8 works
  25. Computer Science0.33×4 works
  26. Materials Science0.31×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Japan Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshinori Ohira, Kouei TAKENA and Shinobu Omoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Japan Society.

  1. 1 Yoshinori Ohira United States · #4,130,312 worldwide 160 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Kouei TAKENA United States · #4,900,627 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Shinobu Omoto United States · #5,128,478 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Katsuhiko ITO United States · #5,278,308 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Hōsei Uehara United States · #5,326,438 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  6. 5 Shunroku Nakamura United States · #5,326,438 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Koji Kayukawa United States · #5,335,645 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Kiyoshi Uyema United States · #5,361,338 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Takeo Nishiwaki United States · #5,375,764 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Motonori Enokido United States · #5,407,143 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Japan Society

What are the most cited papers from Japan Society?

The most cited paper from Japan Society is "ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring by Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain" (Philip Greenland et al., 2007), with 936 citations. Next come "SCCT guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary computed tomographic angiography" (775) and "Acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomised trial" (670).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring by Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain Philip Greenland et al. · Circulation 13 Jan 2007 936
2 SCCT guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary computed tomographic angiography Gilbert L Raff, Chair, Aiden Abidov et al. · Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography 30 Jan 2009 775
3 Acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomised trial Claudia Margitta Witt, Benno Brinkhaus, S Jena et al. · The Lancet Jul 2005 670
4 The Standardization of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function Patrick Bates, William E. Bradley, Eric S. Glen et al. · The Journal of Urology May 1979 637
5 SCCT guidelines for performance of coronary computed tomographic angiography: A report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Guidelines Committee Suhny Abbara, Armin Arbab‐Zadeh, Tracy Q. Callister et al. · Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography Apr 2009 582
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Japan Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Climate Change, NGOs, Development, Community Development, Faith-Based Organizations, Social Services and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Religion14▲ 22×9 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 3.5×29 topics
  3. NGOs9▲ 70×2 topics
  4. Development8▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 2.7×16 topics
  6. Community Development7▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Faith-Based Organizations7▲ 162×1 topic
  8. Social Services7▲ 110×1 topic
  9. Sustainability6▲ 1.89×18 topics
  10. Biodiversity6▲ 5.9×13 topics
  11. Population Dynamics6▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Conservation Biology6▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Nationalism4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Amphibian Declines4▲ 106×1 topic
  19. Chytridiomycosis4▲ 106×1 topic
  20. Democracy4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Conservation4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  22. Politics4▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Gender4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding3▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Organizational Performance3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  26. Public Sphere3▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Secularism3▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Gender Differences3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Ethics3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Social Capital3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  31. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Governmentality3▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Accountability3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.4×12 topics
  36. Evolution2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  37. Christianity2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Prosocial Behavior2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Stigma2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Volunteering2▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does Japan Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Society, and Development, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Religion and Society Interactions and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering.

Religion, Society, and D…7Religion, Society, and Development: 7 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksNonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksReligion, Gender, and Enlightenment: 2 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  6. 6 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 2 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment Religious studies 2 works
  10. 10 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 2 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 available82.8%not open17.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Japan Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher 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 Japan Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Japan Society0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Japan Society 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.

still counting5%10%15%Japan Society13.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2025.

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