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Musashi University

In research, Musashi University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,033 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,415
of 28,054 · #9,110 all time
Rank in Japan
#645
of 1,070
Research works
3.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Musashi 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 #7,033 of 10,521 21.2%74 #9625

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Musashi 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: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.09× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Musashi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsuo Takada, Yutaka Kaburagi and Yoshihiro Hishiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Musashi University.

  1. 1 Tatsuo Takada Japan · #69,702 worldwide 530 citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Yutaka Kaburagi Japan · #178,025 worldwide 347 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Yoshihiro Hishiyama Japan · #240,809 worldwide 304 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Shoichi FURUHAMA Japan · #385,398 worldwide 112 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Hironori Takeuchi Japan · #417,362 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Takao Sakai Japan · #527,566 worldwide 135 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Norio Murakami Japan · #629,069 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Shogo Suzuki Japan · #651,246 worldwide 76 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Masako Murota Japan · #672,475 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Takamitsu Jimura Japan · #690,652 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Musashi University

Which keywords describe research at Musashi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Globalization, Identity, History, Inequality, Sustainable Tourism and Culture.

▲ 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. Economic Growth10▲ 11×12 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.3×15 topics
  3. Identity5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  4. Monetary Policy5▲ 19×5 topics
  5. History5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 1.78×11 topics
  7. Education4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  8. Big Data4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  9. Culture4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  10. Gender4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  11. Inequality4▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Sustainable Tourism4▲ 30×2 topics
  13. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Labor Market4▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  16. Modernization4▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Political Economy4▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Colonialism3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  19. Economic Development3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Society3▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Destination Image3▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Technological Change3▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Tourist Satisfaction3▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Japan3▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Unemployment3▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Health3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Regulation3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Urban Development3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Structural Change2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Income Tax2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Personality Traits2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Financial Crisis2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Fiscal Policy2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Income Distribution2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Labor Force Participation2▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Fiscal Decentralization2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Tax Competition2▲ 102×2 topics
  39. Skill-Biased2▲ 108×1 topic
  40. Wage Inequality2▲ 108×1 topic

Which research topics does Musashi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Japanese History and Culture, Economic Theory and Policy and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality.

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy2Economic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…2Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 2 fractional worksLocal Government Finance and Decentralization: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…1Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 1 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Musashi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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