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Josai University

In research, Josai University stands highest in Medicine (#8,644 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,356 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,066 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,503
of 28,054 · #12,832 all time
Rank in Japan
#470
of 1,070
Research works
2.9k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Josai 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
MedicineField #8,644 of 10,443 9.3%63 #13061
Health SciencesDomain #10,356 of 11,982 9.7%71 #15615
Life SciencesDomain #7,066 of 7,800 6.8%79 #6349
Physical SciencesDomain #11,846 of 12,888 4.8%64 #8607

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Josai 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. Medicine#13,061 #8,644
  2. Health Sciences#15,615 #10,356
  3. Life Sciences#6,349 #7,066
  4. Physical Sciences#8,607 #11,846
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.

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: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.94× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17.36× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.88× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.00× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 3.28× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Josai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasunori Morimoto, Teruo Kurihara and Yoshiaki Shirataki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Josai University.

  1. 1 Yasunori Morimoto Japan · #206,351 worldwide 135 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Teruo Kurihara Japan · #217,817 worldwide 37 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Yoshiaki Shirataki Japan · #300,908 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Masayoshi Kumegawa Japan · #331,407 worldwide 203 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Takashi Tanikawa Japan · #423,526 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ichirô Yokoe Japan · #426,178 worldwide 87 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Kazuhiko Juni Japan · #456,465 worldwide 99 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Kenji Sugibayashi Japan · #488,161 worldwide 198 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Takeshi Sakamoto Japan · #579,238 worldwide 235 citations · 111 works
  10. 10 Hidetsugu Wakabayashi Japan · #594,320 worldwide 56 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Josai University

Which keywords describe research at Josai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Cancer, Antioxidant, Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, Antioxidants and Skin Barrier Function.

▲ 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. Inflammation19▲ 3.7×44 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress18▲ 4.3×35 topics
  3. Cancer16▲ 4.8×29 topics
  4. Antioxidant12▲ 7.1×22 topics
  5. Epidemiology10◆ 1.05×32 topics
  6. Metabolism10▲ 7.9×15 topics
  7. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Antioxidants7▲ 6.6×8 topics
  9. Pharmacokinetics7▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Skin Barrier Function7▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 4.1×13 topics
  12. Microneedles6▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles6▲ 97×1 topic
  14. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  15. Qualitative Research6▲ 2.7×6 topics
  16. Drug Delivery6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Cancer Prevention6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  18. Neuroprotective5▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Aging5▲ 3.9×11 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  21. Flavonoids5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  22. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 6.9×13 topics
  23. Natural Products4▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Self-Assembly4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  25. Angiogenesis4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Synthesis4▲ 4.6×12 topics
  27. Matrix Metalloproteinases4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Pharmacology4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  29. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  31. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Nutritional Significance4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Therapeutic Applications4▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Bioavailability3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Biogenic Amines3▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Free Radicals3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. DNA Damage3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Social Science3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Autophagy3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Josai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Skin Protection and Aging, Polyamine Metabolism and Applications and Social Science and Policy Research.

Advancements in Transder…6Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 3 fractional worksPolyamine Metabolism and Applications: 3 fractional worksSocial Science and Policy Research: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksQualitative Research Met…2Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 2 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…2Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 2 fractional works
Pharmaceutical ScienceDermatologyMolecular BiologyGeneral Social Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
  2. 2 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 3 works
  3. 3 Polyamine Metabolism and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Social Science and Policy Research General Social Sciences 3 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  10. 10 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Josai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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