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Komazawa University

In research, Komazawa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,727 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,992
of 28,054 · #25,274 all time
Rank in Japan
#496
of 1,070
Research works
1.5k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Komazawa 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,727 of 10,521 11.1%61 #8016

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Komazawa 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).

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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.30× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.96× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Komazawa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshikazu Seto, Noriaki Hakamaya and Shūdō Ishii lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Komazawa University.

  1. 1 Toshikazu Seto Japan · #628,972 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Noriaki Hakamaya Japan · #687,940 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shūdō Ishii Japan · #745,984 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Masayasu Oda Japan · #934,833 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Masaki Koyama Japan · #1,178,712 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Makoto Ozawa Japan · #1,223,326 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kazuko Urushibara-Yoshino Japan · #1,378,845 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Yoko Nagata Japan · #1,388,559 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Takeshi Nishimura Japan · #1,482,154 worldwide 23 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Yasushi Tanaka Japan · #1,567,660 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Komazawa University

Which keywords describe research at Komazawa University?

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

▲ 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. History8▲ 9.8×6 topics
  2. Culture7▲ 12×5 topics
  3. Gender6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  4. Identity6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  5. Colonialism6▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Politics6▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Society6▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Modernization6▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Globalization5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  10. Sustainability5▲ 1.78×13 topics
  11. Social Media5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  12. Literature5▲ 7.3×3 topics
  13. Japan4▲ 163×1 topic
  14. Religion4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  15. Quality Assurance4▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Dosimetry4▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Economic Development4▲ 3.8×4 topics
  18. Geospatial Crowdsourcing4▲ 159×1 topic
  19. Image-Guided Radiotherapy4▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Radiotherapy Physics4▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Volunteered Geographic Information4▲ 159×1 topic
  22. Vulnerability3▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. Consumer Engagement3▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Electronic Word-of-Mouth3▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Resilience3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Radiotherapy3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  28. Islands3▲ 189×1 topic
  29. Small States3▲ 189×1 topic
  30. Emotion2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  31. Game Theory2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Incentives2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Particle Therapy2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Proton Therapy2▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Brain-Computer Interfaces2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. EEG Analysis2▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Economy2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Mechanism Design2▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Modal Logic2▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Vietnam2▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Komazawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Japanese History and Culture, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Geographic Information Systems Studies and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Japanese History and Cul…4Japanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…4Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 4 fractional worksGeographic Information S…4Geographic Information Systems Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 3 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…2Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesRadiationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 4 works
  3. 3 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
  6. 6 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 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 available78.0%not open22.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Komazawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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